WHY CHOOSE BLACK ROCK SAILING SCHOOL?
“We Guarantee Wind"

In order to compete in a city where many other sailing schools exist, we needed to ensure that we would be the very best and find ways that would set us apart from the rest.  Below are a few of the considerations that should make Black Rock your school of choice.

BETTER FLEXIBILITY IN PRIVATE OR COURSE SCHEDULING
A majority of our course schedules are custom tailored to our clients needs.  BRSS offers various courses each month, but we will create custom courses that can meet morning, day, or evening; any day of the week.  Family and careers take up a lot of time, and we want to enable you to fit in recreation as often as possible. 

KEEPING THE NUMBERS DOWN TO FOCUS ON QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY
We don’t fill our boats up with students to maximize profit.  Our student-to- instructor ratio is the best in the industry, providing hours of extra tiller time for each student which translates into better results and student satisfaction.

NEW BOATS THAT ARE ACTUALLY MODERN DESIGNS
Most schools dream of having a fleet of Colgate 26’s – simply the best training boat available and an incredible racing machine as well!  The U.S. Naval, Maine Maritime, and Coast Guard Academies chose this design over everything else on the market.  So much thought was put into this design by internationally renowned sailing instructor/business owner, Steve Colgate, that this modern day-sailor was the obvious choice for a high end sailing school to teach aboard.

The Hunter 33 and 36 are also an excellent platform for teaching our Coastal Cruising and Bareboat Charter certifications.  Built by the leading U.S. Boat manufacturer, these boats offer spacious and comfortable cockpits, clean deck layouts, and a modern rig design that is full of power.  Safety features abound and you will be very pleased to sail one of these yachts during our courses.

SUPERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CLEANLINESS OF OUR FLEET
We have the youngest, most modern fleet than any other sailing school in Massachusetts!  Why sail on thirty year old boats when you can sail our fleet of new Colgate 26’s and Hunters, professionally cleaned and maintained by our staff?

FINE-TUNED INSTRUCTORS AND WORLD CLASS CURRICULUM
Our sailing instructors have proven themselves over the years as career sailing instructors.  See instructor bios for more information on their backgrounds.

INTERNATIONALLY REGOCNIZED CERTIFICATIONS
The American Sailing Association (ASA) has been around for decades, providing instructor training and student-level sailing certifications to over 750,000 sailors worldwide.

You will receive a “logbook” which will keep track of your certification levels and eventually enable you to bareboat charter a boat a exotic locations around the world.

WE GUARANTEE WIND! 
If the wind is less than six knots of breeze, we don’t waste everyone’s time by drifting around.  At BRSS, we will cover classroom material and re-schedule the on the water time at your convenience.  No other school offers this!  We feel that your time is better spent learning in favorable conditions. 

MOST COMFORTABLE LIFE JACKETS 
At BRSS, we provide you with modern inflatable lifejackets that are so comfortable, you almost forget you are wearing them!  We spend the extra $100+ per lifejacket to give our students the best.  No need to sweat all day wearing bulky type III’s.

BEST ACCESS FROM ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS/ROUTES
Why drive into the downtown traffic and deal with limited/expensive parking options.  Shipyard Quarters is just a few minutes from I-93, I-90, Storrow Drive, Route 1/Tobin Bridge, and all other major arteries.  Prime sailing grounds are a few hundred yards away from our protected slips.

Check out our website or give us a call.  We would love the opportunity to discuss your goals and set a course for success!