OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL NEWS AND SPECIALS
Offshore Sailing School is dedicated to making your sailing lessons and powerboat lessons exciting, safe, rewarding and most of all fun!
Learn to Sail, Learn to Cruise, and Bareboat Charter courses on sailboats and powerboats are available at our Florida sailing schools locations – Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina on Fort Myers Beach, the Westin Cape Coral Resort in Ft. Myers, the Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites in St. Petersburg; and our British Virgin Islands sailing school locations – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina and The Moorings on Tortola, where Fast Track to Cruising sailing lessons on catamarans and monohulls. Fast Track® to Power Cruising power boat lessons are available too at all of our locations year-round.
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GIVE A SPECIAL GIFT OF SAILING LESSONS OR POWER BOAT LESSONS
“WOW” YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH A LIFETIME OF ADVENTURES ON THE WATER
A gift of sailing lessons or a boating course is an all-encompassing experience that lasts forever!
Now through December 15, 2024
Purchase a sail or power course for a loved one, a friend, your family, or just YOU.
You get a discount on the course or flotilla package, and receive a terrific canvas tote bag (13″h x 19″W x 7″d) – big enough to hold more gifts from you and fun stocking stuffers like the sunglass retainer and waterproof cell phone holder we’ll include for everyone taking the course (while supplies last)!
Choose a beginner, intermediate or advanced sailing course or powerboat lessons at any of our fantastic resort locations in Florida or the Caribbean. Or choose a fabulous Colgate Sailing Adventures® flotilla cruise if the gift is for someone who already loves cruising and living aboard.
- Discounts start at 10% and depend on the number of participants taking a course together
- Flotilla discounts depend on the level of Offshore Sailing School certification recipient(s) hold
- Contact us to discuss which sail or power course, or perhaps a flotilla, you or the lucky
recipient(s) on your gift list would most enjoy - Then tell us which course or flotilla package you’d like to purchase
- And how many gift packages you want to purchase
- Pay a non-refundable 30% deposit on the approximate total cost
- No need to secure dates when you purchase the gift(s)
- Between January 1-10, 2025 we will call you for the names of the recipient(s) and course or flotilla dates you or they choose
- At that time the balance of the deposit or full payment (depending on dates chosen) is required
- If you don’t know the dates, we’ll communicate with the lucky recipient(s) and get back to you with the balance due
Don’t Delay! The Holidays are Upon Us! Call or Email Today!
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WEEKEND WARRIORS SAILING SERIES AVAILABLE AT FLORIDA LOCATIONS
Big Boat Cruising Refreshers Designed to Up Your Sailing Skills & Confidence
MONOHULL OR CATAMARAN DOCKING REFRESHER
A two-day weekend sailboat cruising course designed to provide ultimate confidence while docking a large sailboat cruising vessel with proficient ease in various wind conditions. $2,995 per person. Live aboard while learning all day Saturday and up to 3 p.m. on Sunday. To learn more go to Monohull or Catamaran Docking Refresher course, or you can download a PDF: 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – DOCKING to learn more.
CATAMARAN ENDORSEMENT 114
A two-day weekend sailing lessons course for monohull sailors who wish to move into catamaran sailboat cruising, and for those who may have learned on or own a catamaran seeking more training in operating a catamaran while sailing, docking, anchoring, and picking up mooring balls. $2,995 per person. Live aboard while learning all day Saturday and Sunday up to 3 p.m. Earn your Catamaran Endorsement 114 for catamaran live-aboard cruising on your own or a catamaran sailboat charter anywhere in the world! To learn more go to Catamaran Refresher & Endorsement course, or you can download the PDF 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – CAT ENDORSEMENT.
IPC PREP WITH BAREBOAT CRUISING CERTIFICATION AND CAT ENDORSEMENT
A three-day big sailboat sailing lessons course designed to help you obtain the IPC (International Proficiency Certificate) for chartering monohulls or catamarans anywhere in the world. $3,495 per person. Sailing instruction is all day Friday, Saturday, and up to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Includes 3-night stay at partner resort where cruising sailboat is based. To learn more go to IPC Prep and Cruising Certification or download this PDF 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – IPC PREP-BCC CERT.
