| To gain the experience needed to get your handle | | | | are things you should be aware of: |
| on sailing, sailing schools and clubs are the best | | | | - Your instructors training and certifications. You |
| possible route to consider gaining access to the | | | | will probably want who you are learning from to |
| sea as a sailor. If your hearts desire is to go from | | | | be certified by the A.S.A. the American Sailing |
| a sailing novice to captain of the ocean you must | | | | Association or by U.S. Sailing, the national sailing |
| start by getting the right education. | | | | authority. |
| Sailing schools will provide you with all the | | | | - How will you, the student be certified? Will your |
| information you could possibly need. A sailing club | | | | certification be recognized by other schools and |
| can be where you can get the practice you need. | | | | sailing organizations and clubs? |
| Sailing clubs usually provide the vessels on which | | | | - Depending on the sailing skills you are looking to |
| to practice and gain more experience to sail. | | | | acquire inform yourself about the learning |
| Depending on what you need to learn and how | | | | materials and tools used by the program you |
| much experience you have and are looking to | | | | choose. Also it is important to know if the |
| gain, it's of imperative importance to research | | | | program will teach you on boats you want to |
| where to go. To begin, you should know that | | | | learn about. Check for your preferred type and |
| there are many programs open to your specific | | | | size of ship. |
| needs and budget. There are many for profit | | | | - How long has the school been active in the |
| schools that will help you learn the ways of the | | | | sailing community and how dedicated to the |
| seas on week long eight hour session programs, | | | | students is the program. You should be looking for |
| others can be scheduled for those of you that | | | | bsmaller groups per class so that you are able to |
| prefer the weekends to sail. There are also non | | | | have as much attention from your instructor as |
| profit programs that can be scheduled for fun | | | | you may need. |
| filled weekends, in which one can learn the basics | | | | - Lastly if you have continued interest on what |
| to begin. | | | | you have learned will the program help you |
| To get started a little more than simple desire is | | | | connect to others in the sea like you by referring |
| required. Before you entrust yourself and your | | | | you to groups or clubs or charters. |
| family to any given organization or program these | | | | |