Learn to Sail on Flathead Lake
Welcome to a unique kind of sailing school. We have ASA Certified Instructors and USCG Captains on the boat to help you. Classes are customized for the students on board. We take your personal goals as our purpose. You can take all the classes or just some. We want your experience to be exceptional and fun.
We know sailing, but better yet, we have over a decade’s experience sailing on Flathead Lake. Our promise is for you to become a better sailor.
We have 3 class options. Our classes are all 2 days long. You can take one at a time or mix and match with our combo classes. We follow and maintain the integrity of the American Sailing Standards for certification.
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ASA 101 Keelboat 1 Textbook
ASA 101, BASIC KEELBOAT TEXTBOOK
Learn to skipper a 20′ – 27′ sloop-rigged keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn basic sailing terminology, parts and functions, helm commands, basic sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, seamanship and safety including basic navigation rules to avoid collisions and hazards.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Keelboat Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment & Procedures
✔️ Weather
✔️ Sail Planning
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Emergencies
SKILLS
✔️ Tacking
✔️ Jibing
✔️ Figure eight/COB
✔️ Mooring/Anchoring
✔️ Return to dock/slip
✔️ Knots
ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Textbook
ASA 103, BASIC COASTAL CRUISING TEXTBOOK
Able to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered (inboard or outboard engine) keelboat of approximately 25 to 35 feet length by day in moderate winds (up to 20 knots) and sea conditions. Knowledge of cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather interpretation, safety and seamanship.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Cruising Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment and Procedures
✔️ Navigation and Weather
✔️ Sail Planning
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Emergencies
SKILLS
✔️ Preliminaries
✔️ Navigation
✔️ Under power
✔️ Under sail
✔️ Return to dock/slip
✔️ Knots
ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising Textbook
ASA 104, BAREBOAT CRUISING TEXTBOOK
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. 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.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Cruise Planning
✔️ Systems
✔️ Emergencies
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Navigation and Weather
SKILLS
✔️ Under power
✔️ Under sail
✔️ Navigation and Weather
✔️ Knots
ASA 101+103 Textbooks
ASA 101+103 TEXTBOOKS
Learn to skipper a 20ft – 35ft sloop-rigged keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Knowledge of basic sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather interpretation, safety and seamanship.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Keelboat Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment & Procedures
✔️ Sail Planning
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Emergencies
✔️ Cruising Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Navigation and Weather
SKILLS
✔️ Tacking
✔️ Jibing
✔️ Figure eight/COB
✔️ Mooring/Anchoring
✔️ Return to dock/slip
✔️ Knots
✔️ Preliminaries
✔️ Navigation
✔️ Under power
✔️ Under sail
ASA 103+104 Textbooks
ASA 103+104 TEXTBOOKS
Able to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered (inboard or outboard engine) keelboat of approximately 25 to 45 feet in length by day in moderate winds (up to 20 knots) and sea conditions. Knowledge of cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather interpretation, provisioning, galley operations, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, health & safety, emergency operations, dinghy/tender operation, safety and seamanship.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Cruising Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment and Procedures
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Emergencies
✔️ Cruise Planning
✔️ Systems
✔️ Navigation and Weather
SKILLS
✔️ Preliminaries
✔️ Under power
✔️ Under sail
✔️ Return to dock/slip
✔️ Navigation and Weather
✔️ Knots
ASA 101+103+104 Textbooks
ASA 101+103+104 TEXTBOOKS
Learn to skipper a 20ft – 45ft sloop-rigged keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. 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, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather interpretation, safety, seamanship and dinghy/tender operation.
KNOWLEDGE
✔️ Keelboat Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment & Procedures
✔️ Sail Planning
✔️ Seamanship
✔️ Emergencies
✔️ Cruising Sailboat Terminology
✔️ Safety equipment and Procedures
✔️ Navigation and Weather
✔️ Cruise Planning
✔️ Systems
SKILLS
✔️ Tacking
✔️ Jibing
✔️ Figure eight/COB
✔️ Mooring/Anchoring
✔️ Return to dock/slip
✔️ Knots
✔️ Preliminaries
✔️ Navigation
✔️ Under power
✔️ Under sail