catamaran training
It's not enough to be
capable- we make you unshakeable
catamaran training
It's not enough to be
capable- we make you unshakeable
3 Training Pathways
Path 1: Crew/Dreamer Path
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
This path lays a solid foundation for aspiring sailors.
Build core seamanship skills, navigation basics, and boat-handling fundamentals through a blend of online learning and introductory sailing. Perfect for those seeking a strong starting point — whether planning an adventure, aiming to become competent crew, or preparing for their fir
This path lays a solid foundation for aspiring sailors.
Build core seamanship skills, navigation basics, and boat-handling fundamentals through a blend of online learning and introductory sailing. Perfect for those seeking a strong starting point — whether planning an adventure, aiming to become competent crew, or preparing for their first big step into adventures involving multihull sailing..
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
This path is for skippers aiming for global charter certification
Earn internationally recognized credentials such as the SLC, or ICC. Gain the confidence, skills, and real-world experience necessary to competently and safely charter large multihull vessels anywhere in the world.
Path 3: Owner/Pro Path
Path 2: Bareboat Charter Path
Path 3: Owner/Pro Path
This path is for those looking to own their own catamaran or seeking professional-level qualifications.
Train to own or professinally operate large, complex multihulls in demanding bluewater environments, and prepare for major international voyages — from ocean crossings to full circumnavigations. Build the sea time and exper needed to ea
This path is for those looking to own their own catamaran or seeking professional-level qualifications.
Train to own or professinally operate large, complex multihulls in demanding bluewater environments, and prepare for major international voyages — from ocean crossings to full circumnavigations. Build the sea time and exper needed to earn credentials such as the USCG Master, RYA Yachtmaster and join the ranks of truly unshakeable sailors.
Why train with US?
Culture
What sets our culture apart is the expectation of active participation and accountability. These expeditions involve consequential passages that cover real ground and require real responsibility. Students are not observers—they are decision-makers. Weather routing, navigation, systems management, provisioning, passage planning, and onboard operations are all handled in real time as conditions change and challenges emerge.
The result is measurable development in both skill and judgment. Students leave not just with experience, but with demonstrated capability—earned through direct engagement with real offshore environments. This is where competence is built: through repetition, responsibility, and the consistent application of sound seamanship under way.
World-Class Training Through Our Nautic-Ed Partnership
As a proud NauticEd training partner, we provide our students with access to one of the most advanced and innovative maritime education ecosystems available anywhere in the world. NauticEd has established itself as a global leader in sailing education through its pioneering use of online learning, virtual reality training, scenario-based instruction, and competency-based certification.
Today's sailors need more than classroom lectures and a few days on the water. They need a training system that combines theory, simulation, practical application, and real-world experience.
Through our partnership with NauticEd, students gain access to cutting-edge educational tools that extend far beyond traditional sailing school models.
Experience via Expeditions
Our Expeditions are designed to bridge the gap between theory and real-world experience. They provide structured pathways to develop practical seamanship through passage planning, navigation, sail handling, watch standing, vessel-to-vessel communication, offshore decision-making, systems management, docking, anchoring, and mooring in authentic cruising conditions.
These expeditions involve consequential passages that cover real ground and require real responsibility. You are an active participant in every stage of the voyage, making decisions and managing real-world conditions as they unfold. The result is tangible growth—not just as a sailor, but as a person—earned through accomplishing something real, demanding, and meaningful at sea.
International OPS
Competent cruising also extends beyond the vessel itself. International sailors must navigate an increasingly complex landscape of visas, customs and immigration procedures, cruising permits, vessel documentation requirements, biosecurity regulations, and changing political and regulatory environments.
Understanding how to research, prepare for, and comply with these requirements is an important part of operating safely and responsibly around the world.
Modern Tools. Modern Methods. Real Competence.
Students learn how to leverage modern tools to remotely monitor vessel systems and anchor alarms, research and evaluate anchorages and marinas, compare weather models and routing options, reserve moorings and marina berths, manage vessel maintenance, track offshore traffic, and make informed operational decisions. Just as importantly, they learn the limitations of these technologies and how to combine them with sound seamanship and judgment.
