The world was discovered by sailors! Discover the joy of sailing at Bay Area Sailing School - an ASA
certified professional training facility. Over 9000 ASA certifications have been issued through
Bay Area Sailing School since 1999!
ASA 101
ASA 103 and ASA 104
ASA 105
- Advanced Coastal Cruising
ASA 106 Basic Keelboat Course - ASA 101For novices who want to learn the fundamentals of sailing and small boat handling, we offer this 2-day course. This Introduction to Sailing usually takes place on the weekend with the bulk of the course
taught on the water. Upon completion of this course, you will be certified to rent sailboats up to 20' in length
in moderate wind and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision. At Sacketts Sailing Center,
however, you are welcomed to rent sailboats up to 33' after completing the Mentor session.
Offered every weekend.
The course hours are 8:30 am till 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
Prerequisite: None
NOTE: You may "challenge" the Basic Keelboat Course if you have sufficient sailing experience for
$162.30 while taking the Combo course. Otherwise challenging is $212.30.* What to bring.Cost: $293.30 (includes tax, materials, and certification fee)Deposit is $100 per person which can be done by phone with a credit card.Beginning Oct. 1, 2007, ASA requires all schools to charge a certification fee for first time students. This fee includes a 3 month trial membership in ASA. Click here to view the ASA benefits page.When you complete this course, you will receive:
- One Free Charter on a Watkins 27*
- One Free Mentor session.*
*Not included with the course challenge.PRIVATE LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE. Weekend Week Day1 person $926.30 $586.602 people $1008.60 $586.603 people $1090.90 $686.604 people $1073.20 $786.60 *The above rates are for private lessons on the boat with your own instructor but do NOT include private classroom on a weekend.. Private classroom on a weekend is an additional $100.
Add $250 to the above prices if you would like a private Mentor Sail.
Click here to request more information..
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICYCombo Course - ASA 103 & 104During this 3-day live-aboard course, you will obtain both the Basic Coastal Cruising and the Bare boat Chartering certifications. You will spend the both nights in Galveston at Galveston Yacht Basin
aboard a cruising sailboat. You will have either air conditioning or heat aboard the boat while at the dock.
The second day you will be doing navigational exercises while sailing in the Gulf of Mexico up to 10 miles
offshore. You will be doing chart work, and other activities such as anchoring required when you bareboat
charter in the Caribbean.
* Wind and weather conditions will determine the exact route and time under sail for this course.
Offered every weekend.
Prerequisite: Basic Keelboat Course (101)
NOTE: You may "challenge" the Basic Keelboat Course if you have sufficient sailing experience fo
r $162.30 while taking the Combo Course.What to bring.Cost: $672.48 (includes tax and material)Add $30 to $40 for provisionsDeposit is $200 per person which can be done by phone with a credit card.
PRIVATE LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE. Weekend Week Day1 person $2455.56 $1540.002 people $2551.12 $1540.003 people $2646.68 $1640.004 people $2742.24 $1740.00 Family members are welcomed to accompany you on private lessons without charge if they choose not to be certified. Please note that Week Day private courses are not eligible for discounts due to
(usually about 3 months). The training portion of this course takes place in one weekend. The student
then works on one's practice exams at home (most students spend about 5 hrs). Final examination is
scheduled at your convenience and usually takes about 3 hours.
Coastal Navigation is a non-sailing course with no prerequisites. This interesting and challenging
course covers everything needed to safely pilot a sailing vessel in near coastal or inland waters. You will
learn to use the Federal navigation publications, the instruments required for navigation, use of tide tables
and current tables, how to convert courses and bearings between true, magnetic, and compass, plot a
chart position and determine the course to steer to reach your destination. The types and uses of lighted
and unlighted navigation aids along with shapes, colors, and lights used in the buoyage system will be
taught.
This is a prerequisite for Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106)course.
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $350
Deposit is $100 per person which can be done by phone with a credit card.
The following are included with the course:
16 + hours of classroom instruction
Fast Track Navigation Work Book
Navigation instruments
Practice Charts
Martha's Vineyard Training Chart
Calculator, pencils, eraser, notebook
September 21-22 class has 4 spaces.
covers everything needed to safely pilot a sailing vessel in near coastal or inland waters. You will learn to
use the Federal navigation publications, the instruments required for navigation, use of tide tables and
current tables, how to convert courses and bearings between true, magnetic, and compass, plot a chart
position and determine the course to steer to reach your destination. The types and uses of lighted and
unlighted navigation aids along with shapes, colors, and lights used in the buoyage system will be taught.
This is a prerequisite for the Advanced Coastal Cruising course.
Cost: $350.00 (includes course materials but not instruments)
We ask for the full amount at time of enrollment for the home study course as compared to a $100 deposit
for the classroom course because very few people ever come in to take the test for the home study course.
entry into the Port of Galveston.. Emphasis is placed on understanding weather, seamanship, mechanical
systems and the more advanced navigation topics covered in Coastal Navigation. For those individuals
anticipating overnight trips where watch standing will be necessary, this is an excellent opportunity to learn
the skills and techniques for such a trip.
* Wind and weather conditions will determine the exact route and time under sail for this course.
The fee is $790 per person.
Space for two people or a couple and one person for October 4-6
.
Note: A 7-day version is also available which includes a round trip to Port Aransas/Corpus Christi.
The fee for the 7 day version to Port Aransas is $8000 which includes up to four people in your group.
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