The Basic
Keelboat Instructor Course is a 3-day evaluation
allowing
experienced
keelboat
instructors to test and evaluate their
teaching and sailing skills. Candidates should anticipate single-handing a
keelboat while demonstrating competency in sailing off a dock, mooring or slip,
tacking, jibing, stopping, backing the boat and returning to the dock, mooring
or slip. Basic Keelboat Instructor Candidates must also be able to present
material in a classroom environment with ease. This certification includes the
successful completion of written exams as well as other practical evaluations
such as the swim check, Marlinespike Seamanship test and overall demonstrative
and communication ability. These tests are a very important component of
the Basic Keelboat Instructor course.
To become a US SAILING Instructor,
a candidate must be a confident and competent sailor able to sail anywhere in
the U.S. and handle the vast range of situations and different models of boats
encountered in sailing courses. Every Basic Keelboat student has the right to
expect this level of competence in an instructor.
Prerequisites and course
information,
Printable
Application,
Swim Verification Form,
Secure
On-Line Application.
Cruising Instructor / Coastal
Navigation Instructor
The Cruising and Coastal Navigation Instructor Course is a 3-day evaluation
for
experienced Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising and Coastal
Navigation Instructors
to test
and evaluate their teaching, sailing and navigation skills. This course includes
the evaluation of the candidate's ability to handle challenging conditions and
navigational situations during daytime and nighttime, as well as their
interpersonal skills in a live aboard environment. Candidates will live and sail
aboard their assigned boats. Those candidates wishing to be evaluated as Coastal
Navigation Instructors must stay an extra half-day for an additional
comprehensive written exam or take the Coastal Navigation test separately
through prior arrangement with the Keelboat Program office (for an additional
charge).
Prerequisites and Course
Information,
Secure
Online Application,
Printable Application
Coastal Passage
Making Instructor
The Coastal Passage Making Instructor Course is a 5-day
evaluation for experienced Passage Making Instructors to test and evaluate their
teaching, sailing and navigation skills. Candidates should expect to be
evaluated on a wide range of criteria including but not limited to: Sail
Handling, Docking, Response to Emergencies, Navigation, Boat Systems, Passage
Planning, Organizational Ability, Team Building/Group Interactivity.
Prerequisites, Printable
Application, Secure
On-Line Application.
Celestial Navigation Instructor
Please submit the application to be certified as a Celestial Navigation
Instructor. Written testing and resume review are required components of the
certification process. Printable
Application
Offshore Passage Making
Instructor
Please read the informational letter to applicants and submit the
application form to begin the process of evaluation as an Offshore Passage
Making Instructor. Letter to Applicants,
Printable Application
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