Southern Sailing Academy offered just what we needed to get back on the water: flexible, practical, individualized instruction. Owner Don and senior instructor Alan were knowledgeable and...
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Southern Sailing Academy, located in Jacksonville, FL, is known for its personalized sailing instruction and high-quality boats, catering to both individual and group lessons designed to suit various learning styles. Since its establishment in 1992, the academy has successfully taught over 15,000 students, emphasizing a hands-on approach to sailing over traditional textbook methods.
With a focus on private lessons, Southern Sailing Academy aims to provide tailored instruction that overcomes individual challenges, ensuring a focused and efficient learning experience. The academy also offers partial scholarships to deserving students, including military service members, reinforcing its commitment to making sailing education accessible and enjoyable for all.
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Overall we had a really good experience with Southern Sailing Academy. Al, our instructor, was very patient and a knowledgeable sailor. He made our lessons safe and very fun! Donavan, who...

We paid for two lessons, during the first lesson the inexperienced instructor got us stuck on a sandbar for three hours and refused to pay for towing. Eventually the fire department came and...

Don Shapray is an expert instructor and boat racer. His proven record of race trophies and skills on different weather and water situations has been a great help in my instruction. He is thorough...
So here is my story. I had been saving for lessons for a while. There are none offered where I live so I was going to have travel , stay in a hotel and do it over a weekend. I explained all this...