Basic
Keelboat - Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington, Michigan
Northern Breezes
Sailing School offers a terrific Learn to Sail program in
beautiful northern Michigan. Classes are taught on a Capri
22' sailboat located on Pere Marquette Lake in Ludington,
Michigan. Qualified graduates will become certified for day
sailing on 22'-25' keelboats.
This is a
three-session, 12-hour course taught by Northern Breezes Sailing
School instructors certified by the American Sailing Association
(ASA). Classes meet over a three day period and are offered on
weekends with a Friday through Sunday format and there are also
midweek classes. All classes are limited to three students. This
creates a small seminar environment which provides for great
skipper and crew training. Each session starts with a briefing on
the day’s lesson and getting underway and ends with docking and
securing the boat.
Each student will
receive a Sailing Made Easy textbook and DVD, Federal
Regulations booklet, ASA Log Book and Pre-Test.
Class Location
- Peter Copeyon Park.
Take US 31
North from Muskegon to Ludington Exit US 10 West. Turn left onto
Washington Avenue. Peter Copeyon Park is approximately 1/2 mile
on the right. Contact Phone 231-425-0305
Course
Outline
Day 1: Outboard Engine, Getting Underway, Tacking, Points of
Sail,
Boat Balance, Docking, Securing the Boat.
Day 2:
Review,
Tacking and Jibing, Sail Trim,
Crew Overboard, Heaving to, Reefing
Day 3:
Review, Crew
Overboard, Solo Checkout,
Written Exam
Classes are
cancelled and rescheduled during storm advisory or rain days. A
Certificate of Completion and ASA Logbook with
Basic Keelboat seal will be issued upon completion.
Course fee:
$449
singles. $799 couples (any two people signing up
together) sharing materials. Family and friends option: if three
people sign up together the total is $999 if they share
materials.
Instructor to Student Ratio is One to
Three Maximum!
Call
Northern Breezes Sailing School in Ludington, Michigan with
questions or to register:
231-425-0305
* We are
flexible. If you would a private lessons,
alternative dates, etc. Please call.
Class
Schedule: call for current schedule
Northern Breezes
Sailing School
3949
Winnetka Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55427
Call For Free Brochure (763) 542-9707
American Sailing
Association
Sailing School
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