Instructor Interview: Rob Lawnsby

Rob has been a sailor for 40 years! He’s cruised all around the world living and loving life at sea and is now an instructor here at our school. He shares with us details of his sailing experiences and some essential tips for potential sailors: 1. How did you...

Instructor Interview: Bruce Millard

Bruce has been sailing since 10 years of age and is now an instructor here at our school. He shares with us some insightful details about himself and his experiences sailing: 1. How did you first get into sailing? My dad sailed all 4 seasons and I wanted to spend more...

Instructor Interview: Stanley Wharton

Stanley is one of our instructors here at the school. We asked him to answer a few questions about his background and experiences sailing: 1. How did you first get into sailing? A co-worked asked if I would like to go out for a sail on his boat. Ever since that sail,...

Instructor Interview: Lynn Oliver

Lynn started sailing as an adult and has cruised the Northeast extensively on her J-40 along with racing, deliveries and just “messing around” on boats anywhere she could. Let’s hear more about how she started sailing and how she thinks about the challenges out...

Instructor Interview: Mary Goff

Mary now runs and owns the school. Scheduling the classes, assigning the instructors, registering the students, paying the bills, and keeping up with the books is just PART of what Mary does. 1. How did you first get into sailing? I started sailing 32 years ago on my...

Instructor Interview: Bob Millard

Bob Millard, a Narragansett Sailing School Instructor, shares his tales of sailing, from early days to a weekly event to what new sailors must know: 1. How did you first get into sailing? When I was about 10 my dad, who used to sail as a kid when his family summered...
Nervous About Docking?..

Nervous About Docking?..

“I’m really looking forward to sailing, but docking makes me nervous…Okay, I got out of the slip, phew. It’s a beautiful day to sail, the wind is blowing, everyone is enjoying themselves… And now we have to go back. Ugh! That means I have to swing the boat back...
Instructor Interview: TJ Kowalczyk

Instructor Interview: TJ Kowalczyk

NSS Instructor TJ Kowalczyk tells us about his experience on the water as a sailor and instructor: 1. How did you first get into sailing? One spring day I was walking around Boston catching up with my cousin from out of town. We saw the sailboats gliding about the...
Instructor Interview: Thelma Brooks

Instructor Interview: Thelma Brooks

NSS Instructor Thelma Brooks tells us about her experiences on the water as a sailor and instructor: 1. How did you first get into sailing? Sailing was never really on my radar until I had the opportunity to sail on my cousin’s boat in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia...