ASA Sailing Lessons at Charlotte Harbor Sailing

American Sailing Association (ASA) certified instructors who hold the license of Captain from the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

Classes are taught aboard one of our sailboats, no classrooms! To maximize your time at the helm each class is limited in size to a max of 4 pupils.

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Basic Keelboat Sailing (BKB 101)

You will be able to skipper or crew a 30-foot sailboat on familiar waters in light to moderate winds. No previous experience is needed. This course is offered over a weekend, or on four weekday evenings. Includes log book, textbook and membership in ASA. Cost is $400 per person. Usually taught on each of the first two weekends of the month.

You will get "hands on" experience to build sea knowledge and confidence. “Sailing Made Easy” by the ASA is the textbook.

Some of the topics covered:

• Boat Parts & Names
• Getting Underway & Docking
• Sail Trim & Theory
• Points of Sail
• Coming About & Jibing
• Rules of the Sea
• Navigation
• Anchoring
• Knots
• Man Overboard & Safety

Basic Coastal Cruising (BCC 103)

You will be able to cruise safely in local and regional coastal waters as skipper or crew on sailboats up to 30 feet in moderate conditions. This course is offered over a weekend, or added to the above course for a third day at a discount.

Prerequisite is BKB 101. Cost is $400 per person. Usually taught on the third weekend of the month.

Reviews the skills learned in BKB 101 "Sailing Fundamentals" by Jobson is the textbook.

Some of the topics covered:

• Weather
• Sail Selection & Reefing
• Coastal Cruising
• Running Aground
• Sailing a Compass Course
• More Terms & Definitions
• Motoring
• Lights
• More Rules of the Sea
• Duties of Skipper & Crew

Bareboat Chartering (BBC 104)

You will be able to act as skipper or crew aboard sailboats of 30' to 50' on coastal waters. This certification enables you to charter sailing vessels anywhere in the world. Includes two nights aboard, with one night at anchor. This class requires living aboard for 48 hours, and is taught over a weekend (6 pm Friday to late Sunday afternoon).

$600 per person plus food/drink

BKB 101 & BCC 103 are required for this course.

"Cruising Fundamentals" by Harry Mums is the textbook.

Some of the topics to be covered include:

• Planning A Cruise
• Provisioning
• Plotting a Course
• Chart Reading
• Anchoring Methods
• Safety
• Engines
• Cooking
• Seamanship
• Radio Talk
• Navigation Rules

Coastal Navigation (NAV 105)

You will demonstrate the navigational theory and skill to safely navigate a vessel in coastal or inland waters. Topics include reading and plotting on nautical charts, dead reckoning navigation, bearings and fixes, as well as more advanced topics. This course requires no sea time, no prerequisites.

We sometimes offer this class once per week in an evening for 5 weeks. You may also opt for the home study version where you get all the amterials shipped to you. You work through the problems in the workbook, and when you are ready our instructor sits down and goes over the course with you, answers any questions. You may then take the test whenever you are ready.

This is a very rigorous course and is superior to the Navigation needed to pass your U.S.C.G. Captain’s test. The home study course is $250. Materials included are the Coastal Navigation (180 page workbook) & Power Point Presentation CD by Mike Pyzel from ASA and Training Chart #1210 TR.

Topics include:

• Chart Symbols
• Tides & Currents
• Light Lists
• Set & Drift
• Compass Deviation
• Transit Bearing
• Running Fix
• Aids to Navigation

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Advanced Coastal Cruising (ACC 106)

We offer this course on any of our overnight trips aboard the Calypsa (Formosa 51).

This is the highest coastal cruising course offered by ASA. It is the only coastal standard that includes night time sailing. You will be taught to sail through coastal waters at night without a GPS or Chartplotter, using only a compass, a chart, a depth sounder, knot meter and a flashlight. You also learn more about cruising, provisioning, boat inspections, safety, anchorages, and emergencies.

Prerequisites:
Basic Keelboat Sailing BKB 101, Basic Coastal Cruising BCC 103, Bareboat Chartering (BBC 104) and Coastal Navigation (NAV 105) certifications.

