How to entertain yourself and others during an Ocean Crossing?
Let me guess. You’ve picked up your device to google search this topic because you are unsure of what to do on your first crossing, fair enough… we did the same before our Atlantic Crossing! Crossings any of the oceans can sometimes be a bit challenging and potentially long journeys. All experiences are different for […]
Thinking about taking a RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course?
We want you to get the best from your Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Theory Course. In choosing your course I am sure you have read about the pre-requisites or assumed knowledge being ‘Knowledge to Day Skipper Shorebased Standard’. This can be found here on the RYA web site and on page 84 of the ‘Yachtmaster […]
Accommodation – FAQ
One of the top 3 questions from our students is about accommodation. So – once and for all – let’s get it sorted! At Second Star Sailing we don’t provide housing for our students on shore before or after the course, nor during shore-based courses – such as theory courses, workshops, Powerboat Level 2. No, […]
Women at the Helm Internship – meet our interns!
Meet our Interns – Gilly and Ryanne! Last year we launched the Women at the Helm Internship program for local Antiguan females to join our team and get the first experience in the sailing industry. In addition to everyday jobs around the base and boats, Gilly and Ryanna are taking RYA theory and practical sailing […]
How to get to our school base in Antigua?
Going to Second Star Sailing school base in Antigua Our school’s base address is Jolly Harbour, Villa 414a, North Finger. You can easily search for the school on Google Maps and it will take you directly to us. The school and boats are not located in the Jolly Harbour Marina, but we are not far. […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 1 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 2 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]
Atlantic Crossing 2022 – Blue Moon’s week 3 at ARC
BLUE MOON, skippered by Thalita, took part in ARC 2022 – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Las Palmas in Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean. To record the daily life on the crossing, it was decited to write a blog post daily – sometimes it was a group effort, […]