New England Sailing Center offers beginner through advanced sail training from our Newport-Jamestown, Rhode Island location.

NESC teaches all levels of ASA certification training from Basic Keelboat to Cruising levels, Advanced Coastal Cruising, Catamaran certification, Offshore Passage Making, Coastal Navigation and Celestial Navigation, as well as endorsement levels for Celestial and Docking.

Considered by many to be the sailing capital of the world, Newport-Jamestown offers unsurpassed sailing conditions on Narragansett Bay. Sailors in training enjoy their beautiful surroundings while cruising scenic Newport Harbor and the many lovely harbors throughout the Bay.

Basic Keelboat courses are taught on J22s. Cruising courses are offered on monohulls ranging from 32 – 54 feet, that are designed for ease of training and chartering:
Aphrodite 101 (32 ft. with a tiller and inboard engine), Beneteau 39 (39 ft; 3 cabins/2 heads), Beneteau 43 (43 ft; 3 cabins/3 heads), Bavaria 46 (46 ft; 3 cabins/2 heads). Passage Making and Delivery courses are taught on a Hanse 548 (54 ft; 3 cabins/3 heads).

NESC’s cruising courses will take trainees to some of the most beautiful islands of New England including Block Island, Cuttyhunk, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket as well as many lovely and notable mainland harbors such as Bristol and Hadley Harbor.