Coastal Navigation 105

ASA 105 teaches you the fundamentals of traditional navigation—without relying solely on electronics. You’ll gain the skills to read charts, plot courses, and plan safe multi-day offshore trips. Build confidence, improve safety, and prepare for real-world cruising with this essential navigation course.

📘 Pre-Class Preparation

Before class, students are expected to complete reading and homework from the official Bareboat Cruising Made Easy textbook. This material lays the foundation for both practical training and the written ASA 104 exam.

🗓️ Course Schedule

• Duration: 1 – 4 months 

• Time: Go at your own pace home study kit

• Class Size: Independent study with optional 1on1 tutoring available

⛵ What You’ll Learn

• • Nautical chart and publication readings
  • Identifying position without the use of GPS
  • Plotting dead reckoning
  • Calculating course accounting for leeway
  • True and magnetic conversions
  • Calculating ETA
  • Reading and understanding tide charts

📝 Exams & Certification

• Written Exam: Proctored at Harbor Sailboats club office

• Practical Exam: None

Upon successful completion, students earn their ASA 105 Certification, certifying them to skipper cruising sailboats outside sight of land. ASA 105 graduates may sail North and West of Mission Bay and onward to Catalina.

✅ Course Requirements

• Prerequisite: None

• Experience: It’s highly recommended students have completed ASA 103-104

💳 Pricing

• Course Fee: $128 

• Private Tutoring: $180 – 4 hours