READY ABOUT SAILING on Chautauqua Lake is an accredited American Sailing Association sailing school. Greg Swan and Jim Holler are certified American Sailing Association instructors.
Thanks to Ready About Sailing,
you can learn the basics of sailing or prepare for bare-boat cruiser chartering
with a certified course from ASA right here on Lake Chautauqua.
At Ready
About Sailing we can tailor the instruction to your needs. A variety of boats
such as a Precision 15K, Com Pac 17 cat rig daysailor, Catalina 22, and Pearson
27 are available for sailing instruction. Courses focus both on the theory and
practical aspects of sailing. Complete course description ASA
101
Our ASA certified courses currently include:
Basic Keelboat Sailing
Learn
more about 
at www.asa.com.
Please Contact Us for more information or to schedule lessons.
BASIC
KEELBOAT SAILING
This course is designed
to provide learning of the fundamentals of sailing and to develop practical skills
and experience required to sail and crew a fixed keel sloop. Learn:
Basic theory and general information is taught in a classroom setting, but the most valuable learning is gained on the water with a certified instructor. Successful completion of the course requires passing a written examination and on-the-water test of practical skills, and results in Certification recognized worldwide. The Basic Keelboat Sailing course is approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and the United States Coast Guard as a recognized Safe Boating Course. As such, it meets all requirements for mandatory education and licensing for all 50 states. The course is given on Lake Chautauqua at a cost of $399 per person. Discounts are available for parties of 4. The course duration is 2½ days and scheduling is flexible. Complete course description ASA 101
BASIC
COASTAL CRUISING
Coastal Cruising : The purpose of this course
is to learn the fundamentals of coastal cruising on a sailing yacht during daylight
hours. Subjects include Rules of the Road, required equipment, engines and troubleshooting,
weather observations, heavy weather, basic navigation, intensive boat docking
practice and instruction, and much more. Students successfully completing this
course can receive ASA 103 certification and will have the skills necessary to
independently skipper one of our Fleet 29 boats. Complete course description ASA
103
Tuition is $399 and includes:
PREPARATION
FOR BAREBOAT CHARTERING (Intermediate Coastal Cruising)
Gain additional
knowledge and skills for coastal cruising in an auxiliary powered sailboat. Subjects
include:
This course is not for beginning sailors- both the Basic Keelboat Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising courses are prerequisites. Successful completion of this course will provide confidence in chartering a boat of 40' in unfamiliar waters. This course is given in two 8-hour sessions, includes an over night on the boat and may be given on your boat or ours. Price on customers boat is $399. Price on our boat is $599. Complete course description ASA 104