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Catamaran Sailing Courses - Blue Water Sailing School

Our Cruising Catamaran sailing course (Course A Plus Catamaran) is a weeklong live-aboard catamaran cruising course, offered at the Fort Lauderdale base and the U.S. Virgin Islands base. The sailing course combines the Basic Sailing (ASA 101), Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA103), Bareboat Chartering (ASA 104), and Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114) levels of the ASA curriculum.

We are also one of the only sailing schools to offer a course in advanced catamaran sailing (Course C+ Cat: Advanced Catamaran Skipper) . During this weeklong live-aboard catamaran cruising course you’ll sail from Fort Lauderdale, across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas, and back again. Along the way, you’ll gain the hands-on experience you need to pass the Coastal Navigation (ASA 105), Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106), and Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114) ASA certification levels.

Please see ASA Course Descriptions for details on each certification standard.

You can find information about all Blue Water Sailing School courses in our course catalog . For course availability and dates, please see our schedule .

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Well Suited , The Catamaran Company's new team concept in brokerage design, is made up of three Yacht Brokers, a Charter Broker, a Yacht Administrator and a Service Manager who all work together to insure that our Buyers, Sellers and Renters have the best possible experience. Our top priority is to insure that the catamaran you bring home with you is well suited for your lifestyle, not only for today but one that strategically fits into your long term goals.

The concept truly is cutting edge in that it focuses on the strength of the team, customer service and long term repeat business. We typically find that a yacht owner buys a new boat every three to five years. Well Suited takes the necessary time and devotes the human resources to assist in your long term plans. What you need/want today ... what you are looking to grow into or downsize after realizing a dream ... proper market placement ... resale value, etc.

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We actually went somewhere (Key Largo), rather than returning to the dock each evening. The course was made to be an adventure, as well as simply instructional. The weather was “made to order” — sun and gentle breeze Saturday through Wednesday, then Force 8 for our ‘foul weather instruction’ on Thursday.

I thought it was an excellent, challenging course. It definitely wasn’t a “cruise.” The instructor expected a lot from the students. I like that.

I have nothing but the utmost praise for your entire operation and the quality of the instruction that I received. Al Hatch is a consummate instructor and brings to this activity a love and a passion that is genuine and expansive. I hope to be able to return to Blue Water to experience some of the higher-level courses of instruction, and I certainly would have no trouble at all recommending your company to anyone.

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Fast Track to Cruising® Courses — OSS 101/103/104/114

Our most popular cruising certification course.

When Offshore Sailing School developed the course curriculum and registered the name Fast Track to Cruising® in 2006, it set the stage for the most comprehensive and successful catamaran sailing course in the country. Don’t be fooled by copy-cats who claim to teach the same course. There is only one program – the Fast Track to Cruising® Course taught by Offshore Sailing School’s professional instructors – that truly gives you the knowledge, skills and confidence to handle sailboats up to 50’ in just about any weather, without hired captain or professional crew.

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Couch to Captain’s Chair in One Week

Whether you have no sailing experience, have sailed small sailboats, or are returning to sailing after a long hiatus, this in-depth sailing course is perfect for you. The Offshore Sailing School Fast Track to Cruising® Course has no prerequisites. You can focus on catamaran sailing skills or monohull sailing skills. When you enroll you will receive US Sailing textbooks that cover what is asked on the certification tests.

Advanced Preparation to Help You Speed Through the Cruising for Beginners Course

When you read the books in advance, you will be well-prepared for our comprehensive course curriculum, which includes classroom training and hands-on keelboat sailing lessons, followed by a full course of monohull or catamaran sailing lessons. You learn from professional, experienced instructors who receive accolades from their students on course evaluations. See the “What You Learn” tab below for more details.