Competent global cruising also extends beyond operating the vessel itself. Modern sailors must navigate changing customs and immigration procedures, visas, cruising permits, vessel documentation requirements, and evolving regulatory and political environments. Understanding how to research, prepare for, and comply with these requirements is an essential part of responsible offshore cruising.
Our goal is not simply to teach sailors how to operate a boat. Our goal is to develop adaptable mariners who can confidently integrate modern technology, sound judgment, and practical seamanship to operate safely and competently anywhere in the world.
Evolution
The oceans, vessels, technologies, regulations, and best practices of offshore sailing are constantly evolving. Competent sailors evolve with them. So does our training.
Our programs are iterative, objective-based, and continuously refined through real-world experience, operational feedback, and emerging developments in offshore sailing, weather routing, vessel systems, risk management, and international cruising requirements.
We embrace cutting-edge technologies and modern training methodologies (see VR docking training pic) to accelerate learning and improve competency.
New Catamaran Owner Training
Getting your first 40-foot-plus catamaran is exciting, but it can also be intimidating. These are sophisticated vessels with complex systems and significant operational responsibility. Confidence on a boat of this scale comes from structured, objective-based training tailored to your vessel, your experience level, and your cruising goals.
Our instructors can travel anywhere in the world to provide personalized, vessel-specific training aboard your boat. From systems onboarding and boat handling to passage planning and offshore operations, we help owners develop the skills and confidence needed to safely operate their catamaran in real-world conditions.
Training is also tailored to your area of operation. Mediterranean mooring in Greece, Gulf Stream crossings along the U.S. East Coast, or navigating the shallow waters of the Bahamas and Caicos Bank all require different skills, techniques, and decision-making processes. We prepare you for the environments where you actually intend to cruise.
Our measure of success is not the number of certificates earned, but the competence, confidence, and independence our students demonstrate when they take command of their own catamarans.
qualifications
UScg Licensed
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Captain’s License is more than a credential—it’s a mark of professionalism, safety, and accountability on the water.
All U.S. flagged boats and U.S. based instructors hold a USCG Captain’s License, meaning that he or she has met the rigorous standards for maritime knowledge, seamanship, navigation, safet
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Captain’s License is more than a credential—it’s a mark of professionalism, safety, and accountability on the water.
All U.S. flagged boats and U.S. based instructors hold a USCG Captain’s License, meaning that he or she has met the rigorous standards for maritime knowledge, seamanship, navigation, safety procedures, and time spent at sea.
The USCG license ensures that your training is backed by federal oversight and held to the highest standards of competence and responsibility.
Official Nautic-Ed school
NauticEd's mission is to educate and train competent sailors. Sailing competence requires a mix of knowledge, skills and experience.
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Once achieved, competence means a sailor will keep their crew & vessel safe, have more fun, and be empowered with the confidence to sail beyond visible horizons and personal boundaries.
Catamaran Train
NauticEd's mission is to educate and train competent sailors. Sailing competence requires a mix of knowledge, skills and experience.
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Once achieved, competence means a sailor will keep their crew & vessel safe, have more fun, and be empowered with the confidence to sail beyond visible horizons and personal boundaries.
Catamaran Training provides you with the opportunity to build competence. We've gone above and beyond to meet NauticEd’s high standards, and our passionate instructors undergo rigorous training and certification to deliver world-class instruction.
With Catamaran Training, you’ll learn from dedicated and standardized professionals ready to help you achieve your sailing dreams with confidence, skill, and safety.
american national standards
american national standards
In 2017, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) developed the American National Standards (EDU-3) for sailing training and assessment in an effort to increase the competence of new sailors.
To date, NauticEd is the only global sailing education body to be recognized as meeting these high standards by ensuring competence across the board wit
In 2017, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) developed the American National Standards (EDU-3) for sailing training and assessment in an effort to increase the competence of new sailors.
To date, NauticEd is the only global sailing education body to be recognized as meeting these high standards by ensuring competence across the board with comprehensive theory knowledge, on-the-water skills assessment, and an appropriate amount of on-the-water experience prior to certification.
Catamaran Training instructors and assessors adhere to these standards.
