Advanced Learn-n-Cruise
Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) and Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106)
(8:30am Saturday through 1pm Friday)
The goal of this course is to achieve ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising competence by skippering at night as well as during the day, in all weather conditions suitable for sailing. This offshore preparatory class is intense, challenging, and rewarding! Topics covered on this cruise include: standing night watch, use of radar and chart plotters, weather analysis, handling emergency situations, night navigation and piloting, spinnaker rigging and use, advanced anchoring techniques, performance tuning, reefing and heavy-weather sailing.
Coastal Navigation certification also covers detailed aids to navigation, fog procedures, and calculating current, leeway, set and drift. Coastal Navigation is offered as a book study course, to be fully prepared for prior to arrival, and is a required prerequisite in order to achieve Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106). The ASA 105 exam will be taken on Saturday and put into practice throughout the weeklong course.
Option #1: Advanced Learn-n-Cruise
Board your boat in Bellingham for this one-week round-trip class and explore beyond the San Juan Islands while taking advantage of the many advanced cruising experiences found in the waters of the "greater" Pacific Northwest. Your course cruise plan will be determined by weather and to maximize learning opportunities. Classes start Saturdays (8:30AM), return Fridays (1PM).
| Tuition: Includes ASA certifications |
$2050 Includes food for weeklong course, fuel and moorage (budget for one meal ashore). | ||
| Optional Private Stateroom Guarantee: | $395 This option guarantees an individual student a private stateroom (couples always have a stateroom). Sometimes, depending on the number individual students registered for the course, students of the same gender may need to share a stateroom (with separate bedding). The instructor takes the least favorable sleeping space. |
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| Prerequisites: | ASA 104 (Bareboat Cruising/Charter Certification) or equivalent experience, plus additional cruising experience. | ||
| 2021 Course Dates: |
March 27 - April 2 April 24 - 30 May 22 - 28 (Bellingham, WA to Campbell River, BC) September 11 - 17 Please email us at school@sanjuansailing.com or call us at 360-671-8339 for more date options | ||
| Textbooks: | ASA 105: Coastal Navigation by Mike Pyzel ASA 106: The International Marine Book of Sailing, by Robby Robinson OR Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere Order texts online through ASA/American Sailing Association, through Amazon or check out from your local library. |
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Option #2: Spring Desolation Sound Advanced Weeklong Course
Discover Desolation Sound on this one-way, one-week class. Join your instructor aboard the Beneteau 42 "Kipper Kite" and sail north from Bellingham, along the Sunshine Coast and into Desolation Sound, deboarding in Campbell River. Aside from incredible natural beauty, sailing in Desolation Sound offers the unique opportunity to learn to navigate narrow entrances, strong currents, and tidal rapids. Return carpool options may be available from Campbell River.
| Tuition: Includes ASA certifications |
$2050 Includes food for weeklong course, fuel and moorage (budget for one meal ashore). | ||
| Optional Private Stateroom Guarantee: | $395 This option guarantees an individual student a private stateroom (couples always have a stateroom). Sometimes, depending on the number individual students registered for the course, students of the same gender may need to share a stateroom (with separate bedding). The instructor takes the least favorable sleeping space. |
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| Prerequisites: | ASA 104 (Bareboat Cruising/Charter Certification) or equivalent experience, plus additional cruising experience. | ||
| Course Dates: |
May 22 - 28, 2021 (Course begins in Bellingham and ends in Campbell River, BC.) Please email us at school@sanjuansailing.com or call us at 360-671-8339 for questions. | Textbooks: | ASA 105: Coastal Navigation by Mike Pyzel ASA 106: The International Marine Book of Sailing, by Robby Robinson OR Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere Order texts online through ASA/American Sailing Association, through Amazon or check out from your local library. |
| Travel Suggestions: | Click here for transportation options to/from Campbell River | ||
Please contact San Juan Sailing School at school@sanjuansailing.com or 360-671-8339 to register for your course and to confirm course date availability. Advanced weeklong courses require a minimum of three students, maximum four students for confirmation. This is a non-smoking course.
