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Sailing Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Lake Powell and one of her many narrow channels.

I’m often asked about sailing on Lake Powell and whether or not it’s possible. Sailing Lake Powell is possible if you plan your trip well but the winds are either too little or too much. The canyon walls have a way of deflecting, or channeling, the wind that can make it tricky for even the most experienced skipper.

Lake Pleasant in Arizona is only 6 hours away and it’s location in the foothills make for perfect sailing all year round. Fed by Colorado run off through the CAP Canal, Lake Pleasant host’s two marinas with public mooring, good food, and live music.

Lake Pleasant is also the home to Captain Clint’s Sailing which offers ASA sailing lessons and tours as well as the Complete Sailing Package including a trip to San Diego to advance your sailing skills. Sailing in Arizona is one of the coolest ways of experiencing the Sonoran Desert and

Sailing in Arizona is one of the coolest ways of experiencing the Sonoran Desert and its wildlife.

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Captain Clint

Owner and ASA Instructor at Go Sail Arizona
U.S.C.G. Licensed 100 Ton Master American Sailing Certified Sailing InstructorCertified to instruct levels: 101, 103, 104, 105, and 114.Awarded 2017 and 2024 Outstanding Instructor of the Year!Hello! My name is Clint Sutter, owner of Go Sail Arizona. I am a USCG licensed captain and American Sailing sailing instructor since 2012I am an identical twin and native to Arizona. I have a son named Ethan and a Border Collie named Hoji who I love very much. I've owned many boats over the years from small performance dinghies to catamarans and larger cruising sailboats here in Phoenix, Southern California and the Caribbean.I have decades of experience skippering large mono and multi-hull sailboats along the west coast from San Francisco to Cabo San Lucas and the Caribbean from Grenada to the Grenadines and the Virgin Islands.My goal is to share the sport of sailing with as many as I can in hopes that it makes them as happy as it has made me. I want to see sailors go places. My hopes are to see the many I've met along the way in all parts of the world sailing and making new friends.I am currently a member of American Sailing, US Sailing, The Arizona Yacht Club, The Lake Pleasant Sailing Club, Marina Sailing, and I am Arizona's ambassador for American Sailing's GoSailing App.
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