Basic Keelboat: 3 Day

ASA-101 Basic Keelboat Sailing 3 Days- $495 (4 Students per class)
Please note that there is a mandatory additional one time Administrative/Set-up fee payable to the ASA of $39 which includes a one year membership in the American Sailing Association.
Prerequisites: None

New:
We now teach ASA-101 & ASA-103 year round in Bradento Florida! Call us to discuss scheduling.

Overview:
This is the beginning of your sailing adventures.
In this course you will learn about the sailboat, the language of sailing, the Navigation Rules, how to sail safely, how to dock, anchor and moor the boat and the responsibilities of the Captain and crew.
Most importantly, you will learn how to sail.
From the foundation of this course you can build a lifetime of sailing knowledge and pleasure. These basics will be used every day, every time you go sailing for the rest of your life. At the Tracey School, no course is more important to us than this one. How well you learn the basics is the keystone to your confidence and comfort.
Our motto is simple: "Sailing is magical". This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to safely enjoy the magic of sailing.
Successful completion earns a National Safe Boating Certificate recognized by the NASBLA and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Detailed course description.
The basis and most important of all courses we teach. A full three days of sailing instruction that will make you a sailor. Written tests are offered at your convenience after passing the practical, on the water portion of this course.

Day 1

	Classroom O900-1100 Introductions to Sailing (Pg.11) Overview: The sailboat and the wind (Pg.12) Sailing knowledge (Pg.14) All about boats (Pg.15) The basic boat (Pg.17) Responsibilities of the skipper and crew (Pg.24) Alcohol and drug abuse (Pg.25) Federal requirements for recreational boats (Pg.27) Review questions (Pg.33)
	Lunch 1100-1130
	Dockside 1130-1230 Sailing skills Dock lines and their uses (Pg.124) Boarding (Pg.36) Sailing Checklist (Pg.37) Attaching the sails (Pg.37) Rigging checklist (Pg.40) Using winches (Pg.41)
	Underway 1230-1530 Outbound- under power Handling a vessel under power (Pg.156) Power exercise Figure eight at � and full throttle exercise Fast Stop exercise Sailing Raising the mainsail (Pg.41) Getting the boat moving (Pg.45) Getting the boat moving exercise Getting out of irons (Pg.46) Coming about or Tacking mainsail only (pg.49) Coming about exercise Jibing (Pg.49) Jibing exercise Anchoring (Pg.127-129) Vessel and crew preparation exercise Recovering the anchor exercise Mooring (pg.134) Mooring exercise Ending the sail (Pg.60) Stowing the sails (Pg.61) Inbound- under power Landing at an upwind dock exercise Docking (Pg.63)

End of Day One

Day 2

	Classroom 0900-1100 Sailing knowledge (Pg.66) Sail trim (Pg.67) What makes a boat sail (Pg.70) Points of sail (Pg.72+44) Rules of the road under sail (Pg.77) Review questions (Pg.80) Day sail planning (Pg.111) Chart symbols (Pg.112) Aids to navigation (Pg.113) Anchors and their uses (Pg.119) The Anchorage (Pg.121) Knots (Pg.123) Dock lines and their uses (Pg.124) Review questions (Pg.125)
	Lunch 1100-1130
	Underway 1130-1530 Outbound under power Sailing Raising the mainsail (Pg.41) Raising the jib (Pg.54) Reaching with mainsail and jib (Pg.55) Reaching exercise Coming about with mainsail and jib (Pg.55) Coming about exercise Sailing a figure eight Jibing with mainsail and jib (Pg.58) Jibing exercise Communications (Pg.83) Sailing close-hauled (Pg.83) Sailing Close-hauled exercise Sailing on a run (Pg.85) Running exercise Sailing on a reach (Pg.86) Reaching exercise Stopping the boat (Pg.87) Stopping exercise Sail trimming exercise (Pg.106) Inbound- under power End of Day Two Day 3
	Classroom 0900-1100 Sailing Knowledge The safety harness (Pg.91) Deck safety (Pg.91) Hypothermia and clothing (Pg.93) Seasickness (Pg.98) Review questions (Pg.99)
	Lunch 1100-1130
	Underway 1130-1630
	Preparation Practical Exam- Group- Boarding (Pg.36) Sailing Checklist (Pg.37) Attaching the sails (Pg.37) Rigging checklist (Pg.40) Engine operation-Outboards (Pg.153)
	Outbound (and Inbound) under power Practical Exam- Individual- Handling under power (Pg.156)
	Sailing Practical Exam- Group Setting sails Sailing a triangular course (Pg.101) Triangular Exercise Practical Exam- Individual Sailing a triangular course Rescuing a man overboard (Pg.105) MOB exercise Practical Exam- Group Rescuing a man overboard Sailing in confined waters (Pg.106) Coming about in a confined area exercise Heaving To (Pg.129) Heaving to exercise Practical Exam- Group Freestyle- understand verbal instruction and helmsman issue commands to the crew: Tack / Jibe / Stop the boat / Get the boat moving / Sail to mooring / Anchor / Put the boat on any prescribed point of sail Ending the sail / Stowing the sails / Preparing for docking / Docking