Need a break from the office or conference activities for your corporate event? Want to surprise your business guests when pirates attack your cruise?

How about a unique sunset sailing cruise with your family and friends?

A historical yacht cruise with James Sidney Lanier, a descendant of the man our lake is named for?

Or a romantic Lake Lanier cruise for your anniversary, Atlanta wedding venue, or engagement proposal?

Join us for an invigorating breath of fresh air…and discover the ageless appeal of sailing!

We offer half day and full day charters as well as sunset cruises scheduled at your convenience. Sailing, swimming and sunbathing are always options of the day when you charter your own sailboat and captain.

Join us for the experience of a lifetime as our captains offer you the opportunity to hoist sail, take the helm or just kick back and enjoy the ride. Celebrate an anniversary. Make your Atlanta wedding venue a sailboat on Lake Lanier or on a deserted lake island. Reward your faithful corporate staff.

What better way to mark any occasion than a memorable outing of wind, waves and sunshine sailing the sparkling waters of Lake Lanier!

Prices start at:

• $449 - Half Day Charters “with Captain” (6 passengers) Add passengers $39 each
• $749 – Full Day Charters “with Captain” (6 passengers) Add passengers $59 each
• $299 – Private 2.5 hour Sunset Sail with up to 6 guests. Additional passengers are $40 each
• $40 per person for “3 hour” Sunset Sail, (private “with minimum of 10 passengers”)

Whether you want to learn to sail or dream of chartering your own yacht in exotic locations, you’ll find the right sailing lessons for you in our sailing class list.

We are an American Sailing Association certified training school using Coast Guard licensed Captains, American Sailing Association certified instructors and are the only authorized sailing school located on beautiful Lake Lanier Islands Resort on Lake Lanier.

Sailing lessons start with the fun and challenging Basic Keelboat 101 Sailing Lessons, advance to the Coastal Cruising 103 Sailing Lessons and Bareboat Chartering 104 Sailing Lessons and then beyond to what ever satisfies your sailing dreams!

Want The Best Metro Atlanta Sailing Lessons?

Fact #1: We have the Best-Qualified Sailing Instructors!

Your sailing lessons are taught by our sailing instructors who are U.S. Coast Guard licensed captains and have been certified to teach sailing by the American Sailing Association. We are one of the few sailing schools in the country qualified to teach ALL ASA Advanced Sailing Classes including 105 Coastal Navigation, 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising, 107 Celestial Navigation, 108 Offshore Passagemaking, and 114 Cruising Catamaran. There is no substitute for experience.

Fact #2: Our sailing classes have the Best Student to Instructor Ratio!

We put no more than 3 students per sailboat with 1 sailing instructor. Many sailing classes will have only 2 students per sailboat. This allows for one-on-one with the sailing instructor and no time sitting around a cramped cockpit watching others sail the boat!

Fact #3: Our sailing lessons use experiential “On the Sailboat” training!

We have found that “On the Sailboat” training is far more effective than sitting in a classroom discussing sailing theory. The best way to learn sailing is practical application with your hands on the tiller of the sailboat under the guidance of our sailing instructors. All sailing instruction is done dockside and on the sailboats. The Result? Certification can be accomplished in a specified amount of course time instead of endless classes awaiting certification.

Fact #4: We are the only Lake Lanier sailing school located on a major resort!

Why spend your sailing time and dollars at an ordinary marina when you can enjoy the luxury of Lake Lanier Islands resort complete with hotels, dining, water park, golf and much more. Bring the whole family if you like.

Let them play while you take sailing lessons!

To reserve your Lake Lanier boat rental phone 770-271-1888 or email

* Sailing Resume and experience documentation required.

Tired of the same old Team Building Programs?

Let us provide you with an exhilarating Team Building Adventure featuring unique Nautical and Land Based Programs!

Our exceptional corporate events provide an adventure-based platform designed for participants of all ages and physical abilities to develop better communication skills and discover new strategies to overcome obstacles and achieve goals. All while building stronger relationships and having fun enjoying the beautiful lake setting at Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

• Over 10 years experience designing one-of-a-kind and custom Corporate Team Building programs.
• Hundreds of Fortune 500 companies have “set sail for success” with us. Review our list of corporate team building clients.
• Our corporate events are conducted at The Legacy Lodge and Conference Center, the expansive grounds of Lake Lanier Islands Resort and on pristine Lake Lanier featuring sailboats, pontoon boats and Excursion Yachts from Harbor Landing.

If Captain Blith had known about our programs… there might never have been a Mutiny On The Bounty!

More About Our Metro Atlanta Team Building Adventures…

Lake Lanier Treasure Hunt Team Building

Fun Run Team Building Activity

Fun Run Orientation

All American Scavenger Hunt

Lanier Challenge Team Building

Ultimate Quest Team Building Activities

Lord Nelson Charters delivers the ultimate real-world metaphor for teamwork with a series of off-the-beaten-path Team-Building Adventures: For ages the sea has brought people together. Now, the staff at Lord Nelson Charters uses the same principles to bring you a full slate of Corporate Team Building events designed to build confidence and cooperation among team members while creating an exhilarating experience that your staff will be talking about for years to come. These dynamic events utilize the stunning beauty of Lake Lanier and include Team N’ Ship Sailing, a “Learn to Sail” program featuring exciting regattas aboard sailing yachts, The Islands Treasure Hunt a Pontoon Boat Adventure where teams of Pirates’ explore deserted islands and secluded beaches in search of ”Treasure” and Fun Run Pontoon Adventure featuring a “road rally” on the water with participants locating destinations and gathering information to earn valuable points and prizes.

Our newest activity is The Lanier Challenge, which not only is a great team building program but also involves a Lake Lanier cruise on The Island Queen or The Island Princess. While we are out on the lake, your teams learn navigation skills and must use their new tools to devleop a strategy and solve problems. The program involves uncovering new facts about Lake Lanier and your own company.

For guests who prefer dry land, we offer a variety of land based programs which include The All American Scavenger Hunt, a smorgasbord of popular and lively team building exercises  involving exploration and discovery. Variations of this program include  Adventure Course, a low impact initiatives course designed to get folks to know each other better and discover essential team values in a series of challenging and physical initiatives, Improv Workshop, a brain stimulating program that will get participants thinking “outside the box” while exploring creativity and communication skills and Survivor On Lanier, a more physical, rowdy variation requiring mutual support and trust to succeed in completing a series of challenging “tribal initiatives and competitions.

For larger groups we offer The Ultimate Quest which gives participants an opportunity to experience the best of both land and water events in one action packed quest requiring teams to collaborate on objectives, complete missions and accumulate points for awards.

Looking for a “one of a kind” event? No problem! Lord Nelson Charters has the experience to create and execute custom, individual programs for corporate clients and civic organizations. These adventure themed programs can be designed around the specific needs of your group and can include advanced facilitation featuring Myers Briggs or HBDI assessment tools as an additional option. Lord Nelson Charters has more than 10 years of proven success in crafting events to suit the individual needs of teams and groups, and their roster of clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as local companies of all sizes.

Combine your team building adventure with a picnic and pavilion option for a full day of camaraderie and away from the office productivity! Ask us for details 

1. Fun Run Pontoon Boat Challenge
2. Lanier Challenge
3. Team N Ship Sailing
4. Islands Treasure Hunt
5. All American Scavenger Hunt
6. The Ultimate Quest