Hawai’i Sailing Academy primarily focuses on our local community to provide access to sailing through education and inclusion. Our leveled structure allows our students to learn the skills they need at their pace. We offer specialized seminars to focus on specific skill sets. Students can also elect to train privately on either their boat or one of our club boats.

Our Mission is to grow our community by sharing our knowledge, skills, and experiences. We will spread our passion for sailing and love for the oceans to create competent sailors and good stewards of our environment.

Advanced Sailing

These are broken down into modules in progressive succession leading from the beginning position of Rail Meat to Skipper. Each Module will be both in-class and on-board practical lessons.

Each module should take about 4 hours. Sailors must have some experience and/or be able to pass a basic sailing exam.

Pricing:

  • $340 per module

  • $2,250 for the complete set of 9 mods

Module A1 - Rail Meat

  • Intro to Sailing

  • Crew Positions and Roles

  • Safety Onboard

  • Crew Overboard

  • Anatomy of a Boat

Module A2 - Mast / Grinder

  • Anatomy of a Sail

  • Knots and Hitches

  • Winches and Line Handling

  • Fendering

  • Wind Basics

Module A3 - Jib Trimmer

  • Basic Sail Trim

  • Jib Trim

  • Apparent Wind vs. True Wind

  • Points of Sail

  • Sail Handling (Jib)

Module A7 - Day Skipper

  • Sail Plan & Wind Forecasting

  • Navigation and Plotting

  • VHF Operations

  • Emergency Actions and Gear

  • Sailing Instruments

  • Communicating & Planning

  • Anchoring

Module A8 - Coastal Skipper

  • Route Planning

  • Boat Check and Inventory

Module A9 - Race Skipper

  • Basic Rule of Racing

  • Starting Tactics and Strategies

  • Types of Races

  • Starting Sequence

  • Course Management

Module A4 - Mainsail Trimmer

  • Main Trim

  • Reefing

  • Balance vs. Power

  • Communication

  • Sail Handling (Main)

Module A5 - Downwind Tactics

  • Spinnaker/Whisker Pole Handling

  • Wing on Wing

  • Symmetrical Spinnaker

  • Asymmetrical Spinnaker

Module A6 - Helm

  • Basic Navigation

  • Rules of the Road

  • Bearing and Range

  • Compass Basics

  • Communication

  • Boat Handling

  • Docking