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