OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL SPECIALS & NEWS
Offshore Sailing School is dedicated to giving you the time of your life! British Virgin Islands Powerboat lessons and sailboat cruising instruction, Florida sailing lessons at all levels – basic sailing, cruising, racing – are exciting, safe, rewarding, and, best of all, fun!
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SAVE 15%!
On British Virgin Islands Fast Track to Cruising and Live Aboard Cruising Courses
If you don’t yet have your monohull or catamaran bareboat charter certification, now’s the time to head to the glorious British Virgin islands and spend a week getting ready to charter anywhere in the world! Save BIG if you purchase a new monohull Fast Track to Cruising or Live Aboard Cruising course or a new catamaran Fast Track to Cruising or Live Aboard Cruising course. Your course start date must be between February 15, 2025 and May 31, 2025. Sign up by 6 p.m. EST February 21, pay in full, and save 15% on the on-water portion of your package.
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Limited Time 15% Discount on These BVI Courses . . .
- Fast Track to Catamaran Cruising 101/103/104/114
- Fast Track to Monohull Cruising 101/103/104
- Live Aboard Cruising on Monohull 103/104
Couples Private Cruising Courses and Family Private Cruising Course Options Available
If traveling alone, we assign you to a date, boat and private cabin with others who signed up for sharing options.
Act Fast! Call for available 15% Discount start dates and
book your course by end of day February 21, 2025
- Full payment required at time you book
- Terms & Conditions you sign outline cancellation rules
- Space is very limited!
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EXTRA BONUS!
We’ll send you an autographed copy of our founders’ biography, OFFSHORE High! They have lived a life of sailing adventures. Scroll down to learn more about this good read!
Be inspired! Sign up today!
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2 FOR 1 WOMEN’S LIVE ABOARD CRUISING COURSE IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Gals, this is a once in a lifetime chance to get your bareboat cruising certification!
Guys, this is the most rewarding gift you can give to your gals!
Cruise and Learn with Other Women in One of the Most Beautiful Settings You’ll find
Your Live Aboard Cruising Course is taught by one of our fabulous BVI women instructors (see Bri or Elin on our Faculty page). Sign up with your daughter, sister, mother, niece or best friend and embark on the most rewarding experience you’ll find.
If you don’t yet have basic sailing skills required for the Live Aboard Cruising course, sign up for the Fast Track to Cruising Course. This adds two days and 3 nights to your sailing vacation adventure and take the Learn to Sail course before boarding the big cruising yacht to cruise and learn while seeing the BVI under sail.
Start date for this special 2-4-1 deal is April 26, 2025. Contact Natalie or Diana or call 239-454-1700 to get more information and sign up for the last two spots in this special women-only British Virgin Islands cruising certification course.
WEEKEND WARRIORS SAILING SERIES AVAILABLE AT FLORIDA LOCATIONS
MONOHULL OR CATAMARAN DOCKING REFRESHER
A two-day weekend sailboat cruising course designed to provide ultimate confidence while docking a large sailboat cruising vessel with proficient ease in various wind conditions. $2,995 per person. Live aboard while learning all day Saturday and up to 3 p.m. on Sunday. To learn more go to Monohull or Catamaran Docking Refresher course, or you can download a PDF: 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – DOCKING to learn more.
CATAMARAN ENDORSEMENT 114
A two-day weekend sailing lessons course for monohull sailors who wish to move into catamaran sailboat cruising, and for those who may have learned on or own a catamaran seeking more training in operating a catamaran while sailing, docking, anchoring, and picking up mooring balls. $2,995 per person. Live aboard while learning all day Saturday and Sunday up to 3 p.m. Earn your Catamaran Endorsement 114 for catamaran live-aboard cruising on your own or a catamaran sailboat charter anywhere in the world! To learn more go to Catamaran Refresher & Endorsement course, or you can download the PDF 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – CAT ENDORSEMENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE (IPC) PREP, BAREBOAT CRUISING CERTIFICATION AND CAT ENDORSEMENT
A three-day big sailboat sailing lessons course designed to help you obtain the IPC (International Proficiency Certificate) for chartering monohulls or catamarans anywhere in the world. $3,495 per person. Sailing instruction is all day Friday, Saturday, and up to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Includes 3-night stay at partner resort where cruising sailboat is based. To learn more go to IPC Prep and Cruising Certification or download this PDF 2024 Weekend Warrior Sailing Class – IPC PREP-BCC CERT.
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COLGATE SAILING ADVENTURES® FLOTILLA CRUISES ARE A SUPER GRAD BONUS!
Want to cruise the Amalfi Coast of Italy?
Well now you can, with special discounts if you are a Fast Track to Cruising Course grad. There’s just 4 berths left on this very special cruise in June 2025. Check it out HERE and call today to find out more.
+1-888-454-7015 or 239-454-1700 | Sail@OffshoreSailing.com
Offshore Sailing School graduates enjoy wonderful destination sailing trips all over the world. In 2025, these hassle-free cruising adventures include Tahiti, the Amalfi Coast of Italy, and a new Croatia-Montenegro adventure. Joining a group of avid sailors like you, you get to live aboard, sail and cruise on fleets of monohull yachts or sailing catamarans.
