3 Day Live-Aboard ASA 104: Bareboat Charter Certification

Course Objective

Spend three days and two nights (optional 3rd night) aboard a Hunter 38 sailboat. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to skipper your boat safely to the Catalina Island in heavier winds of up to 20 knots. Now you should have the skills to cross a channel keeping watch and tracking ships with radar and MARPA, pick up a mooring and anchor, use a dinghy and outboard, fly an asymmetrical spinnaker and cruise with confidence to new places. Please note that the captain sleeps aboard your boat while in Catalina for this course. (Students have first choice of staterooms.)

Itinerary

Day 1:

Arrive in Newport Beach, CA. Complimentary pick up from John Wayne International Airport or meet at our offices. Drive down to your live aboard yacht to stow your belongings. Participate in boat orientation and prepare boat and dinghy for sail to Catalina Island. Buy provisions for your stay. Depart Newport Harbor for Catalina and begin the ASA 104, Basic Keelboat Course with private captain. Pick up mooring in Avalon Harbor. Spend the night in Avalon. Dinner aboard or ashore.

Day 2:

Enjoy breakfast aboard boat. Sail from Avalon to Two Harbors. Anchor in Isthmus Cove at Two Harbors, Catalina. Practice cooking on board and using dinghy to go ashore.

Day 3:

Breakfast aboard or ashore. In the morning, take ASA 104 written test aboard your vessel. Captain will grade and review any missed questions with you. A grade of 80% is passing. Sail back to Newport Beach using the gennaker sail. Arrive at slip. Pack up belongings and depart. (Optional 3rd night live-aboard without captain available.)

Course Overview

Sail to and from Catalina with use of navigation equipment
Picking up a mooring
Gennaker training
Dinghy training
Cooking onboard
Detailed understanding of Yanmar diesel engine
Heavy weather night sailing, weather permitting
Anchoring

To view the full ASA 104 curriculum, click here.

Materials

ASA Cruising Fundamentals Book

Prerequisite

ASA 103

Tuition

Tuition includes all books, materials, testing and annual ASA Membership for two students over 18 years of age.
Additional ASA certifications for persons over age 18: $150.00 p/person
ASA certification for persons under age 18 is not available; however, a certificate of completion will be awarded to your junior crew members.

Scheduling

We will arrange a private course that works with your schedule.