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Take sailing and boating
school lessons in the beautiful Santa Monica Bay - one of the world's
premier sailing destinations. See Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, and Los Angeles, California all from your own boat! Take a break from Los Angeles and
southern California traffic ... and go for a sail today!
Check our calendar for sailing school schedule.
Click here.
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For
Beginning Sailors
Five
Day Confidence Sailing Course
ASA 101- 103
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This
class qualifies you to charter sailboats
for day sails. |
- Learn to Skipper and Sail a 30 to 38 foot Yacht, with a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed, A.S.A Certified Instructor. There are 3 to 6 students per class.
- Earn two ASA Certifications:
Basic Keelboat Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising
- Learn on the boats YOU will be qualified to charter when you finish the course! Enjoy our privately-owned, cruise and race-equipped, meticulously maintained boats from the start.
- Acquire CONFIDENCE through our 100% hands-on training program: You will be at the helm, and handling sails, lines, and winches, on your very first lesson.
- Each day is a
NEW ADVENTURE, providing new scenery, wildlife and sightseeing as you sail out of MARINA del REY, Southern California Premier Boat Harbor, into the Pacific Ocean and Santa Monica Bay to Santa Monica, Malibu and Redondo Beach. We return to the harbor every night.
- Our exclusive
CONFIDENCE SAILING COURSE consists of FIVE modules, each ONE FULL DAY on the water from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, for a total of 35 HOURS, scheduled to fit you:
- One day each weekend for 5 weeks, or 5 consecutive days with a
LIVE-ABOARD option.
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DAY 1-
| The Hull, Rigging and Sails and their Mechanical Systems |
| Maneuvering the boat with the Diesel Engine - Knots - Mainsail System - Sailing through all Points of Sail - Introduction to Tacking and Jibing |
| Sail to SANTA MONICA. |
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DAY 2-
| More Knots -
U.S.C.G. Required Equipment - VHF Usage - Furling Headsail System - Sailing a Compass Course |
| More Tacking & Jibing - Right of Way Rules - Your Diesel Engine, Electrical Systems (both 110V & 12V) Through-hulls and
Seacocks, Propane Stove, Head and Bilge systems. |
| Sail to EL SEGUNDO. |
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DAY 3-
| Heavy Weather Sailing: Reefing the Main and Roller Furling Jib - Changing Headsails. |
| Basic Navigation: Charts, Nav Aids, Basic Tools, Plotting your Position, Dead Reckoning, determining Course and Distance, LOP's |
| Weather & Sources of Information - Local Hazards - Man Overboard - Using the Autopilot - More Advanced Sail
Trim |
| Sail the SANTA MONICA bay. |
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DAY 4-
| Mooring and Anchoring: Where and how, lee shores, chafe, using the windlass, anchoring bow and stern, Motorsailing - Picking Up a Catalina Mooring - Operating/towing your dinghy and outboard |
| Electronic Navigation: Using the LORAN or GPS: Velocity Made Good, Course Made Good -
Depthsounder, Wind Indicator - Using the
AutoPilot |
| Sail to REDONDO BEACH. |
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DAY 5-
| Take the
A.S.A. written tests in the morning. |
| Afternoon Graduation Sail to MALIBU. |
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INCLUDES:
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5
Full Days - A Total of 35 Hours
of
On-the-Water Instruction, in a 34' to 38' boat. |
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Your
ASA Log Book |
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Two
ASA Exams | Your ASA Certifications
ASA-101 and ASA-103 | | One Year ASA Membership |
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plus,
After
Certification |
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One
Free
BLUE
PACIFIC BOATING Sunday Group Sail
(a
$45 value) within 30 days of the final
lesson
if you become a member. |
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$638
($738
in July and
August)
includes
all the above PLUS
the LIVE-ABOARD option during the class.
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Bring
a friend and get a $30 discount
per person
if 2 or more register in the same
class.
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SCHEDULE YEAR ROUND:
Classes Every Weekend,
Monthly Classes Monday through Friday
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RESERVE
YOUR SPOT TODAY!
- Check
our Calendar
for sailing school schedule.
- Call
us toll free (800) 398-8830 or locally (310)
398-8830 to check availability for the dates
you desire.
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Three-Day Confidence Cruising Course
ASA-104
Bareboat Chartering Standard |
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This
class qualifies you to charter
sailboats
for trips to Catalina and beyond. |
- Cruise on a luxurious 36 to 47 foot Sailing Yacht for three days, to and around CATALINA or SANTA BARBARA Islands, with a US Coast Guard Licensed Skipper who is also an A.S.A Certified Instructor.
- Learn on a boat YOU would be proud to own! Enjoy one of our privately-owned, cruise and race-equipped, meticulously maintained boats. Your boat will have extensive electronics, a diesel engine, a hard-bottom (RIB) inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor, a roller furling genoa, rope-clutches and self-tailing winches, and an electric windlass to retrieve the anchor.
- You will have on board (and learn to operate) an inverter for 110V power, multiple battery banks, electric refrigeration, hot and cold running water with multiple water tanks, a propane stove with an oven and a solenoid, a propane BBQ, and a complete head system with holding tank, tankwatch and macerator.
