Ali Soylu

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Baltimore, Maryland USA

Level V Bareboat Charter Master Rank Chief Sailing Instructor / Assessor

Rated 5/5 by 2 students
Baltimore Sailing Center was founded in 2023 by a group of cruising sailors to provide a community based sailing and education experience. We offer very affordable memberships at crew and skipper levels. Most of our programming is focused on events (week day sails, mentoring sails, night sails and some overnights) which are available to all members with the skipper level members skippering the boats. Our goal is to have experienced and new sailors sail together, provide mentoring and a hands-on learning environment. We also offer a mentoring program that is focused on improving specific skills along with a qualified mentor or instructor. I have been sailing most of my life, starting with dinghies and racing as a teenager, moving on to larger keelboat racing and most recently doing a lot of cruising as well as mentoring and instruction on cruising vessels in the 30-45ft range. I look forward to meeting you on one of our cruising sailboats.

Credentials

NauticEd Credentials

NauticEd System Knowledge Expert NauticEd System Knowledge Expert
Transformational Instructor Course Graduate Transformational Instructor Course Graduate
American National Standards Instructor/Assessor American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
SLC Instructor/Assessor SLC Instructor/Assessor
  • Level V Bareboat Charter Master Rank Chief Instructor/Assessor
  • American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
  • SLC Instructor/Assessor

Other Credentials

USCG Licensed Captain RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Yachtmaster Offshore Commercial - Sail ICC (International Certificate of Competence) Sailing Vessels NauticEd Bareboat Charter Master & Instructor ASA (American Sailing Association) Bareboat Cruising Instructor US Sailing Safety at Sea Certified

Associated practical schools

Location

Baltimore Sailing Center @ Baltimore Peninsula

321 E Cromwell St Baltimore, MD 21230 USA Map it

Training and assessment

Practical Training Courses

International License Training/Assessment

Notes: We perform our training on one of the following vessels: 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 323, 32' 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 351, 35' 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 411, 41'

CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS OR TO SCHEDULE TRAINING

As a bonus "thank you", we'll give you two FREE sailing courses and electronic logbook!
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Feedback from previous students

Travis N., USA, MD, Baltimore at 2024, Jul 22
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Captain Ali handled my SLC assessment. Ali, was very prepared and professional. I would not hesitate to recommend someone to take their assessment with Captain Ali! The Baltimore Sailing Center's Beneteau Oceanis 351 was perfect for the skills assessment.
Abraham D., USA, MD, Easton at 2024, Aug 20
Practical Competence of Bareboat Charter Master Rank
Ali is a fantastic sailing instructor. He spends a lot of time instructing new sailors and is very good at breaking down difficult sailing concepts in a way that makes them easy to understand and remember. Please do yourself a favor and go sail with Ali whether it be a lesson, a skills refresh or an exam, he is the best!
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