Sailing Towards Sustainability
This sailing season, we’re focusing on sustainability with our “Sailing Towards Sustainability” initiative. While sailing is already a low-impact way to travel, there’s always room to improve.
Women at the Helm Internship – meet our Interns for 2024/2025
Please welcome our new interns, Aliya, Emily, and Terriqua, who have joined our Women at the Helm internship program for local Antigua & Barbuda women!
Meet our sailboats!
At the Caribbean base, you will have chance to sail on Hatha Maris, Blue Moon or Surya Noctis. Each vessel has its own charm, character,
Essential tips for launching Your Sailing Career: certifications, networking, and more
Lea is one of our returning returning students, and we are always happy to have her back! She took RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Theory,
5 Reasons Why You Must Join the Next Ocean Globe Race in 2027
Written by Aurora Sillars, Youngest British Competitor of the Ocean Globe Race 2023-24, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore alumni of Second Star School The Ocean Globe Race
Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 3
The psychology then. None of us hadn’t wondered how we would deal with the ‘head’ stuff. Perhaps boredom. Some thought there might be pressure and
Atlantic Crossing – West to East, part 2
There are always fixes to be made on the go. This tale takes the biscuit though. Now, for some unknown reason, the compass light failed,
Atlantic Crossing – West to East on Surya Noctis
Surya Noctis (Dufour 44′) and a crew of 8 set sail from Antigua to Italy on April 15th, 2024. Leg one took us to Horta
Let me write an entry in the logbook: taking RYA courses in preparation for a sail of a lifetime
We love asking our students why they decided to take sailing courses. Their answers are always unique and often quite exciting. When we learn that