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Capt. Jones is a certified Instructor
with the American Sailing Association (ASA #20072000). Please
contact
http://www.affordablesailingschool.com directly to inquire about
scheduling and pricing of specific course offerings. Specific courses
Capt. Jones is certified to teach under the auspices of Affordable
Sailing School include:
These sailing course levels are described below as taken from the ASA Official International Log Book that each student receives at the initiation of their ASA instructional sequence on boarding Fidelity. Persons wishing to take one or more of these courses should arrive on board Fidelity prepared to take the written examinations so that charter time spent can be directed towards sailing skills. Recommended charter duration is 6-7 days for one level, 7-9 days for two and 8-10 days on board for all levels, durations depending on experience. |
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| ASA Level 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing | General Description: The successful candidate will
demonstrate his or her ability to sail a boat of about 20 feet in length
[or larger] in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar
waters without supervision. A preparatory Standard with no auxiliary
power or navigation skills required. Material in the Basic Keelboat Course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. This course may be used to satisfy licensing and mandatory education requirements in some states. |
| ASA Level 103 - Basic Coastal Cruising | Prerequisites: ASA Level 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing
Certification General Description: The successful candidate will demonstrate his or her ability to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary sailboat of about 20 to 30 feet in length [or larger], in moderate winds and sea conditions. |
| ASA Level 104 - Bareboat Chartering | Prerequisites: ASA Level 103 - Basic Keelboat Sailing
Certification General Description: The successful candidate for this level of certification with demonstrate his or her ability to undertake a Standard of advanced cruising including cruising experience. The individual can act as skipper or crew of a 30 - 50 foot boat [or larger] sailing by day in coastal waters. The Standard includes knowledge of boat systems and maintenance procedures. |
| ASA Level 105 - Coastal Navigation | Prerequisites: None General Description: The successful candidate for this level of certification with demonstrate his or her ability to accomplish the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. Tehre is no Sailing Skills part to this Standard and practical application of thes Sailing Knowledge is found in the Advanced Coastal Cruising Standard (ASA Level 106). |
| Descriptions of sailing knowledge and skills required to be demonstrated by the successful candidate may be obtained on request or by contacting the American Sailing Association at http://asa.com | |