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Training crew and skippers of larger sailing vessels on the Chesapeake Bay since 1968


ANSA is an American Sailing Associate (ASA) affiliate school and teaches to ASA standards, providing ASA certifications as described below.  Become a member to take classes with us.

Learn to sail on the Chesapeake Bay out of the beautiful Magothy River, South River, and West Rivers on larger sailing vessels, 30 feet and above with wheel helms.

ANSA offers the following ASA classes, check individual menu/pages for details and registration for each:

Introduction to Sailing
ASA 101 Keelboat 1 - Keelboat Sailing
ASA 102 Keelboat 2 - Sail Trim **** NEW CLASS - not a prerequisite for 103 ****
ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising

ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising
ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising
ASA 114 Catamaran Cruising

ASA 111 Sailing Review/Refresh (contact us to arrange your personal session)
ASA 105 Coastal Navigation
ASA 118 Docking

In addition to our scheduled classes, we also offer private classes, flexible schedules, and classes on your own boat.  Contact training@ansa.org to discuss options.

A free club day sail comes with every class to give our members more opportunity to get on the water and continue sailing after their certification.

Contact the Rear Commodore for Training (training@ansa.org) with any questions.


Training Schedule

  • ASA 118 Docking

    • Saturday, July 25, 2026
    • Sunday, July 26, 2026
    • 2 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
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    Close Quarters Maneuvering (Docking)

    Learn to dock a wheel helm 30' vessel with prop wash and prop walk (no bowthruster) in a variety of conditions and locations.  

    This is a two day class.  Class fee is $315.

    You should have the equivalent training and experience of ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising, as a prerequisite.  Additional class details and requirements HERE.

    Please purchase the textbook for this class in advance and read the book to get the most out of the class time.  

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.



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  • ASA 101 Basic Keelboat

    • Friday, July 31, 2026
    • Sunday, August 02, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Keelboat 1 - Basic Keelboat Sailing

    ASA 101 is an introductory sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    Class Fee: $495

    Veteran/Active Duty: $445

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.

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  • ASA 103 Coastal Cruising

    • Friday, August 07, 2026
    • Sunday, August 09, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 3
    Register

    Basic Coastal Cruising

    ASA 103 is an intermediate sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    ASA 101 is a prerequisite as well as at least 24 hours additional sailing time.

    Class Fee: $475

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class. Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.


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  • ASA 101 Basic Keelboat

    • Friday, August 14, 2026
    • Sunday, August 16, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Keelboat 1 - Basic Keelboat Sailing

    ASA 101 is an introductory sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    Class Fee: $495

    Veteran/Active Duty: $445

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.

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  • ASA 103 Coastal Cruising

    • Friday, August 14, 2026
    • Sunday, August 16, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 2
    Register

    Basic Coastal Cruising

    ASA 103 is an intermediate sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    ASA 101 is a prerequisite as well as at least 24 hours additional sailing time.

    Class Fee: $475

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class. Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.


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  • ASA 102 Sail Trim

    • Saturday, August 22, 2026
    • Sunday, August 23, 2026
    • 2 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Keelboat 2 - Sail Trim

    ASA 102 covers more advanced sailing skills and sail trim and is provided over 2 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm sailing on the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    This class is available to all sailors with 101 and some sailing experience.  You should be comfortable with basic sailing before taking this class, know your points of sail and how to tack and gybe.  This is an opportunity to fine tune those sails, refine your tacks and gybes, grind and ease, read the tell tales, sail faster upwind and downwind, adjust the jib sheet cars, the mainsheet traveler, understand draft and twist.   Refresh your sailing skills and enjoy two beautiful days on the Bay!

    Class Fee: $295

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.

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  • ASA 101 Basic Keelboat

    • Saturday, September 05, 2026
    • Monday, September 07, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Keelboat 1 - Basic Keelboat Sailing

    ASA 101 is an introductory sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    Class Fee: $495

    Veteran/Active Duty: $445

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.

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  • ASA 103 Coastal Cruising

    • Friday, September 11, 2026
    • Sunday, September 13, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 4
    Register

    Basic Coastal Cruising

    ASA 103 is an intermediate sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    ASA 101 is a prerequisite as well as at least 24 hours additional sailing time.

    Class Fee: $475

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class. Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.


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  • ASA 104 Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    • Friday, September 11, 2026
    • 10:00
    • Sunday, September 13, 2026
    • 17:00
    • Port Annapolis, 7082 Bembe Beach Rd, Annapolis, MD
    • 2
    Register

    Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    This course helps prepare you with first-hand, on board experiences useful for chartering a large, 30-45’, monohull sailing vessel.   The schedule will be three consecutive days with 2 nights, one at anchor and one at a destination port, weather and circumstances permitting.

