10-Day Advanced Learn-n-Cruise
Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) and Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106)
(8:30am Saturday through 1pm Monday)
The goal of this course is to achieve ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising competence by skippering at night as well as during the day, in all weather conditions suitable for sailing. This offshore preparatory class is intense, challenging, and rewarding! Topics covered on this cruise include: standing night watch, use of radar and chart plotters, weather analysis, handling emergency situations, night navigation and piloting, spinnaker rigging and use, advanced anchoring techniques, performance tuning, reefing and heavy-weather sailing.
Coastal Navigation certification also covers detailed aids to navigation, fog procedures, and calculating current, leeway, set and drift. Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) is offered as a book study course, to be fully prepared for prior to arrival, and is a required prerequisite in order to achieve Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106). The ASA 105 exam will be taken on Saturday and put into practice throughout the weeklong course.
Board your boat in Bellingham for this 10-day round-trip class and explore beyond the San Juan Islands while taking advantage of the many more advanced cruising experiences found in the waters of the "greater" Pacific Northwest, with a possibility of offshore sailing on the west coast of Vancouver Island toward Barkley Sound before returning to Bellingham. Offshore weather conditions may cause us to re-route to safer waters with Straits of Georgia (Nanaimo), Desolation Sound or Princess Louisa Inlet as possible alternatives. The destination is secondary to finding the best wind and weather conditions suitable for learning. This course is offered in the spring and late fall.
| Tuition: Includes ASA certifications |
$2250 Includes food for course, fuel and moorage (budget for one meal ashore). | ||
| Optional Private Stateroom Guarantee: | $495 This option guarantees an individual student a private stateroom (couples always have a stateroom). Sometimes, depending on the number individual students registered for the course, students of the same gender may need to share a stateroom (with separate bedding). The instructor takes the least favorable sleeping space. |
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| Prerequisites: | ASA 104 (Bareboat Cruising/Charter Certification) or equivalent experience, plus additional cruising experience. | ||
| 2021 Course Dates: |
April 17 - 26 May 29 - June 7 October 2 - 11 Please email us at school@sanjuansailing.com or call us at 360-671-8339 for more date options | ||
| Textbooks: | ASA 105: Coastal Navigation by Mike Pyzel ASA 106: The International Marine Book of Sailing, by Robby Robinson OR Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere Order texts online through ASA/American Sailing Association, through Amazon or iBooks, or check out from your local library. |
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Please contact San Juan Sailing School at school@sanjuansailing.com or 360-671-8339 to register for your course and to confirm course date availability. 10-Day Advanced courses require a minimum of three students, maximum four students for confirmation. This is a non-smoking course. Be sure to pack your passport to clear customs in to Canada.*
