Our Friend Eric sent us these great photos from his recent sailing adventures in the Brisith and US Virgin Islands. We'll be headed down there in February and have a few more spaces available. Get in touch with us or look here if you want to know more about this or our other vacations.
Our friend Bruno sent us some great photos of him and some locals sailboat fishing in the islands around Malaysia. Click here to see more.
February 6th - February 13th
By the time February rolls around, we are ready for some sun and sail and we bet you are too!
Escape the cold of winter and join us for our first sailing vacation of 2010! We'll be traveling to the British Virgin Islands to sail its pristine turquoise waters and bask in tropical luxury. With endless beaches, idyllic islands, warm-hearted locals and an eclectic fun loving culture, the BVI is one of the best sailing destinations in the world.
Imagine 7 days relaxing aboard a luxury sailing yacht, swimming in crystal clear waters, exploring underwater shipwrecks, docking at island ports, delving into the vibrant culture of the islands, and kicking back on deck with friends and fresh rum cocktails at sunset.
Get a group of your friends together or come to make new friends! There is no better way to experience BVI than on our spectacular boats and with our skilled and friendly crew.
Jessica Watson, a 16-year-old Australian, began her attempt at solo circumnavigation on Sunday when she left Sydney in her yacht. She plans on spending the next eight months at sea sailing some 28,000 miles around the world on her 10-meter boat, hoping to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone. Her departure was not without controversy, however: the government in her home state of Queensland, as well as some of Australia’s most experienced sailors, have urged her not to try. Watson’s attempt comes just a few months after 13-year-old Laura Dekker of Holland was ordered into state care to scuttle her own plans to break the record; the current record-holder is 17-year-old Mike Perham, who completed his circumnavigation in August.
The summer is officially over and fall is now upon us. October brings the best winds of the year and is the perfect time to view the fall foliage and enjoy the water one last time before winter sets in!
We are offering a 25% discount on our sailing lessons for the month of October.
Group Lessons
One Day Intro to Sailing - $250
Weekend Basic Sailing Class - $450
Weekend Coastal Cruising Class - $560
Private Lessons
3 hours on our 21' Hunter: $335
3 hours on our 42' Beneteau: $447
Whether you're a beginner looking to develop sailing skills or an expert who can't get enough, we're here to make you're experience on the water what you've always dreamed it could be. Join us today and make this the year you learn to sail!
Registration for our 2010 Summer Sailing Program for Kids has begun.
Our two week summer sailing program combines the best sailing instruction available in the region with summer fun like no other.
We are conveniently located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and provide multiple sessions throughout the summer. Please have a look at our program and see why we're recommended by everyone from Time Out Kids to the NBC.
Session 1: June 14th – June 25th, 2010
Session 2: June 28th – July 9th, 2010
Session 3: July 12th – July 23rd, 2010
Session 4: July 26th – Aug 6th, 2010
Session 5: Aug 9th - Aug 20th, 2010
Session 6: Aug 23rd - Sept 3rd, 2010
* Register before November 15th for $400 off our standard prices!
Business website Biz Bash recommends us for corporate team building. Check out our great team building programs here and read the article here.
Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy who made this awesome video about learning to sail. We had a blast sailing with them. Here's their review and video below:
We’re on a boat, mofos.
Except this big, blue, watery road is the Hudson, and, instead of T-Pain, we’re cruising with the boys from Atlantic Yachting, a sailing outfit offering affordable lessons and charters right outta the West 79th Street Boat Basin.
In today’s video, sailors Logan and Jonathan — last names withheld to protect them from admirers — showed us the ropes (literally) as we made our way up to the George Washington Bridge.
Yes, the boys are both in need of a first mate.
And they run a seriously tight ship.
If You Can Sail the Hudson, You Can Sail Anywhere
Learn to sail in a weekend on 79th street
Did you know you can learn to sail in just a weekend....on 79th Street? That's just one way to "Take A Break" in the Big Apple.
