Today marks a significant day at the National Sailing Academy, where three students are celebrating completing their Multihull instructor endorsement.  Chief Instructor, Sylvester Thomas, is excited about the new development as it sees his long term dream coming to life of having Hobie Cats as part of the fleet. “ I completed my multihull...

Hello to Everyone, We know things are very challenging for all of us in the field of education right now. We hope everyone is doing well despite the challenges. At the National Sailing Academy, we have discussed our reopening policy and procedures and are now reopening with immediate effect. We would love to see...

Ex-students and RYA Sailing Instructors Junella King and Alesea Charles join Maiden It has been announced today that two past students and RYA Sailing Instructors from the National Sailing Academy (NSA) will be joining the crew of 58ft Farr designed Maiden. Maiden is about to embark on a 90,000 nautical mile tour over the...

The National Sailing Academy took part in the worldwide initiative “Steering the Course” which has the goal of getting more women to participate in the sport of sailing. The initial event took place on Sunday 30th May 2021, and we saw 80 women passed through the academy and head out on a choice of...

Sailing Instructor at the National Sailing Academy, Junella King, is heading off to Newport for the summer for race training as part of a race crew which includes Rocco Falcone, Jules Mitchell, Vincent Anfi and Louis Bavay. All ex- sailors at the NSA and Antigua Yacht Club they have also raced on the Cork...

Revel in the beauty of kayaking into the Sunset and catch the Full Moon on Monday April 26th & 27th starting at 5:30pm (arrived 5.15pm). Moon-set to Sunrise on Tuesday April 27th & 28th. Starting at 5:30 AM (arrival 5:15am) we will head across the harbour (direction dependent upon wind conditions) and enjoy the...

The Sailability Treasure Hunt has been hailed a success by the director of Sailabilty Bob Bailey. “ We are absolutely blown away by the level of support financially, raising just over EC$5000. But more than that we are delighted by the level of support from across the community of Antigua and Barbuda and we...

Due to covid-19 Sailability Antigua has created a new and fun concept for "Sailability Super Sunday” allowing us to raise money and stay social distanced. Our "Treasure Hunt" by car will take about 2 hours of your time. To take part: To Register click this link www.nationalsailingacademy.org/treasurehunt. You have to choose a...

Kim Emmanuel-Baird reporting from ABS News Have you ever wondered how the differently-abled among us stay active in these challenging times brought on by the pandemic?

Who would have thought one of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge rowers would arrive in Antigua bruised, battered and elated as part of the fours team ‘Bristol Gulls’ only to decide that while in Antigua the next thing on the bucket list was learning to sail. While Sarah Hunt, an engineer at Rolls Royce...