ASA 103 2-wkend

Dann Hall in for 1st part (&Kev 1st pm lecture)

Mary teaching 2nd weekend lecture & Daniel water days

At ASA 103 It is time to aquire your own sailing gloves, waterproof top layer (aka foul weather gear) and waterproof sailing boots, These help to keep you dry when sailing year round. Need your own inflatable lifevest, preferably with a harness built in, and a 6' tether. Best kind have a built in bungie. Dress for this class acording to the weather reports - can view current or by the month predictions with links from our website front page.

Must purchase your ASA 103 book, Cruising Made Easy at our office, ASA website or on-line as an ibook or android google play book. Take the 4 quizes in the book, every few chapters. Look at your ASA logbook ASA 103 sylabus for a guide to your studies.

2 weekend (or 4 weekdays which might include including 1 weekend) = 6 PM lecture starts the ashore knowledge with review of the book quiz questions. First hands on day go straight to the boat for 2 full days of sailing. Second section has an evening of introduction to Navigation before the last 2 days of hands on training. A favorite and unique part of the last 2 days is a 'zero visibility' sailing exercise into the Central San Francisco Bay.

Very comprehensive course for new SF Bay Skippers or boat owners. For self-taught sailors we recommend challenging ASA 101 then starting your training with this course. This course is is a good course to fill in skills or knowledge gaps most common to miss out on if learning from friends or family. 

When pass on-the-water skills at 100% will follow with the 100 question ASA certification test.  Holder of the 103 certification is qualified to sail up to 30' boats in semi-protected waters, accepted world-wide. For San Francisco Bay sailing, ASA 103 allows sailing in SF Bay's semi protected micro climates that can be reached from our location = South and East of Bay Bridge (need 104 for crossing under bridges and sailing in to the GG Bridge).

After graduation:

~ can schedule the free independent half-day practice session (4h) with your 101 classmates on one of our Ranger 23'.

~ can participate in 1 Wednesday night sail at no cost, between the course weekends or up to 30 days after completion of the course