ASA104 / 114 Blue Water Combo
Bareboat Charter Certification
Prerequisites: 30-hours of keelboat sailing after completing your ASA 101 certification and also have completed ASA 103 certification. Sailing-time guidelines can be waived with lead instructor approval.
At Austin Yacht Club, we do blue water destination trips teaching the ASA104 Bareboat and ASA114 Cruising Catamaran as a combination course in actual charter locations. For 2023 the destination is the British Virgin Islands where you’ll liveaboard a three or four cabin yacht and explore the area while living aboard a sailboat. You learn liveaboard skills by doing them first-hand which makes the learning process fun and easy.
Our next ASA104/114 Combo is recruiting students for sailing the British Virgin Islands. Cost $4,500 for a private berth with queen bed, which includes all meals cooked on board, docking, and mooring fees. You can bring a partner to share your berth for an additional $350. ASA certifications (104 or 114) are an additional $499 each.
What is a bareboat certification?
A Bareboat Charter Certification Course – whether on a monohull or catamaran – prepares you to sail your own big boat and charter cruising boats on your own, without professional captain and crew aboard (called Bareboat Cruising by charter companies).
How does a bareboat charter work?
In its simplest form, a bareboat charter arises when the Owner leases his or her vessel out to the Charterer for a fixed period of time. Once the Charterer takes position of the vessel, the Charterer becomes entirely responsible for the vessel.
What is IPC proficiency?
You can use the International Proficiency Certificate if you are chartering in the Mediterranean as well as the inland waterways of Europe and northern Europe. Most charter companies accept this certificate as adequate proof of bareboat skipper proficiency. As countries differ in their requirements, travelers should always check with their destination charter company to confirm requirements.
What You’ll Learn in ASA 104 – Bareboat Cruising Course
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising covers 55 skills that must be completed to earn certification. In addition to being able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions you will have knowledge of provisioning, galley operations, boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, weather interpretation, and dinghy/tender operation.
You will come away able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and moderate sea conditions.