Press Releases

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Steve and Doris Colgate Receive Harken Gold Block Award for 300th Colgate 26

– On the first night of the 2008 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, at a rousing party sponsored by Harken, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of quality sailboat hardware and accessories, Offshore Sailing School owners Steve and Dori

FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR COLGATE 26 SAILBOATS IN KNICKERBOCKER CUP

Steve Colgate, who created the concept for the award-winning Colgate 26 sailboat in 1996, returned last week from observing the International Team Racing competition for the Knickerbocker Cup, held by Manhasset Bay Yacht Club on Long Island Sound. Thi

Award-Winning Colgate 26 Sailboat Nears Another Milestone

Steve Colgate, founder of Offshore Sailing School, announced today that the Colgate 26 he designed with Jim Taylor back in 1996, is approaching the sale of hull #350. Steve Colgate created this easy-to-sail, yet sophisticated, family sport boat to fil

Colgate 26 Continues as Boat of Choice for International Match Racing Event

Steve Colgate, founder of Offshore Sailing design keelboat announced earlier this month that the 2009 Knickerbocker Cup, where the world’s best match racing teams compete for prize money, will once again be held on Colgate 26 sailboats. This will be th

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY ADDS TO ITS COLGATE 26 FLEETS

With more vessels than any U.S. maritime college, the Maine Maritime Academy has added three more Colgate 26 sailboats, for a total of eight, to its training fleet. The first four Colgate 26 were purchased in 2004, following the U.S. Naval Academy an

U.S. COAST GUARD PURCHASES COLGATE 26 SAILBOAT FLEETS

A brand-new Colgate 26 just completed a tour throughout the eastern United States and Great Lakes Region where interested clubs, schools and individuals saw and test-sailed this versatile and exciting sailboat. One of the stops en route was the U.S