ASA 101 practical skills coach
Use this like a dockside and cockpit checkride rehearsal. It turns the on-water parts of basic keelboat sailing into short drills you can score, repeat, and debrief after lessons or simulator sessions.
This is not an official certification record. It is a practical training loop: pick a drill, say or perform the action, compare against the standard, mark it done or needs reps, then log the next practice target.
Saved in this browser under asa101.practicalSkills.v1. The readiness dashboard uses this progress with your tests, checklist, plan, and logbook.
Practical skill passport
Session debrief
Write what happened while it is fresh. You can copy this summary or send it into the local logbook as a practice entry.
Skill map
How to run a practical session
- Start dockside: weather, PFDs, required gear, lines, fenders, rigging, and crew roles.
- Move to low-risk water and rehearse one category at a time. Keep a lookout and pause the drill whenever traffic or weather changes.
- Score harshly. "Done" means you could explain it and repeat it calmly. "Needs reps" is the useful answer when the action worked but was late, confusing, unsafe, or instructor-dependent.
- End with a debrief and one next drill. Specific repetition beats vague confidence.
Related drills
Closed-course checkoffHarbor pilotage checkoffRun simulator missionsBuild crew briefingDocking trainerCrew overboardClass gear