This iintroductory ASA certified course is for the novice keelboat sailor and requires no prior sailing experience. This course gives students the skills and knowledge that they will need to confidently sail a small boat in familiar waters during average weather conditions. The course is conducted on 23 Ensigns with no more than four students to a boat. Students will spend at least twelve hours on the water during this two day course. This ASA certified course is intended for sailors who understand the fundamentals of sailing and want to become competent as skipper and crew in handling coastal cruising sailboats up to 30 feet in length.
Sailors learn and demonstrate skills for safe cruising in local and regional waters.
The course will be conducted on a boat of no less than 27 feet. This hands on, two day course will build your skills and confidence in boat handling, seamanship, docking, anchoring, reefing, weather, safety, and navigation. Normally, students must complete the Basic Keelboat course before taking this course. The next step up in coastal cruising certifications. This course is for sailors who wish to demonstrate ASA certified competence as skipper or crew of a 30 to 50 foot cruising sailboat under power and sail in coastal waters by day.