| 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: $495 (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.
| 2008 Class Schedule for Basic Keelboat Course |
March 17 -20
March 24 - 27
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April 7 -10
April 21 - 24
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May
5 - 8
May 12 - 15
May 19 -22
May 26 - 29
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June
9 -12
June 16 - 19
June 23 - 26 |
July
7 - 10
July 14 - 17
July 21 - 24
July 28 - 31
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Aug
4 - 7
Aug 11 - 14
Aug 18 - 21 |
Sept
1 - 4
Sept 15 - 18
Sept 22 - 25
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Oct
6 - 9
Oct 13 - 16
Oct 20 - 23
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2008
Weekend Courses
(The Basic Keelboat course requires
two weekends)
April 19-20 & 26-27
June 7-8 & 14-15
July 12-13 & 19-20
September 13-14 & 20-21
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