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Pogo Sailing Course 12.50 - Head South for the Grenadines!

Caribbean:

Grenadines & Martinique

Duration:

9 days - 9 nights

Max number of passengers:

6 people

Available:

-

Boarding from:

Le Marin

What's included

Cancellation policy

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Organised by:

Antoine B.

Member since 2019 -

Organisation

English

French

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5 travellers have chosen this experience

This experience, in a nutshell

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The price quoted is for the shared or saloon double cabin. Possibility to privatize a double cabin with an extra charge: contact me or Sailsquare Customer Care to receive a quote!


The Caribbean has the particularity of having different islands, belonging to different countries. During our cruise to the Grenadines, you will have to complete the necessary customs formalities each time you enter and leave a country if you go ashore.

Program of the course:

The objective of this course is to acquire automatisms, learn techniques, understand the settings, improve in weather analysis, progress in "old-fashioned" navigation without electronics with only a nautical chart, a bearing compass and a Cras ruler, in "modern" navigation using electronic instruments, fluidify manoeuvres, in short, acquire seamanship with a view to autonomy on board a sailboat.

No Departures available

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Boat & Classes of Service

Pogo Structures 12.50 - 2014

Type

Sailboat

Length

12.18 m.

Toilets

1

Cabins

3

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8+

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Our itinerary

Our trip starts here:

Le Marin.

Check-in: 4:00 PM

Our trip ends here:

Le Marin.

Check-out: 9:00 AM

Our itinerary

Here is an example of an itinerary : on the first day in Le Marin you will get to know the crew and the skipper, then you will stock up on provisions for your cruise, supermarkets are present on the port for this. We woke up early the next morning for the first sail to Saint Lucia. It will take you about 4 hours of navigation before arriving at one of the beautiful anchorages on the island.

After a first swim in the turquoise water, you will spend the night there to wake up amazed by the beauty of the landscapes and mountains that surround you. On the third day, go to Bequia (pronounced "Bekwé") after a navigation of about 7 hours, along the islands of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent.

On the way, there is a good chance that you will come across flying fish and maybe even whales! You will arrive in the afternoon on the first island of the Grenadines. You will then anchor in front of the capital Port Elizabeth, in the "Admiralty Bay". Then you will have to go ashore to do your clearance and discover the very warm local people and their culinary specialties, for example by tasting a grilled fish in one of the typical restaurants. After a good breakfast, we weigh anchor once again for a short sail to Mayreau. Once there, the best place to anchor is probably the Salt Whistle Bay, which offers incredible colors and a large white sand beach filled with coconut trees. Some say that it is the most beautiful cove in the Grenadines archipelago.

Here you can eat fresh lobster on the beach, and go up to the village to enjoy a great view of your next stop: the Tobago Cays. At daybreak, we set sail for the Tobago Cays, the famous paradise islands often used to represent the Caribbean.

The lagoon formed by the huge barrier reef is protected and will allow you to swim with turtles while observing exotic fish. This precious lagoon encircles the 5 small islands of the Tobago Cays archipelago, it is one of the paradises on earth for sailors and divers. It is reputed to be the most beautiful lagoon in the Caribbean. It's impossible not to stop there! There are often many sailboats at anchor. The next morning, you can anchor in front of the island of Petit Tabac, very small but no less paradisiacal and not very well known. The movie Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed in the Grenadines, and Little Tobacco is the island where Jack Sparrow ends up with Elizabeth for an entire night.

On the eighth day, set sail for Union. On the way, you can stop at Morpion Island, a paradise sandbank, and then have lunch in Palm Bay, a small island just across the street from Union. A bath in the water at 28º before leaving for Union. On this island, considered the "capital" of the Grenadines, you can then fill up on water, fuel and food. In the meantime, we stop at the port of Clifton in Union for a last tour of land, and why not an evening with a Caribbean rhythm, lulled by Steel Band or Reggae music. In the early morning, we set off again for a full day of sailing to Saint-Vincent. During this day, you will sail along the island of Canouan, which is less touristy.

Then, you will continue the road to go up to the Wallilabu Bay anchorage for clearance and then to Cumberland Bay, with a "Tahitian" anchorage (by mooring an extra end to a coconut tree from the back to avoid turning). From Cumberland or Wallilabu, you can easily walk to a nearby river, allowing you to discover a magnificent spectacle: a waterfall plunging into lush vegetation. It will then be time to head for Martinique for a last anchorage in Sainte Anne before returning the boat the next morning.

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The organiser reviews

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Organised by:

Antoine B.

Member since 2019 -

Organisation

English

French

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Skipper

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Tour of the French Riviera from Bormes-les-Mimosas by Pogo 12.50

07/28/2023

LIONEL S.

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France

BENJAMIN EST TRES PEDAGOGUE IL EST TOUJOURS LA PRET A INTERVENIR MAIS TE LAISSE FAIRE TRANQUILLEMENT TES MANEUVRES , IL A REPONDU A CE QUE JE RECHERCHAIS DANS CE STAGE ET J AI BEAUCOUP APPRIS MERCI BENJAMIN ET L EQUIPAGE QUI ETAIT BIEN COMPLEMENTAIRE . SUPER SEMAINE !!!
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Sailing course in POGO 12.50 - Sailing on the Atlantic

06/14/2023

Gilles D.

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France

Cette semaine de navigation s'est très bien passée : bateau agréable, groupe sympathique, skipper compétant et pédagogue. Cependant, je me permets de relever 3 points : - 1) En début de séjour, il n'y a pas eu de briefing sécurité, - 2) Il n'y a pas eu de présentation ni de préparation des étapes, que ce soit la veille au soir ou bien le matin avant le départ (étude de l'itinéraire en fonction du vent) - 3) La plupart des membres de l'équipage (3 sur 5) avaient un bon niveau de connaissance et même d'autonomie. Dans ce contexte, j'aurais aimé que notre skipper nous laisse un peu plus de possibilité de décision, donc de responsabilité, plutôt que de nous dicter ce qu'il fallait faire (alors que le plus souvent, nous nous apprêtions à réaliser ce qu'il nous demandait de faire). Ces 3 points évoqués ne remettent en aucun cas en question la compétence du skipper ni ses qualités relationnelles avec l'équipage.
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Sailing course in POGO 1250 - Atlantic

08/24/2021

Nicola V.

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Italy

Fantastic experience in Biscay, Atlantic French coast, the boat Pogo 1250 is very performant, we had wind from moderate to fresh with waves and smooth sea, the skipper Nicolas is very skilled and very kind in teaching. I suggest to everyone this stage, Antoine and his company are very good!
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Sailing course in POGO 1250 - Mediterranean

08/16/2021

Marco C.

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Italy

Our skipper was David. David is an experienced skipper and was simply perfect. Thanks David! As to the overall experience, the Pogo is a competition boat: very fast and fun. We did not have much wind and it was still possible to sail quite often thanks to its performances. Perhaps it is not the most comfy 40feet in the market, but no racing object is focussed on that. We visited great places: many parts of the French Riviera and several islands, really beautiful.

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