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Your sailing journey can start right here.
Learn sail handling, wind, maneuvers, right of way, anchoring, radio use and the essential knots every sailor should know—through 19 free online lessons you can watch at your own pace.
A stronger sailor starts with strong fundamentals.
These free American Sailing videos make important sailing concepts easier to understand. Watch them before your first class, use them to review between lessons or return whenever a skill needs refreshing.
Online lessons introduce and reinforce knowledge. Practical competence develops through supervised practice aboard a sailboat.
Sailing Made Easy
Start with the everyday actions that make a sailboat work: setting sail, reading wind, maneuvering and handling dock lines.
American Sailing Bite-Sized Lessons
Build practical seamanship knowledge through focused lessons on right of way, sail trim, engine behavior, VHF radio channels and anchoring.
Knots Made Easy
Practice the essential knots and line-handling skills used to secure sails, fenders, dock lines and equipment aboard a sailboat.
Small lessons become lasting seamanship.
Use the checkmarks to track what you have watched. Return anytime to review a concept or finish the next lesson.
Videos explain it. Time at the helm makes it real.
When you are ready to turn online knowledge into practical sailing ability, train with American Sailing certified instructors at Lake St. Clair Sailing School in Harrison Township, Michigan.
Free sailing class FAQs
Start online today, then choose hands-on instruction when you are ready to build practical skills.
Yes. The three American Sailing video collections on this page are free to watch and cover 19 topics in sailing fundamentals, practical seamanship and essential knots.
No. Beginners can start with the Sailing Made Easy collection, while current students can use any lesson as a focused review before or between practical classes.
Videos are excellent for introducing and reviewing concepts, but practical sailing competence develops through supervised practice aboard a sailboat. ASA 101 is the natural next step for beginners seeking hands-on training and certification.
Lake St. Clair Sailing School teaches from Lambrecht Marina at 31300 North River Road, Harrison Township, Michigan 48045.
Begin with one lesson today.
Choose a collection, watch one short video and practice one skill. Every small step builds the knowledge that makes time on the water safer and more rewarding.
Start with Sailing Made Easy
