Oct 29, 2002 · US Sailing is the official amateur racing body for sailing in the US. ASA has more sailing schools in its network and was the first to introduce keelboat standards to the U.S. But the most important consideration is the quality of the particular school and instructor, not "which system is better."

Jan 20, 2010 · All have outboard motors, a full complement of sails, and sparse accommodations below deck. Completion of our Basic sailing program results in the award of the U.S. Navy Basic Keelboat Skipper (B-KBS) certification. This certification is commensurate with US Sailing and American Sailing Association basic sailing programs.

Jun 26, 2014 · US Sailing is analagous to US Fencing, US Gymnastics, US Archery, US Rowing. That is, they are the US governing body for Olympic sailing. They manage qualificiation paths and selection of the Olympic Sailing teams. That is, of course, when Sailing is included in the Olymics. Their primary mission is to identify Olympic atheletes.

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Apr 26, 2008 · The US sailing site says "For offshore boats handicap racing it is required that U.S. racing yachts carry US SAILING numbers on mainsails, spinnakers and each overlapping headsail having a luff perpendicular exceeding 130% of the base of the foretriangle. "Offshore" sail numbers may be required in any race that is not a one-design race."

May 19, 2006 · US Sailing vs. ASA certification Jump to Latest 16K views 12 replies 7 participants last post by SailNet Archive Jun 6, 2006

Sep 6, 2016 · When I teach US Sailing's Basic Keelboat, (essentially ASA 101) there is a PowerPoint presentation that walks you through many of the concepts. I know that the instructors that teach ASA 101 walk through all of the parts of the boat before you leave the dock.

Aug 2, 2015 · I have taught 3 methods of COB; Figure 8, Quickstop, and I remember showing my evaluator for US Sailing the Broad Reach-Close Reach method. He was impressed, as it seemed very effective. I also teach that you should always approach the COB on a close reach, and recover them on the leeward side of the boat .

Oct 18, 2017 · Congratulations! I just passed the US Sailing Coastal Navigation class, which sounds like pretty much the same course. How much time did you have to finish the exam? I didn't feel rushed at all, so maybe we had a lot more time. I did study a lot! So there's that. I agree about wishing I had several 1210 TR charts.

Mar 27, 2012 · I have been sailing for a couple of months on our new to us Pearson 27 and am thinking about going ahead and getting ASA 101 Keelboat certified soon. I have read Sailing Made Easy (the ASA-approved training book), as well as several others. There is one instructor available locally that offers the 2-day course/exam and I am considering that.