ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Class- Delmarva Sailing School students complete ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising while sailing to fun overnight destinations like Annapolis, Bodkin Creek, Baltimore, or Galesville and return.
Other sailing schools require their ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising students to return to the home marina at the end of the day, so they don’t cruise to destinations until they take ASA104 Bareboat Cruising.
Delmarva Sailing School’s ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising class is a two-day, all-on-the-water, live-aboard program, where students learn to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary-powered keelboat by day in moderate winds and sea conditions.
Learn boat systems, boat handling, safety, and seamanship skills (Anchor snubbing, fixing a winch override, properly coiling lines, etc.). Learn cruising sailboat terminology, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, basic use of electronics and instrumentation, intermediate sail trim, reefing skills, heaving to, basic navigation, navigation rules, anchoring, mooring ball pickup, weather analysis, and more knot tying.
Class size: 3-4, with a maximum of 5 students.
Prerequisites: ASA101. ASA102 not required.
How to save money?
Couples get 5% off. Bundle ASA103 with 104 and save 5% on both classes. Bundle ASA103 with ASA104 and ASA118 and save 5% on all three classes.
Price includes the following:
- ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Textbook.
- Captain In You ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Study Guide.
- ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Test.
- ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Certification.
- All on board breakfast 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. All slip fees at destination marinas are included, and students are not charged.
- Students can bring their own Personal Flotation Device (PFD) or use our Type V PFD with tether.
ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Classes begin and end at Haven Harbour South Marina in Rock Hall, MD. Upon arrival for a class, students can hang out at Haven Harbour South Marina, 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 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 ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising.
After selecting the class date, please contact Captainmike@delmarvasailingschool.com or 410-810-4230 to confirm availability. Once we confirm availability, you can sign up and pay with a credit card 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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