Level 1
Shore school
Rigging (Intro) Class
Water Classes
Maintenance Class
Practice
Written Test
Water Test
Seminars (Optional)
How Do I Get Rated?
To use our Interlake sailboats on your own, you must first earn an ASI Level 1 rating. Obtain your L1 rating is simple and fun! Here’s how you do it:
- Attend all classes: Intro to rigging, 2 shore schools(Zoom), 2 water classes. If you miss a class, arrange to make it up at Open Practice Sails or through Our Head Instructor who will assign you to a subsequent class.
- Practice, practice, practice! Go on lots of practice sails and be sure to check your proficiency against the Water Test Form list of skills.
- Attend Maintenance Class. You must do this prior to taking the written test.
- Schedule a water test with a Test Instructor (a list is published in the Burgee or ask). Bring your sail pass and your water test form to the test.
- Study your materials, including the text book, class notes, materials and documents from www.sailasi.org web site, then schedule a written test. Bring your signed sail test form and your sail pass to the test.
- Students have two seasons to get their rating. If you cannot complete it the first season, you may obtain a second Student sail pass. After two seasons, if you still are not rated, you must retake the class at your expense.
Practice Sails
After completing your Level 1 class and the Maintenance class, you may take as many practice sails as you like. these sails are fun and allow you to hone your skills before taking the Level 1 water test. These practice sails are always conducted with a rated ASI sailor aboard who will help you safely sharpen your skills.
The skippers for practice sails are all experienced sailors who volunteer their time and talents so new students can become proficient sailors. Many of these skippers are also instructors and keelboaters or racers.
The number of practice sails you may take is unlimited. You may contact our Level One Manager or Head Instructor anytime to arrange a practice sail. We also offer organized Practice Sails for students every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, and new this year we have Thursday evenings at Kent lake:
