| If you want to go and sail out on your own, you're | | | | the the American Sailing Association (ASA) for a list |
| going to need to know how to sail a sailboat, get | | | | of accredited schools in your area. If you do find one |
| some sort of accreditation as a skipper or sailor and | | | | that you like, check out the schools accreditation |
| buy your own boat. So first things first: where to go | | | | with ASA. Make sure that it has been updated and |
| to learn how to sail. If your father is a fisherman, | | | | that won't drastically affect YOUR accreditation as a |
| chances are good that he'd already have taught you. | | | | sailor once you are through. |
| However, for those who haven't even seen the | | | | The sailing class will probably last for several weeks |
| ocean up close, we have to try to locate a school | | | | and cover more topics than you thought you |
| for sailing. | | | | needed, but once you are through, you will be able |
| There are several sailing schools offering to take you | | | | to sail your own sailboat or maybe just go |
| on a sailing class, but choosing the right one may not | | | | bare-boating on a sailing charter. If you can't afford |
| be easy. The first thing you may have to consider is | | | | to buy or you're your own boat, just hang on. Maybe |
| proximity - you will want to find a school that is close | | | | you might someday be invited to be a crew member |
| to home. | | | | of a yacht on a regatta. Wouldn't that be a good |
| To find a good school near your home, you could go | | | | chance to use your knowledge? |