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Offshore Sailing School founders Steve and Doris Colgate are producing self-made #DocksideChatswithSteve from their home on the Caloosahatchee River in Southwest Florida, for a little sailing-oriented entertainment to those who may also be homebound during the COVID-19 crisis. These short vignettes are based on the couple’s sailing experiences over the past 56 years of owning and operating Offshore Sailing School. Based in Fort Myers, Fla., the company has taught more than 150,000 adults and families how to…

The American Sailing Association (ASA), America’s sail education authority, is launching a new webinar series. Presented by two-time America’s Cup winner Peter Isler, the three-part series is designed to help sailors keep learning and getting their feet “wet” while they are sheltering in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sponsored by North Sails, the cost is $20 per webinar for ASA members in good standing, which is 33% off the regular $30 fee (fee includes access to the webinar recording for 30 days for…

Your first offshore race is a rite of passage that will provide wonderful memories for a sailing lifetime. Our friends at Sail Black Rock, Oakcliff Sailing, the Storm Trysail Foundation and Gill have partnered with WindCheck to present our second annual youth essay contest, featuring a truly amazing prize!  The winning essay will appear in an upcoming issue of WindCheck (No, that’s not the prize!), and the author will receive a very nice set of Gill foul…

Our friends at 11th Hour Racing are proudly continuing their support of eXXpedition with a grant that will fund the organization’s next set of voyages, eXXpedition Round the World 2019-2021. This all-female pioneering ocean sailing expedition will circumnavigate the globe, raising awareness of and explore solutions to, the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics and toxic substances in the world’s oceans. “eXXpedition has proven to be a powerful force for change, empowering hundreds of women who have…

Our friends at Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana, the world’s only ocean conservation organization that engages, educates and activates the sailing and boating community toward restoring ocean health, are building a network of engaged conservationists through their Green Boating Initiative. As sailors and boaters, we see firsthand the devastating threats that our oceans face such as plastic pollution, oil spills, overfishing and marine habitat destruction. This Newport, Rhode Island-based organization’s Green Boating Initiative mobilizes the…