Basic Keelboat - ASA Course 101

 
Shorewood Yacht Club overhead, Home of Northern Breezes Sailboat Club.

Basic Keelboat - ASA Course 101

Basic Keelboat is taught by ASA-certified instructors at Shorewood Yacht Club on Lake Minnetonka. Qualified graduates will become charter certified for day sailing on 22-25' keelboats.

Northern Breezes Sailing School and Shorewood Yacht Club together offer you a terrific Learn to Sail Program with the combination of the finest school and a superb fleet of 23' to 26' cabin sailboats located at Shorewood Yacht Club, just minutes west of Excelsior on beautiful Lake Minnetonka near the intersection of Highway 7 and County Road 19.

This is a four or three session, 12-hour course taught by Northern Breezes Sailing School instructors certified by the American Sailing Association (ASA). Classes meet weekday evenings, weekday afternoons or weekends for three or four-hours. Classes are limited to three 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 the Sailing Fundamentals book and video/DVD, Federal Regulations booklet, Log Book and Pre-Test.
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 receive two sets of materials or $79 discount for couples who wish to share materials.

Instructor to Student Ratio is One to Three Maximum!

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

* We are flexible.  If you would like day classes, private lessons, rides, refresher, etc.  Please call.

The Ensign is an ideal family and friends boat. Our boats are equipped with roller furling genoas and mainsails with adjustable topping lifts for ease of use. They also have reliable 4-stroke outboard engines.

2009 Class Schedule: 12 hour course.
3-hour weeknight sessions:  5:30-8:30 PM;
or  4-hour afternoon sessions: Noon-4PM;
or  3-hour Sat/Sun morning sessions:  8:30 - 11:30 AM.
K1 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 4/25, 4/26, 5/2, 5/3, Mornings
K2a • M, T, W, & M: 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 5/4, Evenings (Full)
K2b • M, T, W, & M: 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 5/4, Evenings (1 opening)
K3 • M, T, W: 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, Afternoons
K4 • T, W, M, & T: 5/5, 5/6, 5/11, 5/12, Evenings
K5 • M, T, W: 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, Afternoons
K6 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 5/9, 5/10, 5/16, 5/17, Mornings
K7 • W, M, T, & W: 5/13, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, Evenings
K8 • M, T, W: 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, Afternoons
K9 • T, W, M, & T: 5/26, 5/27, 6/1, 6/2, Evenings
K10 • T, W, Th: 5/26, 5/27, 5/28, Afternoons
K11 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 5/30, 5/31, 6/6, 6/7, Mornings
K12 • W, M, T, & W: 6/3, 6/8, 6/9, 6/10, Evenings
K13 • M, T, W: 6/8, 6/9, 6/10 Afternoons
K14 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 6/13, 6/14, 6/20, 6/21, Mornings
K15 • M, T, W, & M: 6/15, 6/16, 6/17, 6/22, Evenings
K16 • M, T, W: 6/15, 6/16, 6/17 Afternoons
K17 • T, W, W, & Th: 6/23, 6/24, 7/1, 7/2, Evenings
K18 • M, T, W: 6/22, 6/23, 6/24 Afternoons
K19 • M, T, W, & M: 7/6, 7/7, 7/8, 7/13, Evenings
K20 • M, T, W: 7/6, 7/7, 7/8 Afternoons
K21 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 7/11, 7/12, 7/18, 7/19, Mornings
K22 • T, W, M, & T: 7/14, 7/15, 7/20, 7/21, Evenings
K23 • M, T, W: 7/13, 7/14, 7/15, Afternoons
K24 • W, M, T, & W: 7/22, 7/27, 7/28, 7/29, Evenings
K25 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 7/25, 7/26, 8/1, 8/2 Mornings
K26 • M, T, W: 7/27, 7/28, 7/29, Afternoons
K27 • M, T, W, & M: 8/3, 8/4, 8/5, 8/10, Evenings
K28 • M, T, W: 8/3, 8/4, 8/5, Afternoons
K29 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 8/8, 8/9, 8/15, 8/16 Mornings
K30 • T, W, M, & T: 8/11, 8/12, 8/17, 8/18, Evenings
K31 • M, T, W: 8/10, 8/11, 8/12, Afternoons
K32 • W, M, T, & W: 8/19, 8/24, 8/25, 8/26, Evenings
K33 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 8/22, 8/23, 8/29, 8/30 Mornings
K34 • M, T, W: 8/24, 8/25, 8/26, Afternoons
K35 • T, W, T, & W: 9/1, 9/2, 9/8, 9/9, Evenings
K36 • M, T, W: 8/31, 9/1, 9/2, Afternoons
K37 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 9/5, 9/6, 9/12, 9/13, Mornings
K38 • W, M, T, & W: 9/9, 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, Evenings
K39 • M, T, W: 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, Afternoons
K40 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 9/19, 9/20, 9/26, 9/27, Mornings

K41 - K50: 4-hour weekday morning sessions 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM,
or:  4-hour weekday afternoon sessions 1-5 PM,
or: 3-hour Sat/Sun morning sessions 8:30 - 11:30 AM,
or  3-hour Sat/Sun afternoon sessions 12:30 - 3:30 PM.
K41 • M, T, W: 9/14, 9/15, 9/16, Mornings
K42 • M, T, W: 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, Mornings
K43 • M, T, W: 9/21, 9/22, 9/23, Afternoons
K44 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 10/3, 10/4, 10/10, 10/11, Mornings
K45 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 10/3, 10/4, 10/10, 10/11, Afternoons
K46 • M, T, W: 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, Mornings
K47 • M, T, W: 10/5, 10/6, 10/7, Afternoons
K48 • M, T, W: 10/12, 10/13, 10/14, Mornings
K49 • M, T, W: 10/12, 10/13, 10/14, Afternoons
 

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Northern Breezes Sailing School
 3949 Winnetka Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN  55427
Call For Free Brochure (763) 542-9707
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The Ensign is easily sailed by two and it moves in light air!The Ensign is a great family and friends sailboat.  


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