• The perfect accompaniment to your sailing charter…Sailing, kite surfing and more sailing!
• Shore Side Sailing
• Sail & Dive

Horizon Yacht Charters Antigua is delighted to be partnering with Nonsuch Bay Resort to bring you an all-round sailing experience as part of your charter trip. Enjoy dinghy and keelboat sailing and racing on their fleet of RS Dinghies, RS Elite fleet and Hobies. For those with more energy, learn to kite surf, enjoy a sailing clinic and more.

Based in glorious Nonsuch Bay on the east coast of Antigua, Nonsuch Bay Resort offers perfect small boat sailing conditions, great sailing kit and two square miles of protected water.

Nonsuch Bay is an overnight anchorage and a great spot to enjoy the beauty of Green Island; and just a dinghy ride away from the Resort.

The perfect playground!

Nonsuch Bay Resort is offering Horizon Antigua guests a special DAY PASS to enjoy some fantastic sailing. Pay just US$100 per person, per day, and enjoy use of all dinghies and keelboats subject to availability and agility*

*please note, individuals who book a day pass and enjoy a great lunch at the Resort pay just US$50 for their day pass.

Horizon Antigua is delighted to offer one complimentary Dinghy Technique Clinic* per charter for all new charters booked between now and the end of November and taken before April 30 2011.

*Technique clinics last 1 hour for between 1 and 3 persons per session and are subject to availability at time of booking.

Horizon Yacht Charters Antigua is an American Sailing Association affiliated facility, offering first class sailing tuition. We offer the following accredited ASA courses:

We are located on the leeward coast of Antigua in Jolly Harbour Marina. Jolly Harbour is a 300 acre marina with restaurants, bars, swimming pool, banks, large supermarket, golf course and gym. There are also water-front condominiums available to rent and some have their own 40 – 50 feet docks – ideal for our 'Learn & Stay' vacation package – see below for more on this.

Meet ASA Instructor Dave

Our ASA Instructor Dave lives year-round in Antigua aboard his own boat “Old Bob”. His marine qualifications are:

• RYA – MCA Yacht Master Offshore (commercially endorsed)
• RYA Cruising Instructor
• ASA Sailing Instructor
• RYA Sea Survival
• RYA Basic First Aid Certificate
• VHF/DSC Licensed Radio Operator

Dave was also Captain and Sailing Instructor on board the Tall Ship Golden Vanity. He specializes in teaching couples and groups of friends to sail together. Dave also builds one design yachts at the Antigua Boatbuilding Company. He has an in depth knowledge of sailing the Caribbean islands and is also a keen and occasionally successful fisherman!

Our fleet

We have a fleet of 14 yachts at our base in Antigua including Bavaria 40, Bavaria 42, Beneteau Cyclades 43, Jeanneau 42DS and more. Remember that your Instructor will need one of the cabins during the course. Most ‘teaching’ yachts will have 3 cabins.

Course duration

We recommend 5 days for ASA 101/103 or 103/104. You can complete all three courses in 7 days but remember that you may want to have some beach time!

Learn to sail… with friends and family

If you are keen to learn to sail, or improve and build on your existing skills but you have friends and family who want to relax and chill out, we are offering a special 'Learn & Stay' combination. You will learn to sail and/or improve your skills on a Bavaria 42 yacht and have a 2-bedroom waterfront condo as part of the package. The condo has a 50 foot dock so that your yacht can be moored outside of the condo when you are not sailing, providing extra accommodation.

The condo can sleep up to four people in two bedrooms and has 2 and a half baths. The kitchen is equipped to a high standard. It also boasts a large sundeck which is perfect for outside dining and fishing. It has cable television plus stereo and DVD. A home away from home!

ASA SAILING COURSE COSTS

*Depending on size of yacht selected. This cost is based on Bavaria 40 Mid Season rate.

Example package:
5 day ASA 101 and 103 course based on 4 people learning is US$3845 (US$960 per person).

