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We have gifts galore for this Holiday Season and beyond! Charters, classes, a new boat or an Alaska cruise . . . we have it all! Just give us a call!
Our Gift to You:
Sail and
Power Students Who Graduate From Our School Between January 1, 2008 and
December 31, 2010
Sanibel and Captiva islands have been recognized among “the best in the world” in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards. Both earned spots on the Top-10 North America Islands list. The ranking was based on readers’ ratings of their favorite island destinations for activities, ambiance, beaches, friendliness, lodging, restaurants and scenery. AHOY! WE NEED BOATS NOW!
If you currently own a late-model diesel-powered sail or power yacht that you may not have the time to use, or wish to purchase a boat now as your "floating retirement plan", give Barb Hansen a call. If you would like some income to help offset the cost of boat ownership, or wish to have your investment in a yacht protected by having regular usage and proper maintenance, you might want to consider charter yacht ownership. In addition, your boat would be located in one of the finest year-round cruising areas in the world! For more information on our charter yacht ownership program, please give us call at 800.262.7939 or email us at info@swfyachts.com.
You are invited to join fellow boaters for the cruising experience of a lifetime in beautiful Alaska
You’ll marvel at the natural beauty of Southeast Alaska at the height of the whale and bear season. You’ll dine on gourmet food from “Ursa’s” galley, including homemade bread, soups and desserts each day!
Cost: $3500 per person per week for the yacht and crew, including all meals. “Ursa Major” has a full-time Captain, Crew and Cook on board. You can sit back and enjoy the scenery or navigate alongside the Captain in the pilothouse. Dress for the weather - no ties or dinner dresses required! Average temperatures are 61° and 48° F, with about 15-18 hours of daylight June through August!
Southeast Alaska is serviced by Alaska Airlines from Seattle. Travel arrangements to and from Alaska are up to you, but give us a call for some helpful hints! ALASKA CRUISE SUMMARY: WHO: Cruise with the Captain & Crew of “Ursa Major” and fellow boaters. WHEN: You will board at noon on the first day and return at noon on the last day. You may need to arrive in town the afternoon before boarding due to flight schedules. We can refer you to local hotels for overnight accommodations in town. WHERE: Southeast Alaska! Petersburg to Sitka or Sitka to Petersburg. WHAT: A nature cruise through Southeast Alaska aboard a 65-foot trawler yacht. COST: $3500 per person (Includes all meals while on board. Gratuities for Captain and crew not included.) A 50% deposit is due at the time of your reservation. The balance is due 60 days prior to your cruise. Call 1-800-262-7939 to reserve your cabin!
We hope you will plan to see Alaska in 2008 aboard the “Ursa Major!” Call
1-800-262-7939 or 239-656-1339 to reserve your dates or email us at
info@swfyachts.com.
We's love to have you join us!
The Holiday Rush
I understand that playing computer games is a rush. But what kind of rush is it? Is it an adrenaline rush? If so, it doesn't sound healthy to me. It seems to me we all get enough stress in our lives without the need to produce it artificially. Lots of things give us rushes but that doesn't make them good. Shopping till you drop is a rush for some people. It may also be unhealthy physically, not to mention financially. How many times have we fallen victim to HSF (Holiday Shopping Frenzy) – finding the perfect gift for Aunt Harriett or Uncle George or the very latest and only the very latest fashionable $100 tennis shoes for Junior? You get the picture. And then there are the parties, the hostess gifts and don't forget the mailman and the paperboy. Whew! Every holiday season I find myself wishing that people would spend their hard-earned money on things that can really make a positive difference in their lives – yes, like boating. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me that playing World of Warcraft on your Xbox falls into the wrong category. So what's the point? I would say that when we buy gifts for others and for ourselves maybe we should apply the "rush standard" to our decision. In other words, we should ask ourselves, "Will this purchase produce a healthy rush or an unhealthy rush?" This brings me back to boating. I happen to think boating produces the healthiest rush of any diversion, especially including interactive computer games. Like the game console you can buy at Circuit City or Best Buy, our boat console manipulates a visual display. Our console shows an ever-moving panorama of beautiful scenes framed by blue sky and blue-green water. Like the electronic version, our game has a console with manipulating devices such as a steering wheel and throttles. (You could call them joysticks.) They make the visual display turn this way or that, and go slower or faster, forward or backward. For real. Unlike the indoor game console, our outdoor console game supplies us with fresh air and rewards us with unexpectedly exhilarating sights such as dolphins surfing the bow wake or a family of manatees chewing on seagrasses. Now, that's a rush.
Looking for a special gift for that special someone? Let us suggest a gift certificate from Southwest Florida Yachts or The Florida Sailing and Cruising School! Purchase a daysail, a week-long charter, or a live-aboard sail or power course and your gift will be remembered for years to come. Any member of the family would love to “Experience the Boating Life!” You can get them started with a charter or school gift certificate. Make your holiday shopping simple! Give us a call today and we will get a gift certificate out to you right away! Call us at 1-800-262-7939 today!
Did you know that most major US Airlines as well as some international carriers serve Southwest Florida International Airport (code RSW.) Air Tran, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Jet Blue, Northwest, Spirit, US Airways, Southwest and more are among those airlines with daily flights to Fort Myers. For more information go to: www.flylcpa.com
For complete charter, school, and yacht sales information, try our websites: www.swfyachts.com www.flsailandcruiseschool.com www.swfyachtsales.com
For more information on charters, classes, charter yacht ownership,
or brokerage yachts for sale, please call us at 1-800-262-7939 or
239-656-1339.
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January
1, 2008-December 31, 2010* 
SCHOOL
SPECIAL
January
1, 2008-December 31, 2010
We
have a critical need for additional late-model Sail and Power yachts to
join our fleet! We especially need sailboats from 35-40 feet and
trawlers and motoryachts between 35 and 45 feet.
This
Holiday Season why not give yourself the gift of an Alaska Cruise in 2008?
Welcome
to our Passport to 
The Cruise
date options as of now are as follows:
Vic
and I did not join the elbowing crowds to save a buck or two at Circuit
City on Black Friday. We do not need an interactive game console, thank
you. We already have one. A boat.
Captain
Bill Rigby joined SFY last summer. Captain Bill is a retired university
professor from Michigan who has been boating for 35 years. Bill’s boating
background includes extensive sailing experience on several of the Great
Lakes and in the Caribbean. Bill has also served as a delivery skipper on
the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 
ESCAPE
TO FLORIDA
Has
Winter got you down already? Are you tired of sneezing, shoveling,
scraping, slipping and sliding? 