I went out onto the Hudson, with Captain Logan Rowell and Jonathan Horvath, of Atlantic Yachting, from the 79th Street Boat Basin on a beautiful Beneteau sloop called "Go Lightly"...and was told, "if you learn how to sail here, you can sail literally anywhere". It's kinda like driving in the Big Apple, right?
Atlantic Yachting offers weekend sailing courses, where Rowell told me "total novices come leaving like they truly know how to sail." Students are taught sailing theory, water safety, and all aboutknots, over the course of two days. And having the Hudson River as a classroom adds to the fun. Rowell says that"because of the buildings, the wind is very funky around here."
Horvath warned about keeping a close eye on watercraft around you because "there's lots of business traffic around here. You have water taxis, you got people going to Ikea back and forth, and you got barges...everything."
But if you want others to do the work while you enjoy being on the water, Atlantic Yachting offerschartersails for as little as $399.Their sailboats are decked out with all the amenities, and they serve drinks and gourmet catering. It's like having your own floating, private nightclub.
Atlantic Yachting will be featured on NBC News with Emmy award winning reporter Lynda Baquero. Lynda learned to sail with us and made a great video about her experience. We're looking forward to watching the finished piece. The story will air on NBC 4 Monday July 20th and will loop all week on NY Nonstop, NBC's 24-hour digital channel.
One of our passengers just emailed us these great photos she took while sailing aboard Clipper City. Thanks for the pictures Diana!
We had an amazing party on Clipper City for the Fourth of July. We took 150 people out for a sunset sail, complete with BBQ, flowing drinks, and the biggest fireworks show the Hudson has ever seen. Check out some of the pictures here.
In 1609, the high-seas explorer Henry Hudson stumbled upon an island, where 400 years later public officials would devise a series of elaborate events and tie-ins to honor his discovery. One of the most noticeable is a plan to move the nation’s largest Fourth of July fireworks from the East River to the river bearing his name.
All this week, a mighty procession of ships and boats is sailing and motoring up the Hudson River from New York Harbor to Albany, stopping in harbor towns and cities along the way to the roaring of cannons and pealing of church bells. It’s a big event for a big anniversary: the 400th year since Henry Hudson made the same voyage in his little ship, the Half Moon. It is also an opportunity to take stock — to see how far the Hudson has come and how far it still has to go.
As part of a statewide yearlong celebration to mark the 400th anniversary -- the Quadricentennial -- of the discovery of the Hudson River by Captain Henry Hudson, a flotilla of historic ships set sail up the river Saturday morning. Their destination (as was Captain Hudson's, though he didn't know it at the time) is Albany, which they should reach by the 13th.
SCHENECTADY — After Henry Hudson's Half Moon left the river that would later bear his name in 1609, someone else did all the heavy lifting of making Manhattan the financial capital of the world.
That would be Dutch traders sailing small ships, such as merchant captain Adriaen Block's Onrust, a 56-foot-long, 29-ton ship.
A replica of the Onrust, assembled by 250 volunteers since 2006 on a farm near Schenectady, was crane-lifted into the Mohawk River on Wednesday to be fitted out for the flotilla of ships coming north June 6 to mark Hudson's voyage.
We had an amazing boat party on Go Lightly this week. We sailed from the afternoon until late in the night with our guests partying it up in style. Check out the pics in our photo gallery.
We took these pictures during Clipper City's first sail in New York. As expected she sails great. What we didn't expect was the reaction. Boats all over the harbor pulled over to say hello and take photos.
Clipper City, the newest addition to our fleet, set sail from Maryland on Friday headed for Manhattan. After three days at sea, she should be arriving today!
We decided to start early this year to take advantage of the beautiful weather and had an amazing opening weekend! Perfect weather, great people, lots of wind, and stunning views of Manhattan. Have a look at the photos from this weekend in our gallery. Come join us for more sailing just like this.
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