'Learn & Stay' combination

**This cost is based on Mid Season rate for Bavaria 42.

Example package:

5 day course and 7 nights in waterfront condo with 4 people learning and 4 people in condo is US$5230 (US$655 per person).

NOTE
All rates are subject to yacht and yacht/condo availability. This offer can no be combined with any other promotion or loyalty discount. Block out dates are Christmas, New Year, Easter and Antigua Sailing Week.

To download this package information click here.

What a fantastic way to see above and below the beautiful waters of Antigua? Horizon Yacht Charters Antigua has teamed up with Indigo Divers to offer a fabulous 'Sail & Dive' package.

Launched in December 2006, this package includes:

• 3 days ashore with 4 or 5 dives over 2 days
• 5 days+ sailing (yachts range in size from 40 – 50 feet)

DIVING

Arrive at Jolly Harbour Marina on Day 1 and stay ashore in one of the many waterfront Villas. Villas have two double bedrooms – both ensuite – with air-conditioning throughout. Enjoy dining on the patio, or eat out in one of the many restaurants in the Marina. The Marina boasts one of the largest supermarkets in the Caribbean, plus Casino, several bars, swimming pool and tennis courts.

Day 2 – 2 dives:

Meet at 8.30am and spend 20 – 30 minutes aboard the dive customized 30’ Island Hopper boat. Arrive at Cades Reef – a healthy reef on the west coast of Antigua which boasts around 40 dive sites both within and outside of the reef (ideal for all sorts of weather conditions). Dive between 65 – 70 feet on your first dive and experience sea turtles, eagle rays, parrot fish and many juvenile fish that breed in the nearby mangrove. Dive at 45 feet on your second dive before returning to the Marina at 12.30 - 1pm and enjoy the rest of the day on the beach (10-15 minute walk) or sight-seeing.

Dive duration: 50 minutes x 2.

[Option: for those keen to night dive, depart in daylight and arrive at your destination as the sun sets]

Day 3 – 2 dives:

Meet at 8.30pm and visit a different part of Cades Reef. Enjoy water temperatures of between 26 and 29’C. Dive at 65 and 45 feet and touch a huge 200 year old naval anchor that is covered in live coral (subject to weather conditions). Take underwater photographs of lobster as the sunlight streams through the clear blue water.

Dive duration: 50 minutes x 2.

You must be Open Water certified with any agency and have your Certificate with you. We are able to check your PADI qualification on line.

This is not a problem. Take our complementary Refresher course and let the qualified Instructors review and help you fine-tune your skills before you dive.

Our dive partner is Indigo Divers. Between them, Mogens, Pats, Don and Cathleen have 35 years’ dive instruction, and are all qualified First Aid Instructors. Languages spoken: English, Danish, French and German. Both Mogens and Pats have sailed the Caribbean for the past 10 years – so will be helpful Guides for the next part of your adventure.

SAILING

After your dive experience, have a leisurely breakfast and pick up your yacht at noon on Day 4. You will be given a full yacht and boat briefing. Set sail and experience the many unspoilt anchorages, beach-side restaurants and white sand beaches that typifies Antigua.

Choose from 3, 4 or 5 cabin yachts (subject to availability) – monohull and Catamaran.

Return to base at Noon on Day 9. Check-in time: Noon.

If you wish to extend your sailing time, that is not a problem. Just ask our Reservations team about yacht availability and pricing.

PACKAGE COST

PACKAGE 1:
3 nights ashore
US$660 for up to four people sharing

2 days of diving (4 dives total)
US$180 per person

Yacht
5 nights on 40’ yacht
US$1600 – US$2300*
*subject to time of year

PACKAGE 2:
3 nights ashore
US$660 for up to four people sharing

2 days of diving with a Night Dive (5 dives total)
US$260 per person

Yacht
5 nights on 40’ yacht
US$1600 – US$2300*
*subject to time of year

Excludes:
Flights, taxi transfers to/from airport, meals, beverages, gratuities, departure tax of US$20 per person

Prices correct at time of publication. Rates are for new bookings made after December 31 and can not be combined with any other offer or loyalty discount.