Northern Breezes Sailing School  offers you a terrific learn-to-sail program located on Lake Calhoun in the heart of Minneapolis. This is a restricted motor lake on which only electric motors are allowed.

This is a four session, 12-hour course taught by Northern Breezes Sailing School instructors certified by the American Sailing Association (ASA). Classes meet weekday evenings, for three-hours. Classes are limited to two students. This creates a small seminar environment which provides for great skipper and crew training. Each session starts with a briefing on the day’s lesson, getting underway, sailing exercises and ends with docking and securing the boat.

Each student will receive a Sailing Fundamentals textbook and DVD, Federal Regulations booklet, ASA Log Book and Pre-Test. Mandatory for certification, membership in ASA is also included in the cost of the course.

Course Outline

Session 1: Outboard Engine, Getting Underway, Tacking, Points of Sail, Boat Balance, Trim, Docking, Securing the Boat

Session 2: Review, Tacking & Jibing, Sail Trim, Helming

Session 3: Review, Controlling Angle of Heel, Heaving to, Reefing

Session 4: Review, Crew Overboard Drill, Solo Checkout, Written Exam

Classes are cancelled and rescheduled during storm advisory or rain days. A Certificate of Completion and ASA logbook with Basic Keelboat seal will be issued upon completion. Graduates qualify for a Northern Breezes Awards Package. This certification or its equivalent are prerequisites for the Northern Breezes Boat Club and more advanced courses.

Course fee: $395. $39 discount for couples (any two people signing up together) who wish to get two sets of materials or $79 discount for couples who wish to share materials off total course fee.

Instructor to Student Ratio is One to Two Maximum!

Call Northern Breezes Sailing School at 763-542-9707 with questions.

* Classes usually held on weeknight evenings, 5:30 - 8:30 PM.
WE ARE FLEXIBLE!  Please call if this schedule does not meet your needs. 

2009 Class Schedule: 12 hour course. Four, 3-hour weeknight sessions, 5:30-8:30 PM.

K-1 • M, T, W, M:  6/1, 6/2, 6/3 6/8
K-2 • W, Th, M, W:  6/10, 6/11, 6/15, 6/17
K-3 • Th, M, W, Th:  6/18, 6/22, 6/24, 6/25
K-4 • M, T, W, M:  7/6, 7/7, 7/8, 7/13
K-5 • T, W, M, T:  7/14, 7/15, 7/20, 7/21
K-6 • W, M, T, W:  7/22, 7/27, 7/28, 7/29
K-7 • M, T, W, M:  8/3, 8/4, 8/5, 8/10
K-8 • T, W, M, T:  8/11, 8/12, 8/17, 8/18
K-9 • W, M, T, W:  8/19, 8/24, 8/25, 8/26
K-10 • T, W, T, W: 9/1, 9/2, 9/8, 9/9
K-11 • M, T, W, M:  9/14, 9/15, 9/16, 9/21

 

Northern Breezes Sailing School
3949 Winnetka Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN  55427
Call For Free Brochure (763) 542-9707
American Sailing Association Sailing School

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