Hello Friends -
Sailing is The Great Escape. Like rock climbing, surfing or white water kayaking, there is no room in the sport for reflection on anything other than the immediacy of the moment.
Sometimes you can't even think about the moment; you just do it.
Each moment flows naturally into the next. And at the end of the day, you feel great. No matter what.
When you escape to a place where beauty and action coexist constantly, and you love the color blue, you're probably a sailor.
Whether sailors go fast or slow, do day sails or offshore adventures... they enjoy escape and a clean workout. Of all the ways to sail, the end result is always the same:
"It was an awesome, excellent day."
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NEW WEEKEND CLASS
ADVANCED CRUISING*
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In response to student feedback, OSA is pleased to announce a new class for its Basic Cruising graduates.
"Practice time with an instructor is what I need... refining my docking and sail handling under a variety of conditions. I get the concepts... it's skills refinement that I need."
Advanced Cruising is a two-day course taught on one of our cruising vessels. This two-day "focus class" reviews Basic Cruising concepts and adds refinements, providing a full weekend of practice time on a yacht.
· review of engine systems
· close quarters maneuvering
· sail handling refinements
· man overboard drills
This fun and challenging weekend course will help build your confidence and awareness on the water without requiring that you take a day off work.
Minimum cert. required: US Sailing's Basic Cruising
2 day Class
Dates:
June 19 & 20
July 24 & 25, 9 am - 4 pm
Cost: $580
*This is not a US Sailing Certified Course. It is an optional 2-day class that solidifies your Cruising skills. It is geared toward graduates of Basic and/or Bareboat Cruising who want more time on the water on a yacht in the harbor with an instructor.
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Melges 24 Race Training
Learn to Race the Fastest Small Boat on the Water
The Melges 24 is the most
exciting small racing boat and the fastest growing small boat racing
phenomenon in the U.S. today. Charleston Harbor is the site of several
nationwide Melges competitions each year.
OSA is the official Melges 24 training school.
OSA Melges 24 training prepares you for competition in One-Design racing sailboats categories 20 - 70 feet
in length, and PHRF and IRC racing sailboats 22 - 70+ feet in length. OSA classes get you in top shape for this year's east coast races and
next year's 7th Annual Charleston Race Week.
Melges training tutors sailors in a multitude of tricky and competitive situations. As one of the
east coast's best training grounds for racing, Charleston's wind and
currents easily upset a traditional strategic approach. Whether racing
an inshore harbor course or the offshore courses, the conditions and
fronts that roll through the Lowcountry throughout the year challenge
skippers and tacticians from all over the country.
OSA Melges
training also focuses on learning to handle fast-moving fronts, of
which we have many, powerful sea breezes and strong currents up to 3
knots.
+ Calling all women. Compared to larger racing boats, the smaller boats such
as Melges draw a disproportionately large female contingent. Lighter
weight boats are a pleasure for the smaller person to handle, and race
teams search out lighter crew.
For clinic details, click here.
Clinic dates: in July
Melges 24
Cost: $1890
Call Ned at 843-971-0700. He loves the Melges!
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Colgate 26
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practice your skills through racing.
June 2 through August 18OSA has 2 student crewed vessels competing in the CORA
Wednesday night races, a Colgate
26 and a Farr 40 on loan from our sister company ondeck Antigua. Vessels compete in different classes depending
on crew skill levels. Basic sailing experience is needed but no prior
racing experience is necessary. Each student crew will sail with an
instructor on board for guidance during the race. Farr 40
 | The Farr 40 is a thoroughbred racing yacht with a strong, lightweight
hull and carbon mast. This famous racing yacht is ideal for our
performance sailing short course races, charters or sailing regattas.
Call us to reserve a spot in this well attended series.
We'll have an instructor onboard to coordinate the crew. 843-971-0700. Cost: $75 per race. $400 for a series of six races.
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Between now and September
you can progress from...
Novice to Offshore Sailor in 4 Months
 
To help you gain practice time, we'll provide
3 FREE BAREBOAT CHARTERS BETWEEN EACH COURSE*
A firm foundation in sailing is established during these two 3-day sailing classes,
the sort of foundation from which you can move forward into more
complex boat handling situations. You'll be learning onboard a Colgate
26, a stable yet responsive keelboat.
This is the 3-day classthat teaches you to handle a 30'+ yacht, in other words a live-aboard. These boats handle a little differently than the Colgates; they're
faster and more complex, but with more creature comforts.
