ASA Beginner
- ASA 101 Basic Keel Boat: Tuition $695 On the water two days 9AM – 5PM – No Prerequisites required.
- ASA 103 Coastal Cruising: Tuition $995 On the water three days/two nights – Prerequisites required ASA 101.
- ASA 101 & 103 Basic Keel Boat & Coastal Cruising: Tuition $1,395 Combined 4 days/3 nights on the water training – No Prerequisites.
- ASA Basic 101 to Bareboat 104 package course offer 101, 103 & 104: Tuition $2,395 Combined 7 days/6 nights on the water training – Prerequisites basic sailing knowledge.
ASA courses are priced per person (PP) there is a minimum of 2 people per charter.
Solo sailors please contact us for available dates.
ASA Advanced
- ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising: Tuition $995 On the water 3 days/2 nights, anchor training – Prerequisites ASA 101 & 103.
- ASA 103 & 104 Coastal and Bareboat Cruising: Tuition $1,395 On the Water 4 days/3 nights onboard – Prerequisite ASA 101
- ASA Basic 101 to Bareboat 104 package course offer 101, 103 & 104: Tuition $2,395 Combined 7 days/6 nights on the water training – Prerequisites basic sailing knowledge.
- ASA 114 Cruising Catamaran Sailing: Tuition $1695, On the water 2 days training over night on the anchor. 2 person min.
- ASA 104 & 114 Bareboat & Catamaran Package Prerequisites course offer: Tuition $1995 On the water 3 days/2 nights sailing and anchored – (2 Person Minimum Prerequisites ASA 103)
ASA courses are priced per person (PP) there is a minimum of 2 people per charter.
Solo sailors please contact us for available dates.
Advanced Ocean Cruising
- ASA 105 Coastal Navigation:Starpath School of Navigation handles all registration, administration, instruction, and also the examination. You can contact them at this link: Starpath School of Navigation
- Sailing Review: On the water instructor review and refresh sailing skills assessment to individuals proficiency class and on water training.
- Docking Review: On the water – Prerequisites knowledge of auxiliary motor sailboat (inboard or out board) tend dock lines, fenders and crew.
- Anchor Review: On the water – Prerequisites knowledge of auxiliary power review of setting an anchor and picking up mooring ball coordination with crew techniques.
- Heavy Weather Review: On the water – Prerequisites knowledge of auxiliary motor sailboat (inboard or out board), ASA 104.
- Night Sailing Review: On the water – Prerequisites knowledge of auxiliary motor sailboat (inboard or out board), ASA 104.
Contact us for more information and scheduling.
ASA Course Requirements
The ASA Certification process requires that you become a member of ASA. ASA annual discounted rate of $59.
ASA requires that for each certification course students use ASA textbooks. We recommend purchasing the printed bundled package (101,103, 104 textbooks) for $96.12. Purchased directly through ASA. We suggest to purchase textbooks one month before the start of the course. For the best learning experience, students should to read the text and complete chapter reviews on each course prior to your charter date.
Upon arrival, one log book will be issued to each enrolled student.
This is a hands-on experience. Each course has specific requirements from ASA. You must achieve 80% or better on the academic test and 100% on practical application.
Upon successful completion of course(s), the student will need to purchase the sticker of course certification for their log book. The cost is $150/successfully completed course. This amount is payable to Port of Call Charters and the stickers will be sent directly to the student from ASA. This typically takes 3 to 4 weeks to process. Certifications and test results will be held in student’s permanent ASA record.
103,104,114 – Require meal planning and provisioning. A trip to the grocery store where students shop together and share the expense of the provisioning.
You can reach ASA for textbooks and membership information at the following links:
You can reach ASA for textbooks and membership information at the following links:
Additional Course Details
- The Skills Required to Handle a Boat Safely
- Useful Terms
- Related Equipment
- Sailing Theory
- Points of Sail
- Crew Communication
- Crew Overboard
- Knots
- Rules of the Road and How to Avoid Collisions
- Basic Aids to Navigation
- Emphasis on Safety
- Docking
- Skills to Sail Sloop-Rigged Auxiliary Powered Sailboat in Moderate Conditions
- How to Cruise Safely in Local and Regional Waters As Both Skipper and Crew With a Steering Wheel Vessel
- Coast Guard Equipment Requirements
- Emergency Handling
- Man Overboard Drills
- Anchoring Deploy and Retrieval Techniques
- Sail Handling and Reefing
- Reading a Nautical Chart,
- Departure and Docking
- Introduction to Weather
This is an advanced cruising standards for individuals with cruising experience. One will act as skipper or crew sailing by day near coastal waters in moderate or heavy weather and seas. Further sail training include knowledge of onboard systems and troubleshooting minor engine trouble, fuel, water, and cooling systems.
