Ace Your 101, Basic Keelboat Written Sailing Exam

Name: Ace Your 101, Basic Keelboat Written Sailing Exam
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Convenient way to accelerate your sailing knowledge, add to your seamanship and safety and improve your 101 exam score

Created byHoward Edson Sr.

Last updated 1/2019

English

What you'll learn

Feel confident in your readiness to ace the 101 Basic Keelboat sailing knowledge exam
Have the foundation of basic sailing concepts and terms you need to know for on-the-water sailing
Be confident and knowledgeable crew
Learn on-the-water sailing faster and saill with more familiarity
Delve into Supplemental Content for an optional deeper understanding of any of several topics

Course content

8 sections • 14 lectures • 2h 51m total length

A welcome and orientation6:12
Section One Lecture 1: This six minute orientation and introduction gives you a course overview so you can decide whether or not this course is for you. It also includes a short video introduction by the author/narrator, Captain Howard Edson, plus supplemental content, and tips, opinions and stories from the author's sailing and teaching experience that bring the course alive. The knowledge you need to get a grade of 100% (or at least high honors) is embedded in the content of this course.

Wind15:42
Section Two Lecture 2: This is the first of three lectures in Section 2 on the essence of sailing. It introduces to you to new nomenclature, or "SailorSpeak", and to a new relationship with the wind.
Points of Sail21:26
Section Two Lecture 3: on the very essence of sailing a boat. It introduces to you proper descriptions of the relationships between the sails and the wind in terms that have come down us from hundreds of years of sailing.
Sails12:56
Section Two Lecture 4 on the essence of sail. This lecture continues focus on sails and sail nomenclature.

the hierarchy of boats, commonly called the "pecking order"9:29
Section 4 Lecture 6: The pecking order classifies the various types of vessels based upon relative maneuverability -- a building block for understanding the Rules of the Road
Rules of the Road13:50
Section Four Lecture 7: What do you do when faced with another boat coming toward you in close proximity? This lecture explains the Rules of the Road and examples of practical collision avoidance
Navigation Lights and how to read them3:14

Section 4 Lecture 8: Correctly reading navigation lights in the dead of night is essential for understanding your relationship to another vessel, and altering course properly to avoid a collision.

Buoyage system and channel marks10:22
Section Five Lecture 9: Understand the principals of the IALA B buoyage system in use in the Western hemisphere, and how channel marks guide mariners to keep them in deep water and off obstructions
Additional navigation marks10:22
Section Five Lecture 10: Learn the various beacons and buoys, and their meanings, that one will encounter while cruising... illustrated for easy recognition in the future on the water.

Requirements

If you are new to sailing, and if you want foundational sailing knowledge, such as points of sail and terminology, "Rules of the Road, etc. then this course is for you.
There is no recommended preparation and no book to read. Just organize your time to listen and watch, and to enjoy and learn.

Description

So you are new to sailing and you don't know what you don't know. What are 'points of sail', or 'stand-on vessel' or 'leeward' (pronounced lew-ard)? This is a good place to start!
OR
Are you facing the prospect of taking the 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing written test? After completing this course you will be able to pass the exam with flying colors.

Additionally, you will have the knowledge that will bring you to a whole new level of understanding sailing: terminology that will become automatic, and concepts that make sense of your on-the-water experience.

Learn sailing basics – and be safe on the water
Ace your written knowledge exam – without test anxiety
Accelerate your learning – fast, easy and more efficient than reading

This course is patterned after the format of the American Sailing Association's learn to sail programs. It does not take the place of an ASA instructor or on-the-water practice and experience. However it contains a body of essential knowledge to advance your skills and seamanship.

This course is over two hours of content – utilizing over 250 colorful pictures, graphics, narrations and tips to add to your experience of having “been there done that" (before you ever face the situation on the water for the first time). The content is divided into six modules: Poiints of Sail; Terminology (SailorSpeak); Rules of the Road; Basic Navigation; Knots to Know; and Required/Good to Know. Supplemental content covers several topics in detail… all essential foundational knowledge to keep you safe in a sailboat during day in light to moderate sea conditions and winds.

Who this course is for:

ASA divides sailing instruction into on-the-water instruction and sailing knowledge. This course is the knowledge portion of sailing and complements on-the-water instruction.
It does impart basic sailing knowledge and prepare you to get a grade of 100% on the 101 sailing knowledge written exam
Take this course as a preview prior to 101 on-the-water instruction
Take this course as a review prior to the 101 basic keelboat written exam
Take this course if you are learning sailing from a friend, or even teaching yourself
Take this course if you aspire to be reliable and capable crew
Take this course if you are planning to challenge the ASA 101 exam (option to experienced sailors)

Ace Your 101, Basic Keelboat Written Sailing Exam

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Course content

Short Instructor Introduction1 lecture • 6min

Essence of Sailing3 lectures • 50min

Terminology "sailor-speak"1 lecture • 20min

Navigation Rules "Rules of the Road"3 lectures • 27min

Buoyage system and navigation aids (ATONS)2 lectures • 21min

Knots to Know1 lecture • 5min

Required and Good to Know1 lecture • 11min

Supplemental Content2 lectures • 32min

Requirements

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