Sailing

Private sailing lessons on the Swiss lakes

Book a sailing session with an instructor we arrange for you. Half day or full day, boat included.

You don't choose a coach. Once your session is booked, we select an appropriate coach and confirm them with you by email.

The lakes are not the sea, and that is the point

Lake Geneva, Lucerne and Lugano all produce their own thermal winds that build through the afternoon and die at dusk, which makes them unusually good places to learn: reliable breeze, no tide, and land always in sight. It also makes them tricky in ways the open sea is not, and local knowledge is most of what you are paying for.

Boat and equipment

The boat is arranged as part of the session. Bring a windproof layer, sunglasses with a strap and shoes with a non-marking sole. Everything else, including buoyancy aids, comes with the boat.

Common questions

Do I need experience?

No. First-timers are a normal booking and the session is built around it.

Can we come as a family?

Yes — say how many of you and the ages, and we will match the boat and the instructor accordingly.

What if there is no wind?

Your instructor decides on the morning. If the day is unusable we move it at no cost; there is no point paying to drift.

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