What you learn...
Catalina Island.
Two Harbors by day.
Two Harbors by day.
Individual attention.
We keep class sizes small so
that you can get all the help you
need. Our instructors are always
on hand to guide you through
each lesson.
We keep class sizes small so
that you can get all the help you
need. Our instructors are always
on hand to guide you through
each lesson.
Marina Sailing Newport Beach
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| The Complete Sailing Course Lesson Plan |
Lesson 1-On The Water Orientation (3 hrs.)
1. Vessel/personal safety
2 Parts of the boat
3. Raising the sails
4. Casting off (leaving the dock)
5. Sailing close hauled (upwind)
6. Coming about (turning into the wind)
7. Port and Starboard tacks
8. Jibing (turning downwind)
9. Harbor orientation
10. Introduction to knots
Lesson 2-Fundamentals of Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Review of lesson 1 material -
Rigging, Coming About, Jibing, Port and Starboard tacks,
Knots (esp. Bowline and figure 8)
2. Points of sail
3. Heading up and bearing off
4. Tacking review
5. Docking safely
6. De-rigging review
Lesson 3-Single Handed Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Review rigging and knots
2. Single-handed tacking and jibing
3. Avoiding collisions in tight situations
Lesson 4-Docking Under Power (3 hrs.)
1. Review rigging and knots
2. Review Rules of the Road
3. Slowing and stopping the boat under sail.
4. Docking and casting off, windward and leeward docks.
5. Sailing a figure “8”.
Lesson 5-MOB and Ocean Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Man Overboard recovery methods
2. Ocean sail, steering by the compass
3. Using telltales, holding a point of sail and trimming
sails to wind shifts
Lesson 6-Heavy Weather and Reefing (3 hrs.)
1. Heavy weather prediction & preparation, weather radio
reports, storm warning flags, Internet weather sites, local
weather hazards.
2. Reducing sail, Heaving To and Reefing
1. Vessel/personal safety
2 Parts of the boat
3. Raising the sails
4. Casting off (leaving the dock)
5. Sailing close hauled (upwind)
6. Coming about (turning into the wind)
7. Port and Starboard tacks
8. Jibing (turning downwind)
9. Harbor orientation
10. Introduction to knots
Lesson 2-Fundamentals of Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Review of lesson 1 material -
Rigging, Coming About, Jibing, Port and Starboard tacks,
Knots (esp. Bowline and figure 8)
2. Points of sail
3. Heading up and bearing off
4. Tacking review
5. Docking safely
6. De-rigging review
Lesson 3-Single Handed Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Review rigging and knots
2. Single-handed tacking and jibing
3. Avoiding collisions in tight situations
Lesson 4-Docking Under Power (3 hrs.)
1. Review rigging and knots
2. Review Rules of the Road
3. Slowing and stopping the boat under sail.
4. Docking and casting off, windward and leeward docks.
5. Sailing a figure “8”.
Lesson 5-MOB and Ocean Sailing (3 hrs.)
1. Man Overboard recovery methods
2. Ocean sail, steering by the compass
3. Using telltales, holding a point of sail and trimming
sails to wind shifts
Lesson 6-Heavy Weather and Reefing (3 hrs.)
1. Heavy weather prediction & preparation, weather radio
reports, storm warning flags, Internet weather sites, local
weather hazards.
2. Reducing sail, Heaving To and Reefing
The Complete Sailing Course (CSC) $595
(includes Marina Sailing Membership!)
One-time ASA Certification Processing Fee $39
(includes 1 year ASA membership & 1 year subscription to Sailing magazine)
Bring a friend and you'll both save $20!
Quarterly Marina Sailing Membership Dues $90
(includes Marina Sailing Membership!)
One-time ASA Certification Processing Fee $39
(includes 1 year ASA membership & 1 year subscription to Sailing magazine)
Bring a friend and you'll both save $20!
Quarterly Marina Sailing Membership Dues $90
Lesson 7-Navigation and Safety Class (3 hrs)
This evening class, offered once a month at each office,
can be taken at any time. It covers basic coastal piloting,
chart selection and interpretation, plotting a course, dead
reckoning, using bearings, fog tactics and night
navigation, local hazards, chartering responsibilities,
handling emergencies, and cruising techniques.
Required before chartering and before lesson 8. Dates in
Newsletter or on our website.
Lesson 8-Boat Systems, Equip, Procedures: Emergency
procedures; Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) Certification (4 hrs)
Given on a 30-36’ charter boat
1. Review of safety equipment
2. Operation of marine sanitation system
3. Through-hull valve procedures
4. Introduction to diesel engine use & care
5. Boat handling under power; casting off
and docking safely
6. Use of furling headsail
7. Use of marine stove
8. Written 101 Test (1-2 hrs)
Lesson 9- Night Sailing and Navigation (3hrs)
This three-hour on-the-water class is given in the evening
once a month at each office, and is designed to help you
navigate and practice your skills sailing after dark. We’ll
work on recognizing lights and landmarks and the use of
triangulation of bearings to determine our position. Take
this class when you are comfortable with your navigation
skills, and prior to any night sailing charter, (after lesson
8.)
Class dates are in the Newsletter or on our web site.
Group Daysail (6 hours)
This is strongly recommended before your first charter.
Daysails are scheduled every other Sunday from 10:00 AM
to 4:00 PM. One daysail is included in the CSC if you take
it before your first charter. Guests and additional daysails
cost $55.00 per person.
Confidence Sail x 2
The Confidence Sail is your first charter. Your first charter
should take place as soon as possible after Lesson 8.
20% discount on your first charter if you charter the same
day you pass your lesson 8 and ASA 101 test.
This evening class, offered once a month at each office,
can be taken at any time. It covers basic coastal piloting,
chart selection and interpretation, plotting a course, dead
reckoning, using bearings, fog tactics and night
navigation, local hazards, chartering responsibilities,
handling emergencies, and cruising techniques.
Required before chartering and before lesson 8. Dates in
Newsletter or on our website.
Lesson 8-Boat Systems, Equip, Procedures: Emergency
procedures; Basic Keelboat (ASA 101) Certification (4 hrs)
Given on a 30-36’ charter boat
1. Review of safety equipment
2. Operation of marine sanitation system
3. Through-hull valve procedures
4. Introduction to diesel engine use & care
5. Boat handling under power; casting off
and docking safely
6. Use of furling headsail
7. Use of marine stove
8. Written 101 Test (1-2 hrs)
Lesson 9- Night Sailing and Navigation (3hrs)
This three-hour on-the-water class is given in the evening
once a month at each office, and is designed to help you
navigate and practice your skills sailing after dark. We’ll
work on recognizing lights and landmarks and the use of
triangulation of bearings to determine our position. Take
this class when you are comfortable with your navigation
skills, and prior to any night sailing charter, (after lesson
8.)
Class dates are in the Newsletter or on our web site.
Group Daysail (6 hours)
This is strongly recommended before your first charter.
Daysails are scheduled every other Sunday from 10:00 AM
to 4:00 PM. One daysail is included in the CSC if you take
it before your first charter. Guests and additional daysails
cost $55.00 per person.
Confidence Sail x 2
The Confidence Sail is your first charter. Your first charter
should take place as soon as possible after Lesson 8.
20% discount on your first charter if you charter the same
day you pass your lesson 8 and ASA 101 test.
| Marina Sailing Newport Beach (949) 548 8900 admin@sailingnewportbeach.com |
(949) 548 8900
Sunday Daysails
Captain Heinz will put you
through your paces, refreshing
all the skills learnt throughout the
course.
Captain Heinz will put you
through your paces, refreshing
all the skills learnt throughout the
course.
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