Specializing in Skills & Knowledge for the Salish Sea and Beyond
Best Practices in Maritime Meet Best Practices in Education
Train On the Water and Online
Earn internationally recognized US Sailing and US Powerboating Certifications
Experts in Custom Training on Your Boat
Any Type • Any Size • Anywhere in the World
★ In-Depth Training: Customized to your boat, your background, your goals, your pace
★ Start living the Dream now: Cruise with our operations expertise onboard. Relax, enjoy and play when you want; learn when you want.
★ Grow Skills & Experience Organically: Become proficient with safe and skilled operation of your own vessel, and earn Internationally recognized Certifications.
★ Contact us early to begin planning your cruising and learning experiences with Shearwater University
"I took a fast paced group class at a different school last year with lots of book study and drills in a short time. This year with Shearwater University I learned while enjoying our cruise. Because of the relaxed pace I learned more in a day here than I did in a whole week last year. The secret is learning organically, driven by my curiosity, and without pressure." - Alex
Inside Passage and Alaska • Europe/Mediterranean • Scandinavia/Baltic Sea • British Isles • Southeast Asia • South America • Caribbean • Japan • Choose your Destination
Welcome to Shearwater University
The four schools of Shearwater University are focused on high-quality maritime education on the Salish Sea. Classes are hands-on, and taught by a professional educator. Each school focuses on a different type or aspect of boating. Yet they are all linked through the common purpose of growing solid skills for safe and confident enjoyment of the Salish Sea and beyond.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Shearwater University is to Provide high quality maritime education, from professional educators, personalized to the individual backgrounds, goals, and learning styles of students. We build skills to meet the challenges of the Salish Sea and beyond for safe, enjoyable boating.
The Mountain and the Sea are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
John Lubbock