If you haven’t read Part 1, here it is and please read it first…
If you are interested in kicking it up a notch, here’s what you need to do…
1) Google search ”yacht clubs”, “sailing clubs” and “sailing lessons” for your area/vicinity and bookmark each of the websites in a new folder, or write down all the website names/contact phone numbers…
2) Find out when their next “Open House” is going to be for their sailing school then RSVP for you and a friend.
3) Learn a little bit about sailing on your spare time, it never hurts to acquire knowledge about anything.
What usually happens is there’s either a bbq or some snacks and pop for sale (very affordable, to cover costs), you mingle with the instructors and club members, and they take you on a FREE 20-30 minute boat ride on a 27-33 ft sailboat with a few other prospective students. Great place to get trigger-happy with each others cameras again. They’ll even get you to steer the boat if you want. Now that’s a sweet photo-op. And who knows, you might fall in love with it and when you’re not a starving student anymore…. You might just take up sailing. There’s a lot to be said about the freedom of going wherever you want to go, not using fossil fuels to get around and having a 2 bedroom mini-cottage (kitchen, bathroom, bar, etc.) below deck.
NOTE: Your “word-of-mouth advertising” afterwards of your experience (and your date’s experience) will only help the club in the future anyway, so you don’t need to feel guilty for the free ride.
Enjoy!!
