Just spent the last four days getting by ASA 101 cert. I had a blast playing around with Capri 22's. Now to finish my 87!
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That is just a sign that the designer made no compromise on the ideal position of the traveler. Boom end, cockpit width, 90 degree angle to the mainsheet. Right where God intended it. The Cat22 traveler OTOH is such a compromise that most people don't use it.I hated the main sail traveler in the middle of the cockpit......
ASA 101 is an excellent way for someone to jump-start their sailing experience. It gives a person a wide base of knowledge taught in a systematic way.What were your thoughts on the course overall? Was it worth the money? I have been sailing a few years and am not sure how much it would benefit me other than learning on a new boat which would e nice as we look to upgrade to mid size In the next few years. My main thought behind doing the course is to get my girlfriend more comfortable as I can be a poor teacher. Anyone else with thoughts on ASA 101 please chime in.
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My wife and I together took the American Red Cross sailing course [on the water instruction] in 1988 followed a few months later by the US Coast Guard Auxilliary course in "Boating Skills and Seamanship" [classroom only]. After that we bought a 20' boat and starting racing PHRF through a yacht club-affiliated sailing association. We also joined a local cruising club (not YC affiliated) and accompanied their weekend cruises on small (22-29 ft) yachts that we bare-boat chartered variously for 3 years until purchasing a 30' cruising yacht of our own (Pearson 30). Twenty years of boating & sailing experience later in 2008 I needed to obtain an ASA 201 Basic Keelboat Instructor Certification so I signed up for a weekend IQC (Instructor Qualification Clinic) in Marina del Rey which involves testing of classroom & water skills, and teaching methods. By the end of the weekend I was an ASA Certified 201 Instructor.What were your thoughts on the course overall? Was it worth the money? I have been sailing a few years and am not sure how much it would benefit me other than learning on a new boat which would be nice as we look to upgrade to mid size In the next few years. My main thought behind doing the course is to get my girlfriend more comfortable as I can be a poor teacher. Anyone else with thoughts on ASA 101 please chime in.
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Oh so true.... MOB training is the especially good to re-train on. Fortunately we normally don't get to do it for real.Congratulations @cat!
As to the rationale behind certification, it is always a great idea to train and re-train periodically to maintain the skills.
For most offshore races, US Sailing requires 1/2 the crew to have a current USSailing Safety At Sea certificate; a rating that has to be re-trained every 4 years.Congratulations @cat!
As to the rationale behind certification, it is always a great idea to train and re-train periodically to maintain the skills.