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OVERVIEW

BASIC PACKAGE

TRAINING &
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM


RIGGING / RACING /
SPINNAKER / TRAILERING

Level 1 Brochure
PDF Format

 

BOAT INFO COURSE FOCUS COURSE FEES SCHEDULING INFORMATION

INSTRUCTION - Training & Development Program Level 1

Learn to Sail in 3 Hours

Midwest Sailing invites you to take sailing lessons that will give you a fast & confident start to your own sailing adventures.

Level 1, taught in the Hobie Wave, provides a stable, foregiving platform to build your skills quickly and efficiently in this "Hands-on" approach to learning. Even in a breeze, it's easy to manage.


Hobie Wave Sailing Lesson Photo #1

Hobie Wave Sailing Lesson Photo #2

Level 1 teaches the basic fundamentals allowing you (and a friend) to sail on your own after three hours.

Upon completion of your sailing lessons, four hours of practice are also included in the package, allowing time to refine skills and prepare for the next level in the development program:

Level 2 - Master Daysailing
in monohulls with two sails

Boat: 13'0" Hobie Wave

Stable, plastic hulls


Single Sail


Boomless


Wide turning radius & exaggerated
maneuverability


Minimal Rigging including:


Single line adjustment while
sailing


No daggerboard, centerboard, or keel

Hobie Wave Graphic
Course Focus

Hobie Wave Sailing Lesson Photo #3

Single-handed sailing

Rigging Basics

Righting Basics

Turning the Boat (Tacking & Gybing)

Basic Points of Sail

Beating

Reaching

Running

Basic Telltale Reading

Getting Out of Irons

Course Fees Daily Routine Breakdown

$275 Includes

(3) hours of instruction

(4) hours of practice time

$305 Normal Rate

$30 Savings

Includes Book - "Start Sailing Right"


Day 1
2.0 hour of instructions (rigging and sailing).

Day 2 1.0 hour of review/instruction & 1.0 hour of student practice

Day 3 1.5 hours of student practice

Day 4 1.5 hours of student practice

 

 

Scheduling Information

By Appoinyment Only

Monday - Friday 10:30 - 6:00

Saturdays 10:30 - 5:00

Minimum $40 fee for cancellation with less than 24 hours notice prior to a
scheduled lesson or a no show

Midwest Sailing -- Home Page -- Portage Yacht Club
Located in Pinckney, Michigan 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor:
Maps & Hours
Phone: 734.426.4155

E-Mail: sail@chartermi.net