| 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.
| 2013 Class Schedule for Basic Keelboat Course |
March 11 -14
March 18 - 21
March 25 - 28 |
April 1 - 4
April 8 - 11
April 15 - 18
April 22 - 25 |
May 6 - 9
May 13 - 16
May 20 - 23
May 27 - 30
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June
3 - 6
June 10 - 13
June 17 - 20
June 24 - 27
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July 1 - 4
July
8 - 11
July 15 - 18
July 22 - 25
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Aug 5 - 8
Aug
12 - 15
Aug
19 - 22
Aug 26 - 29
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Sept 2 - 5
Sept 9 - 12
Sept 16 - 19
Sept 23 - 26 |
Oct 7 - 10
Oct 14 - 17
Oct 21 - 24
Oct 28 - 31 |
Nov 4 -7
Nov 11 - 14 |
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2013
Weekend Courses
(The Basic Keelboat course requires
two weekends)
March 9-10 & 16-17
April 13-14 & 20-21
May 11-12 & 18-19
June 8-9 & 15-16
July 13-14 & 20-21
August 10-11 & 17-18
September 14-15 & 21-22
October 12-13 & 19-20
November 9-10 & 16-17
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