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Sailing Lessons aren't usually what comes to mind for a site that features jobs on
tugboats and offshore vessels. However, we know from your letters that some of you
grew up on the water around small boats and sailboats at a young age. The
Offshore Sailing School posts some openings for instructors. Working as a sailing
instructor isn't for all our readers, but it could be a natural for some.
Giving new boaters sailing lessons can combine one's nautical and sailing
instruction abilities together with a high level of customer service and people skills.
Hudson Community Sailing is another employer where skills in teaching sailing and
boating can be valuable.
Whatever the setting, it's important to remember that sailing instructor positions
require strong sailing skills and strong people skills. Knowing how to rig a sailboat
and teaching the basics of tacking and jibing are essential. Teaching sailing adds
another facet to the skills inventory, which is knowing how to share that knowledge
with others. Instructors can find themselves working with boaters of varying levels of
skills and experience. For the right candidate, instructional jobs can be highly
rewarding because they  provide the opportunity to share one's knowledge with
others. One also has to be confident enough in the sailing and small boat skills to
give commands and take a leadership role in supervising the learning experience of
newcomers to sailboats.