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

Southern California sailing charters, sailing lessons, whale watching from Newport Harbor.

"...Twenty six miles across the sea,

            Santa Catalina is awaitin' for me..." and YOU!

 

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Savor and enjoy
spectacular Southern California islands and coastline
with Captain Don Moseley aboard the DULCINEA, a sleek 48' sloop-rigged
charter sailing yacht.

Yacht Charter vacations in Southern California, snorkeling, diving, and whale watching from Newport Beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for race photos

From daysails and whale watching, to Santa Catalina overnights, to full service, fully crewed yacht vacations along with optional

Southern California sailing charters, sailing lessons, whale watching from Newport Harbor.

ASA certified sailing instruction.

Sun and sea, wind and sky are yours to get into.

Dulcinea, Newport/Ensenada Race, Year2003

 

click here Newport/Ensenada Race 2004

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

     Day Cruises

Sail and sunbathe on Dulcinea's ample deck, whale watching, anchor out at Emerald Cove or Laguna Beach and snorkel the reef, swimming


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.
 

Santa Catalina Island Avalon Bay

Yacht Charter vacations in Southern California, snorkeling, diving, and whale watching from Newport Beach.

After a five hour sail from Newport Beach, CA, overnight at Santa Catalina Island’s 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.

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Santa Catalina Island

Santa Catalina Island  swim, snorkel, sun bathe, kayak, hike ashore, beach comb.

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

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Channel Islands

Yacht Charter vacations in Southern California, snorkeling, diving, and whale watching from Newport Beach.

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 from Newport Beach/Balboa.

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Whale Watch (hopefully)

Yacht Charter vacations in Southern California, snorkeling, diving, and whale watching from Newport Beach.

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.

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Dinner at Anchor/Harbor Cruise

Join Capt. Don for that special birthday, anniversary, appreciation or business entertainment event with a sumptuous sunset dinner-at-anchor in the spectacular late-afternoon or evening splendor of the Newport Harbor anchorage.

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

Sailing Vacation

Seven to ten day sailing vacation, sailing charters from Newport Harbor (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.

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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.

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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Sailing Instruction Balboa Sailing Academy

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Details - Rates

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

Qualifications:

Captain Don Moseley, Descnso Beach, Santa Catalina Island 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:

a beautiful 1986 Hunter 45 sloop-rigged sailing yacht, accommodates four overnight passengers

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:

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce
Newport Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau
Orange County Hotel Concierge Association
Newport Beach Business Referral Group
American Sailing Association
Mercedes Benz Concierge Association
Newport Beach Nautical Museum
The Balboa Bay Club, Southshore Yacht Club,
Women's Ocean Racing and Sailing Club,
Heritage Yacht Sales, American Yacht Charters,
Fun Zone Boat Co., Marina Water Sports, and
Orange County Business.com.

 

Transportation:

Balboa is a 20 minute Super Shuttle ride from Orange County John Wayne Airport and about 1-1/2 hour from LAX. Inquire about transportation.

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 the skipper and 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

 

MOSELEY MARINE SERVICES also offers (click HERE for Marine resume)

email: ShellbackDon@yahoo.com

Large Groups, Party Charters, Newport Harbor:

Entertain up to 120 passengers on the  "Tiki", "Queen", or "Belle", for a harbor cruise dinner, wedding, anniversary, reunion, business event or other very special occasion. Visit www.tikiboat.com for details and rates.

 

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