Join our OSA Crew for an incredible experience: Sail roundtrip Charleston/Daytona/Charleston
Memorial Day Weekend every other year since 1998
The Gulfstreamer Race starts Friday, May 28th at the sea buoy in Ponce Inlet, Florida.The race begins with the traditional "race within a race" as skippers and crew
sail a sprint race the first 10 miles to the Daytona Beach Pier for a
separate "sprint" trophy.
Racers will continue as we turn our
sailing tactics from a short sprint to a test of endurance and
seamanship as we head towards Charleston, approximately 215 nautical
miles to the north. The skippers and crew should be finishing the Race
Saturday evening and Sunday morning as Charleston kicks off our annual
arts and cultural festival, Spoleto.
Our itinerary:
Monday May 24: in Charleston: boat prep ~ systems, provisions
Tuesday morning: depart for Daytona, sail through the night
Wednesday eve: arrive in St. Augustine. Spend the night
Thursday: depart for Daytona.
Thurs night: Rum Party & Dinner Buffet. Free rum at Tiki Bar, steel drum music
Fri morning: Yacht Club breakfast. Race from Daytona to Charleston
Sunday, May 30: Arrive Charleston
Monday night: Awards ceremony & dinner
There will be 6 of us. Are you ready to join us? Call Ned 843-971-0700 to talk about it.
Sunset Cruise & Overnight Anchor in Scenic Charleston Harbor
Your most romantic night in Charleston will be spent on a private yacht sailing the calm harbor at sunset. Your captain will prepare a delicious meal and invite you to follow dinner with a bottle of wine on deck, watching the twinkling lights of Charleston over calm water.
You'll spend the night at anchor in a calm, scenic spot. Feel the gentle lap of water at night, and awaken to the throaty morning call of shorebirds as the sunrise reflects gloriously over the water.
Your captain is an instructor at our academy and welcomes participation at any level you may enjoy in sailing. All our instructors are personable and intuitive, and trained to provide our guests a safe and enjoyable backdrop to their cruise.
Itinerary: Board your yacht at 4 pm for a sunset cruise on a 42' yacht followed by dinner with a bottle of wine. Spend the night at secluded anchor in Charleston Harbor. Awaken to the smells of breakfast cooking and enjoy your coffee on deck. After breakfast, cruise the harbor. We'll have you back to the slip by noon.
Rate: $765 all inclusive for 2 people Dates Available: May 1 - December 31, 2010
June 28 - July 13
ABACOS RACE WEEK OSA Instructor Jay Cook is offering to certify 6 people in Ocean Passage Making onboard his Beneteau 423 to and from the Abacos.
In the Abacos, plan to meet 140 other boats at Green Turtle Island for "one of the most fun sailing events I've been to," says Jay about Abacos Race Week.
Jay's boat, the Tohidu, is fast: last May it was Winner of Class and Corrected Overall of the Charleston Offshore Challenge to Myrtle Beach.
Upon joining Tohidu's crew you have options: · Do the whole trip: sail out Mon. June 28 and arrive back in Chas. July 13 ·sail down and fly back any time ·fly down & sail back
To discuss it, call Ned at 843-971-0700
Special Couples Offering
Weekend Escapes to the Wild Overnight skippered passage for 2 or 4
...to beautiful Price Inlet or the hauntingly remote N. Edisto River
Price Inlet
50
miles north of Charleston there's an inlet between 2 remote islands:
Bull Island, a federal wildlife reserve in Cape Romain National
Wildlife Refuge, and Caper's Island, a state wildlife sanctuary. No
human structures are in sight and the sky is crowded with stars.
Sail
up the coast for a few hours. Participate as much as you'd like in the
sail and meal preparation, and then enjoy relaxing under the stars.
First class all the way...
2-day Overnight: $1320/couple for the skippered charter, includes provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Edisto River
Half
a day's sail south of Charleston is an inlet that dolphins seem to rank
highly; never has there been an afternoon when we didn't see a group
cavorting there. This very broad inlet with an island bird sanctuary
at its mouth lies at the ocean edge of the 340,000 acre ACE Basin, the
largest private/public land conservation experiment on the east coast.
The variety of shore birds is tremendous, and the open expanses are
endless.
Participate actively in sailing to the extent that you're interested in doing so.
