Victoria Sailing School - Colorado's Oldest And Largest Sailing School

Coastal Navigation (ASA 105)

This course is designed to help you navigate within sight of land in coastal waters.  This is one of the most important courses you can take.  If it takes an additional 10 minutes to get from point A to point B, nobody cares, hit a rock - everyone is going to get excited.

The course is taught as if you have lost all electricity on the boat, so the GPS is of no use.

Topics covered are:

1. Symbols and conventions for Hydrographic Charts
2. Applicable Rules of the Road
3. Pro and Cons of different types of necessary navigation equipment
4. Usage of all the government publication
5. Thorough coverage of the use of Tide and Current Tables
6. Understanding of compass errors
7. Creation of a deviation card for a compass
8. Plotting a dead reckoning position
9. Calculating and adjusting for tidal set and drift
10. Five different methods of determining your position
11. Navigation in reduced visibility (depth sounder navigation)

Cost for the 10 week course which begins Tuesday, February 9, 2010 is $274.00

Each course consists of:

• Notes relating to the course
• Charts and excerpts from other publications
• Questions relating to the Lectures and Notes
• Answers to the above questions
• An ASA/CYA Certified exam

Course runs for 10 consecutive weeks. The course costs include 1) notes 2) the right to sit the exam, 3) the certification upon successful completion, 4) as much phone time as you need with trouble spots.  These classes are held at our classroom site, Colorado Executive Club Building.

Supplies needed:

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