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Advanced Sailing
BAREBOAT CRUISING
ASA 104 Certification
This course provides the knowledge you need to cruise safely along coastal waters during the day in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. You will live aboard our 31-ft sailboat and sleep onboard at anchor during the night. This is a 2-day and 1-night course. This cruise teaches all the fundamental skills needed to charter and cruise successfully, including provisioning, galley operations, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, weather interpretation, and dinghy/tender operation.
Prerequisite: Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101), Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA103)
Cost: $1,475
Duration: 2 days and 1 night, live aboard
COASTAL NAVIGATION
ASA 105 Certification
Able to apply the navigational theory and practices for safe navigation of a sailing vessel in coastal and inland waters. This course provides three 4-hour onshore classes in navigation. On-water coastal navigation skills elements are contained in the ASA103, Basic Coastal Cruising, ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising, and ASA 106, Advanced Coastal Cruising, in progressively increasing levels of detail.
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $565
Duration: Four 4-hour Sessions
Certification: Coastal Navigation (ASA105)
ADVANCED COASTAL CRUISING
ASA 106 Certification
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Basic Keelboat Sailing, Basic Coastal Cruising, Navigation and Intermediate Coastal Cruising modules.
This course provides the knowledge necessary to cruise safely along coastal waters day and night in any weather. Designed for the advanced sailor who wants to cruise or yacht charter. Course requires a three days, two nights live aboard.
Prerequisite: Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101), Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA103), Bareboat Cruising (ASA104), Coastal Navigation (ASA105)
Cost: $2,425
Duration: 3 days, live aboard
Certification: Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA106)
