Academy
Everette Smith and Mike McCarn of Florence,
SC flake the mainsail.




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Priority Sailing

We offer internationally recognized certification in Basic
Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Charter, Coastal
Navigation, and Advanced Coastal Cruising. Each
certification level is a prerequisite for the next.

We recommend that beginning students with little prior
sailing experience first take an INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
cruise with us ($75). We then can assess your learning
needs and recommend an instructional program for you. We
organize classes for families, friends, women-only, and
youth groups. We design custom classes when we get a
request, fit individuals into scheduled classes that suit them,
or provide private lessons for them.  

Visit the ASA website to view their standards
for the certification levels we offer, and order
course books:  www.AmericanSailing.com
Betsy Isley of Asheboro, NC trims the headsail.

She now owns Datso, a Catalina 25 that is available for
charter through Priority Sailing. This tiller boat is great for
learning the basics of keelboat sailing.

We also can provide private lessons on  your own boat.
The cost for private lessons on another person's sailboat
is $35 per hour.

BASIC KEELBOAT (ASA 101); 12 hours of on-the-water training, plus review and examination; $440 (includes
American Sailing Association membership fee). Sailors learn to sail a keelboat in light to moderate conditions, in
local inland waters, without supervision.

BASIC COASTAL CRUISING (ASA 103); 2 days; $450
Sailors learn to cruise in regional waters. For an additional $35 - $50 per person fee, students may stay overnight
on the boat in Southport; at another marina, a dock fee will be shared.

BAREBOAT CHARTERING (ASA 104); 48-hour live-aboard cruise; $525.
Sailors will anchor out overnight, learn to use the dinghy, and cook meals aboard. Food and beverages additional.

COASTAL NAVIGATION (ASA 105); self or group study, + examination. Consultation/instruction as needed for $35
per hour, + $100 examination fee.

ADVANCED COASTAL CRUISING (ASA 106); 1 1/2 days, one night; $500.
Sailors learn to use a cruising spinnaker and stand watch on an overnight sail. Food and beverage costs will be
shared.
Andrea and Andrew Glenn of Southern Pines,
NC take Basic Keelboat together.

Sleeping on the boat and learning to sail together
helps you learn enjoyable skills and build lasting
memories.
Dave teaches Tony Taylor of Burgaw, NC to trim the mail
while Bill Robertson of Wilmington, NC steers the boat,
January 2007.

Here is is list of the classes we offer: