How to Become a Sailing Instructor

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Here's your chance to turn your hobby into your occupation.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Boat Shoes
Insulated Waterproof Jackets
Duffel Bags
Foul Weather Gear

Step1

Get at least three years of sailing experience.

Step2

Break down the elements of sailing.

Step3

Use a sailing instruction manual to organize your presentation of the material.

Step4

Experiment by teaching friends and family.

Step5

Evaluate your effectiveness by observing your students' progress.

Step6

Enroll in an instructor clinic. Several organizations offer instructor certification; the American Sailing Association is the most popular (american-sailing.com).

Step7

Start teaching wherever opportunities present themselves. You may find it necessary to volunteer at first. Credentials plus experience equal employability.

Tips & Warnings

Sail as much as you can and analyze everything. Sailing is made up of a group of interdependent operations. If you can explain and make sense of it all, you may have what it takes to become a sailing instructor.
Sailing instructor clinics assume considerable prior experience and knowledge. Don't waste your time or the time of other candidates by showing up unprepared.

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kalman said

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on 4/3/2007 Don't lose time, I have the license! the offer of this job is short in time of the year,or maybe they offer you some not sure ours to work.
Bad paid for living independent with sons, sail clubs want to get young people by low payments for this risky job with children.
Maybe the only way to earn money with this job is being the organiser of the club, ja ja, unless you contract monitors well paid to equilibrate 8 months without working...think it before pay to the sail federation a course that cost min 300€+taxes of socorrism license+taxes of PER+exams taxes+YOUR TIME TO MOVE BUROCRACY..., Think it!

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