Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake | January 2023

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Brian Latas oers American Sailing Association certied classes in Grapevine.

ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing ($495) Learn to sail a 20’ to 27’ sloop-rigged keelboat in day with light winds.

ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising ($495)

Learn to sail a 25’ to 35’ keelboat in day with moderate winds.

ASA 105 Coastal Navigation (Ashore only) ($495)

Steve Narey, far left, and Jessica Pierce, right, have taken sailing lessons from Brian Latas, center, at Island Bound Adventures. Narey is a former student.

Brian “Cap’n Buck” Latas is the owner of Island Bound Adventures.

Learn navigational theory for on-water navigation using pencil and chart.

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Island Bound Adventures Lake Grapevine business provides sailing lessons and sunset sails B rian Latas said prior to moving to Grapevine, he enjoyed windsurng in students to sail; Changes in L’atti- tude is a Catalina 320 that mainly takes guests on sunset sails; and Ali Baba is a 25-foot Catalina that is used after students are certied. Latas said the business is American BY KAREN CHANEY

ASA 114 Cruising Catamaran (Contact for price)

Learn to skipper a power-sailing cruising on a 30’ to 45’ multi-day cruise with heavy winds.

that safely,” he said. Students who complete the ASA 103 course can join Latas on an annual trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands to continue their training. “When we come back, they can take their friends and family on that type of vacation,” Latas said. Latas said guests take the sunset sails for a variety of reasons, includ- ing photo shoots, engagements and other celebrations. “Mother Nature is still the main source of power,” he said. “When we shut the engine down on a sunset sail because we go out under power, people say, ‘Wow! This is quiet and serene.’ If you have a good clear night, you can see the stars.”

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Island Bound Adventures 2500 Oak Grove Loop S., Ste. 5, Grapevine 844-777-7245 http://islandboundadventures.com Hours: by appointment

landlocked states, such as Kansas and Oklahoma. When he moved to Grapevine, he met some friends who owned a boat, and he started hanging out on Lake Grapevine. One thing led to another, and the group of friends began teaching others their love of sailing. Island Bound Adventures, which is owned by Latas, opened in 2009. It oers sailing lessons and takes people out on sunset cruises. The eet consists of three sloops: Island Bound is a 30-foot Newport and is used primarily to teach

Sailing Association (ASA) certied and authorized to oer the interna- tionally recognized ASA keelboat certication system. Latas compares Island Bound’s ASA 101 course to getting a learner’s permit. Many students who enroll in these sailing courses have the goal of taking their friends or family on a sailing vacation. “You want to be able to at the end of this course take the boat out, stop it, turn it around, bring it back and do

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