Student will also learn cruise planning and provisioning, cooking underway, piloting skills, further navigation, VHF, docking, mooring emergency skills, and using their skills in a coastal cruise to a destination and/or island hopping.
*Three days/two nights days of on-water instruction
***PREREQUISITES: ASA 101 and 103
Student applies the navigation theory and practices for safe navigation of a sailing vessel in coastal and inland waters.
On-water navigation skills are a combination of 103 Coastal Cruising, 104 Bareboat Cruising in progressive levels of detail Coastal Navigation Course covers chart reading, lights and buoyage, dead reckoning, bearings and fixes, set and drift, tides and currents, lights, dayshapes, signals for shipping, emergency position finding and much more.
Be able to 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.
Starpath School of Navigation handles all registration, administration, instruction, and also theexamination. You can contact them at this link: Starpath School of Navigation
- The Skills Required to Handle a Boat Safely
- Useful Terms
- Related Equipment
- Sailing Theory
- Points of Sail
- Crew Communication
- Crew Overboard
- Knots
- Rules of the Road and How to Avoid Collisions
- Basic Aids to Navigation
- Emphasis on Safety
- Docking
- Skills to Sail Sloop-Rigged Auxiliary Powered Sailboat in Moderate Conditions
- How to Cruise Safely in Local and Regional Waters As Both Skipper and Crew With a Steering Wheel Vessel
- Coast Guard Equipment Requirements
- Emergency Handling
- Man Overboard Drills
- Anchoring Deploy and Retrieval Techniques
- Sail Handling and Reefing
- Reading a Nautical Chart,
- Departure and Docking
- Introduction to Weather
- The Skills Required to Handle a Boat Safely
- Useful Terms
- Related Equipment
- Sailing Theory
- Points of Sail
- Crew Communication
- Crew Overboard
- Knots
- Rules of the Road and How to Avoid Collisions
- Basic Aids to Navigation
- Emphasis on Safety
- Docking
- Skills to Sail Sloop-Rigged Auxiliary Powered Sailboat in Moderate Conditions
- How to Cruise Safely in Local and Regional Waters As Both Skipper and Crew With a Steering Wheel Vessel
- Coast Guard Equipment Requirements
- Emergency Handling
- Man Overboard Drills
- Anchoring Deploy and Retrieval Techniques
- Sail Handling and Reefing
- Reading a Nautical Chart,
- Departure and Docking
- Introduction to Weather
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This is an advanced cruising standards for individuals with cruising experience. One will act as skipper or crew sailing by day near coastal waters in moderate or heavy weather and seas. Further sail training include knowledge of onboard systems and troubleshooting minor engine trouble, fuel, water and cooling systems.
Student will also learn cruise planning and provisioning, cooking underway, piloting skills, further navigation, VHF, docking, mooring emergency skills, and using their skills in a coastal cruise to a destination and/or island hopping.
*Seven days/six nights of on-water instruction
**9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
TUITION $1395 PER STUDENT – PLUS ASA MEMBERSHIP, CERTIFICATION FEES AND TEXTBOOK (2 STUDENT MINIMUM)Prerequisite ASA 101: 4 days 3 nights onboard
ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising & ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising $1395
Learn to skipper a sloop-rigged auxiliary powered keelboat by day in moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship.
ASA 104, Bareboat Cruising
Learn how to sail a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered 45′ sailboat during a multi-day cruise upon inland/coastal waters in moderate/heavy winds and sea conditions. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
Student purchases: ASA both 103 & 104 (2) textbooks Package $64.90 plus tax and shipping, current membership $59/yr, logbook included. Upon successfully passing each test, you will need to purchase a certification sticker. Cost $150/per sticker.
Capt. Scott Brenner
Former Commander USCG AUX 9-10 Ft. Myers-Cape Coral FL, current 100-ton Master Captain with sailing endorsement, over 5 years sailing instructor experience with both US Sailing, American Sailing Association certified for Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising, Bare Boat, Navigation, Catamaran sailing courses.
