Basic Sailing Keelboat (101)
Master the Basics of Sailing in the Stunning British Virgin Islands
Learn to Sail – Join the Fun on the Water​
US Sailing 101 – Basic Keelboat Learn the fundamentals of sailing in a hands-on, beginner-friendly course. This class covers essential skills such as rigging, steering, sail trim, tacking, jibing, docking, safety procedures, and basic navigation. By the end, you’ll be confident handling a keelboat in light to moderate wind and able to skipper a boat in familiar waters during daylight hours. Joining a yacht club, enjoying casual regattas, and relaxing day sails are now all within your reach. Basic Keelboat 101 is your foundation — it’s the required first step before moving on to Bareboat Cruising certification
Starts at $750
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Experience hands-on sailing in the British Virgin Islands — limited spaces available!
Each course hosts just 2–4 students per yacht, guaranteeing focused instruction and relaxed comfort.

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Turn your sailing course into a custom adventure — your yacht, your schedule, your coach.
Minimum 2 guests. Perfect for couples, friends, or families.

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Sailing

  • Proper and safe handling of running rigging and sails
  • Proper and safe use of winches
  • Apparent wind and true wind
  • Heavy weather and reefing techniques
  • Heaving-to
  • Reefing by wind strength
  • Tacking, gybing, reaching
  • Sail trim and sail shape

Docking / Mooring / Anchoring

  • Crew teamwork and communication
  • Approach to dock in various conditions
  • Mooring pickup
  • Knots, dock lines, spring lines
  • Rudder steering by tiller
  • Handling wind and wave conditions

Navigation Rules

  • Safe speed
  • Sound signals and lights
  • Rules of the Road, collision prevention:
  • Under sail
  • Under power

Safety and Environment

  • Required safety equipment and best practices
  • Emergency procedures
  • Overboard rescue procedures
  • Understanding weather and weather routing

What is included in the full price package

(course fee is set, resort stay pricing to be determined)
  • Three full days of tuition
  • Professional instruction
  • Course textbook
  • Examination and certification if tests are passed
  • Cruising tax and park fees for the yacht
  • Mooring fees during the course
  • Logbook
  • Certification stickers for logbook
  • Fuel consumed during course

Nights ashore

  • Number of nights to be determined by student
  • Price per night is seasonal
  • Resort price added to invoice after booking confirmation

What is not included

  • Travel arrangements to and from your chosen sailing destination
  • Meals and drinks consumed ashore
  • Expenses ashore (taxi, excursions, etc.)
  • Personal travel insurance (highly recommended)
  • Instructor gratuity
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