Shellback Yacht
Cruises
& ASA Sailing Academy
Captain Don Moseley (949)
632-3736
email: shellbackdon@yahoo.com
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INQUIRIES: I sold DULCINEA but I can help you
find a local private skippered or bareboat charter sailing or power
vessel, including a catamaran, for day cruises or overnights to Catalina
Island or large-boat harbor cruise events. Also the Christmas Boat
Parade, whale-watching, and ASA sailing instruction and certification.
Contact me about delivering or skippering your private vessel. Click my
edress above or call me. 949 632-3736 CAPT. DON MOSELEY PRIVATE VESSEL SKIPPER AND DELIVERIES-WEST COAST, MEXICO, GREECE, TURKEY USCG LIC. MASTER-100T W/SAIL ENDORSEMENT LIC. PROF. ENGINEER (RET) ASA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR Regards, Captain Don Moseley |
CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE WHALE WATCHING
Savor and enjoy |
DULCINEA, Newport/Ensenada Race, Year2003 Sun and sea, wind and sky are yours to get into. From daysails and whale watching, to Santa Catalina overnights, to full service, fully crewed yacht vacations along with optional ASA certified sailing instruction.
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Shellback: A sailor who has crossed the equator by boat. - Order of the Neptune Society
Day Cruises
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Sail, sunbathe, picnic, whale or dolphin watch or totally relax on DULCINEA's ample deck and cockpit with you favorite CD as we cruise off Laguna Beach or Dana Point. Let me help you plan a memorable birthday, anniversary or any other special occasion. Hands-on sailing and instruction, or kick back on this comfortable vessel in the sun and sea. |
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Santa Catalina Island Avalon Bay
Overnight at Santa Catalina Islands Avalon Bay (two-day minimum), a beautiful Mediterranean-like full-service island and village rising up the mountainside from the sparkling bay where you'll sleep at anchor or mooring and go ashore by local water taxi ... or row ashore and back in DULCINEA's dingy. (The music goes on but the water taxi stops at midnight.) Avalon offers restaurants and bars, shops, bed and breakfasts, concerts and theater, the Casino, shower facilities, hiking trails, golf, bike rentals, diving, snorkeling, kayaking and... mooring off the palm-tree lined Descanso Beach. |
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. |
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Whale Watch (hopefully) |
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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
Seven to ten day sailing vacation, sailing charters from Southern California (or board from any harbor) and sail to
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 |
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On the DULCINEA to Santa Catalina, the Channel Islands, San Diego, Ensenada, Mexico, or anywhere a race is on. Contact me for schedule. |
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or,
Sailing Instruction ASA Sailing Academy
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Details - Rates
Rates include equipped vessel and licensed captain, six passengers maximum.
Qualifications:
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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:
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The DULCINEA, a beautiful 1986 Hunter 45 sloop-rigged sailing yacht, accommodates four overnight passengers in private berths (double occupancy). |
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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. |
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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:
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
(click HERE for Marine resume)
email: ShellbackDon@yahoo.com
Large Groups, Party Charters.
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