About us

Kinetic Sailing is owned and operated by Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey. Long-time sailors and boat owners, they met at a sailing regatta in Naples Italy while both serving overseas. Andy retired in 2003 as a Royal Air Force Wing Commander in the intelligence world, married Lisa, and set his sights on a new career in sailing. In 2006, Lisa retired as a US Navy Captain in the aviation, meteorology and oceanography fields, and the couple relocated from Washington DC to Solomons Maryland. Fully immersed in the middle-bay sailing community, Lisa and Andy recognized the need for quality sailing and cruising instruction. Both USCG Masters and American Sailing Association (ASA) Instructors, they founded Sail Solomons Sailing School and Charters. Operating in the Chesapeake and Caribbean, Sail Solomons was awarded ASA’s “Outstanding School” for five consecutive years.

Cruising for two years onboard their Passport 47 ZINGARO, and for five years on their Outbound 46 KINETIC, Andy and Lisa took advanced students on ocean passages and charter guests through the Caribbean. They also organize and lead annual sailing flotillas on cruising catamarans and monohulls in the Caribbean.

Both Lisa and Andy are frequent recipients of the ASA “Outstanding Instructor” award from 2007 – 2016, and both are certified Instructor Evaluators. The couple continues to instruct at Sail Solomons (under new ownership in 2015). They are certified captains of the oyster skipjack “Dee of St Mary’s” for the Calvert Marine Museum. They race whenever they can, both inland and offshore.

Their broad range of experience in cruising, chartering and charter operations enabled them to write the ASA “Bareboat Cruising Made Easy” and “Cruising Catamarans Made Easy” and “Going Ashore Made Easy” textbooks. They are the primary contributors to ASA’s “Advanced Cruising & Seamanship” textbook.

Andy and Lisa launched Kinetic Sailing in 2014 to offer marine consulting, charter brokerage, deliveries and specialized instruction with a more global scope.  They provide sail training and certification for students and instructors at all levels.  They also conduct cruising and ocean passagemaking instruction, including instructional passages and deliveries.

We are captains, cruisers, instructors, analysts and business owners with a wealth of experience in the sailing industry, and we stay abreast of current technology and techniques. Leverage our expertise in these areas:

• Yacht Selection & Purchase
• Sailing Instruction & Certification
• Marine Meteorology
• Oceanography
• Navigation
• Charter planning & brokerage
• Cruising Itineraries
• Sailing School operations
• Bareboat Charter operations
• Preventive Maintenance
• Passage Planning

• Consultation – marine subjects from yacht purchase to chart selection
• Instruction – tailored to your needs, on your own boat or ours!
• Internationally-recognized sailing certifications
• Charter Brokerage – vacations, pre-purchase test sails, flotillas
• Sea Trials
• Deliveries and Instructional Passages

Lisa Batchelor Frailey

• Born in Lancaster, PA, and grew up boating on the Chesapeake Bay, over 50 years maritime experience.
• Graduate of Penn State University, Naval Postgraduate School and Naval War College
• MS Meteorology & Physical Oceanography, MA National Security & Strategic Studies
• Retired US Navy Captain, served 24 years as a Naval Flight Officer, Navigator and Oceanographer/Meteorologist/Hydrographer;
• US Coast Guard Master, 100 GT with sailing and towing endorsements
• ASA Sailing Instructor and Instructor Evaluator, certified to instruct to the Offshore Passagemaking level, Catamarans, Docking, and Marine Weather;
• NauticEd instructor/assessor;
• Instructed sailing in Pensacola, Monterey, Chesapeake Bay, and Naples Italy; BVI, Windward and Leeward Islands;
• Vice President of AlloraMare, Inc. marine services corporation;
• Founder of Sail Solomons Sailing School and Yacht Charters;
• Co-owner of Kinetic Sailing consultants;
• Charter Broker for multiple bareboat charter companies, Flotilla organizer;
• President of the Solomons Business Association, 2011-2014;
• Awarded ASA Outstanding Instructor for 2009, 2011 – 2014, 2016;

Andy Batchelor

• Born in Weymouth, England, certified by the Royal Yachting Association and American Sailing Association, 45 years of maritime experience.
• Retired Royal Air Force Wing Commander with 33 years in Her Majesty’s Service;
• US Coast Guard Master, 50 GT with sailing and towing endorsements
• ASA Sailing Instructor and Instructor Evaluator, certified to instruct to Advanced Coastal Cruising, Catamaran and Docking;
• NauticEd instructor/assessor;
• Co-owner of Kinetic Sailing consultants;
• Served as Director of Marine Services for the Washington Sailing Marina; and Fleet manager of the Sail Solomons fleet;
• President of AlloraMare, Inc. marine services corporation;
• Founder of Sail Solomons Sailing School and Yacht Charters;
• Co-owner of Kinetic Sailing consultants;
• Instructed sailing in Italy, Newport RI, Washington D.C., Annapolis and Solomons Island; BVI, Windward and Leeward Islands;
• Awarded ASA Outstanding Instructor for 2007, 2009 – 2014

ASA Books Written by Lisa & Andy

Andy and Lisa’s broad range of experience in cruising, chartering and charter operations enabled them to write the ASA “Bareboat Cruising Made Easy” and “Cruising Catamarans Made Easy” textbooks. They were the primary contributors to “Advanced Cruising & Seamanship.” Coming soon: “Going Ashore Made Easy”