Passage Making
Learn to Sail in the World's Best Sailing Waters.
BVI
Rhode Island
USVI
Coastal And offshore Passage Making
ASA 106 and ASA 108 Certifications
Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106):
Advanced Coastal Cruising is for advanced sailors looking for experience of at least 50 nautical miles upon coastal waters. Advanced Coastal Cruising challenges those students who have taken Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, Coastal Navigation or have the equivalent qualifications. Everything you learned from these courses will be used along with new skills you master through this course.
Duration: 6 days/5 nights
We offer several itineraries for this course.
-
BVI- St. Martin- St. Barths- BVI
-
BVI- St. Croix- Spanish Virgins- BVI
-
Within the BVI including a night passage Anegada to Norman
Prerequisite: ASA 101, ASA 103, ASA 104, and ASA 105
This course may also be taken for non certification with the required sailing (cruising) experience.
Certifications Available: ASA 106; and 114 if training on a catamaran.
Training Boats: Jeanneau 49, Astrea 42
Upcoming courses:
Date: December 7th - 12th
Certifications Available: ASA 106; and 114
Training Boats: Astrea 42
Curriculum
-
Night time approaches to anchorages
-
Night time man overboards
-
Full on navigation
-
Lights at night
-
Standing watches and safety items one must know when sailing out of sight of land.
Tuition Rate
Monohull training:
May 15 - November 15 (low season): $2,795 per person
November 16 - May 14 (high season): $2,995 per person
Catamaran training:
May 15 - November 15 (low season): $3,095 per person
November 16 - May 14 (high season): $3,295 per person
Rate includes:
-
Night of arrival hotel stay or sleep aboard
-
6 day/5 night Live Aboard Sailing
-
Provisioning: All breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners, snacks and starter kit
-
(all meals are provided for our delivery courses).
-
Cruising Permit (if applicable)
-
Boat water and fuel
-
Yacht Damage Insurance
-
Clearing fee
-
VISAR donation
-
Medmoor fee
-
106 text and certification fee (certifications are add'l for deliveries, please link to Passage Making Training for details). If completing the 114, $60 will be added for course book and exam fee.
Delivery and offshore passage making (ASA 108):
If certifying prerequisites are: ASA 101, ASA 103, ASA 104, ASA 105, ASA 106, ASA 107 or 117.
ASA 117 is an online endorsement that can be taken prior.
Non certification prerequisites: Must have prior experience (or certifications) equivalent to Bareboat Cruising and Coastal Passage Making.
Itinerary:
Planned schedule RI - BVI for Nov 2026:
October 29th: Arrive in Jamestown, RI. Sleep on board.
October 30th: Boat prep, provisioning, crew introductions
October 31st: Safety at Sea Seminar, weather routing
November 1st: Depart RI
November 11th -12th: Est. arrival to Tortola, BVI*
*For our delivery courses the finish date is always estimated and is dependent on wind and weather conditions. We recommend that crew arranging airfare purchase tickets that can be changed without penalty.
Training Monohulls: Jeanneau 41, Jeanneau 49
Training Catamarans: Excess 11, Astrea 42, Elba 45
Tuition: $3,595 per person
A minimum deposit of 50% of total package is due at the time of booking. Balance is due 60 days prior to the course start date.
Curriculum
-
Pre-departure Safety at Sea Seminar
-
Preparation for an offshore passage
-
Watchkeeping/night watch
-
Electronic navigation
-
Nighttime man overboards
-
Sextent Practice
Corresponding Texts
-
Celestial Navigation in a Nutshell
-
USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook
-
The Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere
-
The International Marine Book of Sailing by Robinson, William H., Robinson, Robby
Can't make this one?
We run two deliveries every year, one in May from the BVI to RI and one in November from RI back to the BVI.
Register early interest for our May 2027 delivery now!
Crew arrive May 10th departing BVI May 12th