Course Descriptions

Learn and Cruise Basic Keelboat 101 Basic Coastal Cruising 103 Combo
General Description: Arrange your group of four to learn 101 Basic Sailing and 103 Basic Coastal Cruising. Four days of instruction followed by three days of cruising. An excellent family vacation or an escape with four good friends.
Pre-requisites: None

Basic Keelboat 101
General Description: Able to sail a boat of about 20 feet in length in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision. A preparatory Standard with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required.
Pre-requisites: None

Basic Coastal Cruising 103
General Description: Able to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary powered sailboat of about 20 to 30 feet in length, in moderate winds and sea conditions. Pre-requisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing Certificate 101

Bare Boat Chartering 104 (Intermediate Coastal Cruising)
General Description: An advanced cruising Standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper or crew of a 30 - 50 foot boat sailing by day in coastal waters. The Standard includes knowledge of boat systems and maintenance procedures.
Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing101 and Basic Coastal Cruising 103

Coastal Navigation 105
General Description: Able to demonstrate the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. There is no Sailing Skills part to this. Standard and practical application of this sailing knowledge is found in the Advanced Coastal Cruising Standard.
Pre-requisites: None

Advanced Coastal Cruising 106
General Description: Able to safely act as skipper and crew of a sailing vessel about 30 to 50 feet in length. This is a day and nighttime Standard in coastal and inland water, in any weather. Pre-requisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing101, Basic Coastal Cruising 103 Bareboat Chartering 104 and Coastal Navigation 105

Cruising Catamaran 114
General Description: An advanced cruising standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper and crew of a 30-50 foot multihull sailboat by day in coastal waters. The standard includes those skills unique to a 30-50 foot multi hull.
Pre-requisites: Basic Keelboat (101) and Basic Coastal Cruising (103), Bare Boat Chartering 104, is also a prerequisite and can be attained either by itself prior to BBC Multihull (114) or in conjunction with BBC Multihull (114). In either case, ALL MATERIAL IN BOTH STANDARDS (104 & 114) MUST BE TAUGHT AND TESTED BEFORE 114 CAN BE AWARDED.

The ASA “Challenge”
Sailors who consider themselves qualified to ASA Standards may “Challenge” the ASA Standards at any ASA Certification Facility. To challenge the Standards one must progress successfully through the ASA system of Standards. If you are interested in the fast track program, please contact Bay Breeze for further details.