Class Dates:
May 3-4, May 10-11, May 17-18, May 24-25
May 31-June 1, June 7-8, June 14-15, June 21-22
June 28-29, July 5-6, July 12-13, July 19-20,
July 26-27, August 2-3, August 9-10, August 16-17,
August 23-24, August 30-31, Sept. 6-7, Sept. 13-14,
Sept. 20-21, Sept. 27-28, October 4-5, October 11-12
Please select a class date you want and then contact Captainmike@delmarvasailingschool.com to confirm availability. Once we confirm availability you can sign up and pay with a credit card.
Class Description:
ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing – Practice Sail Program. Only students who are already certified to ASA101 from any ASA Sailing School, and want to retake the class qualify for the Practice Sail Program.
ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Practice Sail Program students go through the class with the first time ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Students.
The Practice Sail Program price is our maximum discount. There is no additional couple’s discount. Couples who sign up for two spaces in an ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Practice Sail Program Class should indicate that they are a couple in the notes at sign up. Couples will be assigned a private double berth with a door. A couple is defined as two students who sleep in the same berth. Please see the Practice Sail Program page for more details.
ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a beginner level sailing class which is taught all on the water on one of our two 39-foot Sailboats named ‘Gallivant’ and ‘Invictus’, so no classroom is needed. Although ASA101 classes generally go from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, since students live aboard our sailboat, they are totally immersed in learning to sail 24 hours a day.
All our ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Practice Sail Program students receive our internally developed Captain In You ASA101 Basic Keelboat Study Guide, that has proven effective in helping new students quickly learn the information required to gain ASA certification, and cruise safely on their own.
Students learn all they need to get started sailing, including sailing vocabulary, principles of sailing, how to rig/hoist/set sails safely and correctly to obtain proper sail trim using halyards, outhaul, boom vang, mainsheet, jib sheets, winches, and traveler. Also learn to steer both under engine and sail, learn to come about and jibe properly, learn about safety equipment, proper commands at the helm, crew overboard recovery, learn to head up and bear away, 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 typically with a maximum of five students allowed.
Prerequisites: You must already be certified to ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing to qualify for the ASA101 Basic Keelboat Practice Sail Program.
Price includes the following:
- Captain In You ASA101 Basic Keelboat Study Guide
- On board Breakfasts and Lunches
- No hotels are needed since students live aboard our yacht for free, including staying on board the evening prior to 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 your days on the water, students can hang out at Haven Harbour South Marina, and have dinner at one of the two restaurants, visit the Haven Harbour South store and boat chandlery, go for a swim in the pool, ride bikes that are available for free, 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.
