Afterguard Sailing Academy’s Mission is to help people who want to sail to reach their sailing goals safely, at reasonable cost and without yelling. We help make sailing dreams real and the journey to accomplish the goals fun.
Afterguard is owned by Captain Mary SwiftSwan. Mary is the head Instr., ASA I.E., a contributing-author of ASA’ s 1st and 2nd level text books with more in the works.
All instructors that work with Afterguard are fun to learn from. All share our commitment to give back to the community through sailing.
Mary SwiftSwan, began teaching sailing in 1984, beginning with teaching Spinnaker on San Francisco Bay. In 1985 obtained her first US Coast Guard license and American Sailing Association (ASA) instructor certifications for 101-106 (Beginning through Advanced Coastal). Has been teaching ever since. Mary was the first woman ASA Instructor Evaluator certified in 1997.
Captain Mary was selected out of 100 I.E.s by ASA as a member of a 5-author team for ASA’s two first-level instruction books - 101 and 103, published in 2010 & 2012. She added ASA 110-Small Boat program with help from the main office in 2000. Was successful in obtaining college accreditation for the CSU/UC systems for her college version of ASA courses in 1996. Has owned her own sailing school(s), since 1987.