Private Lessons

$55 Per Person Per Hour

Private sailing lesson on Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans

Private Lessons are completely customizable to your skill level and goals. A minimum of two hours is required for booking. We can also train on your personal boat.

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Try Sailing Private Lesson

$50 Per Person for 2 Hours (One time per student)

Learning to sail can be a big commitment and, while most people love it, it isn’t for everyone. This course is designed to give you the opportunity to try a lesson with Captain Matt at a reduced rate and see if sailing lessons are for you!

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Learn to Sail: Beginner

$500 per person

This 16 hour course covers the basic theory and practice of sailing a keelboat. Based on the US Sailing standards, our course is approximately 16 hours long with a maximum student to instructor ratio of 4:1.

Topics covered include:

  • How to be safe on the boat

  • Parts of the boat

  • Points of Sail, proper sail trim, and how to “read” your sails

  • How to helm (steer) the boat and the essential crew positions

  • “Rules of the Road”

  • Essential Knots

  • Person in the Water Recovery

  • Docking

    And much more!

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Learn to Sail: Intermediate

$500 per person

This 16 hour course builds off the basic theory and practice of our Learn to Sail: Beginner course. This our course is approximately 16 hours long with a maximum student to instructor ratio of 4:1 and provides more time to master the basics and build skills and confidence on the water.

Prerequisite: Learn to Sail: Beginner or other recent basic sailing experience strongly encouraged.

Topics covered include:

  • Review and improvement on Beginner curriculum

  • Quick-Turn Person in the Water recovery

  • Reefing sails

  • Fine tuning sails with control lines

  • Anchoring

  • Intermediate Knots

    And much more!

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Cancelation Policy: Cancelation requests for refund will be charged a $10 processing fee. No processing fees will be charged for a transfer to another course. No refunds or transfers will be granted within two weeks for the first class of a course or of a private lesson.

Cancelation Due to Weather or by Kilroy Sail Training: While we try to avoid canceling lessons, there are times that it is necessary due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. If a class is canceled by Kilroy Sail Training a credit will be issued or a make-up day may be scheduled if available.