Florida Yachts Charters is the preeminent bareboat charter company and affiliate ASA Sailing School in the Florida Keys. We offer a personal, boutique learning experience in one of the most stunning settings in America – Key West. The Keys is an advanced sailing destination of great natural beauty, with many isolated anchorages off deserted nature preserve islands, secluded beaches, fantastic snorkeling on the third largest barrier reef in the world, and fantastic Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park.
As all of our courses are offered privately, giving more one on one time with your instructor and the flexibility of combining courses and customizing your itinerary, we do not offer a set course schedule. At Florida Yachts Charters we maintain a fleet of newer model monohulls and catamarans that allow students to choose the size vessel they want to learn aboard and pair up with an instructor of their choosing. We have a 4 day/3 night minimum for ASA Sailing courses.
Three heads are better than one... Three friends met in a coffee shop on a rainy day, quit their boring corporate jobs and moved to a tropical island to live the dream. Well OK, the real story is we didn’t meet until we were already well ensconced in our Island lifestyles, and it might have been more like a tiki bar as it is Key West after all. But we really are three professional friends with perfectly aligned skills, who through a series of fortunate events ended up working together in an industry we’re passionate about. We share that passion with a team of consummate maritime professionals & land-based staff, who together endeavor to deliver a truly fine experience to our clients, and share what a special place the Florida Keys are with the yachting world at large.
Florida Yachts Charters has two locations in south Florida: Miami and Key West.
We can offer sailing lessons at any of our locations. Our fleet is extensive, ranging from a Beneteau ASA First 22 to a Beneteau sense 55; we have monohulls and catamarans in our fleet. All our vessels are new or within a few years of new, enrolled in our yacht charter fleet.
We currently have eight ASA certified instructors available to teach courses from ASA 101 through ASA 106, including ASA 114. All of our instructors are USCG licensed captains.
Our Miami location is on Biscayne Bay, one of the premier locations in America for learning to sail year round. All of our locations have protected sailing waters close by.
We offer composite courses that teach three or more levels of certification in one week. One of the many advantages of these courses is the huge savings on hotel fees because you sleep on the boat.
If you are interested in chartering, we will take you through the Bareboat Charter Certification so you can book a boat from our extensive fleet and we’ll give you a discount on the charter.
Great locations, great boats, and knowledgeable, caring instructors. This is what makes a sailing school make sense for you.