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 2008 Schedule, Destinations and Enrolment ......

 3+ Places Open                   2  Places Open           1 Place Open/ Wait List                        

 ASA101 Basic Keelboat Sailing Standard   Our Learn-to-Sail a 24-29 ft sailboat as a skipper and crew in moderate conditions and protected waters

 ASA103 Basic Coastal Cruising Standard  Our Learn- to- Cruise 29-36 ft yacht in moderate winds and coastal waters. Cruise & Learn format

Prerequisites: None

2008 Calendar:

Weekends- Saturday & Sunday 0830hrs- 1700hrs

  1. July 18-20      Vancouver
  2. July 26- Aug 1   ASA 101/103/104 Combo Desolation Sound (Powell River) to Vancouver 
  3. Aug 2,3                 Vancouver
  4. August 8-10  NEW        Vancouver
  5. August 23, 24   NEW      Vancouver
  6. Sept 6-12    Desolation Sound ( departs Vancouver terminates Powell River)
  7. Sept.13-19   ASA101-106 Combo Desolation Sound (departs Powell River terminates Vancouver)
  8. October 18-24      ASA Combo Gulf Is.

Ports of Call:

  • Vancouver based- Granville Is., Snug Cove, Deep Cove, Indian Arm
  • Include ASA101 as part of our Cruise & Learn Combo courses that explore the BC Gulf Islands Monday- Friday
Course includes:
  • Skipper/ ASA Certified Instructor  for pre-study and course
  • 2 nights  aboard our J/24, J29 or Beneteau First 36.7 yachts includes healthy breakfast
Enrolment:
  • $495  per person
  • $ 80 ASA Certification option, includes  Examination, ASA Sailing Fundaments text and ASA Personal Logbook
  • $ 25 Fresh Bedding and Towels option
  • A 10% discount is applied when 2 or more ASA courses are reserved for one student
  • extra Days aboard $160
 Prerequisites: ASA101 Cert. or Challenge

2008 Calendar

Sundays 7pm- Monday to Wednesday 0900hrs-1700hrs

  1. July 20-23    ASA 103/104/105 Combo Desolation Sound
  2. July 26- Aug1   ASA101/103/104 Combo Desolation Sound (Powell River)- Vancouver
  3. Aug 3-6               Gulf Islands
  4. August 10- 13             Gulf Islands
  5. August 24-27          NEW    Gulf Islands
  6. Sept 6-12    Desolation Sound ( departs Vancouver terminates Powell River)
  7. Sept.13-19   ASA101-106 Combo Desolation Sound (departs Powell River terminates Vancouver)
  8. October 18-24      ASA Combo Gulf Is.

Ports of Call:

  • Departs from Vancouver
  • Telegraph Harbor., Pirates Cove, Silva Bay, Ganges, Poets Cove, Vesuvius, Montegu Harbor, Winter Harbor, Genoa Bay, Desolation Sound, Broken Islands

Course includes:

  • Skipper/ ASA Certified Instructor for pre-study and course
  •  3 Days/ 3 Nights Cruise & Learn includes meals aboard
  • accommodation & all meals  aboard our J29, Beneteau First 36.7 or Mason 43 yachts
Enrolment:
  • $ 575 per person
  • $80 ASA Certification option includes ASA 103 Examination, ASA Cruising Fundamentals Text (pre-study)
  • $ 25 Fresh Bedding and Towels option
  • A 10% discount is applied when 2 or more ASA courses are reserved for one student
  • extra days aboard $160
 

 ASA104 Bareboat Chartering Standard Successful completion of Certification provides internationally recognized qualifications for skipper & crew of a 30 - 50 foot sailboat sailing by day in coastal waters.

