One down, at least 3 to go

Last night we completed our last lesson of the ASA 101 course. The lesson consisted of approximately 2 hours of readying the boat, then out in the water to demonstrate points of sail, tacking, gybing and man overboard skills. We wrapped this up with docking and stowing everything before taking the written exam. 

The fine Minnesota August weather supplied us with a moderate to light rainfall during the sail. We were ready with hooded rain gear and dry clothes for afterwards (always remember to check the forecast) and the added bonus was the rain held other boat traffic to next to nothing so we could freely maneuver. We also had a student from another ASA 101 session join us just for practice, and the extra hands actually came to good use. 

Once off the water we retired to a nearby fast food restaraunt and took our written exams at one of the tables. Be sure to read & spend some time studying your book, review questions and images before you take the test. We'd each also written out the step by step procedures for readying the boat, tacking, giving, MOB, returning to the slip and stowing - this really helped with the skills section!

In the end we each passed with Rachael and I missing a total of 5 questions combined! Happy to have the logbook signed by the instructor & now we're already studying the ASA 103 book for next months course.