CHALLENGE    If you already know how to sail as a Skipper  or Crew, Camano Sail and Power offers a three to four hour "challenge" session that allows experienced sailors the opportunity to gain full accreditation as a Skipper or Crew for a much reduced fee without going through the complete course.  Most of the time  will be on the water and the balance will be on-land for  written Basic Keelboat and knot tying exams on land.   During the water time, you will be asked to act as a keelboat skipper or effective crew from the time that we first board our Hobie 33 keelboat** until we return and moor the boat.  You will be expected to prepare or help prepare (in the case of Crew) the boat for sailing, untie from the mooring, sail away from the mooring, perform a complete series of sailing maneuvers including heaving-to, reefing, and anchoring and return to the mooring, tie up and put the boat "to bed."  During this session, the US SAILING instructor will be asking you questions about what you are doing, what the wind and sea are doing, and generally checking for your understanding of what you are doing.
    The complete checklist of US SAILING required knowledge can be seen here,  or you can visit the United States Sailing Association keelboat website  to read and download the Basic Keelboat Certification standards.
    The approximately four hour Basic Keelboat Challenge is $150.00.  This includes the text "Basic Keelboat", a one-year membership in US SAILING and Basic Keelboat certification as a Skipper from US SAILING or certification as Crew from Camano Sail and Power (US SAILING does not as yet have a national "crew" certification).  
    TUTORIALS    One-on-one sessions are available for clients who either fail the "challenge" or who simply need some "refresher" hours to get up to speed.  We offer one-on-one sailing tutorials designed to blow-out the cobwebs and sharpen the skills of former keelboat sailors, to prepare them to pass the "challenge" session.  These sessions will be designed around the client's perceptions of the skills that they need to brush up on, plus any items that the instructor thinks might need a bit of work.
    The tutorials are $50.00 per hour for one student and $40.00 per hour each for two or more students to a maximum of four students.
    Reserve your Basic Keelboat Challenge or Tutorial sessions here.
    Questions??? Contact us   or    425-314-9824
    **The keelboat that we currently use for the Basic Keelboat Certification is a 33-feet long tiller-steered, outboard auxiliary cabin sloop.  This boat was designed by Hobie Alter of Hobie Cat fame and is a very easy boat to rig and sail, even singlehanded.