Combo Course:
ASA 105 and ASA 106
Course Objective
This course combines the practical training for Coastal Navigation and Advance Coastal Cruising into a 4 day adventure to Catalina and Santa Barbara Island. This course requires the students to study the books and material prior to the sail. Once students register for this course, all books and materials for both courses will be sent to them.
Course Overview
- Sail to Santa Barbara Island, 55+ miles offshore from Newport Beach
- Stand a navigation watch during a passage of about 20 miles by night and over 20 miles by day using traditional methods and electronic instrumtation.
- Demonstrate correct procedures for hoisting, setting, trimming, jibing, dousing and packing a cruising spinnaker.
- Demonstrate crew over-board recovery at night.
- Demonstrate double anchoring techniques.
- Practice the skills learned in Coastal Navigation like:
- Plot a dead reckoning position on a chart using speed, time and course to steer.
- Determine current given the course steered and speed and two observed positions.
- Plot a chart position from terrestrial objects using:
- Two or more bearings on different objects taken at one time.
- Bearings at different times (i.e. a running fix).
- One bearing and transit range.
- One distance (i.e. a sounding or dipping a light) and one bearing
About Santa Barbara Island
Are you familiar with Santa Barbara Island? It is a serene speck of land 55+ miles offshore from Newport Beach. This wind-blown landscape reminds one of the peace that must have reigned in California before millions moved here. There are cliff-hugging trails with beautiful views. There are thousands of sea lis lounging around the bases of rocky cliffs. You can hike from one side of the island to the other within an hour. You can kayak through sea caves. And there are no people. You and your group might be the only people on the whole island.
Because of the uniqueness of this island and the fact that you will probably be the only people out there, we have chosen it as the favored destination for our ASA 106, Advanced Coastal Cruising Certification Class. What you will learn in ASA 106 will prepare you to explore this islanand others in the Channel Islands National Park with more confidence. The Channel Islands National Park is one of the least used National Parks in the US. Soon you'll anchor in a secured cove and be the only boat around. The anchorage and the island will feel like yours.
To view the full ASA 106 curriculum click here
To view the full ASA 105 curriculum, click here.
Materials
- Annapolis Book of Seamanship
- ASA Coastal Navigation book
- ASA Coastal Navigation workbook
- Parallel ruler
- Protractor
- Chart
- Compass pencil
- Mechanical pencil
Prerequisite
- This course is for sailors who have completed ASA 101, 103, 104.
Agenda
Here is the typical agenda for this course, weather permitting:
- Day 1: Sail from Newport Beach to the West End of Catalina Island. Find a quiet cove like Emerald Bay and anchor for the ght. Spend the afternoon hiking and/or kayaking.
- Day 2: Sail from the West End of Catalina to Santa Barbara Island. Enjoy the welcoming party of playful sea lions. Anchor and kayak to the natural arch, snorkel with sea lions or hike across the island.
- Day 3: Sail from Santa Barbara Island around the backside of Catalina to Avalon. Practice your navigation skills without the electronics, and then check the electronic navigation equipment: are you close? Fly the gennaker, perfect your watch rotations. Practice night sailing.
- Day 4: Enjoy the morning exploring the island and then sail from Catalina back to Newport Beach practicing more navigation and advanced sailing techniques.
Tuition
Click Black box to pre-register for the course.
Scheduling
We will arrange a private course that works with your schedule.
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