Basic Keelboat - ASA Course 101 -
White Bear Lake
Basic Keelboat - ASA Course 101 - White Bear Lake
Basic
Keelboat is taught by ASA-certified instructors on White Bear
Lake. Qualified graduates will become
charter certified for day sailing on 22-25' keelboats.
Northern Breezes Sailing School offers a terrific Learn to Sail Program with the
combination of the finest school and a superb fleet of 23' to 26'
cabin sailboats located on beautiful White Bear Lake.
This is a three or four-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 and 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.
Class Location
White Bear Lake: 3 miles north of I-694 on Hwy 61. Turn right on
White Bear Ave N, then left by the shopping center parking lot
onto Lake Ave South.
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
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 pre-requisites 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
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.

2009
Season
3-hour weekday evening sessions, 5:30-8:30PM, or
3-hour Sat/Sun morning sessions, 8:30-11:30 AM, or
4-hour weekday afternoon sessions, 12-4 PM
K1 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 4/25, 4/26, 5/2, 5/3, Mornings
K2 • M, W, Th & M: 4/27, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, Evenings
K3 • M, W, Th: 4/27, 4/29, 4/30, Afternoons
K4 • W, Th, M & W: 5/6, 5/7, 5/11, 5/13, Evenings
K5 • M, W, Th: 5/4, 5/6, 5/7, Afternoons
K6 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 5/9, 5/10, 5/16, 5/17, Mornings
K7 • M, W, Th, & W: 5/18, 5/20, 5/21, 5/27, Evenings
K8 • M, W, Th: 5/18, 5/20, 5/21, Afternoons
K9 • Th, M, W, & Th: 5/28, 6/1, 6/3, 6/4, 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 • M, W, Th, & M: 6/8, 6/10, 6/11, 6/15, Evenings
K13 • M, W, Th: 6/8, 6/10, 6/11, Afternoons
K14 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 6/13, 6/14, 6/20, 6/21, Mornings
K15 • W, Th, M, & W: 6/17, 6/18, 6/22, 6/24, Evenings
K16 • M, W, Th: 6/22, 6/24, 6/25, Afternoons
K17 • M, W, Th: 6/29, 7/1, 7/2, Afternoons
K18 • W, Th, M, & W: 7/1, 7/2, 7/6, 7/8, Evenings
K19 • M, W, Th: 7/6, 7/8, 7/9, Afternoons
K20 • Th, M, W, & Th: 7/9, 7/13, 7/15, 7/16, Evenings
K21 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 7/11, 7/12, 7/18, 7/19, Mornings
K22 • Th, M, W, & Th: 7/16, 7/20, 7/22, 7/23, Evenings
K23 • M, W, Th: 7/20, 7/22, 7/23, Afternoons
K24 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 7/25, 7/26, 8/1, 8/2, Mornings
K25 • M, W, Th, & M: 7/27, 7/29, 7/30, 8/3, Evenings
K26 • M, W, Th: 7/27, 7/28, 7/29, Afternoons
K27 • W, Th, M, & W: 8/5, 8/6, 8/10, 8/12, Evenings
K28 • M, W, Th: 8/3, 8/5, 8/6, Afternoons
K29 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 8/8, 8/9, 8/15, 8/16, Mornings
K30 • Th, M, W, & Th: 8/13, 8/17, 8/19, 8/20, Evenings
K31 • M, W, Th: 8/17, 8/19, 8/20, Afternoons
K32 • M, W, Th & W: 8/24, 8/26, 8/27, 9/2, Evenings
K33 • M, W, Th: 8/24, 8/26, 8/27, Afternoons
K34 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 9/5, 9/6, 9/12, 9/13, Mornings
K35 • T, W, Th: 9/8, 9/9, 9/10, Afternoons
K36 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 9/19, 9/20, 9/26, 9/27, Mornings
K37-K46: 4-hour weekday morning sessions, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM,
4-hour weekday afternoon
sessions, 1-5 PM,
3-hour Sat/Sun morning sessions 8:30 - 11:30 AM,
or
3-hour Sat/Sun afternoon sessions 12:30 - 3:30 PM.
K37 • M, W, Th: 9/14, 9/16,
9/17
Mornings
K38 • M, W, Th: 9/14, 9/16,
9/17
Afternoons
K39 • M, W, Th: 9/21, 9/23,
9/24 Mornings
K40 • M, W, Th: 9/21, 9/23,
9/24 Afternoons
K41 • M, W, Th: 9/28,
9/30,
10/1 Mornings
K42 • M, W, Th: 9/28,
9/30,
10/1 Afternoons
K43 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 10/3,
10/4, 10/10, 10/11 Mornings
K44 • Sa, Su, Sa, Su: 10/3,
10/4, 10/10, 10/11 Afternoons
K45 • M, W, Th: 10/5, 10/7,
10/8 Mornings
K46 • M, W, Th: 10/5, 10/7,
10/8 Afternoons

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