We had so many “AH HA” moments. The Fast Track to Cruising Course was amazing!! Our instructor was fantastic. We are both educators and appreciated his attentiveness to making sure we understood the concepts and skills we achieved. The 2 days on the Colgate definitely prepared us for the bigger boat, which by the end of the week we were very comfortable taking out by ourselves. Even with 8 years of sailing we couldn’t imagine just coming and chartering a big boat without taking this class first! Pamela and Dan Cronin – Pierre, South Dakota Read more testimonials here

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Learn on a catamaran or monohull.

The first two days of your Fast Track to Cruising® sailing lessons are on a Colgate 26 in OSS 101– a high-performance open-cockpit keelboat daysailer used by the US Naval and Coast Guard Academies for training plebes and cadets. Then you board one of our cruising boats – a 40′ to 48′ catamaran or a 43′ to 50′ monohull for OSS 103/104 – and learn to handle the same boats you will soon charter in the Caribbean or elsewhere around the world!

Exclusive Sailing School for The Moorings

Offshore Sailing School has been the exclusive sailing school for The Moorings, the most prominent charter company in the world, for over 40 years. Our standard monohull for Bareboat Cruising Certification in the BVI is a Moorings 50.4 , fifty feet of sheer fun that gives you the confidence to charter any size boat anywhere! Offshore Sailing School cruising course graduates are also “Captains” in The Mooring’s preferred charter program and get charter discounts after completing this monohull or catamaran sailing course. Just ask the two largest charter companies in the world – The Moorings and Sunsail – how much they value our more than 8000 recent graduates of the Offshore Sailing School Fast Track to Cruising® course.

“I live in Colorado with very little sailing experience over the years since college. I’m now 61. When I told The Moorings about my “meager experience,” they seemed to be far more interested that I had completed the Fast Track to Cruising Course with Offshore. They considered that more relevant than a logbook full of experience. I was deemed qualified to bareboat charter a 43’ Beneteau.” John Klebba – Lakewood, CO Read more testimonials here

International Proficiency Certificate (IPC) for Chartering Overseas

If you plan to charter in Europe or other areas overseas, you may be required to show your certification certificates and an International Proficiency Certificate. US Sailing, the governing body of sailing in the United States, will issue this certificate for a nominal fee for U.S. citizens who have achieved US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification. For details, view the IPC page on US Sailing’s website or go to https://www.ussailing.org and search IPC.

The Ultimate Learning Vacation

“I learned a lot and feel confident in my sailing. The course also encouraged teamwork. My husband and I did this trip as an anniversary gift and Christmas gift. I was very pleased with the course and our working together. It was a good marriage/teambuilding experience.” Kim Sissell – Mandeville, LA Read more testimonials here 

A Note About Night Sailing

Most charter agencies do not allow night sailing and require that you are anchored, docked or on a mooring before sunset. Night sailing is not covered in this course, but is covered in our Coastal Passage Making (OSS 106) courses, the next step in your learning process.

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Sailing – good for you. good for the world®.

The Fast Track to Cruising® Course prepares you for big boat ownership and charter cruising on your own, without a professional captain and crew aboard (called Bareboat Cruising by charter companies). Depending on weather conditions and the learning pace of all in your class (maximum four per boat per instructor unless you opt for a Private Family Course), the following knowledge and skills are learned and practiced in your catamaran sailing lessons.

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Our Fast Track® sailing courses prepare you for charter cruising, without professional captain and crew aboard (called Bareboat Cruising by charter companies). You start with the Learn to Sail course and continue with the Bareboat Charter Cruising Course format where you stay ashore at night, or the Live Aboard Cruising format (see both below). Depending on weather conditions and the learning pace of all in your class (maximum four per boat per instructor unless you opt for a Private Family Course), the following knowledge and skills are learned and practiced.

