ASA 101, 103 & 104 Learn to Sail Week

6 days / 5 nights · Up to 6 students · $2,950 per student · Seward, Alaska

Beginner to bareboat in one week! No experience needed.

Spend a week living the cruising life in beautiful Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park. You'll earn three ASA certifications: ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing, ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising and ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising. Topics include:

• Sailing terminology, points of sail and sail trim

• Provisioning and meal planning

• Boat systems and auxiliary engines

• Coastal navigation and navigation rules

• Anchoring, mooring and docking

• Emergency procedures

• Weather, safety and seamanship

Two ways to take this course

Some classes are fully liveaboard--you'll take off on a learning vacation on day 1 and some classes are based in Seward days 1-3 and liveaboard days 4-6.

6-day liveaboard (June 11 - 16)

• Lodging aboard the boat for all 5 nights

• Starts Day 1 at 9:30 am with safety and instruction aboard. Then you'll provision and set sail.

• You'll anchor somewhere new each night and range farther to see more of the coast.

• Returns Day 6 by 4pm.

• Students provision for and cook 3-6 group meals.

3 days in Seward + 3 days cruising (July 29 - Aug. 3)

• Days 1–3: 9:30 - 5pm, classroom and day sailing out of Seward. Lodging and meals in Seward are on your own.

• Days 4–6: Live aboard and cruise. Students provision for and cook group meals aboard.

• Returns Day 6 by 4pm.

Expect an ASA written exam for each course to be spaced out about every two days.

A shared group experience

This is a group course for up to 6 students plus your instructor. Space aboard is tight, just like on any cruising sailboat. You'll share cabins, the galley and the head (bathroom) with fellow students, who may be people you've just met. Living aboard together is part of the learning, and most groups leave as friends. Traveling with a partner or friend? Let us know when you book, and we'll do our best to keep you together.

Bring your own sleeping bag. 

Flying in? We can provide bedding at not cost if you ask in advance.

Bonus

All students receive 10% off a future bareboat charter with us!

2027 dates

• June 11 - 16 * Liveaboard

• July 29 - Aug. 3 *Seward + Cruising

Rate: $2950 per student