Learn • Sail • Live
Learn to sail and build your boating confidence with fully accredited sailing instruction, certification, coaching and vacation adventures on the Great Lakes and beyond.
Sailing Strong offers sailing instruction, certification and private coaching for ALL levels of experience, as well as skipper services for sailing adventures anywhere you want to roam. Our instructor’s credentials include over 22 years of sailing experience, 18 years of boat ownership, certification as a Sail Canada instructor, and NauticEd Bareboat Charter Master qualification as an Instructor and Assessor.
Our unique approach is personalized and tailored to your individual sailing goals on your boat or ours. We look forward to getting out on the water with you!
Learn more about our Founder and Lead Instructor Merilee Wright
LEARN TO SAIL
Whether sailing away has always been your dream or you just want to give it a try, we have the programs, instruction and experience to get you out on the water and building your boating confidence!
Intermediate & Advanced Sailing Courses
Private Coaching & Sailing Skills Development
SAILING VACATIONS, ADVENTURES & WOMEN’S PROGRAMS
Looking for something more adventurous? Plan a yacht charter to the Caribbean or Mediterranean, become the skipper of your own boat, organize a girl’s weekend or hire a skipper to sail your boat while you sit back and relax. Options abound!
Women’s Programs
Vacation Charters & Adventures
Skipper Services
Certification & Standards
Sailing Strong instructors are fully accredited by Sail Canada, and by the US Coast Guard’s American National Standards through NauticEd.