Florida Sailing & Cruising School Schedules First Mate Courses

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida Sailing & Cruising School (FS&CS) has scheduled its First Mate boating course January 15-16 and again on February 15-16 at Marinatown Marina, 3444 Marinatown Lane, North Fort Myers. The popular course covers anchoring, handling of lines, navigation support and radio communications. Students spend day one in the classroom and day two on a trawler yacht for hands-on experience on a vessel. Course tuition is $195. Pre-registration is required. Attendance is limited to 6 students. Typically, the students include couples as well as singles, male and female. For more information, phone Florida Sailing & Cruising School at 239-656-1339. In addition to its First Mate course, FS&CS offers a mix of three, six, and eight day boating courses during which students live aboard the vessels, power and sail, while they learn how to operate and navigate them professionally. Florida Sailing & Cruising School is a division of Southwest Florida Yachts, Inc., which operates one of the largest yacht charter fleets in Florida. For course descriptions and prices contact SWFYACHTS@aol.com, telephone 800-262-7939 or 239-656-1339, or write 3444 Marinatown Lane N.W., North Fort Myers, FL 33903.