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Specialties
Swain Sailing School and Yacht Charters is an accredited training facility of the foremost sailing associations in the US and British Virgin Islands, offering sailing certification courses in Basic Keelboat (Learn to Sail), Live Aboard Cruising, Cruising Catamaran, Fast Track to Bareboating, Coastal Passage Making/Advanced Coastal Cruising, and Coastal Navigation as well as customized courses in performance sailing and racing. SSS also offers the International Bareboat Skippers Certification for both sailing and power boating. Our sailing school in Newport Rhode Island is operated out of Longwharf Marina, a full-service marina located in downtown historic Newport. From the water, Longwharf Marina is nestled off Naragansett Bay in Newport Harbor. It’s the very first facility your eyes are drawn to when pulling into the harbor. Fantastic shopping and dining experiences in Newport are only steps away if you choose to explore our historic town.
History
Established in 2000.
Swain Sailing School opened it’s first base in Tortola, British Virgin Islands in 2000 training students from beginner Basic Keelboat to Bareboat Cruising certified. Swain Sailing also offers advanced courses in Passage Making and Delivery training.
In 2008, Swain Sailing opened its New England branch in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and expanded to Newport, Rhode Island in 2012. Swain Sailing is an training affiliate of the US Sailing Association, American Sailing Association and the International Yacht Training.