ASA Sailing School – Classes at AYC
Austin Yacht Club (AYC) offers courses taught by the American Sailing Association (ASA) certified instructors. These are complete sailing courses using ASA materials with a written exam and an ASA completion certificate. If you follow the curriculum (101,103, & 104) and get some time on the water, you will be qualified to skipper your own charter boat in locations like the British Virgin Islands.
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION (ASA)
The ASA or The American Sailing Association introduced certifications to the United States over 35 years ago. Today, with 350+ sailing schools worldwide and 536,000 ASA certified sailors, ASA represents the largest and most trusted network of schools in the United States. The most important consideration is the quality of the particular school and instructor, not necessarily which system they teach under. At the Austin Yacht Club, we have certified sailing instructors who are experienced sailing educators and racers. Many of our instructors have over 25 years of racing and sail training experience.
ASA101
Basic Keelboat Sailing
Fee: $499 member and $599 non-member
Prerequisites: None
ASA101 gives you up to 18-hours of training most of which is on the water doing drills. Successful completion of the course leads to your ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification. You will learn to skipper a sloop-rigged keelboat of 20′ to 30′ in length by day in moderate winds (under 14 MPH) without supervision.
ASA103
Coastal Cruising Certification
Fee: $545 member and $699 non-member
Prerequisites: around 30-hours of keelboat sailing after completing your ASA101 certification or 2-years of keelboat ownership.
Step up to a larger boat by learning to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary diesel powered wheel sailboat of about 30 to 40 feet in length, in moderate winds and sea conditions.
ASA104 / ASA114
Bareboat and Cruising Catamaran Certification
Prerequisites: ASA101 & ASA103
ASA104 / ASA114 is a blue water learning experience sailing in one of our Caribbean Flotillas.
International Proficiency Certification
Greece, Croatia, and many other European ports of call now require an International Proficiency Certificate. As an ASA104 certified sailor, you qualify for the issuance of an International Proficiency Certificate. All you have to do is provide your ASA104 certification and will ASA to handle the paperwork for a $49 administration fee.
ASA105
Coastal Navigation Certification
Prerequisites: none
Learn practical navigation on inland and coastal waters, including chart reading, piloting, rules of the road, tides and currents, and more. Includes both echart and paper chart training. This course is a prerequisite for ASA 106, Advanced Coastal Cruising. This home self-study course prepares you to navigate safely and confidently in all conditions of visibility.
ASA 107, ASA 120, ASA 119
Celestial, RADAR, Weather
These courses are available through the ASA. By special arrangement, because of the “one fathom social distancing” plan, Starpath has made their ASA-approved online courses available to all. All the courses allow students to study at their own pace and include opportunities to interact with instructors. At the end of the course all graduating students earn official ASA certifications.
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