Practical Skills Challenge-in

Experienced sailors can challenge our club Fleet level policy or challenge an ASA course level.

A challenge-in requires first taking the written ASA test for your challenge level. Then, your skills are evaluated on-the-water. A challenge-in usually takes 4 hours.

If you want ASA certification for your challenge-in level, the review costs $400.00. Without certification, a challenge-in costs $300. The cost includes ASA textbooks for study, instructor, and boat.

If you are not earnestly confident that you can perform all of the practical skill requirements with a score of at least 90%, you must take a course or a private lesson to improve and refine your skills.

Challenge-in sailors must perform the skills for the level that they are challenging with competence and ease. To challenge the ASA Bareboat level requires successful demonstration of these skills:

• tight quarters maneuvering and challenging docking
• reefing
• coastal navigation
• all points of sail with near perfect sail setting and steerage
• sail shape and control
• controlled jibing
• tacking
• anchoring
• heave to in light and heavy winds
• man overboard, both figure eight and quick stop
• proper sail setup and take down
• and more...

The purpose of the Practical Check-out is to assess the sailor's ability to competently and safely handle a sailboat, both under sail and power under all wind and sea conditions with confidence, precision and ease. Knowing the correct action in a given situation, communicating clearly to the crew what is expected and performing the maneuver with precision and confidence are also critical components of the sailor's boat handling abilities.

Please call our office for more information.