Instruction Objective: To provide knowledge and skills to start sailing and develop skills to operate a typical cruising or charter sailboat. Instruction by experienced skippers and boat owners.

Classes -March 20 7-9PM  (virtual) March 21 In person
Friday March 20 - virtual—video links provided by Feb 1 for sailors who have registered; instruction via Zoom 7-9PM)

    Basic Terms Used in Sailing
    Safety and Etiquette
   
Saturday March 21 in person at Easttown Library ( Berwyn  10:00AM -4:30PM)
Sailors in two separate classrooms for most of the day. Sailors choose which of two topics they want to learn.

Classroom A                                     Classroom B
A1 Basic Sailing Theory.                 B1  Chart Plotting & Fixes
A2 Tacking & Gybing.                       B2  Electronic Navigation   
A3 Boat Handling Under Power     B3  Anchoring
A4 Rules of the Road                       B4  Dealing with Emergencies
A5 Basic Knots (hands on)              B5 Advanced Knots (hands on)

 A6 Docking & Leaving the Slip (all registrants in one classroom)

After you register, you will be asked to select which of the two topics (A or B) offered at the same time (which classroom) you want to learn.

A light lunch will be provided as well as water throughout the day.

For further information contact Ralph Harris at skipper@basiamille.nett