Class Dates:
May 1-9, 2025, May 18-26, 2025, November 1-9, 2025, November 16-24, 2025
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:
ASA108 Ocean Passage Making Class: ASA108 students learn the skills required to safely sail offshore for an extended period. ASA108 provides students with an understanding of yacht preparation for ocean sailing, course planning, working a watch schedule, use of celestial navigation, weather analysis, storm avoidance, heavy weather sailing techniques including use of drogue and storm jib, use of radar, techniques for crossing the Gulf Stream, and other elements involved in ocean passage making. Our ASA108 classes are conducted while we are on real passages, so students experience the real deal. All ASA108 classes taught by Captain Mike Brown, an ASA certified Instructor Evaluator and USCG ocean master licensed captain and highly experienced sailor with over 40,000 Nautical Miles on the ocean. Class is conducted on 39 foot Pearson sloop. Prerequisites: ASA101, ASA103, ASA104, ASA105, ASA106, ASA107 or ASA117.
We are offering four ASA108 Ocean Passage Making Classes in 2025 as follows:
Rock Hall, MD to Bermuda- May 1- May 9, 2025. 140 nautical miles on the Chesapeake Bay and 615 nautical miles on the ocean. Nine days including three days from Rock Hall, MD to Norfolk, VA and five and a half days from Norfolk, VA to Bermuda.
Bermuda to Rock Hall, MD- May 18- May 26, 2025. 140 nautical miles on the Chesapeake Bay and 615 nautical miles on the ocean. Nine days including five and a half days from Bermuda to Norfolk, VA and three days from Norfolk, VA to Rock Hall, MD.
Rock Hall, MD to Bermuda- November 1- November 9, 2025. 140 nautical miles on the Chesapeake Bay and 615 nautical miles on the ocean. Nine days including three days from Rock Hall, MD to Norfolk, VA and five and a half days from Norfolk, VA to Bermuda.
Bermuda to Rock Hall, MD- November 16- November 24, 2025. 140 nautical miles on the Chesapeake Bay and 615 nautical miles on the ocean. Nine days including five and a half days from Bermuda to Norfolk, VA and three days from Norfolk, VA to Rock Hall, MD.
Includes ASA 108 certification, all on board food and beverages and clearance fees. Sleep aboard for free all nights of the class and the evening before the class begins.
Combination ASA106/107: Since all the Bermuda passages include a coastal cruise from Rock Hall, MD to Norfolk, VA or from Norfolk, VA to Rock Hall, MD, we can offer ASA106 certification to anyone who does not have ASA106 Certification. $1,000 adder to add ASA106 certification. Includes ASA certification, all on board food and beverages and clearance fees. Sleep aboard for free all nights of the class and the evening before the class begins. Prerequisites: ASA101, ASA103, ASA104, ASA105, ASA107 or ASA117. See ASA106/108 Combination for pricing.
Note: It is possible to fulfill the Celestial Navigation prerequisites with either ASA 107 Celestial Navigation or the ASA 117, Basic Celestial Endorsement. Click on the link to upload a Flyer describing our Ocean Passage Making classes. ASA108 Class 2024 V2
