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Professional American Sailing Association Sailing School
The Santa Barbara Sailing Center is one of the largest accredited American Sailing Association (ASA) schools on the West Coast.

We have over forty boats plus a large staff of instructors with impressive sailing and teaching resumes. Since 1966 we have graduated over 20,000 adult students and take pride in the quality of instruction we have offered. Why ASA Certification?

The sheltered waters off Santa Barbara offer mild conditions for gaining confidence leaning to sail on boats up to 26' (ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing) and then we progress through Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103) to Bareboat Chartering (ASA 104) by sailing to the Channel Islands, only 23 miles off our coastline.

Upon completion of our bareboat classes in these challenging waters a student will have the confidence to sail or charter anywhere in the world. Our class formats are both comprehensive and informative; our graduates are well educated and have confidence and competence. Choose from scheduled classes, allow us to schedule a class which is convenient for you, or choose a semi-private comprehensive liveaboard class with free sailing incorporated into the courses.

Certified Professional Sailing School
Of The Year! 2004 + 2005

Join us for a FREE orientation sail!
Sunday's at 2pm.

Reservations required one week in advance.

Choose from the list below to find the right course for you, or Fill our our School Inquiry Form.

Liveaboard Instructional Vacations
Learn about our award winning Liveaboard Instructional Vacations. These customized courses enable you to combine mulitple ASA certifications, while living and learning in paradise!

Club & Instruction Packages
If you are interested in joining our sailing club AND enrolling in ASA certification courses, click here.

Kid's Camp and After-School Programs
Youth sailing and kayaking opportunities throughout the year.

American Sailing Association Group Classes
See the list of classes below to pick the class that's right for you!
To schedule classes Contact the Sailing School Director.

101 - Basic Keelboat Sailing
Our popular begginners program, learn how to sail boats up to 27' long.

Click Here to learn more about our ASA 101 Sailing Course

American Sailing Association 103 - Basic Coastal Cruising
Level two in the ASA certification series for daysailing on 30+ foot yachts with inboard diesel engines.

Click Here to learn more about our ASA 103 Sailing Course

American Sailing Association 104 - Bareboat Chartering
Level three in the ASA certification series for certification for multi-day cruising adventures.

Click Here to learn about our Bareboat Chartering Course.

American Sailing Association 105 - Coastal Navigation
A home study course; using a workbook and DVD to gain ASA Certification in all aspects of navigation excluding celestial navagation.

Click Here to learn about our Coastal Navigation Course.

 

American Sailing Association 106 - Advanced Coastal Cruising
Level four in the ASA certification series, gain the confidence to sail in all weathers or times near the coast.

Click Here to learn about our Advanced Coastal Cruising Course.

American Sailing Association 107 & 108 - Advanced Certifications

American Sailing Association Challenge Courses (ASA 101 + 103)
If you have prior sailing experiance, and feel you meet the requirements of ASA 101 and/or ASA 103, you may challenge them. The challenge includes 4 hours of private instruction, ASA textbook, ASA examination, ASA log book and ASA certification(s).

Private Instruction - Introductory and Refresher Courses.
We offer specialized courses in docking, anchoring, heavy weather, racing and more.
Click here to get details on these exciting courses, and you can sign up online for a spot in the next heavy weather or docking class.

Resort Course - A relaxing "Resort Course" on the water.
For those seeking an introduction to the basic principles of sailing, without the "pressures" of exams and A.S.A. certification, we offer the Resort Course.
Eight hours of beginner sailing instruction aboard a Victory 21' or a J-24.

Santa Barbara Sailing Center Policies

Scheduling Procedures at SBSC:
As you may have noticed, our sailing school does not currently post a calendar of available class dates on our website. This is because when scheduling classes at our facility, we can usually accommodate your desired dates most of the time. When finalizing your sailing school agenda, the School Director will work closely with you to make sure that the program fits within your "window of time", specific dates or general availability.

The Santa Barbara Sailing Center's Sailing School Cancellation Policy:
By submitting your 100% non-refundable deposit, you recognize The Sailing School's Cancellation Policy: Cancellation of any sailing program scheduled with The Santa Barbara Sailing Center results in 100% of class tuition forfeiture (your deposit).

Change of Date Policy:
A change of date fee requires a $50.00 charge per person for all sailing classes, except for Liveaboard Instructional Vacation Programs, which constitutes a $100.00 charge per person. A change of date request must be made no less than 30 calendar days prior to your scheduled program, or you will forfeit your deposit.

Santa Barbara Sailing Center's Insurance Policy:
All students will pay a mandatory $5.00 fee for insurance. This will cover all damages and/or lost items that may occur during your lesson.

ASA Certification Fee for all ASA 101 students:
All ASA 101 graduates (after 10-1-2007) will have a mandatory one-time $39.00 certification fee. This will set you up in ASA's certification dadabase and happens to include the following:

  • 1 Year of ASA membership.
  • 1 Year subscription to Sailing Magazine.
  • 1 Year subscription to ASA's American Sailing Journal.

School Tuition Costs do NOT include the follwing:

  • Mandatory $5.00 Damage Insurance Fee per Person per Course.
  • Postage (for ASA Courses or Liveaboard Instructional Vacation Only).
  • Gratuity (Customary if you enjoyed your lesson).
  • Navigation Tools (However, we will supply these for your ASA courses).
  • Chart #18720 (Santa Barbara Channel Islands) $26.94.
  • Brian Fagan Cruising Guide (Santa Barbara Channel Islands) $32.33.
  • Sailing Fundamentals Text Book (ASA 101 & 103), by Gary Jobson $23.65.
  • Cruising Fundamentals (ASA 104) Text Book, by Harry Munns $21.50.
  • Annapolis Book of Seamanship, by John Rousmaniere $43.10.
  • ASA Log Book $9.50.
  • ASA Certification Fee (for ASA 101 Students Only, Post 10-1-2007) $39.00.
Our Current Instructor Roster  

Skip Abed
Richard Alexander
Danielle Bean
Steve Boese
Robert J. Bollay
Barry Bourdon
Steve Lewis Butler
Valentino Buttarazzi
Brian Conklin
Ian FitzGerald

Elie Fouere
Kevin Hess
Christian Kanschat
Jim Kearney
Spencer MacRae
Bill Mattson
Sean McManus
Ken Miller
Kirk Miller
Marcella Mission

Gary Nichols
Eva Pagaling
Reggie Pagaling
Jon Payne
Will Pierce
Matthew Poulin
Mike Pyzel
James Tompkins
Laura Tritch
Al Witmer

 

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