ASA Sailing Standards

We are committed to the ASA standards. They are what they are, a standard. We adhere to them because we believe in them. The ASA standards for classes we instruct are below.

• Basic Keelboat Sailing Standard ASA 101 BKB
  Prerequisites: None
  General Description: "Able to sail a boat of about 20 feet in length in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision. A preparatory standard with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required."
  Click here to view the entire standard on ASA's website.

• Basic Coastal Cruising Sailing Class Standard ASA 103
  Prerequisites: ASA 101 BKB
  General Description: "Able to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary powered sailboat of about 20 to 30 feet in length, in moderate winds and sea conditions."
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• Bareboat Chartering Standard ASA 104 BC (Intermediate Coastal Cruising)
  Prerequisites:Basic Keelboat Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising Certification
  General Description: "An advanced cruising standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper or crew of a 30 - 50 foot boat sailing by day in coastal waters. The standard includes knowledge of boat systems and maintenance procedures."
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• Coastal Navigation (ASA 105)
  Prerequisites: None
  General Description:Able to demonstrate the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. There is no Sailing Skills part to this Standard and practical application of this sailing knowledge is found in the Advanced Coastal Cruising Standard.
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• Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114)
  Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat (101) and Basic Coastal Cruising (103). The Bareboat Charter Standard (104) is also a prerequisite and can be attained either by itself prior to BBC Multihull (114) or in conjunction with BBC Multihull (114). In either case, ALL MATERIAL IN BOTH STANDARDS (104 & 114) MUST BE TAUGHT AND TESTED BEFORE 114 CAN BE AWARDED.
  General Description: An advanced cruising standard for individuals with cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper and crew of a 30-50 foot multihull sailboat by day in coastal waters. The standard includes those skills unique to a 30-50 foot multihull.
  Click here to view the entire standard on ASA's website.

• Radar Endorsement (ASA 120)
  Prerequisites: Coastal Navigation
  General Description: The ASA radar course teaches safe, efficient use of small-craft radar for piloting, chart navigation, and collision avoidance, including radar principles and practical matters of radar operation. A realistic PC based radar simulator is used in the course to illustrate radar measurements.
  Click here to view the complete standard on ASA'swebsite.

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