ASA 101: Basic Keelboat Certification

Open up a new world of excitement and adventure!

Duration

3 Days: 9am-5pm each day
Each day consists of a morning lecture, lunch break, followed by at least four hours of hands-on sailing!

Experience Level:

No experience is necessary

About

Learn to skipper a 20'-27' sloop-rigged keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn basic sailing terminology, parts and functions, helm commands, basic sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, seamanship and safety including basic navigation rules to avoid collisions and hazards.

This is sailing 101, no prior experience required! The goal of the course is to take a student with no prior sailing experience to a level where they feel comfortable sailing a 20 to 28 foot sailboat as skipper (sailor in charge) in favorable conditions.

This 3-day course runs from 9am to 5pm each day. We start each day in the classroom, spending about two hours of lecture where we incorporate video, whiteboard diagrams and sailboat models to explain the fundamentals of sailing and to teach skills that we will be practicing on the water. We typically break for lunch from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm and then the rest of the day is spent sailing our Colgate 26 (our 26-foot sailboat designed specifically for sailing instruction), practicing all the necessary skills and maneuvers to competently sail a keelboat of this size. This means you will be spending at minimum 4 and half hours a day sailing and practicing maneuvers!

More info

• Ratio 1:3 or less. One instructor for up to 3 students
• Vessel: Colgate 26ft monohull sailboat
• Course prices are all-inclusive: no additional charges for the ASA certification fee or textbooks
• Minimum 2 students for courses to run