 ASA105 Coastal Navigation Standard    The navigational theory and instrument skills required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal and inland waters

Prerequisites: ASA103 or Challenge

2008 Calendar

Wednesdays 7 pm- Friday 5:00 pm

  1. July 23-25   Cruise & Learn Gulf Is.
  2. July 26- Aug1   Desolation Sound  Vancouver ASA Combo Powell River boarding
  3. August 13-15  Gulf Islands
  4. Sept 3-5             NEW    Gulf Islands
  5. Sept 6-12    Desolation Sound ( departs Vancouver terminates Powell River)
  6. Sept.13-19   ASA101-106 Combo Desolation Sound (departs Powell River terminates Vancouver)
  7. October 18-24      ASA Combo Gulf Is.
Ports of Call:
  •  Poets Cove, Sidney, Victoria Schooner Cove, Silva Bay, Ganges, Pender Harbor, Gibsons, Hornby Island, Desolation Sound, Broken Islands
Package includes :
  • Skipper/ ASA Certified Instructor  for pre-study and course
  • one evening, 2 days + 2 nights  accommodation & all meals aboard Beneteau First 36.7 yachts
Enrolment:
  • $575 per person
  • $80 ASA Certification option including ASA examination , Cruising Fundamental pre-study text
  • $ 25 Fresh Bedding and Towels option
  • $ 25 Ship's Log
  • A 10% discount is applied when 2 or more ASA courses are reserved for one student
  • Extra days aboard $160
Prerequisites: None

2008 Calendar
  1. July 18-25       Desolation Sound
  2. July 26- Aug1   Desolation Sound (Powell River)-Vancouver Combo
  3. Sept 6-12    Desolation Sound ( departs Vancouver terminates Powell River)
  4. Sept.13-19   Desolation Sound ( departs Powell River terminates Vancouver) ASA Combo
  5. October 18-24      ASA Combo Gulf Is.

Monday- Friday during Cruise & L earn or Class Room

 Choice of Locations:
  • Ashore at our Vancouver location 7:00pm-10:00 pm
  • Aboard as part of a Cruise & Learn

Package includes:

  • Skipper/ ASA Certified Instructor  for pre-study and course
  • Pre-study DVD 
  • Charting and navigation review
  • practice navigation chart
 Enrolment:  
  • $425 per person when taken with ASA103 &104 COMBO or ASA106
  • $120 Certification Exam, Chart 1 Navigation Aids, Notice to Mariners, Light List, Local Navigation Chart
  • $ 25 Fresh Bedding and Towels option
  • $64 Navigation Instruments
  • A 10% discount is applied when 2 or more ASA courses are reserved for one student
  • extra days aboard $160

ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising    Safely perform responsibilities of skipper and crew of a sailing vessel 30 to 50 feet in length in coastal and inland waters, in any conditions.

VSC504 Competent  Racing Crew          This course is designed for skippers and/or crew to assist them in developing the fundamental on- tdeck  crew position skills and rules knowledge to race safely, competitively and with confidence in coastal regattas.

Prerequisites: ASA101,103,104,105

2008 Dates

  1. July 28- July 30       Desolation Sound to Vancouver- night sailing
  2. September 13-19    Desolation Sound to Vancouver
  3. October 18-24      ASA Combo Gulf Is.
Ports of Call:
  • Ganges, Poets Cove, Genoa Bay, Vancouver, Sidney, Victoria, Tribune Bay, Gibsons, Chamainus, Maple Bay, Nanaimo, Desolation Sound, Broken Islands
Course includes:
  • Skipper/ ASA Certified Instructor available for pre-study and course
  • 3 days + 3 nights  accommodation & all meals aboard Beneteau First 36.7 or Mason 43 yachts
  •  ASA Certification testing and and fee
Enrolment:
  • $775 per person
  • $160 Chapman Piloting and Seamanship, Passage Navigation Chart, ASA examination
  • $25 Fresh Bedding and Towels option
  • Extra Days aboard $160
 
 
Prerequisites: Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification or equivalent

2008 Dates

1) March 22.23, April 11,12,13     VARC Opener and Southern Straits

2) May 18,19,20,24,25,26  Seattle NOOD & Swiftsure

Course Includes:
  • Eight (8) on-the- water sessions including four (4) Vancouver area  races
  •  Skipper & Senior Instructor available for pre-study and course- has successfully finished in Winners Circle in each of the race venues
  • rotating crew position aboard Beneteau First 36.7 or J29 equipped with racing sails, symmetrical spinnaker pole and Cat 1 offshore Safety equipment
  • VSC Examination and Endorsement Certificate

Enrolment:

  • $875 per person or $1450 per couple
  •  $ 78  texts Advanced Sail Trim and 2008 Racing Rules of Sailing, Safe Boating Regulations
  • $ 55 Hand bearing Compass

    Contact info@vancouversailingclub.com about costs for conducting an ASA course challenge
 

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