FAQ:
How do I register for a sailing class? Registering for a sailing class is simple. Sailing classes are typically taught as a private lesson or to a small group of 2 or 3 people. For this reason, there are not set class dates and times. Our classes can be customized to fit your busy schedule. To sign up for a class, call the Sailing Academy at 310-318-0610, ext.3399 and speak to one of our sailing instructors. They can help assist you in selecting what class is right for you and help line you up with one of our highly qualified instructors that can accomodate your schedule. After these arrangements have been made, you can either mail or bring payment for your class into the Recreation and Community Services Department located at 320 Knob Hill--Door 3, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Checks should be made out to: The City of Redondo Beach. We do not accept cash.
I'd like to take a sailing class with another person for a reduced fee, but I don't have a partner. Can the Sailing Academy help find me a partner? Yes, we encourage people to take group lessons, and frequently have a list of people waiting to take a class with someone else. We can see if anyone waiting to take a lesson has similar availability to you and then set you up for lessons together.
Mission Statement: To enrich and improve the quality of life in Redondo Beach, by making sailing accessible to the public and providing quality instruction of American Sailing Association curriculum.
Sailing Academy Contact Information Phone (310) 318-0610 ext. 3399
Fax: (310) 798-8273
REDONDO BEACH SAILING ACADEMY CLASS OFFERINGS Youth Camps Each summer the Sailing Academy offers several weeks of sailing camp for youth ages 10-17 years old. It is a great opportunity for children to learn ocean and water safety and sailing basics and techniques. It's a chance for children to develop a lifelong passion and make new friends. The camp dates and times are typically announced in April and camps start in late June and run through mid August. There are limited scholarships available to children with a demonstrated need.
Adult Classes ASA STD # 110, Part 1
Fee: $300 Private/$200 per person Class of 2 or 3
BASIC SAILING (Harbor Only)
5 Weeks/12 Hours
Prerequisite: Dockside and passing the swim test.
A great introduction to the basics of sailing and boating safety. Instruction will cover nautical terminology, rigging and unrigging the boat, leaving and returning to the dock and more. A manual Text book and the official International ASA Log Book are included with the class. Upon completion of this course a sailing certificate and a "crew" rating are obtained.
ASA STD # 110, Part 2
Fee: $300 Private/ $200 per person Class of 2 or 3
INTERMEDIATE SAILING (Harbor & Ocean)
4 Weeks/12 Hours
Prerequisite: Pass Part 1 or Proficiency examination and the swim test.
This more advanced course will introduce you to coastal navigation and ocean sailing. Specific units include reefing, aerodynamic principles, weather information, rough weather sailing, single handling, and mooring. A sailing manual is included with the class. Upon completion of this course, the ASA SD # 110 seal and a "skipper" rating are obtained, allowing participants to rent the Lido 14 sailboats through the Redondo Beach Sailing Club.
LARGE KEEL BOAT SAILING ASA STD #101
Fee: $350 Private/$275 per person Class of 2 or 3
BASIC KEEL BOAT SAILING
5 weeks/12 hours Prerequisite: Dockside and passing the swim test.
This course will teach you to day sail a boat of approximately 20-26 feet in moderate wind. Some of the topics covered will be The Basic Boat, hardware and nautical terms, Skipper and Crew Responsibilities, U.S.C.G Requirements. Rigging, knots, converting wind power to sail power, sail trim, starting the Cal 25 outboard, getting underway, Rules of the Road, tacking, jibing, points of sail, man overboard and docking. A textbook, the official International ASA Log Book and additional sailing materials will be included with the class. Upon completion of this course, ASA rating and seal are obtained.
ASA STD #103
Fee: $450 Private/ $275 per person Class of 2 or 3
BASIC COASTAL CRUISING
6 Weeks/18 hours Prerequisite: ASA STD #101 or ASA Challenge and the Swim test.
By now you are no longer a landlubber. You think you would love to sail a boat to Catalina Island or elsewhere without supervision. The object of this course is to prepare you for just such an adventure. While continuing to sharpen skills already learned, you will be taught advanced techniques such as picking up a mooring, radio procedure, reefing, navigation, etc. At the completion of this course your instructor will make the determination if you are "skipper" rated (able to rent and use our boats) or "crew" rated (maybe just need a little more experience before retesting as skipper.)
ASA STD #105
Fee: $100, 6 weeks Coastal Navigation
Designed for the armchair sailor as well as a TUNE-UP for the active, on-the water, advanced sailor. Included will be the use of charts and charts tools. Student fee includes: The ASA Log Book, Coastal Navigation hand outs and NOAA test chart, Registered CON written exam, ASA certification and the internationally recognized seal of successful completion.
THE REDONDO BEACH SAILING CLUB, INC.
The Redondo Beach Sailing Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization designed to offer recreational boating activities and encourage safe boating skills to local residents. Many activities such as sailing cruises in Large Boats, skippered by Club Members, to Catalina and the Channel Islands several times a year. Memberships include: Full Membership - persons who are 18 years of age or older and have completed Both basic and intermediate sailing classes (ASA STD #110, or #103, #104 and #105) or have passed the appropriate ASA Challenge. This membership entitles you to full rental privileges of the City's Hunter 14, Coronado 15's, CAL-25 and CAL 227. Associate Membership: Those who do not meet all the qualifications for full membership. This membership entitles you to participate in all sailing activities, but does not entitle you to rent the City's boats. Associate members Must have completed basic sailing with the City. Membership dues are $100.00 per year.
John Schmitt, Membership Chairman, at (310-546-3682)