Learn to Sail Course – First Two Days

• Nautical terminology
• Rigging and sails
• Getting underway
• Proper winch techniques
• Finding wind direction
• Points of sailing
• Tacking and jibing
• Wind and sail interaction
• Maneuvering in close quarters
• Wind pressure and lift
• Heeling and stability
• Apparent wind
• Wind shifts
• Sailing wing and wing
• Stopping and starting under sail, without an engine
• Sailing backwards, no engine
• Rudderless sailing
• Sail trim and sail shape
• Boat balance
• Mooring and anchoring
• Docking under sail
• Most used knots
• Right-of-way rules
• Grounding remedies
• Heavy weather techniques
• Reefing sails (reducing sail area)
• Steering with a compass
• Sailing in current
• Weather and lee helm

Bareboat Charter Cruising next 5 days or Live Aboard Cruising next 6 days at resort locations

Bareboat Charter Cruising Course : Sleep at the resort or at home while you learn to sail a catamaran or monohull during the day, a great format for those with accompanying family or friends who are taking the  5-day Learn to Sail  or  Performance Sailing course or no course at all, or for those who prefer the privacy and amenities of a hotel room at night. The Catamaran Bareboat Charter Cruising Course (live ashore throughout the course) is not available in Florida but is available in the British Virgin Islands.

Live Aboard Cruising Course : The Live Aboard Cruising Course is available on catamarans and monohulls in Florida and the British Virgin Islands. You board the boat and live aboard while moving from port to port for 6 days, a unique learning experience that immerses you in the cruising lifestyle, with a classroom session aboard before setting sail each day, sleeping in a private or shared cabin, sharing common space, meal preparation and other tasks with classmates. You do all the cooking and cleaning up, just like you would if you were bareboat chartering. There is no chef and the instructors do not cook your meals. Cooking aboard is part of the learning process.

• Planning a cruise
• Familiarization with boat layout and sail plan
• Operation of engine, stove and head
• Routine engine maintenance
• Fueling techniques
• Use and conservation of battery and charging systems
• Water use and conservation
• Use and location of thru-hull fittings
• Maneuvering under power and sail with emphasis on windage considerations and close quarters
• Big boat docking and anchoring techniques
• Proper and safe handling of halyards and lines
• Proper and safe use of winches
• Apparent wind and sail selection
• Sail shape and trim
• Inter-crew communication when trimming sails, docking and anchoring
• Genoa roller furling use
• Overboard recovery procedures
• Meal preparation aboard (there is no chef)
• Big boat heavy weather and reefing techniques
• Sailing wing and wing on bigger boats
• Use of jennaker if available
• Boom preventer use
• More knots and their applications
• Log procedures
• Piloting techniques including set, drift and leeway calculations
• GPS navigation
• Rules of the Road
• Danger bearings
• Coast Guard requirements
• Courtesy using lights and sound signals
• Use of safety harness
• Emergency tiller use
• Distress signals

If you are learning on a catamaran, your training also includes:

• Multiple scenarios related to wind direction and current while docking and anchoring • Close quarters maneuvering on a catamaran versus a monohull • Windage considerations • Proper docking techniques for catamaran including spring lines and other dock lines

Pre-requisite for the Fast Track to Cruising® Course : No prior sailing experience required

Three Certifications : US Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising and Bareboat Cruising are included in your course package (normally a $150 cost). Unless you’d rather not take the certification tests, the US Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising and Bareboat Cruising textbooks are sent in advance in addition to our Fast Track to Cruising textbook.

Please visit  Our Locations   for Fast Track to Cruising® Course packages. Rates include everything listed below, vary by season, location, type of boat (monohull or catamaran), and whether you choose a shore-based or live-aboard course. Not included are meals unless otherwise noted, travel and other expenses you may incur.

