ANSA is an American Sailing Associate (ASA) affiliate school and teaches to ASA standards, providing ASA certifications as described below.  Become a member to take classes with us.

Learn to sail on the Chesapeake Bay out of the beautiful Magothy River, South River, and West Rivers on larger sailing vessels, 30 feet and above with wheel helms.

ANSA offers the following ASA classes, check individual menu/pages for details and registration for each:

Introduction to Sailing
ASA 101 Keelboat 1 - Keelboat Sailing
ASA 102 Keelboat 2 - Sail Trim **** NEW CLASS - not a prerequisite for 103 ****
ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising

ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising
ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising
ASA 114 Catamaran Cruising

ASA 111 Sailing Review/Refresh (contact us to arrange your personal session)
ASA 105 Coastal Navigation
ASA 118 Docking

In addition to our scheduled classes, we also offer private classes, flexible schedules, and classes on your own boat.  Contact training@ansa.org to discuss options.

A free club day sail comes with every class to give our members more opportunity to get on the water and continue sailing after their certification.

Contact the Rear Commodore for Training (training@ansa.org) with any questions.


Training Schedule

  • ASA 105 Coastal Navigation

    • Saturday, February 22, 2025
    • Saturday, March 08, 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 14
    Register

    Learn to navigate over the Winter! Take ANSA's Coastal Navigation class and earn ASA 105 certification. Get a Fix, plot a course, dead reckon, understand set and drift, leeway, and plan accordingly.  Understand the impact of tides and currents and when it matters on the Chesapeake Bay.   Use local charts generated with the new NCC application!

    ** NEW **  How to use your instrumentation and MFD, AWA, TWS, Boat Speed vs SOG, WPT ETA, VMG, Laylines (optional)

    The fee for this class is $275.  In addition students must have a current ANSA membership ($55 - $75), renewed as of Jan 1, 2024. Become a member.

    There are no ASA course prerequisites for this class, however it is helpful if you have some sailing or motoring experience.

    We will use a combination of Zooms and three Saturdays at the beautiful Hartge Yacht Harbor cottage.  

    Zoom 1 - Feb 19 19:00 - Intro, Q&A, schedule, resources

    Day 1 - Feb 22 - Basic concepts, definitions, plotting skills & math

    Zoom 2 - Feb 26 - Q&A, review topics, solve problems, next topics

    Day 2 - Mar 1 - Advanced plotting, problem solving, set and drift, danger bearings, running fix

    Zoom 3 - Mar 5 19:00 - Q&A, review topics, solve problems

    Day 3 - Mar 8 - morning review and practice, afternoon exam

    All sessions are optional based on your availability and need.  Access to ANSA's previous navigation topic videos will also be provided in case you miss anything.

    Following registration, ANSA will provide our training materials that provide a complete tutorial and guide to all of the navigation skills and requirements, practice problems, and links to previous class videos.  However, students are also advised to utilize at least one other reference source to fully prepare for the exam.

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