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Learn to Sail: Two-Day Learn to Sail Getaway

Find out why sailors really do have more fun

Sailing is exhilarating and peaceful. It gives you freedom and opens a world of new travel opportunities. This two-day introduction to sailing is a great way to test the waters and experience the sailing lifestyle, before taking a regular Learn to Sail certification course. On this mini-vacation, you'll get started in the basics of sailing with time to relax and enjoy other activities too.

Choose any two days and learn at a great resort!

Join us on the Chesapeake at The Inn at Perry Cabin; or one of our southwest Florida destinations – South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island or Pink Shell Beach Resort and Spa on Ft. Myers Beach. You'll enjoy six hours of hands-on learning on a sleek Colgate 26 over two days (with half-days free to enjoy other activities at the resort).

Arrive the evening before

Bring the kids, steal away (just the two of you) or come alone and meet others who enjoy the outdoors and sailing lifestyle. Your first sailing session starts at 2 p.m. and ends at 5 p.m. The next day your sailing session is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., giving you that afternoon to relax or start your journey home.

Depending on the location you choose you'll find maritime and shell museums, great shopping and dining, jogging paths, shelling, kayaking, bicycling, fishing, tennis, golf and a whole lot more available right outside your hotel room door or close by. Topped by beautiful sandy beaches or waterfront vistas, wonderful pools, rejuvenating spas and exercise facilities –you won't find learning and relaxing better than this.

A rewarding introduction to sailing

Along with safety procedures, you'll learn a lot about sailing daysailers and perhaps decide to pursue the sailing lifetsyle with our regular Learn to Sail course very soon. Here's what you'll cover with an expert Offshore Sailing School instructor on your two-day getaway:

How to leave a dock and bring the boat back in
How to make a sailboat go where you want it to go
How to steer and be part of the crew
How to find wind direction and trim sails to use that wind
How to tie some of the most used knots

Your two-day Learn to Sail package:

Tuition alone is $495 per person. Packages including the course and accommodations start at $650 per person, double occupancy. Add $200 for single occupancy and $300 if you wish a private two-day course. Minimum age is 10. We need a minimum of two people to open a course date unless you are opting for a private experience. Maximum four per boat.

Six hours of hands-on learning all aboard a Colgate 26
Colgate's Basic Sailing Theory
Course certificate
Accommodations in a standard room at the resort you choose including tax