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About this trip
ASA 101, 103 & 104: Keelboat Sailing, Coastal Cruising, and Bareboat Cruising
Get bareboat charter certified on a learning vacation!
Limited to 4 students, 2 minimum
You'll spend a week living the cruising life in beautiful Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park while you learn to sail! Learn to skipper a 20' - 35' (auxiliary powered) keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn basic and cruising sailing terminology and get hands-on practice learning sailboat parts and functions, helm commands, sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
The first 3 days will be 9am-5pm based in Seward, with the boat as your classroom. We'll spend a few hours at dock in the morning covering sailing terminology, points of sail and navigation rules and in the afternoons go sailing and put those skills to use. For days 4-6, we'll leave the harbor after provisioning in Seward on day 4 and anchor out somewhere new for 2 nights aboard. With small classes of 4 students and hands-on learning, you'll leave feeling confident in your sailing abilities.
Lodging in Seward and meals are on your own the first 3 days/nights Students will provision for and cook group meals aboard the boat days 4-6.
Practice sailing on 2 or 3 different boats!
Our 28.5 Hunter, Encore, is perfect for learning the basics. Our Beneteau Firsts provide practice using upgraded instruments, advanced sail trim, and other cruising comforts. The 38' Farr, Azzurra, is a speedy racing sailboat, perfect for learning more advanced sail trim, abundant sails for all types of wind, and tiller steering.
Some classes fall on our local William H. Seward Yacht Club's race days. Students of these classes will get hands-on practice crewing in a race. Racing is a great crash course to test your knowledge of navigation rules, sailing terminology & commands, points of sail and sail trim.
Summer 2025 Basic to Bareboat Schedule
May 29 - June 3
June 19 - 24 *Solstice party raft up
June 26 - July 1
Aug 1 - 6
Aug 12 - 17
Aug 19 - 24
All students of this course will also earn coupons for discounted bareboat charters with us!
Available Packages
ASA 101, 103 & 104: Keelboat Sailing, Coastal Cruising, and Bareboat Cruising
Get bareboat charter certified on a learning vacation!
Lodging in Seward and meals are on your own the first 3 days/nights
Students will provision for and cook group meals aboard the boat days 4-6.
ASA membership
You'll need to become an ASA member if you are not already, $59/year.
Books
This course has 3 required textbooks:
"Sailing Made Easy," "Coastal Cruising Made Easy" & "Bareboat Cruising Made Easy"
You can purchase them on americansailing.com and Amazon.
*We highly recommend you read through the books prior to your course.
*Audible has these books on audio
*FREE online prep courses that cover the textbook material are available online at americansailing.com, to help prepare you for your class.
-CANCELLATION POLICY-
Full refunds are only available for trips cancellations with 90 days notice.
Under 90 days, the deposit amount of 50% will be nonrefundable.
Under 45 days, no refund is provided. We are happy to apply your payment towards a future sailing adventure or class with us. We will do our best to rebook you if available.
Weather-related Cancellations
We sail rain or shine unless the instructor cancels due to unsafe conditions. If so, you will receive a full refund or rebooking.