Our Mission<\/h1>\n

The instructional mission of the School of Ocean Sailing is to teach offshore ocean sailing and ocean navigation in a live-aboard setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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• <\/i> Personalized instruction from professional teachers<\/li>\n
• <\/i> Teach sailing aboard a large, beautiful and well equipped offshore heavy displacement ketch<\/li>\n
• <\/i> Teach navigation using modern electronic navigation equipment<\/li>\n
• <\/i> Teach navigation using non electronic navigation procedures<\/li>\n
• <\/i> Offer an ocean sailing experience under real ocean conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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  • <\/i> Instil confidence<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Use high quality sextants and celestial navigation materials<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Offer a balanced blend of formal instruction, practical experience and relaxation<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Serve excellent food<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Anchor or Moor in quiet anchorages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
    
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    • Great course. SAMANA is a beautiful ship. She sails beautifully. Captain Larry & Letty are gracious hosts. The food was gourmet quality. Instruction was very informative and our crewmates were amiable and gregarious. (Otherwise known as a good group) –Sandy Newman - Newtown, PA<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote><\/li>\r\n

      We couldn't have asked for better hosts!!!!!! While the school was more than we imagined, the most unexpected pleasure was Larry and Letty. We felt like guests in their home rather than tenants in a dorm. We will NEVER forget their warm hospitality. –Brian & Laura Higley - Palm City, FL<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Live aboard sailing school in the Caribbean
      \nThe School of Ocean Sailing offers live aboard sail training courses. We operate in the Caribbean, in the waters surrounding the United States Virgin Islands. The instructional mission of the School of Ocean Sailing is to teach offshore ocean sailing and ocean navigation in a live aboard setting.
      \nYour sailing school classroom is a well founded, romantic, beautiful, fast, and very sea kindly sailing vessel. SAMANA, a 52′ steel offshore sailing ketch, is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1324,"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions\/1324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sailingschool.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}