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Whether it's your first time on a boat or you have years of experience under your belt, when it comes to sailing there's always more to learn. Let our expert instructors show you the way.
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Learn-to-Sail (12 hours)
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$250 |
Our Learn-to-Sail course covers the basics. We’ll teach you how to rig and derig the boat, leave and return to the dock, and get the boat to go where you want, upwind and down. This course is great for those who have never sailed before and want to try it out, as well as for those looking to review the fundamentals of sailing. When you are done, our instructors will leave you with a personalized plan for improvement to help guide you as you practice your new skills.
Included text: US SAILING Basic Keelboat.
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Basic Keelboat (22 hours)
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$500 |
For many, our US SAILING Basic Keelboat course is the best place to begin. Whether you are new to sailing or not, when your goal is to become a competent sailor, able to confidently handle one of our boats on your own, this is the course to take. Our excellent instructors will guide you to a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of sailing and give you lots of on the water coaching to reinforce your new skills. And when you pass the exam we offer at the end of the course, you will receive the US SAILING Basic Keelboat certification, a standard recognized throughout the U.S. and in many other parts of the world.
Here are some of the things you will learn...
Practical Skills
- How to use weather forecasts to evaluate sailing conditions
- How to board a sailboat, do a safety check, and prepare to sail
- How to rig, derig, and secure the boat to the dock
- How to safely leave and return to the dock
- How to safely maneuver the boat: starting, stopping, controlling speed, steering, tacking, jibing, getting out of irons, etc.
- How to handle control lines and trim sails
- How to depower sails if the wind picks up
- How to safely recover a crew overboard
- How to read a nautical chart of Boston Harbor
- How to apply the Rules of the Road
- How to recognize and navigate around Aids to Navigation
Knowledge
- Sailing nomenclature
- Basic sailing theory
- Points of sail
- Basic Navigation Rules
You can see the whole US SAILING Basic Keelboat curriculum at
http://www.sailingcertification.com/certification_standards/basic_keelboat
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Performance Sailing (16 hours)
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$450 |
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Whether your goal is sailing fast around a race course or making it to Marblehead and back before sunset, you will want to step up to our Performance Sailing course. Here you will learn how to fly a spinnaker and sail as efficiently as possible. This course will be taught by our top instructors, who will cover:
- The finer points of boat handling: how to use crew weight to your advantage, reduce rudder drag, roll tack and jibe, etc.
- Advanced sail trim: how and when to use the vang, outhaul, Cunningham, traveler, backstay and other sail controls.
- All you need to know to use a spinnaker well: rigging, sets, jibes, douses, and proper trim.
- A review of the basics and more advanced techniques for topics including docking, anchoring, crew overboard recovery, and heavy weather sailing. Included text: tbd.
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Basic Cruising (22 hours)
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$655 |
Once you have your Basic Keelboat certification and feel comfortable sailing our Rhodes 19s, you may find yourself eyeing some of the larger boats in our fleet and itching to sail beyond the Harbor. At that point, you will want to take our US SAILING Basic Cruising certification course. Much of the curriculum applies to keelboats of any length, picking up right where Basic Keelboat leaves off with more advanced sailing techniques and theory. But the focus is coastal cruising in bigger boats (between 23’ and 32’ in length) with an outboard gasoline or inboard diesel engine. The main teaching boat for the course will be our Tartan 30, a fast and stable cruiser that is easy to sail and tough enough for long offshore passages. Upon completing the course and passing the exam, you will receive US SAILING’s Basic Cruising certification, signifying that you are able to skipper a keelboat up to 32’ in length in a wind range of 5 to 15 knots, within sight of land, during daylight hours.
Included Text: US SAILING Basic Cruising
You can see the whole US SAILING Basic Cruising curriculum at:
http://www.sailingcertification.com/certification_standards/basic_cruising.html
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Bareboat Cruising
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$800 |
Once you start sailing the bigger boats, it’s hard to stop! And there’s always more to learn. Our Bareboat Cruising course is the next step. It picks up where Basic Cruising leaves off and covers topics such as navigation, anchoring, and heavy weather sailing in much greater detail. You’ll learn the things you need to know when chartering a sailboat: the various techniques used around the world for mooring and anchoring (e.g. stern and bow, fork, Mediterranean, Bahamian); different anchoring types and systems; controlling the boat under motor with confidence; big boat docking techniques, visiting the fuel dock, VHF communication and more. We will also take you through a tour of all the important boat systems, peering behind seat covers and into the bilge until you know exactly where everything is, what it does, and what to do (or who to call!) when it doesn’t work. Upon passing the exam at the end of the course, your US SAILING Bareboat Cruising certification will signify that you have sufficient skills and knowledge to safely and confidently skipper an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat between 30’ and 45’ in length, in winds above 15 knots, within sight of land during daylight hours. This certification is widely respected and accepted by many sailboat charter companies in the US and other parts of the world.
Included Text: US SAILING Bareboat Cruising
You can see the whole US SAILING Bareboat Cruising curriculum online at
http://www.sailingcertification.com/certification_standards/bareboat_cruising.html
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Racing Basics (12 hours)
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$350 |
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If you’ve ever been excited by the sight of a big regatta and thought it looked like fun, than you will definitely want to sign up for our Racing Basics course. We take the mystery out of sailboat racing and show you all you need to get started. In this course we explain the racecourse, the rules, and the basic techniques all skippers and crew need to know. Then we get right out there and start racing! We’ll hold lots of practice races and lots of post race debriefs. When you’re through, you’ll be able to jump right into our weekly racing series.
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Racing Strategies and Tactics (12 hours)
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$350 |
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Starts. Beats. Reaches. Runs. Roundings. Rules. Windshifts. When it comes to racing there is always something more to think about! Our Racing Strategies and Tactics course helps break it down. Strategy is how you would sail around the course the fastest in the absence of other boats. Tactics are the tools needed to interact with other boats and control your position in the fleet. Come and let our expert racer, Miguel Corti, show you how he does it and help you figure out what will work for you.
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Short Courses (3 hours)
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$50 ($25 for members) |
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Our short course calendar will cover all the important topics:
docking, anchoring, engine troubleshooting, Harbor navigation, Weather for sailors and more. Space is limited so check the calendar and sign up early!
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Learn to Sail & Full Membership Combo
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$700 |
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Combines Learn to Sail ($250) with our Full Membership ($595). This is the best value on Boston Harbor for a new sailor.
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Private Lessons
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$95/hr, 2 hour minimum |
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Do you have a specific skill you would like to improve? Let our friendly, experienced instructors guide you to sailing success!
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