Olympian and America’s Cup competitor, and ever-present participant on the racing circuit, Steve Colgate personifies the sport and lifestyle of sailing. For his many years of dedication to sailing education for people of all ages and walks of life, for his long history of competing and winning in the sailboat racing world – Steve Colgate was inducted into the prestigious National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2015.
Steve grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, NY and started sailing Atlantic Class sailboats and Lightnings on Long Island Sound at the age of nine. A 1957 Yale graduate, he served two years as an Air Force officer and then sharpened his knowledge of all things maritime during a four-year stint at a boat supply store in New York City, before launching Offshore in 1964.