Capt. Ralph Lamb is a USCG licensed captain and an ASA-certified sailing instructor. Ralph won ASA's Outstanding Instructor Award in both 2003 AND 2008, and is one of the most knowledgeable sailors on the Gulf Coast. He really enjoys helping sailors new and old get the most from their sailing experience. Years in the yacht brokerage and delivery business have given Ralph a real appreciation for what fun and excitement sailing can provide. Capt. Ralph is certified to teach Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, Coastal Navigation, Catamaran/Multihull Cruising. Capt. Ralph is also available for private lessons.

Captain Lucy Newman is a USCG Licensed captain and an ASA certified Instructor. She has been sailing and racing for over 30 years. Lucy learned how to sail as a youngster on inland lakes and the Atlantic Ocean on the Southeastern seaboard. As an adult she has owned various sailboats and sailed on the Great Lakes, Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean, The Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. She has been a live-aboard on her own sloop for over ten years. She raced in the Charleston to Bermuda Race in 2003, Harvest Moon Regatta in 2006, Race to the Border in 2009, and seeral other offshore events. Her passion for sailing and years of experience have contributed to her earning the 2006 ASA "Outstanding Instructor" award. Captain Lucy is committed to her profession and will devote as much time as possible to help anyone who wants to learn how to harness the power of the wind. She is certified to teach Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, Coastal Navigation, Advanced Coastal Cruising, Catamaran / Multihull Cruising, and the Basic Celestial Navigation and Docking Endorsemnts. Capt. Lucy is also available for private lessons.

Captain Michael Clark is a USCG licensed captain and an ASA-certified sailing instructor. He is certified to teach Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, and Coastal Navigation. Capt. Michael won ASA's Outstanding Instructor Award in 2010. He was one of our lead instructors in our 2006 BVI Flotilla / Combo class. It is hard to get Capt. Michael to come back to the dock because he loves to teach and loves to sail.

Capt. Wendi Robinson is a USCG licensed captain and an ASA-certified & US Sailing certified sailing instructor. She has been sailing and racing for over 40 years.  Wendi learned to sail in her early teens in lakes in Colorado.  As an adult she has sailed, raced and taught in Puget Sound, the Salish Sea and North and South Pacific.  She has sailed and taught aboard a variety of wooden boats with traditional rigs of all types and has captained, crewed and raced aboard both square rigged and gaff rigged schooners as well as taught for many years at the Center for Wooden Boats and the Wooden Boat Center in the Pacific Northwest.  Wendi has also done the Victoria/Maui race twice, participated in many other races throughout the Pacific & Inside Passage and has run ocean going tugs in the Pacific Northwest.  Capt Wendi is integral to our Women on the Water and Power Boat Safe Operation programs and is certified to teach Small Boats, Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, Coastal Navigation, Catamaran/Multihull Cruising.  Capt Wendi is also available for private lessons.  Wendi is dedicated to assisting others to find their passion for sailing and to realize their sailing dreams. 

Captain C.D. Sharp is a USCG licensed captain and has been an ASA-certified sailing instructor for 16 years. Captain C.D. has participated in numerous regattas and is serious about his love for sailing. Captain C.D. is certified to teach Basic Keelboat, The Combination Course (Basic Coastal and Bareboat Chartering), Coastal Navigation, and Advanced Coastal Cruising.

Captain Rob Sherrill's sailing experience started 38 years ago. He changed to power boating and then back to sailing heavily about 15 years ago. He currently holds 100T Master Captain for power and sailing vessels and is ASA certified up through coastal navigation (Advanced Coast Cruising and Radar Endorsement soon). He enjoys teaching and being out on the water because it keeps him sharp and he learns something new almost every time he goes out with students and fellow sailors.  Rob also enjoys racing, but is not "hard core", and has raced extensively in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Galveston Bay. His ultimate goal is to retire, sail to the islands and instruct when he needs some money to repair the boat or buy food or beverage.

 Captain Ross Birdsong has raced and cruised sailboats since 1968.

Captain Larry Rogers is a USCG licensed captain and an ASA certified instructor.  A former ship’s officer, he holds a license as Master of Steam, Motor, and Sailing Vessels upon Oceans.  Larry is the owner and captain of Sybaris (aka ‘the Love Boat’) and he especially enjoys having guests for romantic sunset cruises.  He is also the owner of a charter boat in the British Virgin Islands and has sailed and chartered in the Caribbean, Thailand and Tahiti.  Captain Rogers is certified to teach Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering, and Coastal Navigation.
 

Captain Bill McBride    (Info coming soon)

 Captain Blaine Fortin  (Info coming soon)

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