sailing
Since 1976, Aventura Sailing has offered
the best in bareboat and skippered
charters and sailing instruction. We are a
membership sailing club that you can be
a part of without buying a boat!
lessons
WE TEACH YOU
HOW TO SAIL AND
KEEP YOU SAILING!
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Oct 24
Oct 31
Basic Sailing Lessons
Our Basic Sailing 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 30 ft. 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.
Basic Lectures
1. Terminology
2. Safety – PFD’s, Fire, Man Overboard
3. Sailing Checklists, Knot Tying
4. Rules of the Road, Aids to Navigation, Systems
5. Heavy Weather, Anchoring, Examination
Basic Labs
I. Dockside Orientation
II. Sailing Maneuvers, Man Overboard
III. Docking & Sailing Review
IV. Anchoring, Docking & Sailing Review
V. Members Orientation: Policies & Procedures
Cost: $275 Non-Member
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Nov 1
Nov 8
Nov 14
Nov 15
OCTOBER BASIC SAILING CLASS
Sat
8:00-11:00 am
Lecture I
all students 11:00-2:30 pm
Lab I
Sat
10:00-12:00 noon Lecture II
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab II
Sat
10:00-12:00 noon Lecture III
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab III
Sat
10:00-12:00 noon Lecture IV
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab IV
Sat
9:00-11:00 am
Lab V
NOVEMBER BASIC SAILING CLASS
Sat
8:00-11:00 am
Lecture I
all students 11:00-2:30 pm
Lab I
Sun
10:00-12:00 noon Lecture II
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab II
Sun
10:00-12:00 pm
Lecture III
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab III
Sat
10:00-12:00 noon Lecture IV
3 choices
7:00, 12:00, 3:00 Lab IV
Sun
10:30-12:30 noon Lab V
Coastal Navigation Course
In our Coastal Navigation 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.
Coastal Navigation Lectures
Certification Required for Multiple Day Charters
1. Dead Reckoning, Plotting a Course
2. Fixing a Position
3. Electroni