Offshore Sailing School & Club

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Welcome to America’s #1 Sailing School!
We are America’s #1 Sailing School® - perfecting the art of sailing instruction vacations and sailing lessons since 1964. With Colgate Offshore Sailing School, sailing is easy to learn and fun. Discover a new “freedom” on our award winning sailboats and sailing catamarans at one of our sailing schools locations.
Be Inspired by Sailing!
Whether you just want to try sailing or learn as much as you can, the most important decision you will ever make is who you trust to teach you to sail. This is our 47 year legacy. We understand your time is valuable and the importance of your decision. We provide you a saling educational experience beyond compare. In just three days, our Learn to Sail Course gives you the confidence to sail mid-sized sailboats with ease. In one week you can gain skills to sail and live-aboard big cruising sailboats with our Fast Track to Cruising® course. Like to sail really fast? Performance Sailing courses and our exclusive Offshore/North U Race Week will put you on the podium with race training on our Colgate 26 fleet.
Whichever sailing course or lesson you choose, you'll be inspired, refreshed, amazed at how much you learn. Whether you want to get away for a day or go around the world, sailing is now within your reach. Offshore Sailing School is the leader in sailing lessons and sailing vacations - discover one of our seven locations today!
Contact Us or give us a call at 888-454-7015 and let's talk about your sailing goals and how to get started now.
More than 115,000 graduates since 1964
Join over 115,000 Offshore Sailing School sailing lesson graduates who trusted us with their sailing education and have embraced the eco-friendly sailing lifestyle at one of our sailing schools. Discover why Sailing is the Adventurers Choice when it comes to sailing schools and rewarding vacations.
"If you want to learn to sail, look no further. Steve and Doris Colgate will get you on the water quickly, safely and enjoyably." – Peter Nielsen, Editor-in-Chief, SAIL Magazine
At Offshore Sailing School, you are #1
Our expert instructors, certified by US SAILING and Steve Colgate, truly care about your success. We'll get you on the water and at the helm of a legendary Colgate 26 in a hurry. If you already have small boat experience, you'll take command of an impressive big cruising boat.
We teach you so well, at the end of the course you and your crewmates will take the boat out without your instructor on a test sail. No one else in the industry would allow new graduates to take off on $40,000 to $600,000 boats, but we do!

Here's why you should learn to sail, race or get on the Fast Track to Cruising® right now: Sailing will take you away from the onslaught of 24/7 news and give you a whole new release on life. Go sailing to find the new you and a whole new outlook on life adventures!
Proud sponsor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
Sail with us on Labor Day to support the cure for blood cancers.
Offshore Sailing School is a proud national sponsor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Leukemia Cup Regattas. We donate our fleets for fund raising events and hold special programs to raise funds to find the cure. When yo u take a regular course with Offshore Sailing School in 2010, $25 of your tuition goes to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Make this the year you take that course of your dreams and support the life dreams of those suffering from leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Offshore Sailing School is the official sailing school for
The Moorings — the largest and most respected charter company in the world!

Bonus Gift Package for Holiday Participants
A wrapped package waiting for you when you arrive - with special Gill sailing gear!
Win a Sailboat Contest Announced!
Learn to Sail between November 1 and May 31, 2011 and enter to win a brand new Hunter 15 with trailer.
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