Course Description


This course covers all the material needed to pass the ASA-114 cruising catamaran course. Classroom / theory is covered in the online portion, which is followed by hands-on training and testing at the American Sailing Academy in Key Largo, Florida.  The course covers:

 

  • Parts and Terminology
  • Accommodations and Design
  • Stability, Performance, and Maneuverability
  • Systems
  • Operations
  • Emergencies and Heavy Weather

 




Captain g.

Captain g.

Cap'n g, as he's known, began his career as a trainer in the United States Coast Guard where he first taught seamanship and small boat handling at the USCG Training Center in Cape May, NJ. Later in his Coast Guard career he taught law, and street survival and defensive tactics at the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy, where he attained Master Instructor Certification. Following his retirement he began teaching sailing classes as an American Sailing Association instructor, and in his first year with the ASA he was named Outstanding Instructor of the Year out of a field of 3300 instructors. Concurrent to teaching for the ASA, he developed and presented training programs for numerous police departments and military units in the fields of firearms, defensive tactics, street survival, and special operations. He was also contracted to the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security Service to develop and present training in the areas of executive protection, counter-terrorism, surveillance, and quick response. He has presented training courses live, through interpreters, and online.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

  • 2

    Lesson 1 - Parts and Terminology

    • Parts and Terminology

    • Lesson 1 Quiz

    • Lesson 1 Study Aid

  • 3

    Lesson 2 - Accommodations and Design

    • Accommodations and Design

    • Lesson 2 Quiz

  • 4

    Lesson 3 - Stability, Performance, and Maneuverability

    • Stability, Performance, and Maneuverability

    • Lesson 3 Quiz

  • 5

    Lesson 4 - Systems

    • Systems

    • Lesson 4 Quiz

  • 6

    Lesson 5 - Cruising Ops

    • Operations

    • Lesson 5 Quiz

  • 7

    Lesson 6 - Emergencies and Heavy Weather

    • Emergencies and Heavy Weather

    • Lesson 6 Quiz

  • 8

    Lesson 7 -

    • Thank you!

Reviews

5 star rating

Complete and very clear.

MARTIN DONNARI

4 star rating

Great Study aides

Jay Driggers

Diagrams are a great help as well as the downloads

Diagrams are a great help as well as the downloads

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