Sailing on Lake St. Clair · Metro Detroit
Learn. Sail. Explore.
Turn curiosity into confidence on the water. Learn with Captain Ranam Kazziha through hands-on instruction, American Sailing certification, and unforgettable time under sail.
Meet Captain Ranam
The best way to understand sailing is to live it.
Sailing is equal parts skill, awareness, and freedom. Captain Ranam helps students understand not only what to do aboard a sailboat, but why it works—so every lesson builds sound judgment, capable hands, and true confidence.
From your first time at the helm to advanced cruising skills, each experience is welcoming, practical, and designed to move you forward.
“The goal is not simply to earn a certification. It is to become the skipper others trust.”
Your Certification Journey
From first sail to confident skipper.
Build your skills one meaningful step at a time with American Sailing courses taught on Lake St. Clair.
ASA 101
Learn the language of sailing, essential safety, sail trim, points of sail, docking fundamentals, and the confidence to skipper a keelboat.
Basic Keelboat Sailing →ASA 103
Advance into coastal cruising, boat systems, navigation, anchoring, maneuvering under power, and responsible command of a larger vessel.
Coastal Cruising →ASA 104
Prepare for bareboat chartering with overnight cruising experience, passage planning, seamanship, and the decision-making of a capable skipper.
Bareboat Cruising →Choose Your Adventure
There is more than one way to set sail.
Learn the fundamentals, practice with purpose, or simply share a beautiful evening on Lake St. Clair.
Certified Sailing Classes
Structured, hands-on instruction for sailors at every stage—from first-time beginners to future bareboat skippers.
Sunset Sailing
Trade the ordinary evening for golden light, open water, and an unforgettable sail.
Advanced Cruising
Develop the seamanship, judgment, and confidence needed to command a cruising sailboat.
The Captain Ranam Approach
Knowledge you can use when the wind changes.
Learn the “why”
Understand the forces, systems, and decisions behind every maneuver—not just a list of commands.
Practice with purpose
Spend meaningful time at the helm, trimming sails, reading conditions, and making real decisions.
Leave more confident
Build judgment, composure, and competence that stay with you long after the lesson ends.
Your next chapter begins at the helm.
Whether you want to earn your first sailing certification, prepare for a future charter, or experience Lake St. Clair at sunset, there is a place for you aboard.