Learn to sail with exemplary ASA sailing instruction while enjoying a unique one of a kind aquatic vacation in the beautiful Florida Keys. We will sail, snorkel, spearfish, kayak, and conduct ECO tours throughout the diverse reefs, water ways and mangroves with students receiving ASA Sailing Certifications in designated courses. Active duty military and honorably discharged Veterans course fees are waived - Veteran Sailing is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, national non profit charitable organization.
Veteran Sailing Association is the Florida Keys newest ASA sailing school located in the Upper Florida Keys. Capt. Joe is a US NAVY SEAL, who (being a native) knows the waters having sailed them his entire life. VSA’s custom ASA training program is geared toward Veterans, those that support them and couples seeking the confidence to sail unassisted without any prior sailing experience.
Initial ASA 101 training is conducted on a very clean and modern ODay 22′ keel boat. ASA levels 103/104 are conducted while living aboard and cruising the beautiful Florida Keys on a very clean 41′ Morgan Out Island Sloop. This "crawl, walk, run" approach to learning will insure a gradual ascent with the participant mastering the needed knowledge required to sail their own ship. Veteran Sailing Association takes great pride in insuring that courses are taught professionally and the course timeframes are realistic to the amount of knowledge being acquired by the student(s).
Joe Mastrangelo is a veteran and native of Miami, FL who has been sailing, diving and spearfishing the waters of the Florida Keys/Bahamas for over 30 years. As a US Navy SEAL and Government contractor, he has traveled the world gaining a unique insight into humanities needs and desires. Holding a USCG 100 Ton Captain’s License, PADI Master Instructor’s License and being an ASA Sailing Instructor, Joe has the water covered. Additionally, he has jumped out of a perfectly good airplane over 1600 times and is a commercially licensed pilot.