Basic Celestial Navigation Class
$250 per person | (2 Day Course)
Rates
$250 /person (2 Day Course)
*Please note that we need at least 3 students signed up to confirm a class. Private instruction is available, please call our office at 831-423-7245 to discuss options. Students must be at least 18 years old or must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement (ASA 117)
This Course includes the ASA 117 Celestial Endorsement Test and Certification. This class is a two-day course, please see calendar for available dates.
Class Times:
Day 1: 7pm-10pm / Day 2: 9am- 5 pm
REQUIRED TEXT: Required text information will be given by the instructor prior to the first day of class.
DESCRIPTION: This basic celestial navigation class teaches the theory and practice to determine latitude and longitude at sea using the noon sun and the star Polaris (a.k.a. the North Star) with just a small eleven-page booklet, a sextant, a watch and simple arithmetic.
Experienced celestial navigators and beginners alike will enjoy this simple alternative to the intercept method-one that doesn’t depend on sight reduction tables and yields latitude and longitude directly without plotting.
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About Us
Pacific Sailing is an accredited American Sailing Association sailing school and yacht charter company with a fleet of 10 sailing yachts from 27-46 feet. We offer all levels of sailing instruction, Team Building Regattas, Skippered Charters, and Bareboat Charters.
790 Mariner Park Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95062