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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

June 3 - 6
June 10 - 13
June 17 - 20
June 24 - 27
July 1 - 4
July 8 - 11
July 15 - 18
July 22 - 25

Aug 5 - 8
Aug 12 - 15
Aug 19 - 22
Aug 26 - 29
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
 
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

Register Now For This Course


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