Sailing School

American Sailing Association sailing courses

Earn American Sailing Association certification with us.

Turn your vacation into a learning experience while you learn the ins and outs of sail trim, navigation, rigging, and safety systems. Gain the understanding you need to have in order to operate a charter sailboat or your own boat with confidence.

Weekend Certifications: One weekend aboard while cruising the scenic San Juan Islands, and you can receive an American Sailing Association certification for basic keelboat, basic coastal cruising, or bareboat certification. You can receive all three certifications. After completing these courses you will have the knowledge, skill, and experience to charter your own charter sailboat.

Course Descriptions:

Basic Keelboat (101): Able to sail a boat of about 20 feet in length in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision. A preparatory Standard with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required.
$233. Full course description

Basic Coastal Cruising (103): Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing Certificate. General Description: Able to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary powered sailboat of about 20 to 30 feet in length, in moderate winds and sea conditions.
$318 Full course description

Bareboat Chartering (104): Prerequisites: (Intermediate Coastal Cruising) Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising Certification General Description: An advanced cruising Standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper or crew of a 30 - 50 foot boat sailing by day in coastal waters. The Standard includes knowledge of boat systems and maintenance procedures.
$361 Full course description

For more specific descriptions of above courses go to www.asa.com.