Private sailing lessons on the Swiss lakes
Book a sailing session with an instructor we arrange for you. Half day or full day, boat included.
The lakes are not the sea, and that is the point
Lake Geneva, Lucerne and Lugano all produce their own thermal winds that build through the afternoon and die at dusk, which makes them unusually good places to learn: reliable breeze, no tide, and land always in sight. It also makes them tricky in ways the open sea is not, and local knowledge is most of what you are paying for.
Boat and equipment
The boat is arranged as part of the session. Bring a windproof layer, sunglasses with a strap and shoes with a non-marking sole. Everything else, including buoyancy aids, comes with the boat.
Towns
Sailing coaching by town
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Lausanne Lake to hillside, Ouchy to Chalet-à-Gobet. from CHF 340
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Geneva Lakeside parks, international crowd, cross-border reach. from CHF 340
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Nyon Between the two cities, with the vineyards behind. from CHF 340
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Morges Quiet lakeside, family bookings, easy logistics. from CHF 340
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Neuchâtel Yellow stone above the lake, Jura behind. from CHF 340
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Yverdon-les-Bains Flat, thermal, and the quietest place to train. from CHF 340
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Zurich Lake, river and the Uetliberg, all inside the city. from CHF 340
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Lucerne A lake with fjord geometry and mountains straight out of it. from CHF 340
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Zug A small lake, a low mountain, and unusual amounts of free time. from CHF 340
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Biel/Bienne The most bilingual town in the country, on its own lake. from CHF 340
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Thun Where the Bernese lowlands stop and the Oberland begins. from CHF 340
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Lugano Mediterranean light, Alpine gradient, Italian pace. from CHF 340
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Locarno The lowest point in Switzerland, and the sunniest. from CHF 340
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St. Moritz High-altitude sunshine and the oldest winter resort there is. from CHF 340
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Interlaken Between two lakes, under three famous mountains. from CHF 340
Common questions
Do I need experience?
No. First-timers are a normal booking and the session is built around it.
Can we come as a family?
Yes — say how many of you and the ages, and we will match the boat and the instructor accordingly.
What if there is no wind?
Your instructor decides on the morning. If the day is unusable we move it at no cost; there is no point paying to drift.