You owe it to yourself to learn to be the captain of your boat, whether for a local charter or a trip to the Caribbean. In this course we focus on extended overnights and electronic navigation, advanced anchoring and heavy weather sailing.
Spend 4 days and 3 nights on the water learning and practicing navigation with and without the aid of electronic devices, following 2 days of
classroom theory. You'll learn the skills that are imperative for
getting vessel and crew home safely on an extended sail.
Cost: $4630
Please call 971-0700
*3 FREE BAREBOAT CHARTERS BETWEEN EACH COURSE
You
are encouraged to brings guests or to sail with other students. The
boats, Colgate 26s, are generally available evenings from 5:00 - 8:00.
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Offshore Challenge
July 2 & 3
OVERNIGHT TO GEORGETOWN
OSA will race with you, its crew, on a Farr 40, a high performance 40 foot One Design in this exciting CORA race. The Farr 40 was designed for exhilarating, fun racing for both novices and professionals. The sleek waterline and clean cockpits make these race machines a fast and safe ride. This is an exciting boat on loan to us from our sister company ondeck's Caribbean base. If you've taken Basic Keelboat 1 and 2 or higher you can join us. This is a great race put on by the CORA and the local sailing community! Call us to talk. 843-971-0700 July 2 & 3, Friday and Saturday $750 |
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"We won the race by twenty-three seconds, and two seconds after we crossed the line the mast snapped. Which solved the problem of stopping, anyway."
-Philip Holland
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Sail with OSA/ondeck:
Antigua-- The Caribbean Sailing Capital
click pick above for u-tube
Winter sailing in Antigua is one of life's must-do's. Great
conditions and weather have made it the sailing capital of the
Caribbean.
We partner with ondeck to provide you with the best prices and boats for Caribbean Regattas:
Jan 28 - Feb 1 Port Louis Grenada Sailing FestivalFeb 13 - 20 Tobago Carnival RegattaFeb 19 - 25 RORC Caribbean 600Feb 28 - Mar 6 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaMar 21 - 27 St. Thomas International Rolex RegattaMarch 28 - April 3 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing FestivalMarch 21 - April 3 Rolex & BVIApril 21 - 30 Antigua Sailing WeekWe are working with our partner, ondeck Antigua, to offer sailing packages for groups and individuals who want to take part in these fantastic events. For details of our Packages for
Individuals please click here. Call Ned or Florence at OSA for more information:843-971-0700
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"OFFSHORE
CHALLENGE"
SCHEDULE
Join our crew on any or all of these races:
7 Races April thru October
1) "Sheriff's Cup"
TO BOHICKET
April 24 & 25
2) SPRING
OCEAN DAY RACE
May 15
3) GULFSTREAMER FROM DAYTONA
May 24-31
(see article at left)
4) "Indigo Cup"
OVERNIGHT TO GEORGETOWN
July 3 & 4
5) "Challenge Race"
OVERNIGHT TO SAVANNAH
August 20 & 21
6) FALL
OCEAN DAY RACE
September 18
7) "Alice Cup"
OVERNIGHT TO BOHICKET
October 23 & 24
e-mail us
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85 year old man
with alzheimers
goes sailing
not really his picture.
Old Salt Sails Again
"My 85 year old father received as a surprise birthday present a 1/2 day sail on OSA's "Moon Shot". He has Alzheimers and vertigo, and we didn't know how he would fare. In the company of family and our great skipper Jay, we all had a fabulous sail, and Dad had tears. Every minute, and communication, with OSA has been top quality, and we were able to organize this from Tulsa, Ok! We want to sail again, of course!"
Comments Submitted by Nancy Brian
54 year-old :: Female Sailing School Reviewer :: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Thank you Nancy! We had a wonderful time with your family.
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3 Students Awarded Sailing Scholarships
Demere Board chooses OSA to Teach Teens to Sail
Three high school students in Savannah last month received an all-expense-paid
award entitling them to a week's sailing instruction at OSA. All three
were awarded the scholarship based on outstanding accomplishments in
their young lives and an intense desire to sail.
The scholarship
was established five years ago by friends of the late Demere, a
philanthropist whose family business was Colonial Oil, and whose
passion was sailing. The scholarship was presented May 21 at the
Savannah Yacht Club.
Ned Goss of OSA was the guest speaker. "We
thoroughly enjoy helping these enthusiastic and bright young people
broaden their perspectives through sailing. They are a pleasure to
know and work with."
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For those who were forwarded this newsletter by a friend, you may 
Ocean Sailing Academy
info@OSAsailing.com
www.OSAsailing.com
843-971-0700
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