Resort Locations

At all resort locations, your course includes :

• Learn to Sail and Bareboat Charter Cruising or Live Aboard Cruising Course tuitions
• Three nights accommodations at the resort if choosing the Live Aboard Cruising course
• 7 or 8 nights accommodations if choosing the Bareboat Charter Cruising Course
• Daily per person resort fee covering all amenities, WiFi and other services at the resort
• Mandatory taxes on accommodations and resort fee portion of the package
• Steve and Doris Colgate’s 246-page Fast Track to Cruising textbook, published by McGraw-Hill (also available in e-book format)
• Two days (six hours each day) learning on a Colgate 26 sailboat
• All breakfasts, lunches, snacks and three dinners if choose Live Aboard Cruising Course
• Practice test sail at course end
• Three certifications (see What You Learn tab)
• Colgate Logbook
• Certification stickers
• Course diploma
• Eligibility to participate in Colgate Sailing Adventures® Hosted Flotilla Cruises
• Exclusive subscription benefit from Cruising World or Sailing World magazines
• Discount charter benefits from The Moorings

If you plan to charter in Europe or other areas overseas, you may be required to show your certification certificates and an International Proficiency Certificate. US Sailing, the governing body of sailing in the United States, will issue this certificate for a nominal fee for U.S. citizens who have achieved US Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification. For more information go to  https://www.ussailing.org  and search IPC.

Fast Track to Cruising – 8-days with Live Aboard Cruising, sleep ashore first two or three nights, then next six nights are aboard

Sample schedule for resort based courses – may vary depending on weather and which location you choose.

Friday – Arrival Day No instruction

Saturday & Sunday Days – 1 & 2 Learn to Sail Course 9:00-10:00 – Learn to Sail classroom session 10:00-1:00 – On-water Learn to Sail course instruction – Colgate 26 1:00-2:00 – Lunch 2:00-5:00 – On-water Learn to Sail course instruction – Colgate 26

Monday Day 3 – First Day of Live Aboard Cruising Course 9:00 – Meet instructor and board boat, stow gear and provisions Boat show safety briefing and chart briefing as soon as everyone has settled in Instruction under sail starts right after chart briefing 5:00 – Drop anchor, pick up mooring or dock’ debrief, relax or study, dinner, anchor checks

Tuesday – Thursday Days 4-6 – Live Aboard Cruising Course Sunrise   –   Breakfast and classroom session Colgate Day Sailing or US Sailing Basic Keelboat certification test, Wednesday 9:00   –   Set sail – various drills, practice maneuvers, sail handling, overboard recovery 5:00   –   Drop anchor, pick up mooring or dock; debrief, relax, study, dinner and anchor checks

Friday Day 7 – Live Aboard Cruising Course Sunrise   –   Breakfast and classroom session 9:00-12:00   –   Course continues with certification tests; debrief. final round of docking practice 12:00-sunset   –   Test mini-cruise (without instructor aboard, or with you as silent observer)

Saturday Day 8 – End of Live Aboard Cruising Course No later than noon Return boat to base – graduation party

Fast Track to Cruising – 7-days with Bareboat Charter Cruising, sleep ashore each night

Sample schedules for resort locations, vary depending on weather and which location you choose.

Saturday & Sunday Days 1 & 2 Learn to Sail Course 9:00-10:00 – Learn to Sail classroom session 10:00-1:00 – On-water Learn to Sail course instruction – Colgate 26 1:00-2:00 – Lunch 2:00-5:00 – On-water Learn to Sail course instruction – Colgate 26

Monday and Wednesday Days 3 & 5 – Bareboat Charter Cruising Course (Full Day Sailing) 9:00-10:00 – Classroom lecture for all 10:00- 1:30 – On-water instruction on cruising boat 1.30- 2:00 – Lunch break (may pick up lunches in morning and be on water all day) 2:00- 5:30 – On-water instruction on cruising boat

Tuesday and Thursday Days 4 & 6 of Bareboat Charter Cruising Course (Half-Day Sailing) 9:00-10:00 – Classroom lecture for all 10:00- 1:30 – On-water instruction on cruising boat 1:30- 2:00 – Lunch break 2:00- 3:00 – Certification tests taken

Friday: Day 7 of Bareboat Charter Cruising Course (Half-Day Sailing) 9:00-12:00 – Test sail without instructor aboard or as silent observer

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Offshore Sailing School knows we cannot thrive without great employees and products. All graduates are asked to complete an evaluation at the end of the course. The following testimonials come from those evaluations and individual correspondence with recent graduates of the Fast Track to Cruising® Course. Many are happy to correspond by email or phone with you. If you would like us to put you in touch with anyone below, please call 888-454-7015 or email [email protected].

