Puerto Vallarta Sailing Center

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Puerto Vallarta has long been a favorite destination for sailors. From November to May of each year, J World offers sailing lessons, sailing charters, bareboat charters, racing events, and corporate teambuilding sailing events at of our wintertime operations base in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Based in the beautiful Paradise Village Resort and Spa and sailing out of the Nuevo Vallarta Marina, J World offers all of our standard sailing classes, along with a great selection of truly exciting special sailing events so that you can be sure to have a fun and educational sailing holiday.

Learn to sail where it's warm and wonderful! And you racers... what better way to prepare for the racing season than to join the premier racing school to sharpen your skills in the winter when the rest of the competition is getting rusty? Rather relax and just go cruising? We have a whole range of cruising classes to suit every need. Trust us, this is the spot.

Puerto Vallarta is a truly beautiful city, backed by the spectacular Sierra Madres mountains and tucked deep into the beautiful Banderas Bay. Now a popular vacation destination, the old town retains all of it's original charm, while the long sandy beaches play host to a variety of modern resorts. The Paradise Village Resort represents the finest destination in the region. An exceptional facility offering everything from golf to spa treatments, Paradise Village also has built what has to be the finest marina in Mexico. What better place to experience J World?

The international airport makes Puerto Vallarta easily accessible from most destination in the US and worldwide. While there are many possibilities for accommodations in the area, from budget-based to super-swanky, keep in mind that J World attendees receive substantial discounts on rooms at our host facility, Paradise Village Resort, with room rates starting at about $150 a night. Click here for their website (launches a new window).

We are offering all of our standard sailing lessons, including learn to sail courses, yacht racing instruction, and cruising classes. For the cruising courses, the setting couldn't be better. Banderas Bay is a natural wonder, and the warm water is alive with wildlife. From the numerous quiet anchorages around Banderas Bay to the crystal clear water at the coastal islands, this is truly a fascinating destination. Our J World staff is renowned for both sailing and instructional abilities, and has largely contributed to making us the best sailing school in America for the past 15 years.