As of today Cindy and I have both completed the ASA105 Coastal Navigation course. This is exciting because now we are ready for ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising on Lake Superior later this summer.

ASA105 Coastal Navigation teaches you to be “able to demonstrate the navigational theory required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters”, and is a prerequisite for taking ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising.

Our tentative itinerary for ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising with Northern Breezes Sailing School:  “Starting in Bayfield, Wisconsin we transit the Houghton-Hancock ship canal (usually with a stop); typically we then proceed to either Marquette, Michigan or Munising, Michigan before passing by “Pictured Rocks” and stopping in Grand Marais, Michigan. We then often stop at Whitefish Harbor (home of the Edmund Fitzgerald Museum) before proceeding across Whitefish Bay, up the St. Mary’s River and through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.”