ASA Courses / Adventures
On-The-Water!
Introductory Sailing Courses / Adventures
Most adults follow a beginning path by choosing Basic Keelboat as their first course. This is an ideal starting point for moving on to larger keelboats which are generally available for bareboat charter on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the Caribbean. What is a keelboat? What is a bareboat?
Basic Small Boat is a reasonable introductory course if bigger boats are not on your horizon. We rent our small boats to graduates.
Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) More information >
Basic Small Boat (ASA 110) More information >
Tailored Review Clinics (ASA 111 Introductory Level) More information >
Gift Certificates: Give the Gift of Sailing! More information >
Give the Gift of Sailing!
Do-it-yourself Gift Certificates in any dollar amount!
Gift Certificates: Give the Gift of Sailing! More information >
Combined Class
Introductory & Intermediate Sailing Course / Adventure
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. At the end of this Lake Superior course, you will receive 3 ASA certifications (101, 103, 104)! This is a four-day live-aboard immersion course experience! You can review the basics in addition to learning new skills!
Bayfield, WI: Pikes Bay Marina "Big Boat" Combined Course More information >
Lake Pepin: Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) / Basic Coastal Cruising (103) More information >
Intermediate Sailing Courses / Adventures
These courses and adventures are often the second time we see you in classes but not always. Many of our graduates come to us with sailing experience or from other programs. We have a business philosophy which says "We don't sell you classes you don't need." Therefore, we do a fair amount of testing people out of the introductory courses. We also bring a large number of sailors into the ASA/Northern Breezes' sailing community.
Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103) / Bareboat Cruising (ASA 104) More information >
Key West Florida Sail Adventures (ASA 103/104) More information >
Family & Friends 3–5 Day (ASA 103/104) More information >
Lake Pepin: Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103) More information >
Tailored Review Clinics (ASA 111 Intermediate Level) More information >
Short Video on Northern Breezes Sailing School
Based on Family & Friends Sailing Course in Pikes Bay Marina in Bayfield, Wisconsin - Apostle Islands!
Advanced Sailing Courses / Adventures
We include adventures because at least 75 percent of our Advanced Coastal Cruising graduates take the course a second, third or even a fourth time . . . not because the graduates don't pass, but because the course is a great challenge and "fun." Bareboat graduates charter their own boats either from us (the same boats you've been trained on) or through Northern Breezes' Charter Brokerage Service in the Caribbean or other beautiful locations.
Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106) More information >
Key West Florida Sail Adventures (ASA 106) More information >
Offshore Passagemaking (ASA 108) More information >
Tailored Review Clinics (ASA 111, Advanced Level) More information >
Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114) More information >
Key West Florida Sail Adventures (ASA 114) More information >
Docking (ASA 118) More information >
Ashore Courses
Our off-season classes help keep sailing fresh in everyone's minds and also help hone your navigation and sailing skills. These courses, offered from October through March, cover theory of navigation, weather, and radar. Many have options for independent study / online offered all year round.
Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) More information >
Electronic Navigation More information >
Basic Celestial Navigation (ASA 117) More information >
Celestial Navigation (ASA 107) More information >
Weather for Mariners (ASA 119) More information >
Radar for Mariners (ASA 120) More information >
Rules of the Nautical Road More information >
USCG Licensing More information>
