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Basic Keelboat Sailing – ASA 101
Yachting Vacations
Sailing School
Get ready to hoist the sails and head out! Whether you have never sailed
before or have sailed with others and want to go solo, Basic Keelboat
Sailing (ASA 101) will teach you the fundamentals of sailing in a fun
atmosphere. Classes are kept small—four or fewer students—so you can
receive individual attention. Our ASA-certified instructors will be on
hand to help you along as you learn the basics of sailing.
A few topics included
in ASA 101:
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Day sail
planning
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Getting the
boat moving
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Hoisting the
mainsail and jib
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Tacking and
jibing
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What makes a
boat sail
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Rescuing a
crew overboard
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Chart
symbols
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Knots
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Stopping the
boat
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Docking
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Dock lines and
tying the boat up
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And many more
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As part of the ASA 101 course, you will receive:
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The ASA sailing
manual, Sailing Fundamentals
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The ASA logbook to
officially document your experience; and, upon completion of the course,
an ASA decal showing your skill level
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Upon completion of
ASA 101, an official Yachting Vacations certificate to mount and show
off to your landlubber friends
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Ten percent off all
future ASA classes with Yachting Vacations
The ASA 101 course is
approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)
and the U.S. Coast Guard as a recognized Safe Boating Course. As such, it
meets all requirements for mandatory education and licensing for every
state in the United States.
For detailed and official Basic Keelboat Sailing Standards check ASA’s web
site at:
http://www.american-sailing.com/asa_standards/standard_basic_keelboat_sailing.html
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