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Private Sailing Instruction

One World Sailing Academy is perfectly suited for individuals, families, or small groups seeking private sailing instruction aboard a Category A Amel Super Maramu 2000 world cruising sailboat.

Whether there is one person aboard or up to four people, we can accommodate an immersive and highly personalized sailing experience. Our programs are intentionally designed as a small group sailing course because we believe students learn faster and gain more confidence when group sizes remain very limited. Honestly, it is also preferable for us. Overcrowding a vessel for a week is not something we consider enjoyable, and additionally, it is not something we recommend our students do either.

We intentionally refuse to overcrowd the vessel with large numbers of students. Our maximum capacity is typically four people, although most trips are limited to three participants unless it is a family or private group requesting additional accommodations.

Keeping the numbers small allows us to focus heavily on hands-on sailing training and individualized instruction. Every student has ample opportunity to actively participate in all aspects of our passage training, including sail handling, navigation, anchoring, onboard systems management, watch standing, passage planning, the day-to-day operation of the vessel, and much, much more.

This style of practical sailing instruction creates a far more immersive learning environment where students are actively participating instead of simply observing from the background.

Many sailing schools are motivated around placing as many students aboard the vessel as possible. This often creates an atmosphere of overcrowding. Even if a vessel is technically capable of accommodating a larger number of people and has available berths to do so, it is not necessarily the best environment for learning. It can create a slightly overcrowded feeling and distract from the immersive, focused training environment that One World Sailing Academy is trying to provide.

At One World Sailing Academy, we intentionally take a very different approach to private sailing instruction. Our focus is directed heavily toward individualized advanced sailing skills, true seamanship, onboard systems knowledge, and real-world cruising experience.

We also look at this concept very much like a family environment. Smaller groups naturally become part of the One World Sailing Academy family, and our goal is not only to teach sailing skills, but also to help students move forward with their long-term cruising goals.

This may include consulting with former students during the vessel purchasing process. We also represent buyers searching for cruising vessels and assist with outfitting and upgrades whenever possible, particularly for clients seeking vessels that are locally accessible to us geographically. However, we are not limited to that and have represented buyers searching for vessels all around the world, especially when the goal is long-term cruising or offshore passagemaking.

We genuinely enjoy highly personalized training. Whether it is a single individual, a couple, a family, or a very small private group, we are happy to structure trips around that learning environment. If only one student signs up for a passage, we are still eagerly willing to go because we believe individualized instruction creates an incredibly valuable learning opportunity, and therefore is still an opportunity that we also want to partake in.

Additionally, passages that operate within a wider scheduling window over the span of multiple months allow us greater flexibility to depart whenever conditions, schedules, or opportunities present themselves. This flexibility is another major advantage of our approach to private sailing instruction and small-group immersive training.

At One World Sailing Academy, we strongly believe in onboard systems knowledge, systems management, practical problem solving, and true seamanship. Students are exposed to navigation, anchoring, passage planning, weather routing, onboard troubleshooting, electrical and water systems, watch standing, sail handling, and the many real-world responsibilities that come with operating a serious cruising vessel.

That is one of the biggest advantages of a true small group sailing course and highly personalized practical sailing instruction. Smaller groups allow students to participate more actively, ask more questions, gain more time at the helm, and dive deeper into specific topics or areas of instruction whenever a deeper review is wanted or required.

One of the biggest advantages of our approach to private sailing instruction is flexibility. Because we intentionally keep our trips small, it gives us much more freedom to accommodate individual goals, schedules, learning styles, and trip preferences.

At One World Sailing Academy, we also operate in some of the best cruising grounds and proving grounds available for serious sailors, including Channel Islands National Park, Catalina Island, the Sea of Cortez, and mainland Mexico. These destinations expose students to a wide variety of sea conditions, weather patterns, anchorages, navigation challenges, and real-world cruising experiences. We are passionate about cruising and offshore sailing. It makes sense that we should also work in some of the most beautiful cruising destinations available.

The industry standard for private sailing instruction is usually significantly higher priced simply because the instruction is private, highly individualized, and conducted with far fewer students. At One World Sailing Academy, we take a different approach. Whether there is one student or three students on a passage, the pricing generally remains the same.

Obviously, it makes sense, and is often more enjoyable, to have a few students aboard on a trip. It promotes learning, creates camaraderie, and every student brings different strengths and experiences that other students can absorb from. However, we are also completely open to true individual private sailing instruction whenever requested and are not opposed to that learning environment at all. Once again, flexibility is one of One World Sailing Academy’s greatest strengths.

In many ways, almost all of our programs already function as a form of private sailing instruction because the group sizes remain so small.

While we genuinely enjoy teaching aboard our own fully equipped offshore cruising vessel, we are also open-minded about helping individuals develop confidence and seamanship aboard their own boats. We have been doing that for nearly three decades now.
We are super excited and passionate about helping people realize their cruising dreams. Let us have the opportunity to help you on this journey. We look forward to talking with you soon.