Our ASA Sailing School 
SmarterSail operates our American Sailing Association (ASA) affiliated sailing school at all our locations. Our ASA certified instructors help you improve your skills ensuring that your sailing is safe and enjoyable. We customize our classes for individuals, couples, and entire families to complement your schedule. Our typical class size is 3 students. We utilize our well equipped Hunter 23.5 and 29.5 sailboats for our classes.
ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing
ASA Standards
You will be able to sail a boat of at least 20 feet in length in light to moderate wind conditions in familiar waters without supervision. Hands on course that includes terminology, sail handling and trim, crew duties, all points of sail, anchoring, docking, picking up a mooring, man overboard drill, basic rules, knot tying. This is a Preparatory Standard with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required.
ASA 103 - Basic Coastal Cruising
ASA Standards
You will be able to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary powered sailboat in moderate winds and sea conditions. Includes terminology for large sailboat, parts inventory, more navigation rules, USCG and ASA equipment lists, selection, handling and trim of larger sails, reefing, winch operation, basic navigation, more knots, inboard and outboard engine operation. Docking, anchoring, mooring and man overboard maneuver under sail and power.
ASA 104 - Bareboat Chartering
ASA Standards
You will act as skipper or crew of a 30 - 50 foot boat sailing by day in coastal waters. The Standard includes knowledge of boat systems and maintenance procedures, working knowledge of appliances, electrical systems, engine and marine head. More rules, tide tables, weather, advanced sail trim in all wind conditions, man overboard drill. You will be able to navigate and pilot the boat into an unfamiliar harbor. This prepares you to skipper a charter boat. Live-aboard sailing lessons with one
or two nights anchored out.
NAV 105 - Coastal Navigation
ASA Standards
You will demonstrate the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. There is no Sailing Skills part to this Standard and practical application of this sailing knowledge is found in the Advanced Coastal Cruising Standard. This is a home study course.
ASA 106 - Advanced Coastal Cruising
ASA Standards
You will safely act as skipper and crew of a sailing vessel about 30 to 50 ft in length. This is a day and nighttime Standard in coastal and inland water, in any weather. The standard requires 20 nm by day and 20 nm by night, at least 48 hours of continuous sailing and at least one navigation watch and one watch as skipper. This Standard is typically offered as day of local sailing then a three day and two night passage from mainland Florida to the Florida Keys.
Cruising the ICW - price per itinerary
Occasionally, we will offer a three to five day course designed to familiarize students with extended cruising on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). The assumption will be that the boat will not normally travel at night, and the route may encounter current and tide planning, lock navigation, and coastal piloting with charts and GPS. There may be brief periods where the boat will be taken outside for certain segments of the voyage.
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