- Acquire CONFIDENCE through our 100% hands-on training program: YOU will provision the boat, calculate the compass courses, use the electronics (GPS/Chartplotter, DEPTHSOUNDER, KNOTMETER, AUTOPILOT) to navigate to your destination, steer the boat, trim the sails, learn to use and care for the roller furling genoa, stand a watch, set an anchor, pick up a mooring, tow and use the Dinghy and Outboard, and learn to trouble-shoot the boat systems. Your Instructor will discuss night sailing, heavy weather, emergencies at sea, and attempt to pass on to you 20 years of Local Cruising Knowledge.
- Earn YOUR ASA Certification for Bareboat Chartering (ASA 104). Prerequisites: ASA. 101 & 103. Certification is optional.
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day is an adventure, providing new
scenery with both land and marine
wildlife, from pelicans and
buffaloes to dolphins and sea
lions, as you sail out of MARINA
del REY, Southern California
Premier Boat Harbor, into the
Pacific Ocean and to CATALINA
ISLAND. |
| Discover
the Two Harbors area, both the
Isthmus and Cat Harbor sides,
separated by barely half a mile of
land. |
| Anchor
in Goat Harbor or Little Harbor,
visit Avalon, White’s Landing,
Hen’s Cove, Buttonshell Beach,
Emerald Bay or Parson's Landing. |
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$448
($548 in July and August)
for all three days of
cruising
INCLUDES:
The ASA Bareboat Charter
Certification,
provisioning (all
but one dinner on shore)...
and
lots of colorful memories!
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SCHEDULE YEAR ROUND:
Offered Once A Month
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RESERVE
YOUR SPOT TODAY!
- Check
our Calendar
for sailing school schedule.
- Call
us toll free (800) 398-8830 or locally (310)
398-8830 to check availability for the dates
you desire.
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Six-Day Confidence Cruising Course
ASA 103-104
Prerequisite: ASA 101 |
| Spend a full 6 days cruising Santa Monica Bay and Santa Catalina Island. Live aboard, sail, tack, jibe, reef, navigate and anchor a 32’ to 47’ Sailing Yacht. Use the GPs and the AUTOPILOT, tow and operate a RIB dinghy and o/b, tie knots, and learn what you need to know to SKIPPER your own boat with CONFIDENCE! |
This is a combination of day 3 through 5 of the 5 day CONFIDENCE SAILING COURSE, and the 3 day CONFIDENCE CRUISING COURSE.
- The first three days, you will return to the harbor in the
evening.
- On Day 4 you are off to Catalina Island for 3 days and the ASA 104 Course. You and your Instructor will cover all the material in the CONFIDENCE SAILING (see 5 day course) & CRUISING COURSE (see 3 day Course).
- YOU can obtain both ASA certifications: Basic Coastal Cruising, AND the Bareboat Chartering Standard.
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INCLUDES: |
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Two
ASA Exams and
Certifications for
ASA 103 & ASA 104 |
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all meals on board during
the last 3 days
(meals on shore not
included) |
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SCHEDULE YEAR ROUND:
Offered Once A Month
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RESERVE
YOUR SPOT TODAY!
- Check
our Calendar
for sailing school schedule.
- Call
us toll free (800) 398-8830 or locally (310)
398-8830 to check availability for the dates
you desire.
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Eight-Day Confidence
Sailing & Cruising Course
ASA 101-103-104 |
| Spend a full 8 days cruising Santa Monica Bay and Santa Catalina Island. Live aboard, sail, tack, jibe, reef, navigate and anchor a 30’ to 40’ Sailing Yacht. Use the GPS and the AUTOPILOT, tow and operate a RIB dinghy and o/b, tie knots, and learn what you need to know to SKIPPER your own boat with CONFIDENCE! |
This is a combination of the 5 day and 3 day CONFIDENCE SAILING & CRUISING COURSES not including the
live-a-board option ($100 for the first 5 days).
- The first five days, you will return to the harbor in the evening.
- On day 5 you will take the tests for ASA 101 and ASA 103.
- On Day 6 you are off to Catalina Island for 3 days for the ASA 104 Course. You and your Instructor will cover all the material in the CONFIDENCE SAILING & CRUISING COURSES (see 5 & 3 day Courses).
- You can obtain all three ASA certifications: Basic Keelboat Sailing, Basic Coastal Cruising, AND the Bareboat Chartering Standard.
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There is a $30 discount per person for 2 or more registering in the same class. |
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And
for $100 more,
you can sleep on board for
the first 5 days |
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INCLUDES:
All meals on board during the last 3 days.
(meals on shore not
included)
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SCHEDULE YEAR ROUND:
Offered Once A Month
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TO SIGN UP:
Fill in
our sailing resume,
and return it to us with a 50% deposit.
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RESERVE
YOUR SPOT TODAY!
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Coastal
Navigation
ASA 105
no prerequisite |
This a home study program with testing at
Blue Pacific Facility.
You will learn to:
- Understand and interpret the chart symbols and conventions on U.S. nautical charts.
- Use tide and current tables.
- Convert courses and bearings between true, magnetic and compass.
- Plot a dead reckoning position on a chart using Speed, Time and Course.
- Determine a course to steer which takes into account known current and leeway (set and drift).
- Plot a chart position from terrestrial objects.
- Use techniques to chart a course of at least 20 miles and 3 course changes.
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We can ship the material directly to you,
or you can pick it up at our office.
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