FIND YOUR WAY
TO A SAILING LIFESTYLE
Sailing is more than just a sport or hobby - It's a journey toward personal growth and freedom.
Let's Go Sailing
Welcome to Akela Sailing. We are here to get you out on the water safely and quickly.
We deliver best-in-class adult sailing instruction. From basic keelboat training, through performance sailing all the way up to ocean voyaging.
We offer the complete US Sailing certification curriculum. Including both the Small Keelboat and the Cruising Sailboat Tracks.
We've partnered with the Cruising Club of America to offer cruisers the award winning Safety for Cruising Couples seminars and their MOB/PIW Practice On Your Own Boat on-the-water training.
When you need custom training on your own boat or delivery services, we have you covered with our team of licensed and experienced mariners.
J22s at The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia
SAILING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL AND AREA OF FOCUS
First Sail Experience
Go sailing with a certified instructor — this free two-hour experience lets you take the helm and see what makes life under sail so unforgettable.
Introduction To Keelboat Sailing
Learn the fundamentals of sailing in this 12-hour, hands-on keelboat course — build confidence at the helm as you master basic boat handling and points of sail.
Private Lessons
Get one-on-one instruction tailored to your goals — private sailing lessons designed around your experience and schedule. On your boat or ours. Accelerate your skills and confidence on the water.
Safety For Cruising Couples
Build confidence, safety, and trust.
This Cruising Club of America developed hands-on course helps cruising couples turn anxiety into assurance and become a true team on the water.
MOB/PIW Practice On Your Own Boat
Turn knowledge into readiness
This Cruising Club of America developed full-day, on-your-own-boat course that prepares you to handle a Person In Water emergency. We use a life-like dummy to train full crews, shorthanded crews and cruising couples to master real man-overboard recovery.
Yacht Delivery Services
When you need your yacht moved up or down the coast, to Bermuda, the Bahamas, or the Caribbean.
Offshore Safety At Sea Certification
Prepare for an offshore race or voyage?
This US Sailing Offshore Safety At Sea Certification class is a full-day, hands-on course (including in-the-water training) that meets the offshore safety requirements for all major ocean races.
Keelboat Certification
Earn your US Sailing Keelboat Certification in this intensive four-day, 30-hour course — master boat handling, navigation, and seamanship skills to safely and confidently skipper a keelboat.
Performance Sailing Certification
Take your sailing to the next level — this US Sailing Performance Sailing certification course teaches how to fine-tune sail shape, adjust rig tension, and optimize trim for maximum performance on the water.
Basic Cruising Certificate
Build on your keelboat skills and earn your US Sailing Basic Cruising Certification — learn to confidently skipper and crew an auxiliary-powered cruising sailboat in daylight, near-shore conditions.
Bareboat Cruising Certificate
Build on your Basic Cruising skills and earn your US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification — learn to confidently skipper and crew a larger cruising sailboat, operate its systems, and anchor safely under power or sail.
Cruising Catamaran Certification
Expand your cruising skills and earn your US Sailing Catamaran Endorsement — learn to handle twin engines, wide-beam maneuvering, and sail trim on a modern cruising catamaran with confident command.
Coastal Navigation Certificate
Develop the skills to navigate with confidence — this US Sailing certification course teaches traditional chart work and the integration of modern electronic navigation tools for accurate coastal passage planning.
Coastal Passage Making Certificate
Advance your seamanship with this challenging US Sailing Passage making certification course — learn to confidently skipper and crew a cruising sailboat on extended coastal passages, day or night, in all weather conditions.
Offshore Passage Making Certificate
Achieve the pinnacle of US Sailing certification — this advanced course prepares you to safely and confidently skipper and crew offshore passages of 600 miles or more, anywhere in the world.
Chartering In European Waters
Expand your cruising horizons — earn the US Sailing International Proficiency Certificate to charter and skipper sailboats legally and confidently throughout European waters.
Offshore Race Training
A fully customized offshore race training program where we work with you and crew to prepare, train, and compete in ocean races aboard 40- to 60-foot yachts.
Executive & Team Building Program
Bring your team together on the water — this one-day sailing experience combines challenge, communication, and fun as crews learn to sail and compete under expert guidance.
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Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Address
Akela Sailing
Office: 300 W. 2nd St
Essington, PA 19029
Phone Number:
866-576-1204
