ASA 101: Basic Sailing

Classroom:
Greeting, course overview, the five things you need to know… and how to make a boat go. Then out on the water sailing!

On the water:

• Boat Familiarization: then get out on the water and practice what you learned in the classroom.
• Wind Direction: The five sailing rules, points of sail
• Practice Points of Sail: Sailing commands and terminology
• Tacking and Jibing
• Finish the Sail and Put the Boat Away

Classroom:
Review and student questions, what makes a boat sail, knots, deck safety, hypothermia, and seasickness.

On the water:

• Review each point of sail plus tacking and jibing
• Playing with the “No Sail Zone” and keeping the boat moving under control
• Stopping boat alongside a ‘man overboard’

Classroom:
Review and student questions. Then charts, anchoring, review of tying a cleat, bowline, clove hitch, and teaching two half hitch. End with testing.

On the water:

• Managing in confined area… and picking up a mooring
• Heaving to
• Picking up an actual mooring in the harbor unassisted
• Back to class for written test
• Go sailing out on the bay without an instructor… safely!