Victoria Sailing School

LEARN TO SAIL:

The Victoria Sailing School is Colorado's oldest and largest sailing school. Since its founding in 1986, we have trained thousands of students from the Rocky Mountain area. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality product. Our courses range from introductory sailing classes through Coastal and Celestial Navigation, for those wishing to fulfill their ultimate dream.

There is an old expression about learning how to sail "The Fastest Way to Learn How to Sail - Start in the Smallest Boat in the Coldest Water". We do not take this expression to extremes, but the J/22 offers an exceptional sailing experience for both the beginner and the old salt, who has been sailing their entire life. When you move up to the Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103) & Bareboat Chartering (ASA 104) courses, we introduce you to the J/30. Although the J/30 sails like a rocket, it is still a boat that weighs in at 5 tons, has an inboard diesel and all the gear common to cruising boats world wide. For the 48 hour cruise portion of the Bareboat Chartering course, we sail out of Marina del Rey, CA aboard 40 ft plus boats, introducing you to a both a large monohull and a catamaran!

LEARNING BY DOING - WHY BUY CLUB for Sailors:

Forget the hassles of maintenance, trailering and launching. Never mind the high costs of boat ownership. Our fleet of ten J/22's operate on 4 local reservoirs. Boats are available through a Why Buy Club as a cost effective way to maintain your sailing skills.

ABOUT CAPTAIN COOK

Following an eight year sailing adventure on a 50 ft sloop, 40,000 open ocean miles, a stint working underground in the Canadian Yukon silver mines, an Ecomonics degree and some considerable time working in the corporate electrical engineering world - Jim decided to purchase the Victoria Sailing School. In 1985 he moved the school to Denver, Colorado and has been teaching people to sail from the Rocky Mountain area for the last 30 years.

Despite being about as far away from the Ocean as possible, Jim's sailing school has been a great success. At the end of 2015, Jim launched Colorado Watersports - the latest branch of the Victoria Sailing School. Having raised two beautiful daughters, Jim has seen the benefits of sailing and watersports first hand. Now he is excited to watch Colorado Watersports prosper and entice more and more people to the water.

What Jim says: "There is no sport quite like sailing in teaching people the importance of knowing what is around you at all times - just wait until your son or daughter learns to drive... I guarentee it will prove itself useful!"