I am Captain Ed Casazza. I have been around boats as long as I can remember, starting with rowboats to canoes and kayaks and sailing dinghies. In 1979 I bought an O-Day 22 sailboat and sailed it out of Boston Harbor. In 1980 I brought the same boat up to the Merrimack River and sailed it out of Newburyport for the next 15 years. With this boat I sailed to Isles of Shoals, Rockport, Portsmouth, and out to Provincetown. As my family grew I moved up to an O-Day 27 and expanded my adventures into Maine and Georges Banks.

You are in control…you are at the helm… And you know that you are in good hands with Captain Ed Casazza!

I would love to have you join me on one of my many sailing excursions this summer where you will learn to sail a boat out of the Merrimack River. Join us as we sail along the coast of Plum Island, Salisbury Beach, Hampton Beach, Portsmouth, Rockport, and Gloucester, to the Isles of Shoals and beyond. Call Captain Ed`s sailing at 508-451-0431 or capt@captain-edcasazza.com

• Navigate the Merrimack River and Newburyport Harbor.
• Raise sails and grab moorings.
• Use Global Positioning Systems, chart plotters, radar, and learn navigation techniques.
• Sail at night.
• Sail on the ocean.
• Feel the wind and taste the salt.
• Feel the bow of the boat crash through the waves as you leave the mouth of the Merrimack River.
• Sail to destinations as you gain the confidence that only experience brings.

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  Learn to sail in four easy steps

  • Basic navigation and boat handling $150.00
  • Coastal navigation with charts and GPS $150.00
  • Night sailing introducing chart plotter and radar $150.00
  • Cruising class to Rockport or to the Isles of Shoals $150.00
  • Private half-day and sunset charters from $250.00
  • NEW THIS YEAR:  THE FAMILY LEARN TO SAIL CHARTER $250.00

I have made three passages to the Bahamas and have sailed to Bermuda and Nova Scotia. These days I sail my 31 Southern Cross between Maine and Narragansett Bay. I also teach for the Boston Harbor Sailing Club. Since retiring from Gillette Co. in May 2005, I have focused on sharing my passion for sailing. When I am not sailing I can be found playing my guitar in Newburyport at the Grog Restaurant Wednesdays from 8 P.M. to 11 P.M. www.TheGrog.com.   I also fly fish and float tube when I`m not out on the open seas.