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US sailing school association

How American Sailing grows

1 tactic from 1 interview.

About American Sailing

What it is
US sailing instruction body Savvy Navvy signed for its instructor program

As described in the interviews, not independently verified.

American Sailing's tactic

Savvy Navvy · navigation app for boats

Give boating instructors the app free and build the teaching tools they ask for
Instructors send students to it first; founder says no numbers

Not an affiliate program and no kickbacks (instructors don't want to look like sales reps). Instructors get the app free and their students get a discount. The team works closely with them: webinars, collecting feedback, instructors as beta users who get every new feature first. Built instructor-requested features, e.g. an in-app three-point fix for when GPS fails, which no competing app has. Signed American Sailing for the US. Similar programs with chandleries/boat shops, using in-store presence and QR codes.

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Sub Club by RevenueCat · 2026-08-05

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