AMERICAN
SAILING
THE JOURNAL OF THE R ASSOCIA TION
AMERICAN
SAILING
FEATURE STORY: NEW ENDORSEMENTS TEACH VALUABLE SKILLS
A
SA is pleased to announce
that, effective December
1, 2007, we will be
adding two fantastic new classes
to our certification program. The
first is a Weather Endorsement; the
second, a Docking Endorsement.
We refer to these courses as
“Endorsements” for two reasons.
First, unlike most ASA courses that
provide education across a spectrum
of topics, endorsements provide in-
depth study of a single topic.
Second, endorsements are not
required as part of the keelboat
sequence of courses.
Students interested in taking one or
both of these courses should check
the ASA website to view the list of
The ability to dock in adverse conditions could save your boat. ASA’s new docking
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endorsement gives sailors a better grasp of how to use outside forces to help you.
SAILING LESSONS • THE WINE COUNTRY CLASS
H
ow is it possible to have this much fun
without drinking a drop of wine? And, we
were not even in the wine country, or taking a
wine appreciation class somewhere. No, we were by
the windy San Francisco Bay taking a Tradewinds
Sailing Basic Keel Boat class in Point Richmond,
Calif. Four sailing novices put their trust into our
BKB-class boats, the fast and fabulous 25-foot
Catalina Capris and me, their instructor, to learn the
American Sailing Association “standard of sailing.”
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
>> Buying The Right Boat >> Featured Facility
Heavy Wind Sailing Tradewinds Sailing
>> Sailing Destination >> Sailing Lessons (NEW)
Jamaica The Wine Country Class
>> Product Review >> Instructor Tips
Panoptx Sunglasses Battery Switches
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