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| INTRODUCTION TO SAILING, 1/2 day, $80. Help us get the boat ready for a cruise, play an active role while we sail, learn about sailboat types, how sailboats move, sailing terms, aids to navigation, and basic knots. Help put the boat away. Includes a Sailing Made Easy booklet. logbook). Sailors learn to sail a keelboat in light to moderate conditions, in local inland waters, without supervision. (Must take Introduction to Sailing first or have comparable experience and knowledge.) BASIC COASTAL CRUISING (ASA 103): 2 days; $470. Learn to operate a sailboat under auxiliary power, cruise in areas with tides and currents, read charts, plot your course, anchor out and secure your boat to a dock for the night. PERFORMANCE SAILING: 3 hours, on our Colgate 26; $75. Practice and learn skills to help you sail more efficiently and respond quickly to changing conditions. Lessons will include round-the-bouys racing and spinnaker handling. SAILBOAT RACING: 4-6 hours, $80 per race. We may participate in 10 local races from mid April till mid October, using the Colgate 26. The Stede Bonnet regatta is another possibility. This fun race is held on a Saturday close to Halloween, and captain and crew all dress as pirates. Up to 6 passengers may participate. COASTAL NAVIGATION (ASA 105); self or group study, + examination. Consultation/instruction as needed for $35 per hour, + $100 examination fee. We offer special rates for groups. All-women's classes are available upon request. |


| Learn how to sail in a beautiful locale, just a 45 minute drive from Wilmington, NC. Here are the classes we offer: |



