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

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

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

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

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

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107 & 108 - Advanced Certifications

• Celestial Navigation (CEL) ASA 107
• Ocean Passage Making (OPM) ASA 108
• Contact School Director for pricing.

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.
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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.