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learn to sail!
NOW OFFERING sailing instruction! *online booking coming soon*
We offer live-aboard courses and Seward-based courses aboard our 28’-38’ sailboats for beginners, experienced sailors, and (future)boat owners. Come learn to sail with us in beautiful Resurrection Bay and experience the joy of sailing and cruising in this sought-after destination!
Classes offered
Learn 'N Cruise
Bareboat Chartering
Bareboat Chartering
Sailing for beginners. Learn the sailing basics and experience cruising Alaskan waters. You'll leave feeling confident in your sailing abilities and ready to skipper a boat on a day sail.
4 days + 1 night aboard boat at anchor.
Bareboat Chartering
Bareboat Chartering
Bareboat Chartering
Spend a long weekend living the cruising life while you learn to sail in a variety of winds and sea conditions. Liveaboard the boat and learn what it takes to set sail for multiple days. This class satisfies requirements for chartering boats around the world. 3 days/ 2 nights
Basic to Bareboat
Bareboat Chartering
Basic to Bareboat
Learn the sailing basics and experience cruising Alaskan waters on a learning vacation. You'll leave feeling confident in your sailing abilities and ready to skipper a boat on your own. This class satisfies requirements for chartering boats around the world.
6 days + 2-5 nights aboard boat
Docking + More
Bareboat Chartering
Basic to Bareboat
Docking can be stressful for any sailor. With more practice and an instructor by your side, you can become skilled and confident at maneuvering a boat and docking. Learn the theories behind docking and line handling with plenty of time at the helm.
4 hours
2025 Class schedule
Learn more about each class offered below.
To reserve your dates, call (907) 382-1087 or
email resurrectionbaysailingcharters@gmail.com
Online booking coming soon!
Learn more about this class below.
To reserve your dates, call (907) 382-1087 or
email resurrectionbaysailingcharters@gmail.com
Online booking coming soon!
Sailing Classes
Learn 'N Cruise
Basic Keelboat and Coastal Cruising
4 days
Limited to 4 students, 2 minimum
Learn to skipper a 20' - 35' (auxiliary powered) keelboat by day, in light to moderate winds and sea conditions. Learn basic and cruising sailing terminology, parts and functions, helm commands, sail trim, points of sail, buoyage, basic boat systems, auxiliary engine operation, docking procedures, navigation rules, basic coastal navigation, anchoring, weather, safety and seamanship.
Days 1 & 2 will be 9am - 5pm,
*classroom learning in the morning
*hands-on sailing in the afternoons.
Days 3 & 4 will be aboard the boat at anchor.
*students will provision for and cook one group meal
*Day 3 - written test in the morning before sailing
*set sail around noon, cruising and anchoring
*return on Day 4 around 4 or 5pm.
Students are responsible for their own meals and lodging in Seward.
Rate $1750 per student
Bareboat Cruising
3 days/2 nights
Limited to 4 students, 2 minimum
Make it a learning vacation! Spend a long weekend living the cruising life while you learn to sail upon inland and coastal waters in a variety of winds and sea conditions. Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
Prerequisite: our Basic Keelboat or equivalent
Students will provision for and cook two group meals.
All students receive 10% off a future bareboat charter booking with us!
$1800 per student
Basic to Bareboat Cruising
Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising, & Bareboat Cruising
6 days/5nights
Limited to 4 students, 2 minimum
Spend a week living the cruising life in beautiful Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park while you learn to sail! Learn about provisioning, boat systems, auxiliary engines, advanced sail trim, coastal navigation, anchoring / mooring, docking, emergency operations, weather, and more.
Some classes are fully liveaboard--you'll take off on a learning vacation on day 1 and some classes are based in Seward days 1-3 and liveaboard days 4-6.
Rate: $2950 per student
3 days in Seward/ 3days cruising classes:
*Lodging in Seward and meals are on your own the first 3 days/nights
*Students will provision for and cook group meals aboard the boat days 4-6.
May 29 - June 3
June 19 - 24 *Solstice party raft up
June 26 - July 1
Aug 1 - 6
Aug 12 - 17
Aug 19 - 24
Rate: $3250 per student
6 Day Liveaboard cruising classes:
*Lodging aboard the boat - 6 days and 5 nights
*Students are responsible for provisioning and cooking 4-6 group meals.
June 7 - 12
July 11 - 16
Aug 27 - Sept 1
All students receive 10% off a future bareboat charter booking with us!
Docking
4 hours
Limited to 4 students
Docking can be stressful for any sailor. With more practice and an instructor by your side, you can become skilled and confident at maneuvering a boat and docking. Learn the theories behind docking and line handling with plenty of time at the helm.
Classes can be scheduled on our 28', 32', 35' or your own boat.
Call or email us to book and check availability.
Time can be flexible. It's generally calm in the harbor in the AM and windy in the PM.
TRAINING
We offer training on your own boat. Let us know what you need more skilled practice with, whether it's docking, anchoring, sailing, racing, or cruising. Call or email us to schedule a private lesson with our ASA certified instructors.