3 and 5 Day Learn to Sail
Inspiring, fun sailing courses and learning vacations
Offshore Sailing School – America's #1 Sailing School® – opens a whole new world of lifetime opportunities with our Learn to Sail courses and getaways. All ages will enjoy the quality learning sailing vacations that we offer you. If you want to learn to sail, love the outdoors and being on the water, Offshore Sailing School Learn to Sail vacations are for you.
Weekend or five-day learning vacations
Learn to Sail Courses give you maximum saiing lessons, with time to pursue other activities as well. The three- day course starts with a classroom session each day, followed by six hours of on-water instruction with a break for lunch ashore.
During our five-day resort schedule you attend daily classroom sessions followed by half-days of on-water instruction. No other sailing school gives you this practice sail at the learn to sail level. This relaxing way to learn allows family and friends with different levels of experience to take different level courses best suited to their goals with the same classroom and on-water schedules. And it allows you to enjoy a learning vacation and share off-water time with those who want to be with you but not take a course.
Sailing lessons that give you more
Regardless of the schedule you choose, on your last day, you and your classmates chart a course and sail on your own. This test sail is true proof of how much learn from America's #1 Sailing School®.
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e best sailing textbooks
Fast Track to Sailing, written by Steve and Doris Colgate, owners of Offshore Sailing School, is sent to you in advance of your Learn to Sail course. Fast Track to Sailing is a 120-page, full color stand-alone book written for the new sailor and those who need to brush up to move on to more advanced courses. It gives you all the techniques and knowledge you need for day sailing, alone or with crew. You’ll learn not just how to do things aboard, but why you are doing them.
Sailing Certification
With your Sailing Course, you earn Colgate Day Sailing Certification at no extra charge. In addition, you may purchase US SAILING Certification. If you choose this option, you will also receive the 91-page US SAILING Basic Keelboat textbook and take the US SAILING Basic Certification test during the course. Yes, that is Offshore Sailings' very own Colgate 26 sailboat for the cover of this book .
Offshore Sailing School provided a great learning experience that not only taught me how to sail, but showed me how enjoyable it really is. The instructors were knowledgeable and well-presented but most important, they were enthusiastic. You could tell they loved sailing, and you couldn’t help but get into it.”
Joseph Bonanni – Endicott, NY
Award-winning sailboats
You’ll sail the dynamic COLGATE 26, America's #1 training sailboat. Priced at $49,000 this carefully thought-out, award-winning sport boat has a huge comfortable cockpit, many go-fast adjustments, safety features and easy handling characteristics. During your sailing adventure, no more than three other classmates and your instructor are aboard, ensuring maximum individual instruction and a job for everyone at all times. You may also opt for a Private Course for Two or a Private Family Course for up to five.
Next steps
Learn to Sail is the first step in our most popular program - Fast Track to Cruising® - an exciting learn to sail vacation for seven-days that takes you right up to big boat sailing speed. If your goal is to go beyond day sailing and go cruising someday, consider combining your Learn to Sail vacation experience with one of our cruising courses in our exclusive week-long Fast Track to Cruising program. Here at Offshore, we always recommend trip insurance when planning your sailing vacation.
“Visit What you learn in our courses to see everything covered in the Learn to Sail course. And be sure to visit our YouTube channel to hear from real graduates who share their sailing experiences!
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