ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing - Learning to Sail

Hey Ryan & Jessica, great intro video. I've been wanting to take an introductory course, and I like that you were learning on a smaller boat. Other 101 coursed I've viewed are all using larger boats and my desire (at least initially) is to really learn and be comfortable on a smaller daysailer boat in the 12ft to 16ft range. It appears from this video that this is the type of boat they teach on. Can you advise me of the name of the school you attended? Thanks guys! Kind regards, Tom Brady

About to start a 3 month course on sailing, keelboating, rowing, and all that jazz at my university. Any tips? I was already in the Marine Corps so I know how to swim...but I don't particular enjoy it in the open ocean. Lol

Good video. Looks like you have fun. I'd say that the boat heeled over, not keeled over. That would be a capsize. Small point. Enjoy your sailing.

This is like a diary narrative...almost usless in any sailing sense. The most useful part was a sort of weak momentary demonstration about not overwinding a winch and the girl (presumably the same one who's legs featured often in the video) saying 'it doesn't prepare us for sailing alone' The was no demonstation of flare or safety checks. There was no warning about fuel use ,storage and leakage ointo the ocean...or fumes on board. The comment on close hauling howed sails that were not...at first. There was no practical sailing education whatsoever...except a comment about sunscreen, sunnies and an hat....so he' used a towel...ok.... fair enough. MOB...a very important, if not most important skill, to handle showed nothing at all. MOB is one of the most frightening and risky and calmness reuiring ---along with practical experience...situations. You can quickly be hundreds of metres away from the MOB. Every person on board should have an L100 or L150 vest in luminours green and with at least pea-less whistle and a strobe...preferably floating and attached by lanyard to vest. This was more like an advetisement for a course than anything of proactical value an in general it showed people sitting around...and an untidy cockpit with some OHS hazards...that's learning to sail?...?

Long hair is a menace in any industry....sure it looks pretty but it can catch in machinery, blow around eyes and be caught in sheets lines and rigging...Better to have it cut or at least tightly wound and close to skull.

I’m at asa 104 been sailing 15 years now,
I really wish I can go back and re experience 101 , it’s sooooo much fun experience for the first time, so to all y’all getting into sailing, take everything in , and when she heels for the first time your never gonna forget that first feeling

too much talking

So at time I hit like button there are 1.1K thumbs up and exactly "101" thumbs down. Are those 101 people the ones who flunked the 101 course or are they just naturally born disagreeable people? Thanks for sharing the experience and it's awesome the instructor allowed you to video and share

That looks like toilet water

I’m a year late due to C 19. My class starts 08/20

Was this your first sailing experience? I want to start in sailing but it seems that I would be better off starting in something like a Sunfish rather than a large sailboat. I realize that this course is to get a rating but I just want to learn to sail and $500 is a bit much for someone just starting out. There's a local yacht club that teaches in Sunfish class boats, but you have to join the club for $400 and pay $350 for the lesson. Guess most people just buy a small sailboat and teach themselves.

Cz I didnt study,, very much.... lol adorable! TY!

Thanks for making that. I am going to take that course shortly.

Waiting for the camera to hit the water.

If I understand correctly, the test is on the 2nd day afternoon. When do you have time to read the book during the two day course?

i live in Leauge City,next to kemah.will be taking my courses at windward Sea Adventures soon i hope (:

This is the same place we took our ASA101

great review! thanks for the share

Can you guy refer me to a good training program near NYC? This is something I have wanted to do all my life....

Looking at taking a course, and it's either Dallas or Kemah for me as well.

Hello

I learned to sail at the same place you guys did. Small world.

Great video, thanks!

subway is not good for stomachs lol

Hey guys! New subscribers here! We just discovered your channel and look forward to following your adventures. We took the ASA 101 class a few years ago and had a great time. We are starting our RTW adventure this July! Until then, we're living vicariously through other travelers and adventurers like you.

This was so great! Thanks so much! It wold be great if you guys could do a short video on personal gear - such as sailing gloves, etc. Best!

Hi J&R ... I'm an Old Guy, but, with my Son, JR, we just took ASA 101. Loved the course and shared a lot of similar experiences with what you talked about in the Video. We took our course at GoSailAZ from Captain Clint. It was an awesome experience. We had some really great winds out on Lake Pleasant, which allowed us to get a lot of practice at Tacks, Jibes, the overloading of the sails, MOB, Heave To, etc.. I've already watched some of your subsequent videos, and loved those too. Knowing how busy we were when we were out on the water for the two days of this course, I really appreciated the effort for you to make a Video for each one in addition to all the work it took you to participate in the course. ASA 101 was like 4 days in 2, and then a test at the end to boot. Thanks J&R! ... By the way, I believe that it is best to get sea-sick, and learn how to get over it, than it is to not get sick in easy seas and learn how to deal with it in rough seas. I'm an old Navy guy, and while I wasn't on a sailboat, the first six weeks I spent out at sea were all about sea sickness the hard way. But later, when our crew had to sail through a typhoon, I was able to sustain myself through the ordeal without becoming sick, while some of the 'old timers' who 'never got seasick in their life' they didn't fare as well. I hope that info is a help for you. Great Sailing in your future! :)

Real good job y'all. I like the production and explanation on the channel

Sorry, never mind. I just saw the name on the boat.

What kind of boat did you use?

Why is the water so muddy or brown?

Stoked you did these videos! I am Watching with my wife now as we are looking to learn to sail and save money for a Cat and sail it back to Fiji where we live.

I live about 15 minutes North of Kemah, and am thinking about going and doing my 101 course soon. Really enjoyed the video.

Bro, subway, super risky. I'm now a subscriber and I'm loving it.

nice info thanks....fyi im sure you know you need an exteral mic

Web address for the school?

Wow, she's a fucking air head...

I am sure that there is good info here, I just couldn't get beyond the introduction :)

Nice Capital Factory shirt. I used to live in Austin and go there all the time.

Dope!! This is where I've been planning on taking classes. Stumbled onto this video and my ears perked up when I heard you mention Galveston Bay. I have a printout of South Coast Sailing sitting on my desk right now haha

You should make a video on right of way and channel markers and such.

subscribed to the channel, looks like it will be up there with the best sailing channels like delos and sailing last vagabond. I like how it's going over things that people that don't know anything about sailing might not know.

I just stumbled on to you guys and now i subscribe, you guys look like you can put on a great channel. I know i am new but maybe a background video of you two like what you do for a living and sailing experience, what drove you guys into wanting to sail etc? Just a suggestion thanks

I noticed you all are in Austin area. We are in DFW and thinking about ASA school as well. I know there is a school at Lake Travis and 1 here in Dallas. I was wondering why you chose to go down south to take the course. Do you think the experience was better on the coast? If so, we might do the same.

Great explanation, thanks

Just found your channel looked like you are having fun learning to sail and boat shopping.
Idea, make an introduction video about each other and together ect. And perhaps organize the playlist a bit differently land travel vs boating, or year ect.
Enjoy and good luck on your life and boating🌞😎⛵️

Hey Jessica and Ryan, these videos are great! I've just started researching the ASA 101 class and hope to take it soon. This video was one of the first that came up in my search. Imagine my surprise when I saw that you did this in Kemah (20 minutes from home) and also took it at the school that is at the top of my list. It's got me even more ready to get started. I've since watched your latest videos to see how your sailing adventures have continued. Keep the videos coming!