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Sailing Sampler
Are you just looking to get out on the water to see if sailing is for you? Then let our staff take you out for a 3-hour or 6-hour Sailing Sampler! It will be just the unique Nelson experience you are looking for!
Sail Training
Our learn to sail courses are taught on sailboats between 24-27 feet. You will not spend any time in the water during our courses! Unless we anchor and swim of course!
Coastal Navigation
Learn how to safely navigate your vessel in unfamiliar waters with our Coastal Navigation course! Learn the fine art of plotting, chart-reading, taking bearings and much more!
COVID-19 UPDATE
The coronavirus pandemic is causing much angst and distress globally. Here at Sail Nelson we are monitoring the situation to see how it will affect our 2020 sailing season. Currently we do not have any on water courses until the end of May, at…
Great Lakes Sailing Trips – Lake Ontario
Back in the 90s, most of my sailing was on the Great Lakes. Predominantly Lake Ontario. I was teaching sailing out of either Hamilton or Kingston. Both areas offered vastly different sailing experiences. It has been years since I even thought about any of…
2019 Travis McGregor Seamanship Award Recipient – Graham Toews
Congratulations to Graham Toews who is the recipient of the 2019 Travis McGregor Seamanship Award! Graham joined the Sail Nelson family in May of 2018 when he took his Basic Cruising course with his wife Pauline. He was so enthused with his sailing experience…
