ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Class:
Beginning students should start with our fun and informative two-day ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing class. Our ASA101 Basic Keelboat Course is taught in a live-aboard program, where students live on the boat and are fully immersed in learning to sail. and no hotels are needed.
ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a beginner-level sailing class that is taught entirely on the water on one of our two 39-foot Sailboats, ‘Gallivant’ or ‘Invictus’, so no classroom is needed. Although ASA101 classes officially run from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day, since most students live aboard our sailboat, they are immersed in learning to sail 24 hours a day, making it easy to learn. Both sailboats offer maximum comfort, with air conditioning, a galley, a head, refrigeration, and comfortable sleeping berths. Onboard breakfasts and lunches are included, so no restaurants are needed except for dinner, which is eaten in local restaurants. Students who prefer to stay in a hotel or commute in each day should arrive no later than 9:00 AM both days.
In addition to the ASA Basic Keelboat Sailing Textbook, all our ASA101 students receive our internally developed Captain In You ASA101 Basic Keelboat Study Guide, which has proven effective in helping new students quickly learn the information required to gain ASA certification and cruise safely on their own. During the class, your expert instructor will review all concepts presented in the ASA101 Basic Keelboat Study Guide, ensuring that students fully grasp each concept.
Students learn everything they need to sail, including sailing vocabulary, principles of sailing, how to rig/hoist/set sails, how to obtain proper sail trim using outhaul, boom vang, mainsheet, jib sheets, winches, and traveler. Learn to steer both under engine and sail, learn to come about and jibe properly, learn about safety equipment, learn proper commands at the helm, learn to head up and bear away, learn to sail on various points of sail, including close hauled, close reach, beam reach, and broad reach, and much more.
Students sail in one of the most beautiful parts of the Chesapeake Bay between Rock Hall and the Annapolis Bay Bridge. Class size: 3-4, with a maximum of five.
Prerequisites: None. This class is taught assuming students know nothing about sailing when they arrive, but by the time students leave, they can sail on a fundamental level and have a foundation for taking more advanced classes.
How to save money?
Couples get 5% off. Combine ASA101 with 103 and save an additional 5% on both classes. Combine ASA101 with ASA103 and ASA104 and save 5% on all three classes.
Price includes the following:
- ‘Sailing Made Easy’ Textbook by ASA
- Captain In You ASA101 Basic Keelboat Study Guide
- ASA 3-month membership
- ASA Test
- ASA Logbook
- ASA Certification
- On board Breakfasts and Lunches
- No hotels are needed since students live aboard our yacht for free, including staying on board the evening before their class start date, and all days of the class.
- Students can bring their own Personal Flotation Device (PFD) or use one of the boats’ Type V PFDs with tethers for free.
At the end of each day of the class, students can hang out at Haven Harbour South Marina, have dinner at one of the two restaurants, or go into town. Haven Harbour South Marina is a resort marina. Visit the Haven Harbour South store and boat chandlery or go for a swim in the pool, ride free bikes or kayaks, or relax on the white sand beach. Please see the Location page for more information on Haven Harbour South Marina.
Super clean bathrooms and showers are available 24 hours/day.
Free Parking.
How to sign up?
Please visit our schedule page below to see all sailing classes including ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing.
After selecting the class date, please contact Captain Mike at Captainmike@delmarvasailingschool.com or 410-810-4230 or 215-499-0335 cell to confirm availability. Once we confirm availability, you can sign up by scrolling back to the top of this page and selecting single or couple and then following the prompts to enter your credit card information.
| ASA101 Basic Keelboat-Two Days. No prerequisites | ASA102 Keelboat 2-Two Days. Must be ASA101 Certified. Not a prerequisite for ASA103 | ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising- Two Days. Must be ASA101 Certified. ASA102 is not a prerequisite | ASA104 Bareboat Cruising-Three Days. Must be ASA101 and ASA103 Certified | ASA118 Docking Endorsement- Two Days. Must be ASA101 Certified | ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising- Seven Days. Must be ASA101, ASA103, ASA104, and ASA105 Certified | |||||||||||||
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