Inland Sailing School

Offered by

 Jeff Greenwood, ASA Certified Sailing Instructor

American Sailing Association (ASA) Certification Levels Offered

 

SAILING FUNDAMENTALS

Inland Sailing School offers courses that lead to advancing levels of American Sailing Association certification.   We also offer private lessons tailored to the needs of the individual sailor.  Our Sailing Fundamentals class contains the first two ASA levels of certification.  A brief description of each is provided below.  We offer them together because Basic Keelboat Sailing certification establishes a strong foundation in boat handling under sail which includes; points of sail, rigging, nomenclature, tacking, gibing, rules of the road, safety, and person overboard.  Basic Coastal Cruising certification builds upon the sailing skills learned in Basic Keelboat Sailing and adds the docking, maneuvering, and motoring skills required while under auxiliary power.  Teaching them together allows sailors to gain the sailing and auxiliary power skills necessary to maneuver within a marina and to move to open water for the pure sailing experience.

Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101): 

Learn to sail a boat in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision.  This is a preparatory level with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required.  Course is approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and U.S. Coast Guard as a recognized Safe Boating Course.  As such, it meets all requirements for mandatory education and licensing for every state in the United States.   For boat owners, many insurance companies offer discounts for successful completion of a Safe Boating Course.   Prerequisite: None.

Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103):

Learn to cruise safely in local and regional waters as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary (motor) powered sailboat of about 20 to 40 feet in length, in moderate winds and sea conditions.  Builds upon the skills learned in Basic Keelboat Sailing.   Prerequisite:  Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification.

Provided materials:  Sailing Fundamentals, by Gary Jobson, Official International Log Book, Basic Keelboat Sailing/Safe Boating Examination, and Basic Coastal Cruising Examination.

Sailing Fundamentals Class Schedule:

Each class meets for four sessions as follows: classroom 6:00 PM–10:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday evenings, on the water and classroom 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday and 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday.  Cost is $500 per person ($450.00 each, if two or more students register for the same class at the same time.   Minimum of 2 students to make a class, maximum of 4.  The enrollment deadline is two weeks before the first classroom (There is some  pre-work required). Contact us to enroll.

2008 Sailing Season sailing fundamentals Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101) Basic Coastal Cruising  (ASA 103)
Course	Enrollment Deadline	Tuesday	Thursday	Saturday	Sunday
April	3-25-08	4-8-08	4-10-08	4-12-08	4-13-08
May	4-22-08	5-6-08	5-8-08	5-10-08	5-11-08
June	5-20-08	6-3-08	6-5-08	6-7-08	6-8-08
July	6-24-08	7-8-08	7-10-08	7-12-08	7-13-08
September	8-26-08	9-9-08	9-11-08	9-13-08	9-14-08
October	9-23-08	10-7-08	10-9-08	10-11-08	10-12-08

Private Lessons

Any of the ASA classes are available as private lessons.  Private lessons provided for those who do not desire an ASA certification.  Examples of non-ASA certification private lessons are introduction to sailing, sailing skills refresher, and new boat orientation.  Lesson fees: $75/hour (1-2 students); $15/hour for each additional student.   Limited to 4 students per session.

Reservation & Cancellation Policy

Size of our classes limited so that students receive much individual attention from the instructor.  Please telephone us to confirm an opening and reserve a place in any class.  We enroll students by advance reservation only and each class has an enrollment deadline.  Once we reserve a space for you, it is no longer available to others.  A 50% deposit required at time of reservation.  All tuition must be paid in full before the class enrollment deadline and no refunds issued after that date.  Prior to that date, we will cancel your reservation and refund your deposit, less a cancellation fee of $50.00, or we will transfer your reservation to another available class, less a $25.00 administration fee.

The Instructor

Jeff Greenwood has been sailing for over 30 years and has been an ASA instructor for 12 years.  Jeff has sailed in Thailand, Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Tahiti, Gulf of Mexico, the length of the US Eastern Coast, Lake Dillon Colorado, and many lakes of Texas.  He is active in keelboat & board boat racing.  Jeff graduated from Texas Tech University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has worked at Texas Instruments ever since.

Please feel free to contact Jeff with any questions you may have!

 

Jeff Greenwood is also certified in the following courses: Bareboat Chartering (ASA 104)          Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) Celestial Navigation (ASA 107)          Basic Small Boat Sailing (ASA 110)