Whether you don't
know bow from stern or you're a world cruiser, Aventura's Sailing Academy
can teach you what you want and need to know. Over 6,000 students have taken
courses with Aventura over the years, and learned to race and cruise safely
and easily. With our proven teaching method, you can count on individual
attention, plus good "team play" with your fellow students. Best
of all, you'll learn to sail safely and confidently.
For those with
experience, this course will let you charter boats through 40 ft.
Next Advanced Seamanship
Course:
-
Oct 11, 18 Nov 2, 8
Our advanced course is designed for the experienced mariner
and includes 12 hours of classroom lectures and 12 hours of
on the water instruction aboard boats 35-ft and larger. Topics
covered in the course include advanced sailing techniques, sail,
shape and trim, night navigation, marine electronics, heavy
weather seamanship and use of the sextant in navigation.
Please contact our office
to make your reservation today - space is limited.
(949) 493-9493
This course prepares you for
the larger boats. Mark's
Knots
Required for
overnight charters and offshore island trips.
Take this in three sessions, or a single day, or by correspondence.
Next Coastal Navigation Courses:
-
Oct 29
- Nov 5
- Nov 12
Lecture
I
Lecture II
Lecture III
We also offer
an excellent Navigation Correspondence Course, which covers the
same material,
which you can take at your leisure, and return the test to receive
your certification.
Call the office for pricing,
details, and to have it sent to you, or ready for pick-up at the
club!
There's a lot
more to Catalina than you can reach on a ferry in an afternoon!
Whether your interest is snorkeling and diving in a deserted cove,
hiking the interior,
golfing at the West's oldest course, sailing all the way around
the island,
or being part of a fleet sail to Catalina, our experts will show
you the best spots to explore,
and how to sail to them on our boats. THERE IS NO WRITTEN
EXAM! Next
Catalina Cruising Clinic:
Basic principles
of meteorology and certain related aspects of
oceanography as it relates to the safe operation of ocean-going
craft. (Note: Registration is at Saddleback College, Mission
Viejo CA
but the class is taught at Aventura).
Check with
Saddleback College for next Marine Weather class.
Private
Lessons
Feel
better with the personal attention of one of our instructors on
a boat?
Have
specific things you want to brush up on?
Need
a special time? Want a lesson with just you and your family, or
special friends?
For
whatever reason you want, we can provide a 3 hour private session
with one of our instructors on
one of our boats, at a time convenient for you.
Call
the office to schedule a time and date, and for pricing info.
Shadow
Sailors
A
new program has been developed to help newly graduated sailors feel
more comfortable taking out their first charters. A “shadow
sailor” is an experienced Aventura member who will accompany the
new member as a guest, and at no charge, to be a backup if help
is needed, as reassurance, or to give reminders of things forgotten
or unsafe. If you want to take advantage of this volunteer
program, contact the office and have the handout mailed to you or
stop by and pick one up. If you feel you are qualified to
be a “Shadow Sailor”
and would like to be a volunteer, please contact
captaincookrn@cs.com
To
register for the Aventura
Crew List, click
here.
All
Aventura courses give you this guarantee: Participate in all the
course sessions.
If you don't pass the final exam, take the entire course again at
no charge.
We've taught thousands the way to safe, enjoyable boating fun. Isn't
it time you joined them?
~ NOTICE ~
24 hour cancellation is required on a reservation for all classes
to avoid charges.
