Special Option! Bayfield "Big Boat" Basic Keelboat

A large percentage of adults entering sailing for the first time or refreshing after many years in a busy profession while raising family are most interested in bigger boats which they plan to charter in the future. A better course correction for this group is to take Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) in a combined course package with Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103) and Bareboat Cruising (ASA 104) aboard one of our Hunter 34s with two private cabins. You can review the basics in addition to learning new skills!

For details about requirements and registration, visit the Vacation Courses on Lake Superior page.

 

Description

Basic Keelboat is taught by ASA-certified instructors. Qualified graduates will become charter certified for day sailing on 20-27' keelboats.

This is a three- or four-session, 12-hour course taught by Northern Breezes Sailing School instructors certified by the American Sailing Association (ASA). Note: If you are the only student in the class then it is shortened to 9 hours of instruction time. Classes meet mornings, afternoons or evenings for three or four hours. Classes are limited to three students. This small seminar environment provides a great instructor-to-student ratio for very effective skipper and crew training. Each session starts with a briefing on the day’s lesson, getting underway, sailing exercises and ends with docking and securing the boat.

Each student receives the Sailing Made Easy textbook, Federal Regulations booklet and Log Book.

Upon successful completion of both the on-the-water and written pre-test, the Basic Keelboat graduate receives 90-day free trial American Sailing Association membership, seal for the Log Book, and an invitation to join the Northern Breezes Boat Club to continue sailing without the requirement to buy a boat; all while wearing your recently earned "skipper's hat!"