ASA 103 BASIC COASTAL CRUISING

This course introduces sailors to the additional skills required to skipper a larger sailboat on Lake Ray Hubbard and protected coastal waters. After a classroom seminar, two days will be spent aboard a medium size, live aboard cruising boat.

Topics Include:

• Sail shape and trim

• Person overboard drills
• Close quarters powering
• Distress signals
• Sail changes, including reefing
• Emergency procedures
• Introduction to coastal navigation
• Short-handed cruising techniques
• Large boat dockings, moorings and anchoring
• Inboard engines

Prerequisite: ASA 101 Basic Keelboat