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2008 Course Offerings

BASIC KEELBOAT SAILING
ASA CERTIFIED KEEL BOAT 101 
Two Day Course
For novices who want to learn the fundamentals of sailing & boat handling.
This course is taught primarily on the water and will enable you to skipper a small boat on protected waters under normal conditions.
Course covers many topics including:
* Points of Sail * Reading the Wind  *Safety * Heavy Weather Sailing * Tacking * Jibing 
* Person Overboard  *Federal Requirements

NOW INCLUDES ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP
 IN THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION


SAVE $50.00
per person if you do not need ASA Certification or want a year's membership in ASA
A certificate will be issued by Liberty Sailing School upon successful completion of the course
Please call to book your course or for additional information.

 

Weekend Classes
$399.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT
Two
or more people 
$379. ea.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT
Weekday Classes
$379.

 

ADVANCED SAILING
ASA CERTIFIED COURSE 103

BASIC COASTAL CRUISING (option #1)
Includes introduction to spinnaker
Two Day Course
For the sailor who has successfully completed or challenged the basic sailing course, we offer an intensive 2 day class taught on a 27 ft. J-Boat.  Includes Introduction to Spinnaker
Subjects Include
* Docking * Charts * Boat Handling * Federal Regulations. * Sail Trim * Anchoring 
* Outboard Engines * Introduction to Spinnaker * Much More

You do not need to take both ASA 103 courses.

$379. 

LEARN TO CRUISE/ PRE-BAREBOAT PREP
ASA CERTIFIED COURSE 103
BASIC COASTAL CRUISING (option #2)
Now includes introduction to cruising spinnaker
Two Day Course
For the sailor who has successfully completed or challenged the basic sailing course, we offer an intensive 2 day class taught on an auxiliary diesel powered sloop, with wheel steering and spinnaker
Subjects Include
* Docking * Close Quarter Maneuvering  * Boat Systems * Inboard Engine Maintenance *Sail Trim * Anchoring *VHF Radio Procedures *Big Boat Sailing with Spinnaker
  *Boat Maintenance *and More

For details and pictures of our Hunter 31 used for our advanced courses
CLICK HERE

You do not need to take both ASA 103 courses.


You do not need to take both ASA 103 courses.  Option 1 is a pre-racing course.  Option 2 is for people that are interested in bareboat chartering or larger boat ownership.

$379.

"SPECIAL DISCOUNT"
Basic Sailing ASA 101 and your choice of ASA 103 Combined 
Four Day Course
Courses may be taken in consecutive weeks or anytime during the same sailing
season

NOW INCLUDES ONE YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP
 IN THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION

 


SAVE $60.00
per person if you do not need ASA Certification or want a year's membership in the ASA
 
A certificate will be issued by Liberty Sailing School upon successful completion of the course
Please call to book your course or for additional information.

 

$739.
 

BAREBOAT CHARTERING
With
 
Cruising Spinnaker
ASA CERTIFIED COURSE 104
Three Day Live Aboard Sailing Class
Designed as an intermediate Coastal Cruising Course and a course in on-board yacht systems and procedures, that will prepare sailors for chartering 
* Trip Planning * Living On-Board * Advanced Docking * Anchor, Rafting * Weather * Navigation
* Seamanship * Sailing Skills * On-Board System *Troubleshooting *Engine and Boat Maintenance
*set up and flying  the cruising spinnaker *and more.

For details and pictures of our Hunter 31 used for our advanced courses
CLICK HERE

$599.

ASA CERTIFIED COURSE 105
COASTAL NAVIGATION 

Held evenings, 7 to 10 PM
5 Evening Course
ASA Certification, Text, Work book DVD and charts are included

Click here to link to Coastal Nav. Course page for details

$239.
 ASA CERTIFIED COURSE 106
ADVANCED COASTAL CRUISING
With 
Cruising Spinnaker
 
Six day live aboard course
Delmarva Peninsula Circumnavigation
Depart Philadelphia, sail through the Delaware Bay, ocean sailing down the Atlantic Coast, up through the Chesapeake Bay, through the C & D Canal and return to Philadelphia
Course covers:
*Trip Planning *Provisioning *watch standing  *night sailing, *weather 
*practical navigation *emergency procedures *set up and flying  the cruising spinnaker *and more

Prerequisites are ASA 101, 103, 104, 105,
(105 will be needed to get the 106 certificate. It can be taken after the 106 course)

Some provisioning is included

$1399.

 

Private Sailing Instruction
or Practice Sail on our Hunter 31
Includes
Docking & Close Quarter Maneuvering

Three hours of instruction for up to four people
$379.
Practice Sail on our Sonar 23 with Instructor 
or 
Private Sailing Lessons on Your Boat or Ours


Cost includes up to three people
$259.
Three hour class
for up to three people.
Charter Liberty
Our Inboard Diesel Sailing Sloop
Enjoy a Morning, Afternoon, Early Evening or Moonlight Cruise on the River. 
See the Philadelphia skyline from a River's View
Parties for up to 6 people. Price includes Captain, Soft Drinks, Mixers and Ice

Click here for details

 

$379.
three hour cruise

$479.
four hour cruise

City and State Sales Tax will be added to your payment

 

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 APPLICATION FORM

 

 

  A Philadelphia Pennsylvania Sailing Schools . Learn to Sail,  Sailing Schools  with an ASA, American Sailing Association proven success record of training people to learn to sail. Sailing Lessons. Our instructors are US Coast Guard licensed and certified by the American Sailing Association. We are number one of all sailing schools in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Southern New Jersey  area.  When shopping for sailing schools consider that our classes are taught by US Coast Guard Captains and certified by the American Sailing Association, ASA .