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TWO-DAY DISCOVER SAILING LESSONS PACKAGE
Pick any two consecutive days of the week and have fun learning to sail in two half-day sessions for a total of eight hours of sailing lessons. This is truly a rewarding sailing lessons adventure. You learn how to:
- Leave a dock and bring the boat back in
- Use wind power to make the sailboat go where you want it to go
- Steer using a tiller
- Be competent crew and use the lines to make sails fill with wind
- Pick up something that is in the water without use of the engine
- Have a whole lot of fun sailing as a team!
This introductory two-consecutive-half-day sailing experience is available at at the fabulous Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina on Ft. Myers Beach, FL.To learn more take a look at this flier: 2024 Two Half-Days Discover Sailing – Pink Shell, and sign up today for a Discover Sailing package that will surely get your adrenaline going to learn more sailing tips. Call +1- 888-454-7015 or 239-454-1700 for reservations.
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TWO-HOUR INTRODUCTORY SAILING LESSONS
Another Great Way to Discover Sailing in St. Petersburg and on Ft. Myers Beach, Florida
These fun 2-hour sailing lessons offer the opportunity to “test the water” and see if you enjoy sailing as much as we do.
Sailing lessons with an Offshore Sailing School sailing instructor are held on a fun Colgate 26 sailboat. The cost is $125 per person for each two hour segment. A minimum of two students is required to confirm your reservation. Kids are welcome (minimum age 7) sailing with at least one parent or adult relative. You may book up to five participants per session. Confirmation with details on where to meet your US Sailing-certified instructor will be sent via email or text (your choice) after payment is received, along with what to wear and bring.
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COLGATE SAILING ADVENTURES® FLOTILLA CRUISES ARE A SUPER GRAD BONUS!
Budka in Montenegro
Offshore Sailing School graduates enjoy wonderful destination sailing trips all over the world. In 2024-2025, these hassle free cruising adventures include Greece, Sicily, St. Martin in the Caribbean, a new Croatia-Montenegro adventure, and Tahiti. Joining a group of avid sailors like you, you get to live aboard, sail and cruise on fleets of monohull yachts or sailing catamarans.
If you have Offshore Sailing School’s US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification and the US Sailing IPC (International Proficiency Certificate), you get the best savings and might even be asked to be the designated skipper of one of the yachts! For upcoming trips and dates, click here.
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P.S. It’s easy to get the IPC when you earn Bareboat Cruising certification. The International Proficiency Certificate is required to charter a yacht in many Mediterranean sailing centers.
AN ACCLAIMED LOVE STORY
There’s a whole lot of history, intrigue, and excitement in the 60 years Offshore Sailing School has been in existence. When Steve Colgate started writing his “vignettes,” Doris said, “We need to get these in a book!” And so they did, along with an amazing tale of how they built Offshore Sailing School into an iconic brand, and turned their lives into a tale of one adventure after another. Renowned author, Herb McCormick, captured the Colgate story in this intriguing biography that so may have said they couldn’t put down. Purchase OFFSHORE High on Amazon.com, or order a special autographed copy here.
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OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING 60 YEARS!
Steve and Doris Colgate at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, Annapolis MD
Not too many companies surpass 60 years with their original leaders still at the helm. Living in southwest Florida, those leaders have become somewhat of a legend. The biography of Steve & Doris Colgate, and the history of Offshore Sailing School was published in October 2021 as mentioned above.
They’re still leading the way today. Doris was featured in the October 2019 Gulfshore Life Magazine as one of five impressive “Game Changers” in Southwest Florida. Doris and Steve were both featured in a 7-page spread in Gulfshore Life Magazine’s June 2024 issue. Gulfshore Life is a monthly magazine featuring stories about those involved in sports activities, art and artists, philanthropy and philanthropists, theater and other entertainment, fine dining, and more.
