Captain Michael Kaye grew up in Chicago and learned safe power boating from his dad, who learned seamanship in the Navy.  In 1997 Michael moved to Boston, saw the sailboats, and decided to learn how to sail.  Michael started with ASA 101 and continued taking classes, setting goals to fine tune his sailing skills and to sail to faraway places.  Michael is a USCG Licensed Master Captain 100GT with Merchant Mariner Credentials to captain Power, Sailing and Towing vessels upon Near Coastal water, 200 miles offshore. He is an American Sailing Instructor certified to teach ASA 101, 103, 104, 105 and 114.  His experience includes teaching in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the Caribbean.  Michael’s deliveries of boats include destinations of Bermuda, Tortola, Antigua and throughout the eastern coast of the U.S. You also might have seen Michael driving the Ferry Boats from Boston Harbor and the commercial schooners, such as The Adirondack lll.  Michael also holds the position as Staff Officer with the USCGAUX Flotilla 5-3.  His passion for sailing and thrill of victory when he sees his students learn, improve, and enjoy sailing, is what he loves.

Ed started sailing on Lake Massapog at age 10. For the next 35 years sailing was left on the back burner as school and work took priority. At the age of 45, in an effort to connect with his stepson he enrolled both his son and himself in ASA 101. That’s when the sailing bug bit Ed hard. Ed went on to earning his ASA certifications from 101 to 106, then bought an older boat, then earned his ABYC Marine Technician certification and captain’s license. Captain Ed has been an ASA instructor since 2013 and is certified by ASA to teach ASA 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 114 and 118. In 2020 he brought his sailboat from Warwick, RI. to Fort Myers, FL. and then brought it back in 2021. Captain Ed currently teaches sailing in Rhode Island and Florida, provides services as a charter captain, and does sailing yacht deliveries up and down the Eastern Seaboard.