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Weeklong Live-Aboard Courses (Saturday 11am –
Friday 1pm) Our
most popular courses, these learning vacations take you out in the islands
for a week of sailing, exploring and learning. We offer beginning and
advanced courses that take you through some of the most spectacular cruising
area in North America. In the beginning course, with pre-study and a
desire to learn, students can achieve bareboat charter certification in just
one week. We limit course size to to four students and one instructor
as you live aboard beautiful yachts between 33 and 38 feet. |
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1.
Basic to Bareboat Learn-n-Cruise
in the San Juan Islands. Beginning sailing course. (ASA 101, 103, & 104).
No prerequisites. |
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2. Cruising Catamaran Learn-n-Cruise
(Includes ASA 105 & 114) Prerequisite: Bareboat
Charter or equivalent experience. |
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3.
Advanced Coastal Learn-n-Cruise
(ASA 106 & optional for 105) Prerequisite:
Bareboat Charter Certification plus some cruising experience. |
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Weekend Courses (Saturday 9am –
Sunday 5pm) For those with limited time,
these courses are perfect. We offer Basic Sailing, Basic Coastal
Cruising, Bareboat Charter, Cruising Catamaran, and
Advanced Sail Trim,
each completed between 9AM Saturday and 5PM
Sunday. All weekend courses include anchoring
overnight in the beautiful San Juan Islands. |
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1.
Basic Sailing
(ASA 101). No prerequisites. |
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2.
Basic
Coastal Cruising
(ASA 103). Prerequisite: ASA 101 or equivalent experience. |
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3.
Bareboat Charter
(ASA 104). Prerequisite: ASA 103 or equivalent experience.
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4. Cruising Catamaran
(ASA 114) Prerequisite:
ASA 104 or equivalent experience. |
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5. Advanced Sail Trim
Prerequisite: ASA 104 or equivalent experience. |
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6. Big Boat Maneuvering
Prerequisite: ASA 104 or equivalent experience. |
| Private Instruction Several
options are available for private instruction. You can arrange daily lessons or
charter the boat of your choice for you and your family and take an instructor with you.
We'll even teach you on your own boat! |
| Challenging a Class
If you
feel that your experience level would allow you to successfully challenge a class, you may
do so when enrolled in the next higher class. The cost is $75 per class challenged,
which includes ASA certification for each level successfully challenged. We only
allow challenging of Basic Sailing (ASA 101), Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103),
and Coastal Navigation (ASA 105). NOTE: When challenging a
course you will need to arrive the day before the course to complete the
written exams. |
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Children's Courses We are often asked how young a
student may be and still be eligible for ASA certification. There is
no simple answer for this. ASA asks that we, the certification
facility, make the judgment call regarding the capabilities of our students
that are under 18 years of age. If we feel that the youth has the
maturity to handle a boat alone and accept constructive criticism, has
adult-level boat handling skills, and can pass the written tests, then we
may certify them at our discretion. Keep in mind that these are adult
level classes, and your young sailor must be self-driven, be able to focus
seriously as a student, diligently prestudy, and have a high level of
maturity in order to succeed in the courses. Also keep in mind that
all youth under the age of 18 must be accompanied on the course by an adult.
Lastly, please note that San Juan Sailing requires that a skipper be at
least 18 years of age to charter a boat.
For local children, 8 years and above, teenagers, and college students,
we also highly recommend Bellingham Yacht Club's Junior Sailing Program.
Click here for more
information. |
| Cancellation
If you cancel your reservation 45 or more days before the start of your
course, your reservation will be refunded in full less a $100 handling fee
for week-long courses or a $50 handling fee for weekend courses. If you need
to change your course date, there is no charge to do so as long as it is
done 45 days or more before the start of your course. If you
cancel within 45 days of the start of your course, you will forfeit the
entire tuition. If you think there is a chance you may need to cancel your
class, we highly recommend looking into cancellation insurance (available at
www.travelguard.com). |
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Weather
We want to make sure that your
experience is as safe and positive as possible. Therefore, if the weather
is too severe we may need to reschedule your course. Rescheduling will be based on weather and experience
level, as well as the best judgment of your instructor. For example, ASA
101 courses will be rescheduled if the sustained wind speed is greater than
20 knots, ASA 103 if the sustained wind speed is greater than 25 knots, and
ASA104 if it is greater than 30 knots. |
