Vacation Courses on Lake Superior
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Class Location:
Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
Vacation Courses are held in the beautiful Apostle
Islands near Bayfield, Wisconsin. Four-day classes run
every weekend from early June through late September. Students may pre-board your boat
after 5:00 PM the Wednesday night before the course starts.
Link to Apostles Islands National Lakeshore:
Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore
Link to "Our Marina," at Pike's Bay, two
miles south of Bayfield, Wisconsin:
Pike's Bay Marina
Combined Basic Coastal Cruising Bareboat Charter Certification: ASA Courses 103 & 104
Basic Coastal Cruising (103) and Bareboat Charter (104) are taught
aboard
our 34'-36' cruising auxiliary sailboats as a four-day liveaboard
course. Course fee includes course materials - ASA textbooks,
Coastal Cruising Made Easy and Bareboat Cruising Made Easy, class
notes and ASA Certifications. Students
sleep aboard our sloops at the finest marina in the Apostle
Islands and anchor out on Saturday night. Lunches on Thursday & Friday as
well as all meals on Saturday & Sunday are included.
The Bayfield combined
Basic Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Charter course can be
scheduled as a regular Bayfield course or as a
Family and Friends
course.
To
start your registration, please return the form below with
preferred dates and course info either online or by snail mail to:
Northern Breezes Sailing School, 3949 Winnetka Avenue North,
Minneapolis, MN 55427
2018 Season
Docking Lake Minnetonka: Sat-Sun: May
19-20
Spring Delivery
Adventure: Sat-Mon:
May 26-28*
Docking Bayfield: Sat-Sun: June 2-3
Family&Friends 1: Mon-Wed: June 4-6
Bayfield 2: Thurs-Sun: June 7-10
Family&Friends 3: Mon-Wed: June 11-13
Bayfield 4: Thurs-Sun: June 14-17
Family&Friends 5: Mon-Wed: June 18-20
Bayfield 6: Thurs-Sun: June 21-24
Western Lake Superior Destination Adventure:
Fri-Fri: June 22-29*
Family&Friends 7:
Mon-Wed: June 25-27
Bayfield 8: Thurs-Sun: June 28-July 1
Family&Friends 9: Mon-Wed: July 2-4
Bayfield 10: Thurs-Sun: July 5-8
Family&Friends 11: Mon-Wed: July 9-11
Bayfield 12: Thurs-Sun: July 12-15
National Parks-Isle Royale and Apostle Islands
Adventure: Fri-Fri July 13-20*
Family&Friends 13: Mon-Wed: July 16-18
Bayfield 14: Thurs-Sun: July 19-22
Family&Friends 15: Mon-Wed: July 23-25
Bayfield 16: Thurs-Sun: July 26-29
Family&Friends 17: Mon-Wed: July 30-Aug 1
Bayfield 18: Thurs-Sun: Aug 2-5
Family&Friends 19: Mon-Wed: Aug 6-8
Bayfield 20: Thurs-Sun: Aug 9-12
Family&Friends 21: Mon-Wed: Aug 13-15
Bayfield 22: Thurs-Sun: Aug 16-19
Family&Friends 23: Mon-Wed: Aug 20-22
Bayfield 24: Thurs-Sun: Aug 23-26
Family&Friends 25: Mon-Wed: Aug 27-29
Bayfield 26: Thurs-Sun: Aug 30-Sept. 2
Family&Friends 27: Mon-Wed: Sept 3-5
Bayfield 28: Thurs-Sun: Sept 6-9
Western Lake Superior Destination Adventure:
Fri-Fri Sept 7-14*
Family&Friends 29: Mon-Wed: Sept 10-12
Bayfield 30: Thurs-Sun: Sept 13-16
Family&Friends 31: Mon-Wed: Sept 17-19
Bayfield 32: Thurs-Sun: Sept 20-23
Family&Friends 33: Mon-Wed: Sept 24-26
Fall Delivery
Adventure: Sat-Mon: Sept. 29-Oct 1*
* Fun Sails with Learning and Experience but "No" Set Class
See our Vacation courses in the
Caribbean
Fee - $995
per person;
includes sleeping berth and all meals
onboard. Meals ashore are the responsibility of each student. $95
discount for couples (any two people signing up together) sharing
materials.
Additional course textbooks may be purchased.
Instructor to Student Ratio is One to Four Maximum!
Prerequisite: ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat*
* We are flexible.
If you would like day classes, private lessons, rides, refresher,
etc. Please call.
Call Northern Breezes
Sailing School at 763-542-9707 to register or ask questions.
The following two
courses, Basic Cruising - ASA Course 103 and Bareboat Charter
Certification - ASA 104, are included in the 4-day combined
vacation course program. Read the individual course descriptions
for more detail. Flexibility in response to weather often
requires rearrangement of scheduling of specific items in the
course from one day to a different day.
Basic
Cruising
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ASA Course 103
This is the
first part of a two-part program. Course is conducted on 34'-36'
cruising auxiliary sailboats.
Students will learn the fundamentals of large boat cruising while
doing it! Preparation for skippering on larger bodies of water is
the focus. The Basic Cruising Vacation course is combined in the
Apostle Islands with Bareboat Charter Cruising into a four-day live aboard with pre-boarding the night before the
course begins. This is the same program as our highly successful
British Virgin Islands vacation week.
Course Outline
Day 1: Boat Systems & Battery, Electrical Panel, Engine, Prop
Walk, Docking, Sailing Tacks & Jibes (Possible Testing)
Day 2: Sail Trim, Crew Overboard Procedures, Reefing, Heaving
to, Anchoring (Possible Testing)
Day 3: Navigation, Chart
Problem, Rules of the Road, Sound Signals, Buoys, Lights, VHF,
Cruising Tips, Docking, Student Directed Reviews
Day 4: Safety Systems, Heavy Weather Sailing, Student Directed
Reviews.
Includes
textbook, Coastal Cruising Made Easy, published by American
Sailing Association, class notes, exam and ASA certification.
Navigation
instruments will be available for purchase.
Bareboat
Charter Certification
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ASA Course 104
Bareboat Charter Cruising -
Part 2 is taught by U.S. Coast Guard licensed captains on Lake
Superior. Qualified graduates will become bareboat charter
certified from 30 to 45 feet.
This is the second part of
a two-part certification program. This is a two-day live-aboard
course held on a cruising auxiliary sailboat on Lake Superior.
Students will prepare all meals onboard, and anchor out on
Saturday night. Students will learn to maneuver the boat under
power, dock, anchor, and navigate in differing weather
conditions. Successful candidates will receive bareboat charter
certification upon completion. Instructor is ASA certified, U.S.
Coast Guard licensed captain.
Course Outline:
Day 1: Boat Systems & Battery, Electrical Panel, Engine, Prop
Walk, Docking, Sailing Tacks & Jibes (Possible Testing)
Day 2: Sail Trim, Crew Overboard Procedures, Reefing, Heaving
to, Anchoring (Possible Testing)
Day 3: Navigation, Chart
Problem, Rules of the Road, Sound Signals, Buoys, Lights, VHF,
Cruising Tips, Docking, Student Directed Reviews
Day 4: Safety Systems, Heavy Weather Sailing, Student Directed
Reviews.Students should bring clothing for all weather conditions,
sleeping bag, towel, and navigation instruments. Meals from
Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch are provided onboard.
To
start your registration, please return the form below with
preferred dates and course info either online or by
snail mail to:
Northern Breezes Sailing School, 3949 Winnetka Avenue North,
Minneapolis, MN 55427
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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