Here’s what our Fast Track to Cruising graduates have to say :

My husband and I have been bareboat chartering for the past 10 years. It was our 17 year old daughters that wanted to get certified. They wanted to ensure that they could sail on their own one day. We took the live aboard as a family and took our knowledge and skills to the next level. We all now know “why” we make each sail adjustment, tack, jibe, etc. Sailing is now a bigger thrill than ever.

Susan Burns – Nashville, TN

I went from novice, wondering if sailing was for me, to a sailing enthusiast – comfortable with a large boat, in one short week.

Mike Mahan – Live Oak, FL

The experience was outstanding. My wife was so worried she would not enjoy it; I thought she would bite her nails off and pull her hair out on the trip down to the class. About 2/3 of the way through the week she thanked me for making her come and still says it was one of the best weeks she has ever had. She is telling everyone she sees to do it. My thanks to the instructors for their patience and caring, not to mention their humor.

Steve Allen – Albany, GA

One of the most productive vacations I have ever been on. The instructors were amazing, I learned a lot and had so much fun. I can’t stop telling everyone I know how cool this experience was. I will be sending my parents this trip as a gift.

Charles Zahalka, MD – Las Vegas, NV

This experience was life-changing and opened my eyes to a whole new world of opportunities. Before taking this course I had never sailed, yet alone been on a boat. I never imagined that after only one week I would be sailing with confidence. I entered the course excited and terrified, but the moment I arrived I felt a sense of ease. My instructors were extremely patient, never intimidating, and always encouraging. The difference between Offshore Sailing and other organizations is that both of my instructors had extensive experience and knowledge in sailing.

Jennifer Card – Chicago, IL

My wife and I are planning on purchasing a boat in the next few years and I feel this course was a great decision in preparing us to own a boat.

Joseph Boucher – Pasadena, MD

We had an amazing experience! Mike and I really only took this course because it was important to my brother-in-law who had a passion to learn and we wanted to spend time together. Neil took two beginners with only slight curiosity and made us extremely passionate to sail and continue the journey. He’s an amazing teacher with the patience of a saint!! We came away with way more knowledge and excitement to learn. We rented the 4600 catamaran right after our courses which will allow us to put all this great info to work.

Heather Nichols – Selana Beach, CA

I just wanted to let you know what a great time I had in St. Petersburg. Everything was perfect from the accommodations, weather, boat, instructor and classmates. The boat was provisioned perfectly. I couldn’t be happier with the experience I had at Offshore Sailing School and want to congratulate you on a superbly run organization. Cory was a great instructor and a fun guy to share a week with.

Brad Vaughan – Overland Park, KS

It is obvious that Offshore Sailing School puts a lot of effort in their selection of instructors. Our instructor, Jim Marvin, did an exceptional job. It was obvious he was very knowledgeable about sailing, but what impressed me the most was his ability to teach. My wife and I have very different learning styles. Jim recognized that quickly and adjusted his teaching where we were both able to grasp the subjects covered and apply them in an actual sail experience. This was a family course for us and my two children (9 and 11) were a little apprehensive at times throughout the week. Despite that, on our sail Friday without an instructor, they all put what they learned to work and we had an excellent day at sea! We thoroughly enjoyed the class and look forward to getting back out on the water with newly gained confidence in sailing.

Kyle Couture – Birmingham, AL

I learned a lot and feel confident in my sailing. The course also encouraged teamwork. My husband and I did this trip as an anniversary gift and Christmas gift. I was very pleased with the course and our working together. It was a good marriage/teambuilding experience.