Steve Colgate and Doris Colgate are both in the National Sailing Hall of Fame! Read more about the evolution of Offshore Sailing School in About Us, Steve’s bio here and Doris’ bio here.
LIFETIME DISCOUNTS FOR OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL GRADUATES
Offshore Sailing School graduates of a US Sailing Certification courses you can enjoy a lot of great benefits. As part of our 60th Anniversary Year celebration, all graduates receive 15% off their next Offshore Sailing School certification course. Read all about exclusive Offshore Sailing School Alumni Benefits here.
Graduate benefits are not extended to any online courses and may not be used for non-certification courses, Colgate Sailing Adventure flotilla vacations, special events, or other discounted programs.
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‘TWEENS & TEENS LEARN ALMOST FREE
‘Tweens and Teens family sailing course vacations are a great way to get the kids started in sailing, with you, at a deep family discount. Up to two kids ages 7-17 learn to sail with two adults in Offshore Sailing School’s signature 3-day Learn to Sail OSS 101 course. Kids absolutely love this deal! View more details here.
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SPECIAL COUPLES & FAMILY CRUISING PACKAGES
Private Couples and Buy the Boat Group Family Courses provide special learning experiences with a dedicated instructor. The Offshore Sailing School Fast Track® to Live Aboard Cruising Courses are chosen most often by couples and families to jump start a lifetime of sailing adventures together.
Available at the Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina on Ft. Myers Beach, FL; Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites in St. Petersburg, FL and Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands, there are many options in the Fast Track to Cruising series.
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The 8-day specially-priced Fast Track to Cruising package for a family of 4* (two adults and two family kids, minimum age 12 and maximum age of 25) includes 3-nights resort accommodations, tax, and resort fee while you learn to sail aboard a Colgate 26 for two days. Then you move to a sail-catamaran or monohull yacht and learn to handle a typical charter yacht for the rest of the week.
All aboard have the option to take written and practical tests and receive three US Sailing certifications 101/103/104 (plus Catamaran Endorsement if you learn aboard a catamaran yacht) to skipper a yacht up to 50′. If you plan to charter in Europe you can then apply for your International Proficiency Certificate with these certifications.
This family sailing program is a great opportunity to learn new boating skills while learning how to bareboat charter big sailboats as a team. Offshore Sailing School graduates say it’s the perfect way to embark on countless boating vacations together in the future!
Contact Offshore Sailing School Today.
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RETIRED AND ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN
If you are active military or a retired veteran, we thank you for your service, and offer you a 10% discount on your certification course package with resort stay at one of our Florida locations. You may choose any 3-day or longer Learn to Sail, Fast Track to Cruising®, or Live Aboard Cruising Course. When you enroll please mention you are active or retired military, as retroactive credit is not available. You will also be asked to send us a copy of proof of your military status.
The 10% veterans’ discount may not be used in conjunction with any other discount promotions or on other courses and programs offered by Offshore Sailing School. The discount only applies to the specific military personnel’s portion of the course package, not to others in your party. To learn more, please contact us through this link, or give us a call or send an email. Thank you again for your service!
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OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL GRADS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES
Offshore Sailing School grads send us lots of comments and photos. Here’s just one of many that will inspire you to join the sailing lifestyle . . .
I took the Fast Track to Cruising course with my 19 year old son. We learned so much and feel so confident and excited to take our family out on a charter. It was probably the most memorable, exciting trip we have ever taken. It is a great investment into our family’s future vacationing and lifetime of learning to sail. All of the instructors we had were super knowledgeable, easy going and friendly and made the course very educational and enjoyable.
David Haber (on right in photo) – Armonk, NY
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We invite our graduates to post a Google review here. Our weekly newsletter is filled with interesting stories, industry updates, and sailing course specials. Visit our Sailing Newsletter Sign-Up page. Got a story idea? Send it to Info@OffshoreSailing.com.
