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Typical anchorage on Offshore Sailing School 2018 Flotilla Cruise in the northern Leeward Islands.
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Doris Colgate
Offshore Sailing Brochure Request | Learn to Sail with Us
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Fast Track® Sailing Courses
Learn to Sail
Fast Track to Sailing | Beginner to Advanced in Six Days
Learn to Sail Certification Courses
Family Learn to Sail Programs
Sailing Lessons and Sailing Rides
Small Sailboat Cruising Course
Online Learn to Sail Course
Learn to Cruise
Fast Track to Monohull Cruising
Fast Track to Catamaran Cruising
Live Aboard Cruising Courses
Bareboat Charter Courses
Ultimate Cruising Course
Boat Handling & Docking
Navigation Courses
Learn to Race
Performance Sailing Courses
Fast Track to Sailboat Racing Courses
Performance Racing Clinics
Learn Passage Making
Coastal Passage Making Courses
Offshore Passage Making Courses
Celestial Navigation Courses
Coastal Navigation
Powerboat Courses
Private Courses
Advanced Sailboat Cruising Weekend Courses
Docking Refresher Course on a Catamaran or Monohull
Catamaran Refresher & 114 Endorsement
IPC Prep With Cruising Certification & Catamaran Endorsement
Team Building Programs
Women-Only Sailing Programs
Women’s Sail Sip Spa Week in the British Virgin Islands
SAILING TIPS
Top 10 Tips Learning How to Sail
Anchoring
Docking
Safety and Comfort Aboard
Sails & Sail Trim
Steering and Maneuvering
Handling Spinnakers
Engine Maintenance
RESOURCES
How to Become a Sailing Instructor
How to Choose a Sailing School
Yacht Lease Management Opportunities
Bookstore
New!
About Sailing
Our Locations
Florida
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Blog
How Offshore Sailing School Changes Lives
Tahiti Colgate Sailing Adventure Flotilla 2025 Blog
2024 St. Lucia Colgate Sailing Adventures Flotilla
St. Lucia and Windward Islands Flotilla Cruise
Weathering Unexpected Bad Weather
A Sailing Adventure He Still Can’t Believe Was Real
Sailing – Out & About SWFL
2016 Croatia Flotilla Cruise Diary
Testimonials
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