General Description:
Able to safely act as skipper and crew of a sailing vessel about 30 to 50 feet in length in coastal and inland waters, in any conditions.

$550 for the 2 Day Ft. Myers Beach trip per person, community bunk cabin, plus food/drink. For private accommodations in the massive aft cabin with private head add $25 per person double occupancy.

$650 for the 3-day Naples trip per person, community bunk cabin, plus food/drink. For private accommodations in the massive aft cabin with private head add $75 per person double occupancy.

$750 for the 4-day Dry Tortugas trip per person plus food/drink. For private accommodations in the massive aft cabin with private head add $100 per person double occupancy.

“Annapolis Book of Sailing” is the textbook for this course.

Topics include:

• True Wind verses Apparent Wind
• Weather Helm verses Lee Helm
• Sailing Forces of Center of Effort and Sail Trim
• Weather Reading of Clouds, Fronts, & a Barometer
• Heavy Weather Sailing
• Anchoring, Anchor Watches, & Rafting
• Dealing with Emergencies
• Clearing Customs

Private Informal Lessons

If you just want to have fun, simply charter any boat, and for a few extra dollars we will give informal, private lessons. You pick the topics covered. You may have up to 6 people aboard. Work on any skills you wish. Perhaps you just need a little refresher course. Or maybe you want to learn on your own boat. Give us a call and we will design just the lessons you want. Cost is $300 per 4 hour session on our boat or $200 on your boat. You buy your own textbooks and materials. No tests or certifications.

Call King Fisher Fleet @ 941-639-0969 to Register

Lesson Prices

• BKB 101 2 Days $400
• BKB BCC 103 2 Days $400
• BBC 104 2 Days $600
• NAV 105 2 Days $350
• NAV 105 Home Study $250
• ACC 106 2 days Ft. Myers Beach $550
• ACC 106 3 days Naples $650
• ACC 106 4 days Dry Tortugas $750
• Add 50% to any of the prices above if you are the first person to sign up for a class, if we are able to find others to join you then your price drops back down to the regular price. If we do not find any additional students then you get all of the instructor’s attention and all of the helm time, private lessons!

Combination Lessons

Prices are per person

• BKB 101 in 4 evenings $400
  (one evening per week, takes a month)
• BKB 101 + BCC 103 in 3 days $650
  (usually over a 3 day weekend, adds a Monday to any BKB 101 weekend course)
• BKB 101 + BCC 103 in 4 days $750
  (usually over 2 different weekends, or four days in a row)
• BCC 103 + BBC 104 in 4 days $900
  (usually adds two days prior to any BBC 104 weekend)
• BBC 104 + NAV 105 $800
  (Adds a Monday to BBC 104, with Home study track for NAV)
• NAV 105 + ACC 106 (3 days) $800
  (Home study track for NAV plus 2 days going to Naples Ft. Myers on our Formosa 51) Note Naples is $100 more and Dry Tortugas is $200 more than Fort Myers, and if you want the private aft cabin there is an additional fee.
• NAV 105 + ACC 106 (5 days) $1100
  (Full NAV course taught by instructor plus 2 or 3 days going to Naples or Dry Tortugas on Formosa 51) Note Dry Tortugas is $100 more than Naples, and if you want the private aft cabin there is an additional fee.

Couples Packages
Prices are per person, no additional students in your class. Double the helm time, you get much more experience and attention.

Use our boat as your hotel!!! Full amenities of the marina, Wi-Fi, pool, tennis, bicycles, showers, shops, resturants, and more!!!

• BKB 101, BCC 103, BBC 104 $1495 per person
  *5 days on board (4 nights at the marina, one night on the anchor), limit to 2 people, Monday through Friday
• BBC 104 + NAV 105 $1195 per person
  *4 days on board, (3 nights at the marina, one night on the anchor), limit to 2 people, weekdays
• NAV 105 + ACC 106 Naples Trip $1495 per person
  *5 days on board, (2 days at the marina, three days going to Naples and back), limit to 2 people, weekdays. You will enjoy the fabulous private aft cabin with King Sized berth and private head.

* = plus the costs of gratuity, food, and drinks

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