| 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.
| 2010 Class Schedule for Basic Keelboat Course |
March 15 -18
March 22 - 25 |
April 5 - 8
April 19 - 22
April 26 - 29 |
May 10 - 13
May 24 - 27
May 31 - April 3 |
June
7 - 10
June 14 - 17
June 21 - 24 |
July 12 - 15
July 19 - 22
July 26 - 29
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Aug 9 - 12
Aug
23 - 26 |
Sept 6 - 9
Sept 20 - 23 |
Oct 11 - 14
Oct 18 - 21 |
2010
Weekend Courses
(The Basic Keelboat course requires
two weekends)
April 10-11 & 17-18
May 15-16 & 22-25
June 12-13 & 19-20
July 17-18 & 24-25
September 18-19 & 25-26 |
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