Kim Sissell – Mandeville, LA

Terrific experience, very impressed. Bart was exceptionally patient on the water. For a complete novice like myself I cannot believe how much I learned about sailing.

Cynthia Rice – Halifax, NS

It was a huge amount of material, and I am surprised how much I learned in a short period of time. We can’t wait for summertime sailing on the Chesapeake. Mark and I chartered a cat for our June wedding and sailed it from Annapolis to St. Michaels with some of our wedding guests aboard. Our honeymoon was spent sailing!

Leigh Scott – Vienna, VA

Both instructors had an unbelievable wealth of knowledge and were able to impart it with ease. Outstanding bonding experience with my teenage son and other classmate.

Michael Morrison – Plantation, FL

Jacek is a natural teacher – very patient, allowed us to do everything so we learned a faster pace. He put me at ease with regard to testing and handling the boat, loves sailing, and it was contagious. This was a stretch for me, but I am very glad I did it. I am unlikely to sail the world, but will definitely take on our lake and sail with our grandchildren!

Kathy McAuliffe – Concord, NH

I thought the experience could not have been better. We learned a tremendous amount and had lots of fun at the same time. Jacek was the key to our successful journey into proving our sailing and cruising skills.

Jane Cogswell – Concord, NH

Mark is an amazing instructor! As a corporate trainer myself I know how difficult it can be to let the student experience and learn. LOVED how he explained the why and how first, then demo’d and then gave great feedback to help learn. I felt very comfortable as the solo gal with three experienced male students. AMAZING experience! So happy I chose Offshore!!

Ruth Ann Holly – Koln, Germany

My experience at South Seas and with the Offshore Sailing School was incredible. I couldn’t believe I’d learn to sail a 43’ Jeanneau in a week, but by the end of the course I feel comfortable on the water and ready to sail even more. Highly recommend, especially for those who haven’t sailed before.

Elizabeth Hwang – Philadelphia, PA

This course greatly exceeded my expectations. I am very new to sailing, but this experience has opened my mind to a whole new world. I thank Offshore Sailing for providing a course where I was able to spend some very valuable time with my family.

William Bennett V – Lexington, KY

Excellent course, much more comfortable with bareboat sailing and now looking forward to bareboat cruising. Michael was great with helping our kids enjoy the course, Garren was very patient on the water and very kind to our children.

Karen and Eric Snider – Kirksville, MO

The Colgate 26 is used in all Learn to Sail, Performance Sailing and Racing courses. Designed by Steve Colgate and naval architect Jim Taylor, the Colgate 26 is a popular high performance keelboat, used to train plebes and cadets at the U.S. Naval and Coast Guard Academies, great for club racing and daysailing. Read more…

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ASA Sailing School for Catamaran Cruisers & Liveaboards

Build sailing techniques & prepare for the sailing lifestyle.

ASA sailing school & Live-Aboard Instructors

A catamaran sailing school was unheard of years ago. In the early days of Catamaran Guru, catamaran experts, Stephen & Estelle Cockcroft kept their cruising kitty going by teaching American Sailing Association courses and offered liveaboard orientation experiences aboard their monohull and later their catamarans. They know by experience that a liveaboard seaschool is the best way to learn to sail.

Though no longer offering instruction or liveaboard orientation experiences themselves, their passion to help others follow their nautical dreams of yacht ownership has kept them involved in sail training and hands-on cruising lifestyle experiences.

Why catamaran sailing school is important

The ASA sail training courses provide a good grounding for all new sailors and advanced courses increase competency and confidence. While learning to sail monohulls will provide many useful basics of sailing knowledge, instruction aboard a catamaran, and even better aboard your catamaran or a similar model is the best possible scenario.

Getting yacht insurance , especially a policy you can afford, requires proven related boating experience. The only way to get that experience safely is with a catamaran sailing school that offers liveaboard hands-on experiences.

