First Reef Sailing is Boston's most comprehensive and modern sailing school offering ASA certification courses, charters, mile building passages and more.
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First Reef Sailing was founded in order to provide a clear and cohesive pathway for students to learn the skills and gain the experience necessary to be competent and qualified skippers and sailboat owners.
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Popular ASA Certification Courses
The American Sailing Association (ASA) system has eight primary levels of student certification from Basic Keelboat all the way to Offshore Passagemaking. Whether your goal is to skipper a bareboat charter in the Caribbean or to crew confidently on a short weekend sail, the ASA’s sailing-education system will guide you as you learn the theory behind sailing, practice the skills needed to handle a sailboat, and build the foundation of knowledge that will enable you to navigate a vessel safely and within the law.
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