Author Archive: Jeff Carlsen

Come See us this weekend at the Spring Boat Show !

So what does a sailing school do during winter?   Get ready for summer of course!  How? In February, we have our Coastal Navigation Course, ASA 105, but we are also very busy getting the fleet and our programs ready for the summer months.    New sails are being made for MISTRAL, a new dodger […]

Congratulations to Lisa Batchelor Frailey and Jeff Carlsen, who were selected as ASA Outstanding Sailing Instructors for 2016! ASA’s Outstanding Instructors are selected each year solely as a result of student surveys.  Based on th e volume of student feedback received throughout the year, instructors are placed into one of three groups.   The award […]

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Mention Solomons to Chesapeake Bay racers and they think “Screwpile”. Held every July in Solomons for over 20 years, the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge is a regional sailboat regatta drawing over 120 boats (and their crews and enthusiastic supporters) each year from across the country. The event features three days of great racing and four nights of […]

  Give the Gift of Sailing!   We have gift ideas for the sailors on your list – books, tees, hats, bags, and Gift Certificates. Give us a call or stop by to make your holiday shopping a breeze!

Join us for the Summer Sailstice “Sail-Aweigh”!  Summer Sailstice is the global holiday celebrating sailing on the Summer Solstice (or as close to it as possible) and a great time on the water! Our Sail-Aweigh kicks off Jun 21st at 9 am at Sail Solomons (Zahniser’s Yachting Center) with a Captain’s meeting. Participating boats sail […]

Mention Solomons to Chesapeake Bay racers and they think “Screwpile”. Held every July in Solomons for over 20 years, the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge is a regional sailboat regatta drawing over 120 boats (and their crews and enthusiastic supporters) each year from across the country. The event features three days of great racing and four nights of […]

Swing into spring sailing at the the 3rd annual Annapolis Spring Sailboat show!  Hosted by United States Yacht Shows, whose sailboat shows have become the gold standard – coming to you this spring, April 25-27, 2013. This show will feature over 2000′ of floating docks accomodating more than 80 sailboats, plus sailing schools, equipment and accessory vendors, […]

Sail Solomons co-owners and instructors Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey were each named “Outstanding Instructor for 2013”, an award that recognizes the top 1% of over 2000 ASA sailing instructors. Sail Solomons Sailing School opened in 2007, and has received the Outstanding School award every year from 2008 through 2012, when the award was […]