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Just got back from a one-week, live-abord sailing school with Sailing Virgins out of Tortola and have only great things to say about them. From initial contact thru to course completion, SA was everything we had hoped for. We met some of their group (and a few other schools) at the Annapolis Sailboat Show in 2023 and were impressed with their overall philosophy. After reaching out to several schools for available dates and class options for early 2024, SA were consistently the most responsive and informative, and had the dates and course we were looking for at similar prices to everyone else. We booked an ASA 101 & 103 live-aboard week in early March, which actually came under budget as we did not have to book additional lodging for the week. SA linked us (married couple) to 3 other classmates with similar experience and interests, and our instructor, and introduced us all online before the trip so we could learn a little bit about or crewmates before we got there. We all got along splendidly with zero conflicts and, I expect, some life-long friendships. Our instructor, Liam, knew his stuff, knew how to teach it to a group of adults with different learning styles, and was great guy to hang out with all week. He helped make it fun, without any sacrifice to teaching us and getting us certified. We flew in and out of St Thomas from NYC area and took the $60 , about 1-hour ferry to Road Town, Tortola which was all relatively simple. Everyone met up in town, went to the store to provision for the trip, and then shuttled it all to the docks where our larger-than-expected sailboat was waiting. The itinerary they set up allowed us to sail from one island to another every day: school (with some swimming and play) all day, then fun shore visits every evening. Even though it was some work, it was definitely still a vacation, and a great one at that. The boat they got for our group of 5+1 had ample room and comfort for all. It was a bit intimidating at first, but having learned on a bigger boat, our comfort level sailing any size boat is much higher than it would be. Again, everything went great from beginning to end, and i recommend them to anyone looking for a fun sailing adventure while getting your ASA certifications.

We LOVED our class! My wife and I did an intermediate sailing course and both got our ASA 101 and 103 certificates and I got my ASA 104, all in a week. James really came through, making this class happen even when there was a problem getting a boat at their usual location. Even though I’ve been sailing my whole life, I still learned a lot. Kirill and Adam were fantastic teachers.

For years I’ve been dreaming of bareboat chartering…Sailing Virgins helped me make that dream come true. Our instructor Ryan was great at making sure each of us on the boat was able to learn, and understand the course work regardless of each persons level of experience. It was not all work! We had a great balance of sailing, learning, relaxing, and partying. I’m almost 40, and while I was one of the older guys on the boat, that didn’t matter to anyone, 6 strangers on a 42’ boat from the ages of 21-40, and we got on great. If you are on the fence, just do it, Happy Days!

An amazing way to learn to sail. Relaxed and fun instruction on a lovely yacht with an experienced and knowledgable captain. The balance between training and relaxing made this a perfect learning holiday. The entire support team are friendly and always helpful. I’ll be returning to learn more with Sailing Virgins and will definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking to learn how to sail.

We started talking about our next sailing trip almost as soon as we got off SV Andrea. We went down for a learning vacation before our honeymoon, but it soon became apparent that sailing with Sailing Virgins was to be the “buddymoon” portion of our trip. Bucket list items were checked and life long friends were made. Go sailing with these people, it’s amazing. 👌🏻⛵️⛵️ Skipper/Instructor credit goes out to James Kell (legend) Education: We chose NauticEd as the platform to use for our certifications. We competed the Intermediate Course with Sailing Virgins. For comparison, the certification will be closely equivalent to ASA104/105, according to NauticEd.