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Articles and Stories

Articles

Offshore Sailing School has been featured in sailing articles that appear in international magazines – from SAIL to Family Circle. These sailing and cruising stories provide real life examples of the Offshore learning experience and illustrate how our world-renown learning vacations appeal to individuals from all walks of life.

Click on a link below to read the sailing articles. In addition to these sailing stories, scroll down to enjoy sailing and cruising stories from recent graduates. We hope to see you on the water and hear your sailing stories too!


Come Play on Captiva
During a recent Learn to Sail course at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island, this Southern Living author discovered “a thrill better than any theme park ride.”
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Learning Curves
Ever wonder how you join the ranks of those who can walk into a marina and rent a quarter-million dollar yacht? You need to graduate from Offshore Sailing School. As former landlubber Roger Toll did.
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Our Favorite Summer Vacation.
August, 2006 Family Circle article.
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Starting from Scratch: A beginner learns the basics.
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Warm weather and an exotic locale make liveaboard sailing classes ideal winter getaways
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When Dear Old Dad is Not the Best Teacher
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A Certifiable Cruise
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This Three-Day Class is Good for
a Lifetime of Adventure
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Learning to Cruise a Modern Catamaran
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A Sailor's POWERPLAY
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Jack Hornor, principal naval architect and
marine surveyor critiques the Colgate 26
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A Question of Balance
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Grad Letters

Although an enthusiastic participant in sailing adventures for years, Mary Jane Hensen was apprehensive about any serious cruising... until they took sailing courses at Offshore.
Here’s their story.

 

 

 

After taking a course with Offshore in St. Petersburg, FL, Bonnie and Ty Troutman are already packing their bags to bareboat in the BVI.
Here’s their story.

 

 

 

 

Fran O’Brien, a company president and pilot, finds true freedom after buying a 45-foot Hunter. Then takes Fast Track to Cruising® with Offshore.
Here’s his story.

 

 

 

 

We are both 70 years of age and enrolled for this course during the week of our 50th wedding anniversary; we could not have chosen a better activity. It was wonderful.
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Offshore Grad Joins 13-month Around-the-World Voyage
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Thank you for Opening the Doors to a New World of Exotic Vacations
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The Best Father-Son Time Ever –
Russ McCallian

In recent years my son, Ryan began asking a lot of questions about my dad and the type of things we used to do together. I always would talk about the sailing trips and how much I enjoyed them. It was these discussions that made me remember how much it meant to go sailing with my dad and spend time together out on the ocean.

 

Celestial Sailors –
Michel and Sotiria Forlini

This is our story. A story of people nurturing a dream of sailing to the far corners of the world on a journey filled with exciting adventures and encounters with other cultures; but mostly, an odyssey filled with inner discoveries.

 

 

Steve Colgate Rounds Cape Horn

Round the Horn vicariously with Steve Colgate. Join the crew of Seal in the high latitudes.

 

 

 

 

Grad Stories

Wind, Water and Wisdom

During the 8-days of the “Fast Track to Cruising” class aboard a Colgate 26 then a Hunter 41, I learned from seasoned sailing instructors more than just the basics…I learned a new vocabulary, new behaviors and a new appreciation for what it takes to really sail. CLICK HERE to read the story

 

 

 

Nervous Beginners to Confident Sailors –
It's About Time

Bob and Helene Pajak of Westhampton, MA won Offshore’s 40th Year Anniversary Contest – A week on Captiva Island with unlimited use of a Colgate 26. With the help of Helene’s 6th grade class, they claimed the Grand Prize!

 

 

 

Blue-ribbon winner Pat Davenport doesn't let a divorce or career change get in the way of sailing
her Colgate 26.
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After completing four Offshore courses, Melinda Long, an executive living in Richmond, Virginia, acquired a surprise mission: skippering a 46-foot yacht for a group of unknown novice boaters on a weeklong British Virgin Islands charter.
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Inspired by a quote from Mark Twain, Ralph Erickson began sailing at age 50.
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Offshore Graduate Circumnavigates the Globe
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The Lees, World Class Sailors
in 3 Years!
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Indy 500 "Rookie of the Year" Learns to Sail
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