Another vital role sea school plays for cruisers is getting the enthusiasm and confidence of the first mate up. While not always the case, often one partner in a sailing duo is the driving force of the cruising life dream while the other is often reluctant. Here are our tips on overcoming the reluctance of a catamaran cruising partner .

The top tip is to participate in a liveaboard experience with a seaschool even before you buy a boat. 

Weeklong liveaboard sailing school is invaluable for anyone who plans to own their own boat, but especially those who plan to be full-time cruisers. During these hands-on sailing experiences, your seaschool instructor combines our real-life practical methods with the most up-to-date sailing theory courses. These experiences set you up to enjoy a stress-free cruising lifestyle. Especially when you can train aboard your own boat, you can become comfortable with your equipment and configurations for operation and safety.

You not only learn how to be a team as you sail, anchor, trim sails, and navigate safely from point A to point B, you also get your questions answered by experienced liveaboard sailors about how to downsize, provision for long cruises, and mostly, how to enjoy watching the sunset in a gorgeous anchorage with your favorite beverage in hand.

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Four days to learn to cruise on a catamaran! June 6th - 9th 2024

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Clock   Duration: 4 days & 4 nights

Users   Group Size: This course is designed for 4 people (typically 2 sets of students)

Cruise Ship Boat Details: 38′ catamaran – Private cabin & shared living space

Food   Food/Drink: Provisions are coordinated by attendees

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The Cruising Catamaran Certification Course is a four-day sailing class designed to create confident, competent catamaran sailors. You’ll spend the first day learning the fundamentals of sailing while aboard a 33-39’ monohull. This is the perfect setting to learn terminology, sail trim and boating basics. Days 2-4 have you practicing and exhibiting those new skills aboard your catamaran classroom. From start to finish, you will get the feel for truly living aboard a catamaran from provisioning and cooking to cleaning. This is the perfect course for those that have always dreamed about sailing away on a catamaran or those who want to upgrade their skills.

This course is designed to train two sets of students at a time but can be set up as a private course for an additional fee. You should bring your own bedding and towels and plan to work with the other students to provide and prepare provisioning while on board the boat. You will spend one overnight at anchor with your instructor on board. The rest of the time, you can plan on living on the boat while in the marina.

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July 19th – July 22nd, 2024, with boarding available the evening of July 18th, 2024! – This Course is Currently Full.

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The course is priced so that course has four students – taught in pairs, perfect for couples!

Double Occupancy Price – $3,052/couple + tax

Solo Sailor Price – $2,035/person + tax

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• Four days and four nights living aboard a catamaran – you will have your own private cabin, but shared living space – don’t forget to bring bedding, towels and provisioning supplies
• Boat is equipped with all safety gear required by USCG – rentals of inflatable life vests at no cost
• Course materials – two online training courses and training book
• Personalized training with a USCG Licensed Captain
• Insurance coverage for the training vessels
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Board the boat around 6 pm, meet the instructor, board the catamaran, stow gear and provisions – on your own for dinner

Day 1 8:30 am – Your instructor will meet you at your vessel – hands on instruction begins after completing paperwork with office staff. Grab gear and board your monohull training boat for the day. Learning terminology, sailing and maneuvering fundamentals.

4:30 – Arrive back in marina and dock training on boat, debrief, relax or study, dinner on your own – stay on-board the catamaran

  Day 2 8:00 am – Captain boards the catamaran for training session – quick intro to catamaran systems and practice maneuvers, sail handling, safety practices 5:00 –  Arrive back in marina and dock training on boat, debrief, relax or study, dinner on your own – stay on-board the catamaran

8:00 am – Captain boards the catamaran for training session – students implement their new skills, plotting a course for the day, learn anchoring and overnight procedures on boat – Captain stays on boat for overnight training while anchoring. Students can plan to cook and clean up as if you were bareboat chartering. Cooking aboard is part of the learning process.

8:00 am – Students sail on their own, for their practical testing back to the marina.

