Sail Eastern Lake Ontario
North Shore Reaching Sailing School is excited to be in our ninth year of teaching sailing and the cruising lifestyle! We sail out of Belleville, Ontario. Contact Us to learn more or book your courses today!
Meet Captain Andy McCabe, Head Instructor
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Captain Andy McCabe is a certified American Sailing Association instructor and Instructor Evaluator with years of experience successfully teaching and operating his own ASA sailing school. In 2021, 2022, 2023 AND 2024 he was awarded the ASA's Outstanding Instructor of the Year, recognizing the top 1% of ASA instructors worldwide. In 2024, Andy obtained his captain's license through the US Coast Guard. With more than 35 years of teaching and working as a Paramedic, Andy's passion for sailing and education culminated in the founding of North Shore Reaching Sailing School. Since beginning sailing in his teenage years, Captain Andy has traversed various bodies of water, achieved multiple credentials and forayed into racing on a few occasions. North Shore Reaching Sailing School is ideally situated on the Bay of Quinte and Captain Andy now spends his time teaching adult sailors of various abilities and enjoying the easy access to Lake Ontario, the Bay of Quinte and the Thousand Islands. |
