SAILING SCHOOL
Learn to Sail, ASA Certified
From your first day on the water to bluewater cruising, our ASA-certified courses take you step by step. Train locally on Lake Grapevine or aboard in the Caribbean, with US Coast Guard licensed instructors.
ASA CERTIFICATION COURSES
Your path to certification
Each course builds on the one before it, from your first keelboat lesson to skippering a cruising catamaran.
GREAT START
ASA 101 · Basic Keelboat Sailing
Learn to skipper a 20-27′ sloop-rigged keelboat by day in light to moderate winds. Basic terminology, sail trim, points of sail, seamanship, and operating safely.
COASTAL CRUISING
ASA 103 · Basic Coastal Cruising
Skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary 25-35′ keelboat in moderate conditions. Boat systems, engine operation, docking, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, anchoring, weather, and seamanship.
ASHORE ONLY
ASA 105 · Coastal Navigation
Navigational theory and practice for safe coastal and inland navigation, chart and pencil work ashore. Pairs with the on-water skills in ASA 103, 104, and 106.
CATAMARAN
ASA 114 · Cruising Catamaran
Skipper an auxiliary-powered cruising catamaran of roughly 30-45′ on a multi-day liveaboard cruise in moderate to heavy winds. Multiple instructors on staff certify this level.
READY TO CAST OFF?
Not sure which course fits you?
Tell us your experience and what you want to do on the water, and we’ll map the right certification path. Or call and we’ll talk it through.
