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Curly’s
Fiji Chart Marking and
Navigation Seminars held weekly only in Savusavu, Fiji Islands.
Navigation Seminars held weekly only in Savusavu, Fiji Islands.
*Curly’s
Seminars specifically cater for yachts-people who may not have
cruised within and around reefs before , who do not know Fiji and
have been unable to source current/old Cruising Guides ….
*In
the 2014 Cruising season “302 Cruising Yachts” attended Curly’s
Seminars in Savusavu. The Seminars duration is 2 to 3 Hours depending
on participants interaction, and cover most of Fiji, the exception is
Mamanuths’s and Yasawa’s where no waypoints are provided however
a text CD is available to copy free. Briefings for that area are
available from the Bars at Vuda, Denarau and Musket Cove
Brief
Summary of Intense Seminar Content;- Into to the Fiji Islands; The
Fijian Provinces; Fiji’s weather( 1) How to use weather
(2)How/where to get local weather(3) How /where to get International
weather; Internet and phone connections; Latest Govt Regulations;
Advance preparation prior to going Cruising-Trading goods etc;
Fijian Customs and undertaking the Sevusevu properly; How to act and
what to wear in a Village; the Golden Rules of sailing on Fiji’s
Reef Area’s; A general overview of cruising and Cruising areas in
Fiji-the easiest passage planning; what is doable; what are you
looking for in your time in Fiji?;
Question
and Answer conclusion …..Most
if not all your questions re Cruising in Fiji will be answered during
this Intense Seminar, a very common comment following the Seminar is
darn-it our Cruising plan’s need to be changed NOW !!!!!!! -do
not worry once REGISTERED Joint Passage planning is free of Charge
after
the Seminar and is possible with Curly-YES FREE….obviously
dependant on Curly’s Availability
Note;
the attendance figure of 302 maybe misleading as often just the
Skippers attended the initial Seminars following the Seminar a large
number of Skippers later booked in themselves AND their entire crews
for Seminars before starting their Cruise through Fiji.
*An
optional extra at the Seminars is to
become Registered which allows for FREE access to Curly’s Chartlet
Series , which includes Waypoints for the Current yachting season. On
request and if Curly has waypoints for the area requested , emails
will be sent with additional Waypoints and Cruising information.
*The
Service does not stop there, once Registered, Yachts can contact
Curly on Voda-fone or via Email for “Emergency Assistance . Curly
logged 154 contacts during the 2012 Cruising season the greater
majority were yachts who thru bad weather had ended up in areas they
had not expected, who suddenly found they could not met their ETA at
their planned destination before 1600 hours and wanted alternative
safe Destination options, and those who wanted Passage Planning
Assistance due to extending their stays at great anchorages this
additional assistance is free but please refer note below.
Important
Note Should a yacht require time consuming , out of pocket
expenditure by Curly in coordinating assistance off a reef/salvage
or towing assistance then all such services will incur a 10% Curly
admin fee based on the Invoice value of Providers arranged by Curly.
2015
Seminar related charges;- all VEP
*
Seminar Attendance…………………………….. $10.00 per
person
*
Registration after attending a Seminar ………. $25.00 per yacht
*
Registration without attending Seminar ……….$50.00 per yacht
*
Special Private Seminar for 1-3 Yachts
Includes Registration ……………… ………..$300.00
per seminar.
Important
Note , above charges are only for Current yachting season, May
thru to 01 Nov.
sv/Salsa "...dangerous and notorious reefs are everywhere and lurking just below the surface. Here, thousands of sailors rammed their boat on one of the unfathomably beautiful corals. Either they have lost their treasures, or they have been repaired for large sums. The digital navigation has not improved the situation significantly, since many rely too much on ancient measurements carried over into modern pixels.
Those who worry to sail in among Fiji's islands, the best Pacific Ocean can offer, just need to head to Savusavu and go to a seminar with Curly. There you can learn how sevusevu ceremonies are performed and where to buy the best yaqona. Sevusevu is the name of the ceremony we must do when we come to a village for the first time. It may sound hard but is often a very nice way into a society that otherwise would just be a "visit". To show our respect and as a gift, we include a root called Yangona. The root is ground down and turned into kava drunk to seal our affiliation. All this we learn at Curly's seminar, followed by a packed hour of destinations and what they have to offer.
Curly is the key to a safe sailing among the three hundred islands and thousands of reefs.
"There are two problems," argues Curly. "One is that many have sailed far once they get here, so they feel they've mastered their boat and find it difficult to listen to advice. The second is that many long distance sailors would not gone away without GPS, so they can not actually navigate. " read more
