Basic Keelboat -
Lake Pepin, WI -
Pepin Marina
Basic Keelboat: Learn to Sail - ASA Course 101
Register for Basic Keelboat - ASA Course 101
Course Location
Pepin Marina, 303 First St., Dock A, Pepin, WI 54759
Description
Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) is taught by ASA-certified instructors at Pepin Marina on Lake Pepin aboard a 31' keelboat.
Northern Breezes Sailing School offers you a terrific Learn-to-Sail program with the combination of the finest school and a superb Hunter 310 cabin sailboat located on scenic Lake Pepin in Pepin, WI. Pepin Marina is found one hour southeast of the Twin Cities on Wisconsin Hwy 35—approximately 20 minutes from Redwing or Wabasha, MN.
This is a two- or three-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 Mondays and Tuesdays for two 6-hour sessions with break, or weekend mornings for three 4-hour sessions. 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!"
Course Outline
First Session
Part 1: Getting Underway, Tacking, Points of Sail, Boat Balance, Sail Trim, Docking, Securing the Boat
Part 2: Review, Tacking & Jibing, Sail Trim, Helming, Anchoring
Second Session
Part 1: Review, Controlling Angle of Heel, Heaving to, Reefing
Part 2: Review, Crew Overboard Drill, Crew Management, Written Pre-Test
Note: Three-session courses contain the same material scheduled similarly.
Classes are cancelled and rescheduled due to weather: no wind, too much wind, potential lightening or pouring rain. Sailing is not an endurance test. It is fun, safe learning of a lifelong skill set. Graduates meet all the prerequisites for more advanced courses and the Northern Breezes Boat Club.
Course Fee
$599 singles. $1,198 couples (any two people signing up together). Family and friends option: if three people sign up together the total is $1,797.
Family and Friends
Basic Keelboat is offered as a Family and Friends course! If you have family members or friends who do not want to earn certification through the American Sailing Association (ASA) or, who are not old enough to be certified, but would like to come along to learn at whatever level while you are being certified, this is the option for you! We offer 1, 2, or 3 certifications in a 12-hour course format spread over 2 or 3 days. Up to 4 people in addition to the instructor can be on the boat for this Family and Friends course. In certain locations we offer 4 certifications in a 15-hour course format spread over 3 to 5 days. All Family and Friends Basic Keelboat courses are customized for the student and group's needs and schedule. This is a great mother - daughter / father - son option. You pick the combination!
Instructor to Student Ratio is One to Three Maximum!
We are flexible. If you would like day classes, private lessons, rides, refresher, etc. Please call.
Directions to Pepin Marina
Pepin Marina, 303 First St., Dock A, Pepin, WI 54759
- From St. Paul, Minnesota: Take Hwy 61 South from I-94 East to US 10 (East) (before Hastings). Cross the St. Croix River at Prescott, WI and take WI Hwy 35S / Great River Road to Pepin Wisconsin (Main Street). Continue on Main St. Drive to 1st St.
- From Hudson, Wisconsin: Take WI-35 S, WI-65 S and US-10 E to County Rd D, in Ellsworth, WI. Turn right onto County Rd D. Turn left onto WI-35 S/Great River Rd. Continue on Main St. Drive to 1st St.
- From Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Take State St and W Hamilton Ave to WI-37 S/Wisconsin Trunk 37 S. Take WI-85 W and WI-25 S to Prairie St in Pepin. Continue on Prairie St. Drive to 1st St.
- From Rochester, Minnesota: Get on US-14 W/US-52 N/US-63 from Plummer Cir SW, 14th Ave SW and 17th Ave SW. Follow US-52 N/US-63 to Co Rd 21 NE in Farmington. Take MN-42 N to US-61 N in Greenfield. Follow US-61 N, WI-25 N and WI-35 N/Great River Rd to Prairie St in Pepin. Continue on Prairie St. Drive to 1st St.
Prerequisite for this course
None.
Lake Pepin, WI courses:
Class Schedule; 12 hour course.
Choose from Morning and Afternoon on Weekdays, or Mornings on Weekends.
Classes meet for two 6-hour Monday and Tuesday sessions with break: 9am–4pm; or three 4-hour Weekend sessions 8am–12pm.
Schedule may need to be modified based on availability of instructors and boats.
Note: Dates are arranged individually with our Lake Pepin instructor.