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Your ASA certified Instructor will patiently teach you the art of sailing with classroom demonstrations and mostly hands-on training on a Capri 22ft sailboat for the first 2 days and days 3 and 4 will be aboard the Pearson 33ft sailboat . This class with meet the standards of American Sailing certification for knowledge and skills.
ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising
Learn to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered 25′-35′ keelboat by day in moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship.
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising
Learn how to sail a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered 30′-45′ sailboat during a multi-day cruise upon inland/coastal waters in moderate/heavy winds and sea conditions. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
We will ship the textbook to you in the mail when you confirm with deposit or full payment. Please plan to read the textbook and complete all the practice quizzes before joining the class on your scheduled day.
Knots covered: figure eight, clove hitch, bowline, square (reef) knot, round turn and two half hitches, cleat hitch, rolling hitch, sheet bend, trucker’s hitch.
The lesson begins at 9:00 AM each day with an introduction and listening to understand your expectations and goals. Your instructor will make a customized suggestion to meet your goals and use the logbook for a guideline and syllabus.
Classes are for 4 days and may adjust slightly due to wind and weather, but this is the general plan.
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 30-minute on-shore lunch break.
Day 1 and 2 ASA 103, Pearson 33ft sailboat
8:45 a.m. – Check in at the sailing shop.
Grade ASA 101 Exam if your are testing out.
9:00 a.m. – Meet with your classmates and instructor
9:30–12:30 – Sailing theory, depart the dock, hands-on sailing skills, dock the boat.
12:30–1:00 — Lunch break on the shore
1:00–1:30 — Sailing theory.
1:30–4:30 — Sailing exam 2nd day. Depart the dock, your sailing skills, and dock the boat.
Day 3 and 4 ASA 104, Pearson 33ft sailboat
9:00 AM – Gather with classmates and instructor
9:15–12:30 – Depart the dock, sailing skills, dock the boat
12:30–1:00- Lunch break on the shore
1:00–3:00 – Sailing theory, depart the dock, sailing skills, dock the boat.
3:00-4:30 — Sailing exam 2nd day. Review the exam with a class summary.
Safety equipment and life jackets PFD Type V.
ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Cruising textbook, ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising textbook, boat allotted time, sailing instructor time, and certifications upon successful completion of written 80% and practical exams 100%.
We are open Memorial Day to Mid September. The lake level must be high enough to launch the boats.
Most of the summer the best wind is 10–15 knots out of the east on high pressure days—blue skies and light white fluffy clouds. This condition causes a thermal from the warming land pulling the cool air off of the lake.
The best sailing area is in the bay between the Dayton shoreline, Wild Horse Island, and Big Arm Bay where the winds are fairly consistent. However; this is Montana weather and it can change and there can be weather events that may change the daily schedule. We closely monitor this and will be sending you a confirmation 7 days before the lesson to verify the conditions are safe or if we need to reschedule.
Most of our classes will sell out. There is a minimum of 2 students required for the course. If the minimum is not met within 1 week prior to the course date, it will be canceled. We will contact you to reschedule to a different day.
You may cancel or no show, at any time subject to the following penalties:
Any cancellations more than 60 days prior to the start time of 10% of the payment collected.
Any cancellations between 60 and 30 days prior to the start time 50% of the payment collected.
Cancellation or no show, less than 30 days prior to the start time 100% of the payment collected.
If YOU choose to change the date of your reservation to a different date a $100 rebooking fee will apply. We will send you a gift card for $100 less than what you paid to be used for booking alternate date.
Cancellations must be notified to us by phone or email and confirmed for approval. The penalties will be calculated from the date we receive your cancellation.
We may need to cancel a course due to unforeseen circumstances or natural events outside the control of Go Sail Partners, LLC including but not limited to lake wind advisories, thunderstorms, heavy rain, extreme cold, or high wind areas. We send you a gift card of the value so you can book an alternative date.
We reserve the right to cancel a trip at any time without reason. If we cancel without reason, we shall return all collected payments paid by you.