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Sailing Schools in USA, Florida
Learn to sail and powerboat. Improve your skills. Get Certified and Internationally Licensed.
Whether you're just beginning your sailing or powerboating journey, filling in knowledge and skill gaps, or finalizing your certification or license, it all starts with a solid foundation of theory knowledge via our multimedia online sailing courses or powerboating courses.
Building on that foundation, our global network of highly-experienced instructors below provides hands-on, on-the-water training. This comprehensive approach ensures you receive training that meets and exceeds the US Coast Guard's American National Standards and the UN's ICC international licensing standards. With NauticEd, you're not just learning to sail and powerboat - you're mastering the competence, earning the certification, and securing the licensure necessary to confidently sail and powerboat anywhere in the world!
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Time and Tide Sailing School
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
*Now offering the SLC for both sail and power*
Time and Tide Sailing School is the choice for sailors who want authentic, rigorous instruction. We have a variety of mono- and multi-hull training boats available and pride ourselves in graduated instruction, increasing boat size as student confidence rises. Time and Tide Sailing School is based in Tampa Bay, but our Instructors also work throughout the Southeast United States and in the Caribbean. Train on our boat or yours!
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Meritorious Charters
Palmetto, FL, USA
Meritorious Charters is a veteran-owned company offering hands-on powerboat training through the Meritorious Boating School powered by NauticEd. Led by Marine Corps veteran Captain Ryan Loya, we provide expert instruction, custom charters, and free certifications for veterans. From fishing and dolphin cruises to sea trials and SCUBA diving, we’re your trusted source for Gulf Coast adventures. Learn more at MeritoriousCharters.com.
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Bluewater Academy
Punta Gorda, FL, USA
Bluewater Academy provides hands-on, real-world sailing instruction in partnership with NauticEd, a global leader in online maritime education.
Our certified instructors are skilled, passionate educators who focus on practical seamanship, safety, and building true confidence on the water.
Through NauticEd’s proven curriculum and our immersive coaching approach, students gain the knowledge and capability to cruise, live aboard, or sail offshore.
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Carl Damm
Private Instructor - Stuart, FL, USA
I grew up sailing on the Great Lakes. After graduating with a BFA in Theatre Arts, I embarked on a 40-year career sailing professionally throughout the Caribbean, Mediterranean, East Coast USA, Bahamas, and Capetown. I have focused on safely delivering and managing offshore yachts to distant destinations. I am a proud owner of a Compact 19 and I am currently restoring a classic Tartan 27. As someone who has been fortunate to spend my entire adult life focused on pleasure and charterboat operations and maintenance, I bring a serious down to earth view of sailing. It is my passion and my profession. I know that knowledge combined with experience brings confidence and calm on the water. I am excited to share my experience and joy of sailing with students at every level.
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SaferBoater
Palmetto/Bradenton, FL, USA
Navigating the waters of boating can be an exhilarating experience, but safety skills and knowledge are paramount for an enjoyable journey. That's where SaferBoater comes into play. We are dedicated to providing standardized on-the-water training programs designed to equip boaters with essential skills in safety and boat handling. In partnering with NauticEd, we will now bring the best of both online knowledge training and behind the wheel skill building.
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SaferBoater
Pensacola, FL, USA
Navigating the waters of boating can be an exhilarating experience, but safety skills and knowledge are paramount for an enjoyable journey. That's where SaferBoater comes into play. We are dedicated to providing standardized on-the-water training programs designed to equip boaters with essential skills in safety and boat handling. In partnering with NauticEd, we will now bring the best of both online knowledge training and behind the wheel skill building.
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Learn more about SaferBoater
Mark Holz
Private Instructor - Jacksonville, FL, USA
Completed a circumnavigation of the world as captain of a Nautor Swan 65 ketch.
Experience as captain of sailing vessels up to 107 feet in length.
Previous owner of several classic sailing vessels including my current vessel, a 1959 Herreshoff H28 which is used for the Introduction to Sailing and Qualified Crew courses.
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Learn more about Mark Holz