If you have Offshore Sailing School’s US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification and the US Sailing IPC (International Proficiency Certificate), you get the best savings and might even be asked to be the designated skipper of one of the yachts! For upcoming trips and dates, click here.
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P.S. Getting the IPC is easy when you earn Bareboat Cruising 103/104 certification. The International Proficiency Certificate is required to charter a yacht in many Mediterranean and Carribean sailing centers.
THIS ACCLAIMED LOVE STORY IS A LOVELY GIFT
There’s a lot of history, intrigue, and excitement in the 60 years Offshore Sailing School has existed. When Steve Colgate started writing his “vignettes,” Doris said, “We need to get these in a book!” And so they did, along with an amazing tale of how they built Offshore Sailing School into an iconic brand and turned their lives into a story of exciting adventures. Renowned NY Times and Cruising World magazine author Herb McCormick captured the Colgate story in this intriguing biography that many have said they couldn’t put down. Purchase OFFSHORE High on Amazon.com, or order a special autographed copy here.
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OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING 60 YEARS!
Not too many companies surpass 60 years with their original leaders still at the helm. Living in southwest Florida, those leaders have become somewhat of a legend. As mentioned above, the biography of Steve and Doris Colgate and the history of Offshore Sailing School were published in October 2021.
They’re still leading the way today. Doris was featured in the October 2019 Gulfshore Life Magazine as one of five impressive “Game Changers” in Southwest Florida. Doris and Steve were both featured in a 7-page spread in Gulfshore Life Magazine’s June 2024 issue. Gulfshore Life is a monthly magazine featuring stories about those involved in sports activities, art and artists, philanthropy and philanthropists, theater and other entertainment, fine dining, and more.
Steve Colgate and Doris Colgate are both in the National Sailing Hall of Fame. You can read more about the evolution of Offshore Sailing School in About Us, Steve’s bio and Doris’ bio.
OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL GRADUATES ENJOY BENEFITS!
Offshore Sailing School graduates of a US Sailing Certification courses you can enjoy a lot of great benefits. As part of our 60th Anniversary Year celebration, all graduates receive 15% off their next Offshore Sailing School certification course. Read all about exclusive Offshore Sailing School Alumni Benefits here.
Graduate benefits are not extended to any online courses and may not be used for non-certification courses, Colgate Sailing Adventure flotilla vacations, special events, or other discounted programs.
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TWEENS & TEENS FAMILY COURSE SAVINGS
‘Tweens and Teens family sailing course vacations are a great way to get the kids started in sailing with you at a deep family discount. Up to two kids ages 7-17 learn to sail with two adults in Offshore Sailing School’s signature 3-day Learn to Sail OSS 101 course. Kids absolutely love this deal! View more details here.
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PRIVATE COUPLES & FAMILY CRUISING COURSES
Private Couples and Buy the Boat Group Family Courses provide special learning experiences with a dedicated instructor. The Offshore Sailing School Fast Track® to Live Aboard Cruising Courses are chosen most often by couples and families to jump start a lifetime of sailing adventures together.
Available at the Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina on Ft. Myers Beach, FL; Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites in St. Petersburg, FL and Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands, there are many options in the Fast Track to Cruising series.
The 8-day specially-priced Fast Track to Cruising package for a family of 4* (two adults and two family kids, minimum age 12 and maximum age of 25) includes 3-night resort accommodations, tax, and resort fees while you learn to sail aboard a Colgate 26 for two days. Then you move to a sail-catamaran or monohull yacht and learn to handle a typical charter yacht for the rest of the week.
All aboard can take written and practical tests and receive three US Sailing certifications 101/103/104 (plus Catamaran Endorsement if you learn aboard a catamaran yacht) to skipper a yacht up to 50′. If you plan to charter in Europe you can then apply for your International Proficiency Certificate with these certifications.
This family sailing program is a great opportunity to learn new boating skills while learning how to bareboat charter big sailboats as a team. Offshore Sailing School graduates say it’s the perfect way to embark on countless boating vacations together in the future!
Contact Offshore Sailing School Today.
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RETIRED & ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE DISCOUNTS
If you are active military or a retired veteran, we thank you for your service, and offer you a 10% discount on your certification course package with resort stay at one of our Florida locations. You may choose any 3-day or longer Learn to Sail, Fast Track to Cruising®, or Live Aboard Cruising Course. When you enroll please mention you are active or retired military, as retroactive credit is not available. You will also be asked to send us a copy of proof of your military status.
The 10% veterans / active duty discount may not be used with other discount promotions or on other courses and programs offered by Offshore Sailing School. The discount only applies to the specific military personnel’s portion of the course package, not others in your party. To learn more, please get in touch with us here, call us, or email us. Thank you again for your service!
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OFFSHORE SAILING SCHOOL GRADS SHARE SAILING AND POWER CRUISING STORIES
Offshore Sailing School grads send lots of comments and photos. Here’s just one of many that will inspire you to join the sailing lifestyle . . .
I took the Fast Track to Cruising course with my 19 year old son. We learned so much and feel so confident and excited to take our family out on a charter. It was probably the most memorable, exciting trip we have ever taken. It is a great investment into our family’s future vacationing and lifetime of learning to sail. All of the instructors we had were super knowledgeable, easy going and friendly and made the course very educational and enjoyable.
David Haber (on right in photo) – Armonk, NY
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