Welcome
Delmarva Sailing School's fun sailing classes take place on the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and Atlantic Ocean.
Why learn to sail at Delmarva Sailing School?
Learn to be captain of your own sailboat to American Sailing Association standards.
Learn to safely handle a 30-50 ft Sailboat
Click to see a video showing the skills you will learn.
We teach and certify our students to American Sailing
Association standards.
Welcome
All of our instructors are ASA certified sailing instructors and have their US Coast Guard captain’s license, ensuring the finest instruction available.
Delmarva Sailing School sailing classes are all taught in a live aboard approach, where the student is totally immersed into learning how to sail. Class size is kept small and is typically 3-4 students. Both individual classes and combination classes are available to fit almost anyone's schedule. During classes, students typically visit locations like Annapolis, Saint Michaels, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Oxford, Solomons Island or other destinations as they learn to sail from a patient and competent captain. We take our name from the 430 mile Delmarva Peninsula circumnavigation that is part of our ASA106 Advanced Coastal Cruising class.
Delmarva Sailing School is an American Sailing Association affiliated sailing school. We teach and certify our students to ASA standards, and offer the entire series of ASA sailing classes for inland and near coastal water, from beginner to advanced level. Delmarva Sailing School is also home to ASA Instructor Qualification Clinics where new instructors get certified.
We believe that new sailors should learn to sail on a sailboat that sails well, so all our classes are taught on a Pearson 39’ cruiser/racer that allows students to learn what is possible on a sailboat that performs well, and is equipped with the latest in electronic instrumentation.
After students learn to sail we also offer a unique “Practice Sailing Program” that allows students to come back between classes and practice what they have learned, or to gain additional practice and confidence before chartering or purchasing their own sailboat.
By choosing Delmarva Sailing School for your sailing education you can realize your dream of learning to sail. Our alumni charter sailboats in destinations all over the world, and many have purchased their own sailboat.