Instruction and Coaching
Captain Ryan Craft brings his expertise and engaging teaching style to every lesson, ensuring you become a confident sailor in no time. With attention to your learning style and emphasis on building teamwork with your crew, lessons are designed to make you and your friends and family feel at ease on the water. Discover the joy of sailing with a recognized outstanding instructor, recognized top 1% of ASA instructors globally in 2022!
Sail with Skill and Joy
From beginners to seasoned sailors, instruction backed by 30 years of experience begins and ends with developing the joy of sailing that comes with mastery of fundamentals and learn by doing in a controlled environment. Ryan has been teaching sailing at all levels including youth summer programs, high school, college recreationally, keelboat, cruising, catamaran, navigation, adaptive and more for 30 years. Ryan is an accredited instructor with both American Sailing Association (ASA) and US Sailing.
What people are saying.
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My husband and I did the ASA 105/106 certification skills and our experience on this four day course with our instructor Captain Ryan was by far one of the best experiences we’ve had. Ryan excelled at teaching us new sailing skills and refining/correcting existing behavior. He shared his knowledge in a positive environment and made me feel very comfortable asking questions and practicing new found skills. The boat we were on was modern, clean, and well equipped/stocked with everything we needed for the four days. I highly recommend Captain Ryan!
—Jane
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Instructor Ryan was A-MAZING!!!!! Thanks again for teaching me sooo much in such a short time. I wish i would have taken more classes though, i feel addicted to sailing and it was only my 4th time on the water
-Leah
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My husband and I took the ASA 104/114 combo course in San Diego and LOVED it! The FP 36 Catamaran Ocean Spirit was clean and comfortable, Captain Ryan is top notch! He was flexible to each student’s needs, a superior instructor, fun, and so positive that we left the class still on a “dopamine” high! Thank you Ryan, and thank you West Coast Multihulls. We can’t wait to take our next class in Mexico with you!
—Ester