Jim Miranda

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Instructor in 60525, Illinois, USA

Rated 4.88/5 by 23 students

Level V Bareboat Charter Master Rank Chief Sailing Instructor / Assessor

Teaching folks how to sail for 20 years,. My sailing club has promoted 40 Licensed Captains in the last 16 years.

Credentials

NauticEd Credentials

Student Star Rated Student Star Rated
American National Standards Instructor/Assessor American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
SLC Instructor/Assessor SLC Instructor/Assessor
  • Level V Bareboat Charter Master Rank Chief Sailing Instructor / Assessor
  • American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
  • SLC Instructor/Assessor - Sail

Other Credentials

USCG Captain 100 ton Masters

Associated practical schools

Training and assessment

Sail Practical Training Courses

International License Training/Assessment

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Feedback from previous students

Matthew K., USA, IL, Glen Ellyn at 2026, Aug 18
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Jim is awesome. Not only was he encouraging during the entire evaluation, he was super helpful when it came to coaching me through some maneuvers and knowledge I wanted extra help with . Really glad he's located in Chicago and I'll keep doing some additional sailing with him.
Joseph N., USA, IL, chicago at 2026, Aug 24
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Captain Jim was great and showed respect and helped with a few issues that I needed to fine tune. He had the only catamaran on Lake Michigan where I could do the competency test for the SLC.
Ryan S., USA, WI, Madison at 2025, Nov 29
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
GREG P., USA, WI, PEWAUKEE at 2025, Aug 18
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Jared J., USA, IL, Highland Park at 2023, Sep 06
Practical Competence of Skipper (small keelboat) Rank
The training and evaluations with 3rd Coast (Jim Miranda) have been top notch. The performance standard for students and skippers is very high.
John M., USA, IL, Deer Park at 2024, May 27
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Amy V., USA, IL, Deer Park at 2022, Dec 23
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
John M., USA, IL, Deer Park at 2022, Dec 05
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Dawn W., USA, IL, Lockport at 2022, Mar 10
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
The learning program at 3rd Coast Cruising is second to none with the hands-on experience, positive learning environment, helpful instruction and their theory for having all students actively engaged throughout our sails.
Mark T., USA, MI, Beverly Hills at 2021, Sep 16
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Captain Jim was very knowledgeable and personable and made the assessment fun.
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