    The goal is for you to be able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. The course discusses knowledge of provisioning, galley operations, boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, and weather interpretation.  The course is taught on board and you will rotate between the duties and responsibilities of skipper, lookout, navigator, and crew.

    Students will coordinate to provision for the sail.

    We will sail on a Dufour 430 with 3 private full-size cabins and 1 bunk bed cabin for instructors.

    Private full size Cabin, 1 sailor: $1,395

    Private full size Cabin, 2 sailors: $1,695

    You must be a  member of ANSA to sail with us. /ansa.org/join-us/ 

    Please refer to the full class description here to view prerequisites and requirements.

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  • ASA 104 Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    • Monday, September 14, 2026
    • 10:00
    • Wednesday, September 16, 2026
    • 17:00
    • Port Annapolis, 7082 Bembe Beach Rd, Annapolis, MD
    • 2
    Register

    Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    This course helps prepare you with first-hand, on board experiences useful for chartering a large, 30-45’, monohull sailing vessel.   The schedule will be three consecutive days with 2 nights, one at anchor and one at a destination port, weather and circumstances permitting.

    The goal is for you to be able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. The course discusses knowledge of provisioning, galley operations, boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, and weather interpretation.  The course is taught on board and you will rotate between the duties and responsibilities of skipper, lookout, navigator, and crew.

    Students will coordinate to provision for the sail.

    We will sail on a Dufour 430 with 3 private full-size cabins and 1 bunk bed cabin for instructors.

    Private full size Cabin, 1 sailor: $1,395

    Private full size Cabin, 2 sailors: $1,695

    You must be a  member of ANSA to sail with us. /ansa.org/join-us/ 

    Please refer to the full class description here to view prerequisites and requirements.

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  • ASA 101 Basic Keelboat

    • Friday, September 18, 2026
    • Sunday, September 20, 2026
    • 3 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 2
    Register

    Keelboat 1 - Basic Keelboat Sailing

    ASA 101 is an introductory sailing course provided over 3 days on a 30' keelboat with a wheel helm.  We sail in the West River and Chesapeake Bay.

    Class Fee: $495

    Veteran/Active Duty: $445

    Please purchase the textbook in advance of the class so that you can begin studying and doing the exercises.  

    Refer to the full class description here and policies and procedures to view prerequisites and requirements.

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.

    Show details

  • ASA 104 Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    • Friday, September 18, 2026
    • 10:00
    • Sunday, September 20, 2026
    • 17:00
    • Port Annapolis, 7082 Bembe Beach Rd, Annapolis, MD
    • 3
    Register

    Bareboat Coastal Cruising

    This course helps prepare you with first-hand, on board experiences useful for chartering a large, 30-45’, monohull sailing vessel.   The schedule will be three consecutive days with 2 nights, one at anchor and one at a destination port, weather and circumstances permitting.

    The goal is for you to be able to skipper a sloop-rigged, auxiliary powered keelboat of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length during a multi-day cruise upon inland or coastal waters in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots) and sea conditions. The course discusses knowledge of provisioning, galley operations, boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, routine maintenance procedures, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation including basic chart plotting and GPS operation, multiple-anchor mooring, docking, health & safety, emergency operations, and weather interpretation.  The course is taught on board and you will rotate between the duties and responsibilities of skipper, lookout, navigator, and crew.

    Students will coordinate to provision for the sail.

    We will sail on a Dufour 430 with 3 private full-size cabins and 1 bunk bed cabin for instructors.

    Private full size Cabin, 1 sailor: $1,395

    Private full size Cabin, 2 sailors: $1,695

    You must be a  member of ANSA to sail with us. /ansa.org/join-us/ 

    Please refer to the full class description here to view prerequisites and requirements.

    Show details

  • ASA 118 Docking

    • Saturday, September 26, 2026
    • Sunday, September 27, 2026
    • 2 sessions
    • Hartge Yacht Harbor, 4883 Church Ln, Galesville, MD
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Close Quarters Maneuvering (Docking)

    Learn to dock a wheel helm 30' vessel with prop wash and prop walk (no bowthruster) in a variety of conditions and locations.  

    This is a two day class.  Class fee is $315.

    You should have the equivalent training and experience of ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising, as a prerequisite.  Additional class details and requirements HERE.

    Please purchase the textbook for this class in advance and read the book to get the most out of the class time.  

    You must be a member of ANSA to take a class.  Membership fees range from $55 to $75 depending on selected level.  Please join ANSA after your successful registration for this class.



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