Become a Level 2 Captain and Sail the Level 2 Catalina 28 or 30 foot keelboats, Windsong and Manitou, on Lake St Clair.
Members who have completed their Level 1 Interlake classes are encouraged to take our Level 2 class and learn to sail our Keelboats.
Learn to Sail the Big Boats!
Sail beautiful Lake St Clair, view sunsets and enjoy peaceful all day and half day sails with family and other ASI sailors in comfortable 28’or 30′ Catalina keelboats equipped with galley, overnight, and sanitation facilities.
The Level 2 Keelboat Course is an opportunity for sailors to expand their sailing/boating knowledge and experience. You will develop the skills and confidence to handle a keelboat under the direction of knowledgeable ASI instructors. .
- Chart, visual, and GPS marine navigation
- Departing, docking, and properly securing the boat at the dock
- Seamanship skills including motoring, anchoring, safety
- Advanced sailing, man overboard, and rescue operations
- Weather conditions and boat preparation
- Operation rules for power and sailing, rules of the sea
- Basic maintenance: hull maintenance, changing oil and filters, etc.
- Boat systems: electrical, sanitation, water, fuel.
- VHF Radio communications
Level 2 Course prerequisites
- Have achieved an ASI Level 1 rating, and have an L1 Sail Pass.
- Complete a basic boating class offered by the US Power Squadron or US Coast Guard.
- You must have sailed the Interlake sailboat at least 6 times in the previous season
Take the Level 2 keelboat Course and you will sail longer and farther than ever before! Level 2 rated sailors can time-share either “Windsong” and “Manitou”; our 28′ and 30′ Catalina keelboats with auxiliary diesel engines out of Jefferson Beach Marina all summer.