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5 - Day “Learn to Sail” Class Monday – Friday    9AM – 4PM This is the BEST”Learn to Sail” Class you will find anywhere!  Students are taught the Basic Sailing Skills with lots of hands on Sailing Time on the Water.  Upon completion, you will be comfortable as a Skipper of a medium sized Keelboat in all conditions.  Your Boat Handling & Sailing Skills will be at a level much higher than that obtained in our Weekend “Sailing Fundamentals” Class… Much more material is covered and Much More hands on SAILING TIME!    US Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification is included FREE!
In this Class you will learn: Sailing Terminology Rigging the Boat Setting Sails Assessing the Wind Direction Tacking & Jibing Starting & Stopping the Boat while Sailing Analyzing Sail Shape and Trim Securing to a Mooring… While under Sail or Motor Maneuvering in Confined Areas under Sail or Motor Man Overboard Recovery   Heavy Weather Sailing…Sailing in a Small Craft Advisory Anchoring Techniques Heaving Too and Reefing Techniques Single Handed Sailing Techniques Rules of the Road Introduction to using a Spinnaker Coastal Navigation Techniques Knots
33 hours total time on the water… SAILING!  2 Hours in the Classroom… As preparation for the Written Exam Tuition:  One Person - $ 945    Couple: $895 per person No Previous Sailing Experience is required Our Optimized J/24’s are used for this Class.    Maximum of 5 per boat, Minimum of 2