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Welcome to the American Sailing Academy the premier Connecticut sailing school and Red Nun Sailing Club
Mystic Connecticut
860-415-6840 Americansailacademy.com
Welcome to the American Sailing Academy the premier Connecticut sailing school and Red Nun Sailing Club
Mystic Connecticut
860-415-6840 Americansailacademy.com
The ASA is the premier sailing school in Connecticut and is dedicated to promoting safe recreational sailing by administering an internationally recognized educational system.
Whether you are a beginner, a novice or an experienced sailor, we can offer you a curriculum that will improve your skills and understanding of the sport. If your particular needs don't exactly fit within the standard curriculum, we will tailor a course of instruction to fit your needs.
Our goal for every student is to develop their competence, which leads to safety, confidence, and enjoyment while on the water.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Captain Terry Leahy, Owner, has been teaching ASA certified courses for over 15 years and is a Coast Guard licensed Captain. His lifetime of sailing experience based on cruising, racing, pleasure crafting, and teaching in coastal and inland waters, provides him the expertise to tailor instructions to each student's needs.
Captain Mike Caprio, Mike’s career was teaching, he taught Radiation Biology and Radiological Physics After retirement, he wanted to continue teaching. Becoming a sailing instructor lead him to obtain his USCG Captain’s license and becoming an ASA instructor. He currently holds a USCG 25-Ton Near Coastal Master’s license
and is ASA certified to teach Basic Keelboat (101), Basic Coastal Cruising (103), Bareboat Cruising (104),
Coastal Navigation (105), Cruising Catamaran (114), and Dinghy and Outboard Motor Operation (116).
Red Nun Sailing Club gets you out on the water
ASA qualified sailors
Take the boat out and put your new skills into practice
Wednesday and Friday Evenings
A chance to practice what you learned with an instructor onboard
ASA student packages
Your first bareboat experience at a training facility
Ask about our Instructor training program Become a USCG licensed captain A Club boat manager opportunity is available
Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101)
Prerequisites:
The Basic Sailing course includes the theory and practice of sailing on all points of sail.
Upon completion the student should be able to handle a similar size 32 or 35 foot sailboat in light to moderate wind and sea conditions in familiar waters.
Sailing skills are tested on the water, followed by a written examination. By the time we're finished you'll have the skills necessary to go day sailing with confidence.
We have found that we can optimize the learning experience by limiting the class size to 4 or 5 students and one instructor. Each student is constantly involved, alternating between skipper and crew, in learning the roles and responsibilities of each and how they must work together.
Coastal Cruising (ASA 103)
Prerequisites:
This is a two day cruising experience on a sailing yacht 30 feet or larger. You will learn how to handle a vessel under power and sail in moderate wind and sea conditions. Overnight stay aboard is optional.
You will be introduced to the location, operation and daily maintenance of the yacht's systems; Fresh Water, Fuel, Gray Water, Waste, Electrical and Propane/CNG. The diesel engine/drive system will be also be covered in class.
You will use local charts and learn to plot your course and use tide and current tables. You will be introduced to Electronic NAV utilizing hand held and fixed GPS units.
During the cruise, you will become familiar with the location, operation and purpose of each item of a cruising yacht's inventory of gear and equipment.
You will learn how to work as skipper and as crew while maneuvering the yacht under power and sail, including close quarter situations such as mooring, anchoring and docking. Throughout, you will be drilled on safety, navigation, weather, terminology and deck skills.
Sailing skills are tested on the water, followed by a written examination. By the time we're finished you'll have the skills necessary to go day sailing with confidence.
We have found that we can optimize the learning experience by limiting the class size to 4 or 5 students and one instructor. Each student is constantly involved, alternating between skipper and crew, in learning the roles and responsibilities of each and how they must work together.
Tuition is $640.00 per student which includes classes, on water instructions, and ASA Certification (a 3.5% credit card fee applies to all credit card purchases).
Course Schedule: Tuesday/Wednesday or Saturday/Sunday every week.
Call for availability
Bareboat Charter Certification (ASA 104)
Prerequisites:
This is an advanced course for individuals with the prerequisite ASA certifications and cruising experience who are seeking the qualifications to be certified for bareboat chartering. It is a 3 day class comprised of 3-day live aboard cruise for learning and demonstrating your skills and self-sufficiency in all aspects of operating and maintaining the yacht and all its systems in all conditions.
The course is taught over three days while living aboard, practicing boat handling and sailing skills, proving your self-sufficiency and coping with Murphy's Law.
You will be coached and challenged in situations that every cruising sailor ultimately faces:
In addition, you will become comfortable using shipboard electronics and navigation instruments. You should finish the course feeling confident that you can skipper a yacht of comparable size and handle those unforeseen circumstances.
An additional two day class is available for qualified students
Tuition is $1300.0 per student which includes classes, on water instructions, and ASA Certification (a 3.5% credit card fee applies to all credit card purchases).
Course Schedule: Wednesday/Thursday or Saturday/Sunday every week.
Call for availability
Prerequisites:
This is an intense course in charting and piloting which prepares you to navigate safely and confidently in all conditions of visibility.
The navigation course is conducted in 2 phases. First, the students prepare by utilizing the home study course materials at their own pace. Practice problems are heavily weighted toward the exam and are designed to both challenge and enforce the student's knowledge of navigation theory. Next,when you have completed the course manual, call and set-up you're testing date. Approximately 3 hours are allowed. Test will cover general information, plotting, position finding, use of tides and current tables. The exam uses a similar chart as the study materials and you must show your work using standard navigation notations, which is graded as part of your answer.
When ready you can take the exam proctored by your local library at no additional cost. Alternatively, we will offer a fall and early spring review class and the exam for an additional $100.
Includes:
By Tom Tursi. 154-page textbook, 127-page solution book, 8 1/2" x 11" metal bound with instructional DVD. The textbook outlines the needed information to learn basic navigational skills. In addition to the textbook, a separate step by step instructional book is provided containing expanded solutions to plotting questions. Visually learn plotting skills by viewing the DVD. Includes a training chart
Our classes are taught by ASA certified and experienced educators. Using proven teaching strategies, they make sure that every student finds a path to success
We embrace a learning environment that will prepare you for the path ahead. Our classes incorporate traditional learning styles as well as hands-on experiences.
The School reserves the right to cancel or delay courses due to weather conditions and staff issues. If a class is cancelled by us, arrangements will be made to make up the class or give sailing credits to be used by the student at a later date.
We ask that you let us know immediately should you need to change your reservation for any reason
* Prices for courses are subject to change from one year to the next. Credit given will be for a dollar amount and not for a specific course. That dollar amount may be applied to any course that we offer.
To request more information about the ASA:PO Box 998,Westbrook, CT 06498Red Nun Sailing, LLC
dba American Sailing AcademyTel: 860-415-6840
Email: americansailacademy@gmail.com
