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Interested in Sailing? Just getting started?
You
came to the right place!
Aventura Sailing
has taught thousands of individuals to sail, many hardly knowing
one end of a boat from the other when they started.
Even if all you know now is that water is wet, with
some effort on your part, in just a year, we can
have you taking your own boat from our Dana Point
home port across the ocean to Catalina Island - and
maybe a whole lot farther!
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Basic course consists of 21 hours of instruction
designed for the student with limited or no experience
in sailing and will qualify members for chartering.
Included are 9 hours of classroom lecture emphasizing
nautical terminology, aerodynamics of sail, boating
safety, rules of the road, radio procedure, anchoring
and heavy weather survival. In addition, students
exercise practical sailing skills in 12 hours
of lab sessions aboard 25ft to 30ft boats, with
emphasis on sailing maneuvers, docking procedures
and “man-overboard” recovery techniques. An additional
2 hour lab emphasizing Aventura charter policies,
boat systems, and safety is given to members.
Complete course content and objectives are detailed
on reverse side of this schedule. |
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Intermediate/Advanced course is designed for the
student with experience on 30ft keelboats with
inboard engines and wheel steering. It includes
12 hours of classroom lectures and 12 hours of
on-the-water instruction and will qualify members
for chartering boats 32ft to 36ft. Topics covered
in the course include advanced sailing techniques,
sail shape and trim, docking, mooring and anchoring
procedures, night navigation, marine electronics,
heavy weather seamanship and use of the sextant
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our Navigation and Coastal Piloting course, students
are introduced to navigation of coastal areas,
including use of a chart, planning a cruise, dead
reckoning a position and fixing a position by
means of a compass and two landmarks. Also covered
is navigation under conditions of reduced visibility,
reading navigational aids, use of a GPS and position
plots when only one landmark is observable. |
Start
with our Basic Sailing
Course. It includes
21 hours of instruction, half in the classroom, and
half on the boat. That's 4 classroom sessions on boating,
one classroom session on Aventura and harbor procedures,
and four sessions on board a boat. There are never
more than 6 students on the boat with the instructor,
so you will get the individual attention you need.
By the time you graduate, you will be able to charter
a 30-foot boat yourself, get it in and out of the
slip, out of the harbor, go sailing, and get back
thrilled with your achievement.
You'll
be learning on modern 25 to 30 foot boats with
wheel steering, inboard diesel engines to get you
in and out of the harbor, and easy-to-handle roller
furling headsails. Every one of our boats has
- a full galley with stove and
icebox
- fresh water system
- marine head (the nautical name
for a bathroom) with a toilet a lot like your own at
home
- CD or tape cassette stereo
- and full electronics
You
will find them comfortable to be aboard and easy to
sail.
Next -
get some experience!
You've learned the basics, but you need some
practice. Get out for our excellent club race
program, maybe some social sails, and for a few
practice charters of your own. Charter and sail on
the same 28 to 30 foot boats you learned on. Get out
one day a month, in a race, social sail, or on your
own.
Then - take our
Navigation Course.
It takes as little as one day, and, if you have some
chart-reading experience, you may want to take our
Navigation Correspondence Course. You may not learn
how to chart your way to Japan, but you will be able
to find your way up and down the coast and to our
offshore islands.
Now a little
more experience.
Practice navigating to some of our offshore
racing marks, or maybe Newport Beach. You'll enjoy
doing this, and it will build your confidence.
Again, budget one day a month for practice.
Before heading to Catalina
Island, you will want to attend the
Cruising Catalina Island
seminar. After you see over 120
full-color slides of the island's 10 biggest
harbors, understand the hazards to avoid and the fun
to be had, you will be confident and ready to go.
Finally -
Catalina. You
will be ready to make the 32-mile ocean crossing to
the famous island, spend a night or two there, and
come back the envy of your friends.
How
long will it take?
If you start with a basic course in August or September,
you could be ready to sail to Catalina by the end
of March, and certainly during the long daylight-savings
time days and nice breezes of April. You'd take navigation
in November or January (or the correspondence
course whenever you want, and attend the Catalina
Cruising seminar in September or March. And you'll
have a chance to race or sail with a group every other
week, with lots of chances to go on your own charters.
From the day you start, with some commitment from
you, plan on sailing to Catalina in 6 or 7 months.
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