Learn the required skills for the safe handling of a moderate sized keelboat along the coast/shoreline. Includes basic sailing terminology, parts and functions, helm commands, basic sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, seamanship and safety including basic navigation rules to avoid collisions and hazards.

Learn the required skills to cruise safely in near-coastal waters. Includes cruising sailboat terminology, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, intermediate sail trim, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship.

Learn the required skills to cruise safely as both skipper and crew on an auxiliary powered sailboat during a multi-day cruise upon inland/coastal waters in moderate/heavy winds and sea conditions. Includes provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring/ mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.