CSUMB
Boating Education Program

The CSUMB Boating Education Program offers courses to suit all ability levels, ages and levels of interest.

Keelboat Courses:   Introductory Sailing     Adaptive Sailing     Basic Keelboat     Basic Coastal Cruising     Keelboat / Coastal Cruising Package     Challenge     Class Schedules   Adult Programs:   Kayaking for Specialty Groups or Individuals     Executive Education and Team Training      Also see Youth Programs.

Your instruction begins with classroom sessions and proceeds to on-the-water practice. A student teacher ratio of no more than 4 students per instructor assures you plenty of individualized attention and on-the-water experience.

Non-Certification Courses

Introductory Sailing

Dreaming about sailing away? Experience the thrill of the ocean in an introductory sail on the beautiful Monterey Bay. This course with a certified instructor is designed to give the interested sailor an opportunity to explore the world of sailing. It gives exposure to steering, trimming sail, tacking and jibing, and getting a sense of what sailing is all about. This non-certification sail allows participants to taste the excitement of sailing. Help with sail raising and trim, take a turn steering, learn the language, and taste the salt air. All skill levels welcome. $30/ hour/ person, minimum 2 hours per session. Dinghy sailing available upon request.

Adaptive Sailing

We will teach you sailing basics at whatever level you choose, from enjoying the pleasures of being on the sea with an instructor to independent sailing at your level of accomplishment. The unique configuration of our Martin 16 sailboat makes this boat especially accessible to people with special needs. With a deep ballasted keel and simple control systems, the Martin 16 is a safe daysailer for sailors of all abilities.

Certification Courses

Basic Keelboat

No experience is necessary, but our introductory sail is highly recommended. You gain skills to safely skipper a 20 ft. boat in moderate wind and sea conditions. This 12-hour course is broken into 4 days. It covers language of sailing, knots, rigging, sailing all points of sail, docking, man overboard recovery drills, heaving to, and reefing. It includes intensive classroom and on the water exercises that teach you basic sailing fundamentals. Upon successful completion of this course you'll receive the ASA Basic Keelboat Certification.

Basic Coastal Cruising

This 12-hour course is broken into 4 days. You skipper and crew a 20-30 ft. sailing vessel with auxiliary motor. Upon completion, students will be able to cruise safely in local and regional waters on an auxiliary sailboat in moderate wind and sea conditions. The course expands on instruction covered in Basic Keelboat, and includes more advanced sail trim and boat handling skills, as well as weather, physics of sailing, anchoring, and medical concerns. Upon successful completion, you receive the Basic Coastal Cruising Certification from the ASA.

Basic Keelboat / Basic Coastal Cruising Package

Designed as a fast-paced series to maximize cumulative learning. This combined course of sailing basics produces amazing results. It is the most popular course. This is the starting point for those wanting to build a solid foundation of skills. Build confidence as skipper and crew sailing a progression of 20-30 ft. boats. Certification will enable a new skipper to charter boats up to 30 ft. in length in protected waters. Topics include sailing terminology, knots, rigging, docking, anchoring, basic navigation, medical concerns, crew-overboard drills, heaving-to, weather signs, and reefing. It includes the Basic Keelboat and Basic Coastal Cruising courses.

The Challenge

The Challenge is designed for experienced people who do not require instruction but would like to receive ASA certification. It is a test required one time only; it is NOT instruction. The Challenge consists of a written and on-the-water practicum, for a total of approximately 2 hours. Practicums are held in Monterey and the written exam on the CSUMB campus, Bldg 93. Call the boating department to schedule your challenge and reserve your vessel.

Kayaking for Specialty Groups or Individuals ... by arrangement

Kayak the beautiful Elkhorn Slough in one or two person kayaks. Observe the bird life and marine mammals that utilize the slough. Basic kayak skills are taught. Recommended: wetsuit, towel, warm clothes, sunscreen, and hat. There are no prerequisites, but a safety orientation is required. Specialty groups are 6 people minimum.

Executive Education and Team Training

Executive Education and Team Training is an adventure-based learning program co-coached by CSUMB captains, team building facilitators, and CSUMB student assistants. Participants gain hands-on sailing experience while developing leadership, teamwork, risk management, and communication skills. This powerful and dramatic approach to executive and team training has been used successfully by many Fortune 500 Companies. Each team member learns to chart a course, hoist the sails, get underway, trim as a crew, and take the helm. Our facilitators aid the transfer of benefits back to the workplace. Come aboard and discover a fantastic, fun means of developing your team.

Boat Options for Executive Education and Team Training:

• Flying Juniors--Our fleet of two-person boats require fast thinking and teamwork to stay dry! Leadership and team interdependence are keenly developed in a competitive atmosphere. Flying Juniors are simply rigged and are easy to master for a day of fun.
  
  
• Keel Boats--A longtime favorite of team trainers, 20-30 ft. keel boats allow four to six person crews to develop as a team where delegation and communication are key. We end the session with a fun regatta.
  
  
• Kayaks - With our 1 and 2 person kayaks, teams can travel along the shoreline of the Monterey Bay marine sanctuary, or through the Elkhorn Slough, a haven for the wildlife enthusiast.
  
  

All participants in these courses must sign a Liability Waiver which can be downloaded here, signed and faxed or mailed to us. (See below for mailing address and fax number.) Download Liability Waiver in PDF format. Note: To read PDF files you will need the Adobe Acrobat reader, which can be downloaded free from the Adobe web site. If you do not wish to use the Acrobat reader, contact us and we will mail or fax the Liability Waiver form to you.

Contact Us for additional information about these courses.

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Last updated April 2, 2008