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Many people have played on a Sailboat, You have Skill Sets:
The question is: can you manage adverse conditions or crowded waterways, do you know where the rocks are ?
During our conversation and subsequent checkout on the water, you can describe what you know on these topics:
Hours of dingy sailing in a small lake
Hours of dingy sailing in a windy ocean or large lake.
Do you : Roller blade, ski, Snowboard, bicycle a lot, hike mountains, swim any distance.
Have you taken any Gymnastics training ? Tree Climbing, long distance Back Packing ?
Power boating: hours on various sizes under 10 Hp, Under 50 Hp, Under 200 Hp, and where ?
Have you any hours on a rescue craft and any training in deep windy water rescue ?
How old when you started / number of years using sailboats.
Types & size of boats you have crewed on
Types & size of boats you have Skippered
Locations of waters sailed.
Solo Skipper experience , weather, winds distances...
Navigation & Chart reading skills, Electronic chart plotter skills, Radar theory & use.
NOTE: the self taught person is often missing the aspects of teamwork and task assignments. Often safety and security for crew and self is different than safety for a lonely learner. It can also be slower, and learning by mistakes can be expensive.