Shellback Yacht Cruises
& ASA Sailing Academy
Captain Don Moseley   (949) 632-3736
email: shellbackdon@yahoo.com

CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE   WHALE WATCHING

 2009/10 Charter Photos

Shellback: A sailor who has crossed the equator by boat. - Order of the Neptune Society

     Day Cruises

Santa Catalina Island Avalon Bay

and/or, 

Santa Catalina Island

After sailing, anchor out at numerous remote coves and beaches around Santa Catalina Island and swim, snorkel, sun bathe, kayak, hike ashore, beach comb, and dine out.... at night, at anchor. Special arrangements can be made for an anniversary, birthday, special event, or honeymoon. Or, all this off the boat swimladder from a reserved mooring at Emerald Bay and Indian Rock.

Click here for Emerald Bay, snorkel and kayak photos

Click here for Catalina Island Map

or,

Channel Islands

Off Oxnard and Santa Barbara, the Channel Islands offer remote and unspoiled anchorage and beaches for swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, sun bathing, and hiking Nature Conservancy trails through long abandoned olive groves and windswept and sun-drenched canyons. No facilities - grilled dining at anchor. Four day minimum.

or,

Whale Watch (hopefully)
	Half day in your own personal charter sailboat as the gray whales migrate to the Baja in the fall and return to Alaskan waters in the spring, one to five miles offshore. Frequently porpoises are sited.

or,

enjoy all of this and optional ASA Sailing Instruction while on your

Sailing Vacation

Seven to ten day sailing vacation, sailing charters from Southern California (or board from any harbor) and sail to

• Ensenada, Mexico

• Catalina Island, including Avalon, Two Harbors, Emerald Bay and numerous anchorages

• The Channel Islands - Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara

• The Southern California coast - Dana Point, Oceanside, San Diego, Channel Island Harbor (Oxnard), Ventura Harbor, Marina Del Rey (L.A.)

• ASA - American Sailing Association. CLICK HERE for ASA Sailing Academy

or,

Business Event
Full service, fully crewed transportation and meeting place for your deductible business conference, seminar, leadership or client relationship-building event. Private and confidential.

or,

Race and Crew

Click here for Newport/Ensenada Race and other races
On the DULCINEA to Santa Catalina, the Channel Islands, San Diego, Ensenada, Mexico, or anywhere a race is on. Contact me for schedule.

or,

Sailing Instruction ASA Sailing Academy

Click here for more Info

or,

Details - Rates

Rates include equipped vessel and licensed captain, six passengers maximum.

• $210 per hour, 3 hour minimum. MC VISA CK Cash

• Full day and overnight rates on request.

• Optional dining at anchor

• Fifty (50%) deposit with reservation

• Gift Certificates available, please email shellbackdon@yahoo.com

Qualifications:

Captain Don Moseley, the skipper and owner of the DULCINEA, is a 15-year sailing veteran of Greek, Turkish, South Pacific, and Californian waters, a U.S. Coast Guard 100 ton licensed captain, certified marine surveyor and delivery captain, ASA-certified sailing and navigating instructor, certified SCUBA diver, and licensed professional engineer (past life). He loves and respects the sea and enjoys helping others share the pleasures and challenges of the sea.

Descanso Beach, Santa Catalina Island, 8 Jan 2005

Vessel:

	The DULCINEA, a beautiful 1986 Hunter 45 sloop-rigged sailing yacht,  accommodates four overnight passengers in private berths (double occupancy).
	DULCINEA's well-appointed and comfortable accommodations include two double-berth cabins and heads, linens, large galley with frig, freezer, broiler, micro-wave and complete utensils, TV, wireless internet access, cockpit grill, dingy w/motor, tandem kayak and snorkeling gear to make your live aboard sailing instruction or vacation cruise a memorable experience.
Operational equipment includes full instrumentation, radar, GPS, chartplotter, Loran, VHF, EPIRB, generator, dingy, transom ladder with stern pulpit gate, roller furling jib and mainsail, plus spinnaker, watermaker, PV cells. Motor propulsion is by a YANMAR turbo-charged diesel. Cruising speed, sail or power, is about seven knots.

Referrals, Memberships:

Weather and Seas:

Actual anchorage and activities are subject to wind, swell, and other weather and sea conditions. The safety of the guests, crew, and vessel are primary.

Safety, Legal, Insurance:

• DULCINEA is a legally operated, well-equipped, fully insured, USCG inspected Hunter 45 that meets and exceeds the USCG regulations for a vessel carrying passengers for hire:
     (1) USCG Documented Vessel with Coastwise Trade commercial endorsement.
     (2) Meets or exceeds all USCG Uninspected Passenger Vessel, UPV, CFR safety requirements and equipment for a motorized commercial vessel carrying paying passengers and students. While not required, DULCINEA has been USCG inspected and certified.
      (3) Legally skippered by a USCG licensed master with the appropriate Coastal Waters license, motorized Sailing Vessel endorsements, current zero-tolerance Drug Test Certificate, and other requirements.
      (4) Legal operation with documented vessel, UPV equipment and licensed captain, allow it to meet commercial charter insurance requirements that cover it's students and passengers. 
      (5) Appropriate business licenses and permits.

• DULCINEA's guests agree to and are subject to zero tolerance limitation on drugs and illegal activities.

• Responsible guest behavior is required subject to safety considerations, maritime law, and the Captain's discretion.

This is what Capt. Don and the DULCINEA can do -

What you can do is

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND MEMORABLE EVENT!

Sincerely,

Capt. Don Moseley

For reservations, options, rates and other information, please contact:

Captain Don Moseley at   (949) 632-3736 ShellbackDon@Yahoo.com

SHELLBACK YACHT CRUISES  also offers

• complete certified underwater and on-the-dry boat survey and marine inspection services

• sail and powerboat - west coast and Mexico deliveries

• California Offshore Sales Transaction Documentation

• sailing instruction, navigation, American Sailing Association (ASA Sailing Academy)

• Ashes memorial service at sea

• Movie Marine coordination and assistance

• (click HERE for Marine resume)

email: ShellbackDon@yahoo.com

Large Groups, Party Charters.

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