Best Sailing Instructors in the Virgin Islands
Learning to sail is made easy when you have a great instructor! But how do you find them? Every year, the American Sailing Association (ASA) recognizes the best ASA sailing instructors around the world. This annual award can help you to find the best sailing instructors in the Virgin Islands and beyond. Here’s what you need to know about the sailing instructors who receive this award and how you can set sail with them on your Virgin Islands vacation.
What is the American Sailing Outstanding Instructor Award?
The American Sailing Association’s Outstanding Instructor Award is an annual award to recognize the top 1% of ASA sailing instructors. ASA presented the 2023 outstanding instructor award to 30 instructors this year from 28 cities across 16 states and 3 countries.
How do instructors qualify for the ASA outstanding instructor award?
To win an ASA outstanding instructor award instructors must first teach at least one ASA class. From there, ASA reviews the sailing surveys students submit after their learn to sail courses. By collecting ratings and reviews, ASA is able to determine the top 1% of instructors. In 2023, 13 instructors were first time awardees!
Are any of ASA’s 2023 outstanding instructors teaching in the VI?
According to ASA’s 2023 outstanding instructors awards— Captain Trevon Baker of Go Sail Virgin Islands is one of the best sailing instructors in the Virgin Islands and beyond! Although Trevon has been an accomplished and well-loved sailing instructor for years with Go Sail Virgin Islands, 2023 was the first year he received an ASA Outstanding Instructor Award. Congratulations, Captain Trevon!
What makes Trevon one of the best sailing instructors in the Virgin Islands?
To understand what makes Captain Trevon such a top notch sailing instructor, just look at his reviews! Students rave about how Captain Trevon makes sailing fun, interesting, and easy to learn. He also has amazing local knowledge of the VI that he loves to share with students.
“Holy cow! What a great adventure,” one student wrote in her Google Review. “Capt Trevon’s knowledge and professionalism made me so comfortable and confident. I didn’t expect that! There’s a huge amount of material to cover, but he did it.”
“Captain Trevon is an amazing teacher – thorough, explains hard concepts well, is patient and easygoing. We always felt we could ask any question or try any skill without judgment,” said another student in her TripAdvisor review. “We went in with no experience and left feeling like we have a solid plan for how to grow our skills and learning in the future and eventually live aboard our own catamaran.”
How do I set sail with the best sailing instructors in the Virgin Islands?
If you’d like to set sail with some of the best sailing instructors in the Virgin Islands, you’ll want to book your ASA learn to sail courses with Go Sail Virgin Islands. While not all of our instructors have received an ASA Outstanding Instructor Award, we believe they all will in the coming years! To learn more about setting sail with Captain Trevon and the other fabulous instructors at Go Sail Virgin Islands, browse the sailing course options with Go Sail Virgin Islands here.