| Safe
and enjoyable sailing is the result of doing
a lot of little things correctly. We offer
a comprehensive learning experience that will
give beginners and novice sailors the skills
to bareboat charter or to confidently handle
their own boats in coastal waters.
The
following courses provide a good combination
of classroom and on the water instruction.
We emphasize hands-on experience to help you
develop your skills and confidence.
Oriental's School Of Sailing offers two courses
for sailors - Basic Keelboat Certification
and Coastal
Navigation.
 BASIC
KEELBOAT CERTIFICATION
US Sailing 101
Prerequisite: None
Target Skill Level:
Skipper or crew of a 24' - 26' sailboat in familiar or protected waters and fine
weather with light to moderate winds and sea conditions without supervision.
Training:
Classroom and on the water: 24 hours over 3-4 days.
Tuition: $595 (Includes Textbook)
Testing and Certification Fee: $50 (optional)
These
essential fundamentals will be the solid foundation
upon which you can build a lifetime of safe
and enjoyable sailing.
The course includes sailing theory and extensive practice; terminology and parts
of the sailboat; sail trim, adjust and shape; points of sail, rudder control
and commands; rigging for sail; docking and undocking under sail and power; basic
seamanship; knots; safety skills including rules of the road, legal issues, federal
equipment; crew coordination, crew overboard prevention and recovery techniques.
Basic
Keelboat also provides an introduction to
sail shaping, the international navigational
buoyage systems, lights and anchoring.
| 2012 Class Schedule for Basic Keelboat Course |
March 12 -15
March 26 - 29 |
April 2 - 5
April 9 - 12
April 23 - 26 |
May 7 - 10
May 14 - 17
May 21 - 24
|
June
4 - 7
June 11 - 14
June 18 - 21 |
July 9 - 12
July 16 - 19
July 23 - 26
|
Aug 6 - 9
Aug
13 - 16
Aug
20 - 23 |
Sept 3 - 6
Sept 17 - 20 |
Oct 8 - 11
Oct 15 - 18 |
2012
Weekend Courses
(The Basic Keelboat course requires
two weekends)
April 14-15 & 21-22
May 12-13 & 19-20
July 14-15 & 21-22
September 15-16 & 22-23 |
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