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We’re so happy to get you out on the water with BPY.

To charter one of our vessels for the first time, you will need to submit a detailed sailing resume and undergo a check ride session with a BPY Captain to verify your qualifications. This is a 2-4 hour process depending on your experience and will cost $250. During this session, you must demonstrate your ability to inspect and operate the vessel effectively. This includes checking safety equipment like PFDs and fire extinguishers, ensuring all vessel systems such as engine fluids and navigational instruments are in working order, and demonstrating competency in handling procedures like anchoring and emergency operations. Your mastery of these areas is crucial for a safe and successful charter experience. If you have any questions about this procedure, please contact our team: Email BPY »

Providing your charter history is the easiest way for BPY, or any charter company, to qualify you as a skipper on the boat you’re booking.
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Sailing Experience and Resume/CV

Bareboat Experience and Resume

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Sailing/Boating Education and Certifications

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Charter Experience

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Routine diesel engine service
Anchoring (single) from bow
Anchoring bow and stern
Anchoring in varied seabeds
Picking up a mooring
Picking up double mooring (Catalina style, fore + aft)
Docking in tight marina
Navigation at night
Operating a boat in California
Operating a boat in/out of Marina del Rey
Operating a boat at night in/out of Marina del Rey
VHF Radio communications
Reefing/heavy weather
Crew Overboard recovery
Fire fighting/Hazard management

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Contact Us

We look forward to helping you achieve your nautical goals. If you're just starting out, or hoping to increase your experience level and skillset, we'll get you there. Blue Pacific Yachting has served the Marina del Rey community for more than 30 years. With Sailing instruction, powerboating courses, trips to Catalina Island and the Channel Islands, yacht racing classes, spinnaker clinics, catamaran courses, docking clinics, instructor certification courses — we cover it all. Plus, we have a beautiful fleet of boats to bareboat charter. We are proud to be LA's premier boating destination.

PHONE

(310) 305-7245

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LOCATION

4519 Admiralty Way, Suite C
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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