Skip to main contentGrowing Up Moorings. At 24 years old, Jeff Monuszko became the youngest person to own a Moorings yacht when he acquired the 42.3 monohull “Luff Out Loud” in 2015. Now,…
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“We’d been engaged for nearly a year and were really not even thinking about planning a wedding when we first started to check into options to learn to sail.” “We…
Offshore Sailing Grad Tom White refreshed his bareboat charter skills, completing his 8th sailing experience with Offshore Sailing School. Here’s a summary of what he’s done and plans to do…
Changing Course Downwind A run or running free is essentially sailing with the wind pushing the boat from behind. When you fall off from close-hauled to reaching, you ease the…
The Stephen Gray Family recently won and completed a Live Aboard Cruising Course at Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina in Ft. Myers Beach, FL. Hear about their experience in this…
Lulls and Puffs As you sail along you may suddenly feel a dramatic drop in wind strength. You have sailed into a lull, and the apparent wind has gone forward…
Interview With Steve and Doris Colgate in Annapolis Offshore Sailing School’s own Steve and Doris Colgate were busy at this month’s U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis. Here’s a recap of…
Rudderless Drill Reprinted from “Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, & Racing” by Steve Colgate; published by W.W. Norton & Co. Another drill one hopes never to have to use is sailing…
Grounding Tips for Sailors A slight miscalculation can lead to sudden stops. Use these tips for a speedy recovery back to safe water. As with any aspect of sailing, a…
Check the Little Things Before Setting Sail Here is an old proverb that seems so appropriate to sailing:
