American Sailing Academy

Key Largo - The Keys Area Florida

Overview

As a part of the Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages, the American Sailing Academy is one of the few facilities in the world to make learn-to-sail dreams come true in a perfect, economical vacation setting.

You can take your classes here, stay here if you choose, and be surrounded by sailors of all experience levels while you’re here. The resort has a fleet of Catalina 22s available for guests to use as soon as they complete their classes and even larger boats for the advanced sailing courses.

Over the past 40 years, the American Sailing Association (ASA) has fine-tuned this program, making it a truly distinctive learning experience.

We are also proud that we have developed and implemented intensive sail training for the British Royal Navy as well as comprehensive Girl Scouts programs using our award-winning staff and facilities: a testimony to our dedication in providing quality sailing instructions at any level.

We will teach you to sail safely and with confidence. Our American Sailing Association (ASA) certified instructors have made sailing their profession and are some of the best in the industry. When you attend class at our facility, you will not only learn the art and science of sailing but also experience sailing as a lifestyle! We pride ourselves on providing a stress-free learning experience. After all, learning to relax is part of learning to sail, right?

After completing your basic American Sailing Association (ASA-101) course, you can sail off on your own and explore the beautiful waters of Buttonwood Sound and Florida Bay. If you decide to stay at Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages, you will have a boat at your disposal for the rest of your stay! There simply is no other place like this.

All of our sailing classes are taught at the Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages, located bayside in Key Largo, Florida. This ideal setting at the beginning of the Florida Keys will allow you to combine your lifetime “learn to sail” dreams into the vacation of a lifetime! If you choose to, you can reserve one of our vacation cottages and stay on the resort rather than commuting or staying in a hotel. Imagine staying here while you attend classes! You’ll have continuous access to experienced Captains / instructors, some of the best instruction in the industry, and in the evenings, sit in the tiki hut and share knowledge and “sea stories” with other resort guests, who are sailors from all over the world, and all experience levels. Truly immersion training!

Put all of these outstanding learning environment components together on the beautiful, protected waters of Buttonwood Sound, and we feel quite certain you will easily see how your learn to sail dreams can be turned into reality.

We work around your schedule, 363 days a year! We offer all our courses "on demand". We recognize that people who are not full-time sailors have real jobs and other annoyances that put restrictions on their time. So, call us, tell us what course you want to take and a time frame, and we will do everything we can to make it happen around your schedule.

During certain times of the year we offer special classes and discounts and we send them out via an email blast.

Sailing Instructional Programs: ASA Private

Bodies of Water

Buttonwood Sound, Florida Keys, Straights of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean

Address

99300 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037

Services Offered

Sailing Classes, Bareboat Charters
If this is your school, contact us to updated and provide additional information to potential students!