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Fair Wind Sailing School in St Thomas, Virgin Islands ASA Certification

ASA certifications in St Thomas, Virgin Islands with Fair WInd Sailing School.

Fair Wind Sailing School operates in the Virgin Islands with sailing lessons running from November through July. Our sailing base is in St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands at the American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook, St. Thomas. Fair Wind Sailing School’s Virgin Islands sailing instruction features our Instant Bareboater™ Sailing Lessons -- a true sailing school at sea! Sailing lessons are weeklong, live aboard cruises leaving St Thomas, Virgin Islands and sailing through both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands (BVI). Successful completion of Fair Wind Sailing School’s Instant Bareboater™ class provides students with ASA certification through Bareboat Chartering (ASA 101, 103, 104). The Instant Bareboater™ sailing instruction is an all inclusive class with all on boat expenses included in one fee (only exceptions are for alcoholic beverages and Captain’s tip).

Instant Bareboater™ sailing lessons begin on Saturday afternoon with orientation, safety checks, and meal provisioning.

As part of our sailing lessons, students will sleep aboard our yacht in St Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands on Saturday night (Friday night sleep aboard is also available). Then, on Sunday we set sail from St Thomas through the Virgin Islands. At Fair Wind Sailing School, we believe the best way to learn how to sail is to maximize the time spent on the water sailing the boat. Our sailing instruction emphasizes boat handling and safety procedures (man over board, hove-to, emergency procedures, etc.) and we spend 4-6 hours a day sailing and practicing sailing drills. In addition, our sailing lessons cover the boat systems required to live aboard a cruising yacht. You will learn the basics of marine electronics, plumbing, inboard diesel engines as well as water and power conservation. We will spend time learning the tough chores -- anchoring, picking up mooring balls and docking so that when you have completed sailing lessons with Fair Wind Sailing School, your confidence will be high. Finally, Fair Wind Sailing School is the only ASA sailing school that operating in both the U. S. and British Virgin Islands. Our sailing lessons cover proper yachting customs when sailing internationally and also learn how to clear customs in both the U. S. and British Virgin Islands. The sailing lessons conclude with a return back to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Friday afternoon in time to catch flights out of the Virgin Islands back home. Sailing school yacht fleet.


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NEW! Advanced Sailing Lessons

New for the 2007-08 sailing season, Fair Wind Sailing School offers Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106) and Coastal Navigation (ASA 105) in the Virgin Islands. These advanced sailing lessons begin in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands on Saturday afternoon and include visits to all 3 US Virgin Islands. First, we'll visit the beautiful but little traveled south side of St John's, then its an all day passage to St Croix where we'll perform night time man-over-board drills and practice other advanced sailing drills while still having time to explore the beautiful island. Finally we'll return to St. Thomas on an all night passage. We will also learn the techniques and tools of coastal navigation along both passages. Bareboat certification (ASA 104) is pre-requisite for the class. See a typical Advanced Sailing Lessons itinerary.
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NEW! Cruising Catamaran Sailing Lessons

Starting with the 2007-08 sailing season, Fair Wind Sailing School became the first ASA sailing school to offer sailing lessons aboard our beautiful 45 foot cruising catamaran. These sailing lessons offer the opportunity to complete our Instant Bareboater™ sailing lessons while also gaining ASA certification in catamarans (ASA 114). Our catamaran sailing lessons run out of our St Thomas, US Virgin Islands base. No prior sailing experience is necessary for these sailing lessons.
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In addition to lots of sailing, the Virgin Islands’ sailing infrastructure provides opportunity for unlimited fun. Our typical itinerary includes stops at different anchorage every night and may include a quiet anchorage off St. Thomas or a great beach bar or restaurant in the British Virgin Islands. Typical days allow for time snorkeling, hiking, exploring or just “liming” on a gorgeous white sand beach.

In addition to the Instant Bareboater curriculum, Fair Wind Sailing School also offers classes in Coastal Navigation, Celestial Navigation, Basic Sailing, Basic Cruising and Advanced Sailing at our Virgin Islands sailing school. Due to irregular demand for these sailing classes, they are scheduled upon request. Come join Fair Wind Sailing School -
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Fair Wind Sailing School announces its new online reservation booking system. When you book online, you will only be charged a 50% deposit to hold your berth. Click here for instructions on how to book online.

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Date Location Price Availability
July 25 St Thomas $1795 4 Berths | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Not Available
       
November 7 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Open | Add To Cart
November 14 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Open | Add To Cart
November 21 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Open | Add To Cart
November 28 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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December 5 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Open | Add To Cart
December 12 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Open | Add To Cart
December 19 St Thomas $1895 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1895 Open | Add To Cart
December 26 St Thomas $1895 Open | Add To Cart
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January 2 St Thomas $1895 Open | Add To Cart
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January 9 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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January 16 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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January 23 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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January 30 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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February 6 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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February 13 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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February 20 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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February 27 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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March 6 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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March 13 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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March 20 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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March 27 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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April 3 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
BVI $1795 Not Available
April 10 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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April 17 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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April 24 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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May 1 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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May 8 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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May 15 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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May 22 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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May 29 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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June 5 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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June 12 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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June 19 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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June 26 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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July 3 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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July 10 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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July 17 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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July 24 St Thomas $1795 Open | Add To Cart
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