PAGE 2 • SPRING 2007 THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION
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t’s hard to believe, but the third annual ASA
Members Week is only three months away! Given the
tremendous success of the event in both 2005 and
2006, ASA will once again be holding this year’s event
in Antigua at Sunsail’s all-inclusive resort, Club Colonna.
This year’s event, which takes
place from June 15 through June
22, will be bigger and better. We
expect over 100 members to
attend, and we are including a free
Basic Keelboat course (ASA 101)
or Small Boat course (ASA 110) to
anyone wishing to use the
opportunity to gain certification.
ASA TEAMS WITH COAST GUARD TO
And, of course, all the great
meals, rum parties, live bands, Kids Club and ASA
QUALIFY INSTRUCTORS WITH EASE
welcome gift bags are included.
S
ailing students interested in becoming sailing ASA, in conjunction with Sunsail and the Summer
instructors have access to a fantastic new benefit Sailstice event, will also be giving away a trip for two,
ASA has recently put into place. including airfare, to our event. Visit ASA.com for details
and to see photos from the last two years’ trips or sign
Working with the US Coast Guard, ASA made it possible
up for this year’s fun. Don’t wait though. Limited space
for sailing instructor candidates to qualify for a limited
is available.
USCG license upon successful completion of their ASA
201 clinic without having to attend a separate maritime
You may also call the ASA office and speak with Kathy
prep class or take a written exam through the USCG.
Christensen, our membership coordinator, to hear more
about all the great sailing and fun we have planned!
This is a valuable benefit since, in many areas, a USCG
license is required in order to do any work for
See you in Antigua!
“consideration” (money) involving an auxiliary powered
boat or sailing vessel in USCG jurisdiction waters. So
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unless you plan to teach for free, on a small boat without
an engine or on a very small inland lake, you’ll probably
“Charley Noble” is the old time nautical name for the
need a USCG license.
smokestack over a galley ... So I’ll try to keep any “hot air”
in the American Sailing Journal confined to this column.
A full, non-limited license requires substantially more
documented sea time and the passing of several rigorous
exams, so a limited license is a great way to start for
those with less sea time or experience.
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Candidates must request this option through the Instructor
Evaluator holding the clinic, and do so at least two months
prior to taking the IQC. This is because your examiner
ASA PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia Shabes
must file special paperwork at least six weeks prior to the
clinic date with a USCG Regional Exam Center.
ASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR . . . . . . . Charlie Nobles
In order to obtain the limited license, you will also need
ASA EXECUTIVE EDITOR . . . . . . . . Heather Watt
to follow up with the Coast Guard to provide them with
STORY EDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Watt
an application for a limited license. The application
Kathy Christensen
requires evidence of 90 days of sea time, a medical
Charlie Nobles
exam, and a drug screen, among other things. Contact
ASA for more details. ART DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Christensen
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