2-day Overnight: $1320/couple for the skippered charter, including provisions
Price Inlet between Capers & Bulls Islands
North Edisto inlet
Charleston to Bermuda race June 2011
Round-trip opportunity There are 2 parts to this voyage. Join us onboard one or both:
Race to Bermuda:
Be one of 6 sailors to participate with OSA, the group that won the First Place Governor's Cup in 2009's Charleston to Bermuda race. The race event includes 2 training sessions with our ocean-savvy OSA instructor.
The
adventure begins with 6 days of training in March. The first 3-day
weekend will be spent preparing for the C2B and
participating in CORA's 30-mile Offshore Challenge Race #1.
The second 3-day weekend will consist of final prep,
safety drills and an offshore overnight. For 3 days prior to the event you again join your crew for race trip planning and
preparation. Then you set sail and race like the wind.
C2B Race Date: TBA Prerequisite: Bareboat Cruising Cost: to be announced . . . . . . . . . . . .
Casually sail back: Be one of an elite group of 4 students who will sail back with us via Jacksonville. While
you may join this trip just for fun, this route was established to
serve those seeking their Ocean Passage Making cert which requires 1000
miles of blue water experience.
What
better place to celebrate than from a floating island in the water
under huge skies, in the wind and under sail on an Ocean Sailing
Academy boat as part of our quarterly Solstice & Equinox Cruises
and Flotilla Celebrations?
"The
Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to go around the Sun. This is the
reason we have a leap year every 4 years: to add another day to our
calendar so that there is not a gradual drift of date through the
seasons. For the same reason, the precise times of the equinoxes are
not the same each year and generally will occur about 6 hours later
each year, with a jump of a day (backwards) on leap years."
This
year the dates fall on March 20, June 21, September 22 and Dec. 21.
Evening flotillas will return just after sunset or spend the night out
so you can experience the absolute completion of each full day.
fall equinox
Sunset Fall Equinox in the middle of Charleston Harbor
Feel
the evening breeze at that precise moment when the sun goes down and you're feeling the last rays of the longest day of the year. Join us on a sail where the water all
around will reflect what we anticipate to be a magnificent sunset.
On the equinox, Tuesday September 22, the sun sets at 7:16. So we'll launch at 5:30 and return at 7:30.
If you'd like, bring something to toast with on this very special, most magnificent day of the year.
Boats accommodate 4-6 people Prerequisite sailing experience: none Cost: $95/person
Escape
for 6 days into an intensly fun-filled experience in Charleston Harbor
or offshore. Surround yourself with wind, waves and weather, and learn
skills that will contribute to every one of your future sailing
experiences. We teach the cooperative art of sailing as a couple,
based on mutual understanding of how sailboats maneuver. Sailing is
especially fun when skill levels are high.
If you share a dream
with friends or family to sail, this is the best time to make it come
true. Now 4 of you can take private sailing instruction for the price
of 2. After these classes you'll know more about sailing than many
sailors who have spent much more time on the water.
During the cruise gain certification in the following U.S. Certified class: 6 day Basic Keelboat
This
great excuse to leave the mainland behind is valid if enjoyed between December 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010.
Cost: Basic Keelboat: $1190/person X 2 (+ 2 people FREE)
6 Days of Sailing!
PrivateCruising/ Instructional Vacation Sleep on board Save $ on a hotel
Share this Grand Adventure with your Spouse or Friends. Package includes 6 nights, 6 days, all onboard meals. Sign up 2-4 people.
In
a very short period of time you'll gain the skills and confidence
achievable only by living onboard a sailboat. Spend a fun and
comfortable 6 days and 5 nights on a private yacht with a personal
instructor.
This is so much fun! Cruise the S.C. coast stopping
at beaches, historic sights, inlets and marinas. Experience
captaining a cruising yacht. With the knowledge you gain will come the
relaxed attitudes that'll make every future sailing adventure with your
wife, husband, children or friends a delightful experience.
This
brand new offering includes huge savings over separate hotel rates on a
6 day Cruising Course while providing lots of additional opportunity to
gain docking, sailing and mooring practice.
Best of all,
you'll learn the skills that allow you to sail smoothly with your
shipmates and to develop individually the confidence to take command:
- Navigation and piloting skills - Anchoring, docking and mooring - Single-handed overboard recovery skills - Cruising systems, checks and inspections - Handling heavy weather
Come away refreshed and justifiably confident!
Package: 1st night downtown Charleston B&B Water Taxi across the harbor to Ocean Sailing Academy 6 days onboard instruction 5 nights onboard Fully provisioned meals, except 3 dinners on shore
