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ASA course textbooks may be purchased online directly from ASA or by visiting us in the Sail Hawaii office Essential books and gear are also available here from Amazon
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Course Textbooks

ASA 101 Basic Keelboat textbook
link to purchase from ASA

ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising reference book
link to purchase from Amazon

ASA 107 Celestial Navigation
reference book
link to purchase from Amazon

ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising textbook
link to purchase from ASA

ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising
reference book
link to purchase from Amazon

ASA 108 Offshore Passagemaking
reference book
link to purchase from Amazon

ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising textbook
link to purchase from ASA

ASA 105 Coastal Navigation
reference book
link to purchase from Amazon

ASA 119 Weather Endorsement
textbook
link to purchase from Amazon

The official course packet for ASA Coastal Navigation 105 is available to purchase direct from ASA or in the Sail Hawaii office. Dutton's Nautical Navigation is a good alternative coastal navigation reference. Course standards for ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising 106 can be found in both The Annapolis Book of Seamanship and the International Marine Book of Sailing- both are recommended.

Recommended for your sailing library & chart table
~Links to purchase through Amazon~

Most comprehensive general reference about all boating topics - 68th Edition

Don Casey is the boat maintenance guru. This book is the definitive reference for boat maintenance topics.

Cruising Guide to the Hawaiian islands
Third Edition with good updates

Navigation rules quick reference card
These are handy for review

Weems & Plath Hand Bearing Compass
(Recommended for ASA 104 -106)

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Weems & Plath Marine Navigation Parallel Plotter - The "Roller Ruler" is a convenient addition to parallel rulers
(Recommended by Captain Greg)

Davis Instruments Mark 25
Marine Sextant
(General purpose sextant for ASA 107 course)

Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation (H.O. 229) Latitudes 30 - 45
(Reference publication for ASA 107)

NOAA Chart No. 1 Official reference book for all nautical charts.
Can be used on ASA 104 and 105 exams.

Lin and Larry Pardey are legendary world cruisers. Their book series is an essential reference, especially for heavy weather sailing

Cool story about Captain Liz Clark's
sailing adventures

Weather forecasting quick reference card
These are handy for review

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Weems & Plath 15" Marine Navigation
Parallel Rulers with protractor scale
(Recommended for ASA 104 -106)

Weems & Plath Marine Navigation Slide Rule
Convenient tool for quickly figuring 60DST Waterproof & doesn't need batteries
(Recommended by Captain Greg)

Nautical Almanac 2019
(Reference publication for ASA 107 course)
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Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation (H.O. 229) Latitudes 15- 30
(Reference publication for ASA 107)

72 COLREGS Official Navigation Rules, Required aboard all vessels over 12 Meters

Jimmy Cornell has done a good job of assembling very useful information about world cruising

The definitive guide to everything
navigation and seamanship related

Coastal navigation quick reference card
These are handy for review

Weems & Plath Marine Navigation Dividers
(Recommended for ASA 104- 106)

Write in the Rain waterproof notebook
For taking notes and log keeping on a boat
(Recommended by Captain Greg)

Weems & Plath 2102-D Star Finder
(Tool and resource for ASA 107 course)
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Universal Plotting Sheet
used to plot fix in celestial navigation
for ASA 107 course

Please note: Amazon sells marine navigation tools package sets, however we haven't been able to find a package that has all the right combination of the best tools, so at this point we recommend that you purchase these items separately.

Sunglasses

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Lani Ohe Bamboo Wood Sunglasses
$95.00

Lani Nui Kosso Wood Sunglasses
$115.00

Lani Kai Skateboard Wood Sunglasses
$135.00

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Recommended Equipment for Offshore Sailing
~Links to purchase through Amazon~
Not all essential, but recommended if you want to really get into this sport (and possibly save your life!)

Garmin InReach Explorer+ Satellite texting, handheld chart plotter & emergency beacon
Captain Greg used the first generation InReach and similar handheld Garmin GPS on multiple ocean crossings. This is the new version since Garmin acquired InReach and combines both functionalities - super cool!

Leatherman Wave - for cutting line, loosening knots, opening shackles, fixing things & opening bottles- Most popular multitool like this is very useful on a boat

Gill short finger sailing gloves
When the wind picks up, you don't want rope burn trimming the mainsheet
Recommend open finger tips for dexterity

ACR AquaLink View Personal Locator Beacon
GPS, 406MHz and 121.5 MHz enabled satellite signaling personal rescue device
Captain Greg carries a similar one as his personal and boat emergency beacon.

Mustang Survival Type V Personal Floatation Device with auto hydrostatic inflation device and integrated harness
This is the newer version of the PFDs provided aboard Gemini

Plastimo Elastic Tether with double action safety shackles
This type of tether has some benefits over the basic tethers provided aboard Gemini

Standard Horizon HX400 Waterproof & floating handheld VHF for line of sight communication
(Not necessary for each crew to have but essential for the boat to have at least one handheld VHF radio as a backup for the boat and communicating from the dinghy)