ASA Sailing Schools in North Carolina

The perfect inclusive sailing package awaits! Stay at the Blockade Runner Hotel, walk down to our private Soundside docks, and begin your sailing experience aboard our fleet of J/22s.

All instructors have cruising and racing experience. Protected waters with access to ‘Blue Water’ Wind and good weather 12 months of the Year. Custom Classes to meet each individual’s goals. Classes scheduled to meet student’s schedule. Classes to meet your schedule, no scheduled classes. Classes designed to meet specific goals. Brokerage onsite to help with boat purchase. Boat rentals and charters available. Many cruising locations within a day’s sail. ‘Sailing Capital of NC’  

Cape Fear Sailing Academy has achieved ASA’s highest standards with Outstanding School and now Outstanding Instructor. With over 1400 satisfied students we are considered North Carolina’s Elite Sailing Center.Rated one of ASA’s top 20 schools out of 350 and 1 of 5 schools named worldwide in Coastal Living Magazine. Opening our doors in 2006 CFSA’s mission has been to be the Best Sailing School in the State if not the Country. To be an award winning school you have to have instructors that have a real passion for sailing and most of all LOVE to teach! We use top notch …

Lake Norman Community Sailing will give you confidence & practical sailing skills, as a beginner or aspiring bareboat cruiser. Lake Norman has 50 square miles of water and is located north of Charlotte, NC. Our facilities at Blythe Landing are easily accessible & convenient to sailors across the South East.

We offer one-week classes that include lodging and a 3-day excursion aboard a Lagoon 380 catamaran. The courses we offer are ASA 101, 103, 104, and 114. Get away for a couples one-week immersive sailing school in Belhaven, North Carolina. Gain the experience and confidence necessary to sail as a team and to enjoy life on the sea – wherever the wind takes you!