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Pensacola Beach, Florida

Sailing School

Waypoints: Capt. Rick Named ASA Outstanding Instructor for 2011

Our school has won multiple ASA Outstanding Sailing School awards and all of our instructors have been named Outstanding Instructor by the ASA...Learn More»

Student Comments

Below are some of the comments we have received from our students...

Captain Rick,

We just wanted t tell you how much we enjoyed our first sailing adventure in Pensacola! We are both addicted and can't wait to be on the water again! Thanks so much for the great instruction and good times! We hope to be back in the spring!

Thanks for everything!

Paul & Ashley
Ward, AR

To Peggy & Captain Rick,

We can't thank you enough for making this past week a wonderful & memorable experience for us both. Peggy, you went beyond the call in accommodating our last minute request for a booking, and we so appreciated your warm & friendly help. Rick, wer'e grateful to you for all the expert instruction and advice - but most of all for putting up with our very different needs & comfort levels.

Thanks so much for everything!

Linda & Rich
St. Albert, Alberta Canada

ECY students successfully complete their first BVI charter! Click on the picture at left to read their email to us.

Dear Rick and Peggy,

Thank you for a wonderful week! Valerie and I really enjoyed sailing with you on La Reine. We learned a ton and we had a fabulous time doing it!

Todd and Valerie
Valencia, CA

Rick,

Thanks for allowing us to have a wonderful week! It was a very special adventure and your help and encouragement made it even better!

Mary & Warren
Shelbyville, KY

We had a great experience. This Dave learned a lot. A whole new world has opened. Rick, you and Fred are great teachers and we thank you for a great week. You offer great value and I am talking up ECY in this part of the world. We could have not been more satisfied.

I am going to continue my training by taking a navigation course. I am very interested in a 33-36 cruiser. I hope to make cruising a large part of my "downtime" in the near future....

We wish you guys all the success possible.

Dave & Susan
McMinnvilee, TN

Hi Peggy,
Just a note to thank you for all the little extras you did for us in getting our trip to Pensacola off the ground. We really enjoyed meeting you and your family. We told Rick you were a great ambassador for ECY.

We cannot tell you how woderful it was to have Rick teach us to sail. He is a great teacher, passionate and patient.

If everyone has the experience we had, I believe your future will be bright! Hope to see you all again soon.

Glen & Debbie
Kirkwood, MO

Rick,

Chris and I enjoyed the time we spent on your sailboats, we will be talking about the trip for a long time to come. You made the course fun and relaxing. We are looking forward to taking the 104 class in a year or two.

Mark & Chris
Middletown, OH

We really had a great time and I am feeling more confident…really! It was great seeing you again and, as always, I appreciate the friendliness and patience that you guys seem to have in such abundance. Fort McCree was really beautiful…Brian is already planning a trip!

Brian & Kim
Birmingham, AL

Capt. Bob,

We thoroughly enjoyed our week aboard with you as our instructor and are now, more than ever, excited about continuing to expand our sailing experience.

We very much appreciate the energy, effort and positive attitude you put into teaching us and sailing with us each day. We hope to keep in touch and again, we would like to say thank you very much!

"Life is good"
Fred and Al
Birmingham, AL

Just wanted to say how much I learned in such a short time and how much it has helped me. So much so that from May when I knew nothing about sailing and had just bought my elderly Beneteau 32 footer that today I bought a 2002 Beneteau 411. It is a fabulous boat and a big jump in size for me but with the foundation of a week on the water with ECY last fall I feel I have the ability to enjoy it.

Well done and look out because if I can swing another week in November of this year I will book in with you again!

Warmest regards,

Sean
Dublin, Ireland

It was simply amazing!!! Thank you so much for having us - we had a marvelous time! I'm bragging left and right about you and your class!

Susan
Reston, VA

Rick & Peggy,

Thank you so much for a great, enjoyable experience! We hope to be back again soon.

Tom & Mary
Fitchburg, WI

My time sailing last week was terrific--thanks so much. Rick, as I said, I enjoyed your instruction style, from your casual, fun approach to the way you let students make and recover from their own mistakes--that really works well for me. You two are both great to work with, and I wish you ongoing success with your business. Moreover, I want to sail with you again!

Lynn
Edina, MN

We would both like the opportunity to express our complete satisfaction in the school and in both of you, so please let us know how we can get our hands on the correct way to make our impressions known! We wish you continued success, and we still plan on being back down there someday soon!

Michele & Bruce
Saltillo, MS