With its beautiful, white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and year-round breeze, Grace Bay is ranked as one of the most popular sailing destinations in the world. Upon completion of this program, each successful participant will receive an accredited ASA 110 certificate, as well as a Ritz Sailing Academy rash guard.
Highlights:
Accredited ASA Certification
Appropriate for beginners
Expert, Experienced Instructors
Details:
Ages 12 years and up
Class must have a minimum of 2 sailors and a maximum of 6 per class
Safety equipment provided
Learn the basics get
certificated
Schedule is as follows:
Thursday: 9AM-1PM
Friday: 9AM-12PM
Saturday: 9AM-12PM
Cost: $1,000 (+taxes and fees)
Knowledge and skill based learning objectives include:
Sailing Terminology – Learning the parts of the boat (Starboard vs Port), sails and rigging overview, Windward vs leeward, motor vs sail, channel markers discussions.
Weather and Oceanography – Reading weather forecasts, identifying sailing conditions, wind awareness, marine life and local area knowledge.
Operations – how to effectively sail, crew
responsibilities when sailing with more than one person, maneuvering the boat, steering, sail controls, stopping/speeding up, getting out of irons, launching and recovery of the boat from a beach.
Safety Procedures – how to safely sail in open waters, righting the boat, man over-board, avoiding hazardous areas (reefs, coral heads and shallow waters), towing, racing.
ASA Certification Course:
The ASA 110 course is broken down into four sections. Sections one and two can be combined and run together over a four-hour session, or run individually as two, two-hour classes. Students should allocate a couple of hours of solo sailing to practice what they have learnt before scheduling to do section three and again before scheduling section four.
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
(2 HOURS)
On land training exercises (wind awareness,
theory and terminology, line handling and knots)
SECTION 2: SAILING FUN IN THE SUN
(2 HOURS)
Launch and recovery (introduction to steering, sail trim, boat balance)
SECTION 3: SAFETY WHILE AT SEA
(3 HOURS)
Procedure overview (righting the boat,
man overboard, towing, emergency response)
SECTION 4: REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT
(3 HOURS)
One hour allocated for pre-test Q&A, followed by an on the water assessment, oral exam and review
Once all objectives have been accomplished, sailor(s) will receive their ASA 110 certificate and Ritz Sailing Academy shirt at an award ceremony held on the beach.