Fair Wind Sailing
School – America’s Best Sailing School
operates on Lake Erie from our sailing school in Sandusky, OH.
On Lake Erie, Fair Wind's Ohio Sailing School is the
oldest and largest ASA
sailing school. In fact our Ohio Sailing
School was the first ASA affiliate operating on Lake Eire.
Our Ohio Sailing School, is conveniently
located at Battery Park Marina in Sandusky, Ohio providing easy access from Cincinnati,
Toledo, Cleveland and other locations in Ohio, Indiana and beyond.
We at Fair Wind Sailing School
believe Western Lake Erie is an outstanding
location for sailing instruction with open water,
excellent ports of call and a well developed
sailing infrastructure. Lake Erie provides warmer
water (typically 75 degrees in Summer) than
sailing destinations further north or west on
Lake Michigan or Lake Huron. In addition, the
abundance of beautiful lighthouses, historic
monuments and exciting sailing destinations make Western
Lake Erie one of our favorite cruising grounds anywhere in the world.
From our Ohio Sailing School we offer our week long Instant Bareboater™ live-aboard
sailing lessons on a regular schedule. Instant
Bareboater™ sailing lessons provide ASA certification
from beginning sailing through Bareboat Chartering
(ASA 101, 103 and 104). Typical itineraries (click here to see Instant Bareboater Sailing Lessons typical itinerary) include
stops at the fabulous Lake Erie Islands as well as
other fine ports in Coastal Ohio and Michigan. The price for these sailing lessons includes on board meals and 6 nights aboard .
We
also offer Fair Wind Sailing School’s Instant
Cruiser™ sailing lessons on Lake Erie from both our Ohio Sailing School and Michigan Sailing School. This is a 3 day sailing lesson that provides
weekend sailing instruction beginning Friday (St Clair) or Saturday (Erie)
morning and ending Sunday (St Clair ) or Monday (Erie) late afternoon. Instant Cruiser™ sailing lessons offer certifications
in ASA 101 and 103 (Basic Cruising). This is a live-aboard optional (your choice) class with on-board accommodations provided on Friday and Saturday nights at no extra charge. Overnight accommodations
can be made for out of town guests for the nights before or after these classes.
Fair Wind Sailing School also offers
sailing instruction in Coastal Navigation, Celestial
Navigation, Basic Sailing and Advanced Sailing at
our Lake Erie sailing school. Due to irregular demand
for these sailing lessons, they are scheduled upon
request.
Fair Wind Sailing School also operates
on nearby Lake St. Clair. For more information on Lake St Clair, please visit our Michigan Sailing School page.
Fair Wind Sailing School offers sailing
lessons on Lake Erie from May through
October; our complete sailing schedule is below. Come
join Fair Wind Sailing School – America’s
Best Sailing School.
For directions to our Ohio Sailing School base at Battery Park Marina, click here -- directions. Additional information on our Ohio Sailing School on Lake Erie can be found on our Lake Erie FAQ page.
Fair Wind Sailing School announces its new online reservation booking system. When you book on line, you will be charged only the 50% deposit to hold your berth. Click here for instructions to book online.
OUR SCHEDULE IS UPDATED DAILY
2009
Lake Erie Sailing Lessons Schedule
Instant Bareboater™ (ASA 101, 103 & 104) - Week Long Sailing Course
ASA 101 and ASA 103 sailing lessons run every week concurrently with our Instant Cruiser classes. Please call our office on 866-380-7245 to book an ASA 101 or 103 class.