2:00 pm – Arrive back in marina and dock the boat. Students will clean the boat as required from all charter guests. After off-boarded, students will be awarded certificates of completion. Off-board no later than 3 pm.

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The Cruising Catamaran Certification Course prepares you for catamaran cruising on your own, whether bareboat chartering (without a professional captain or crew aboard) or cruising on your own boat. You will learn not only the sailing and boat handling aspect, but how the vessel systems work, how to cook and live aboard, it is all part of the learning experience. Depending on the learning pace of all in your class (maximum four per boat per instructor unless you opt for a Private Course for two to six people), the following knowledge and skills will be learned and practiced during your live-aboard cruising course.

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• Use and location of thru-hull fittings
• Maneuvering under power and sail with emphasis on windage considerations and close quarters – learning this on a monohull and catamaran
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Découverte initiation Catamaran de Course

Idéal pour les amateurs de sensations fortes !

N'attendez plus pour embarquer sur la F1 des mers.

L'expérience

Naviguer sur le bassin d'arcachon : une aventure inoubliable de voile et de sensations fortes.

Explorez le Bassin d'Arcachon à Bord du "BLACK PEARL" :  Excursions Sur Mesure

Le Bassin d'Arcachon, joyau de la côte atlantique française, offre une toile de fond exceptionnelle pour les passionnés de voile et d'aventures maritimes. Chez Arguin Sailing, nous vous invitons à embarquer pour une expérience inoubliable, que vous soyez novice ou navigateur chevronné. Découvrez les plaisirs de la voile à bord du "BLACK PEARL" et vivez des moments uniques au gré des flots.

Exploration en Demi-Journée : 4H de decouverte  

Découvrez les bases de la navigation à bord de notre catamaran de course lors de cette excursion captivante de demi-journée. Après une présentation détaillée du "BLACK PEARL" et des manœuvres essentielles, mettez les voiles pour une zone dégagée du Bassin d'Arcachon. Apprenez à maîtriser la vitesse du catamaran, à border les voiles et à diriger la trajectoire avec assurance. Entre deux sessions de pilotage, profitez d'une pause "débriefing" autour d'une dégustation d'huîtres (optionnel, voir caisse de bord ), offrant une vue imprenable entre la Dune du Pilat et le Banc du Toulinguet.

Journée Complète d'Excitation : 7H d'Excursion Sensations

Préparez-vous à vivre le grand frisson avec notre excursion d'une journée complète. Naviguez à travers les célèbres Passes d’Arcachon, les Bancs d’Arguin et du Toulinguet, la majestueuse Dune du Pilat, le pittoresque Cap Ferret, l’Ile aux oiseaux, et bien d'autres trésors cachés du Bassin d'Arcachon. Profitez du matin pour glisser en douceur sur l'eau, puis relevez le défi sportif de l'après-midi en maîtrisant la puissance du catamaran à des vitesses décoiffantes. Le midi c’est l’occasion d’une pause magique, pique-nique sur le banc d’Arguin (option, voir caisse de bord )

Exploration au Crépuscule : 3H de Découverte au Sunset

Le charme du Bassin d'Arcachon atteint son apogée au coucher du soleil. Rejoignez-nous pour une initiation à la voile en multicoque de sport dans la magie des lumières de fin de journée. Glissez sur l'eau avec élégance, puis détendez-vous avec un cocktail et des tapas (option, voir caisse de bord ) devant les emblématiques cabanes tchanquées. Après une séance mémorable, retournez vers le port tout en perfectionnant vos compétences en réglage de voile et en maintien de cap.

L'Expérience Ultime : Quand le Skipper Prend la Barre

Pour une expérience exceptionnelle en famille ou entre amis, laissez-vous emporter à bord de notre catamaran de course Extrême 40. Sous le contrôle expert de notre skipper passionné, découvrez les secrets pour défier le vent, maîtriser la puissance des voiles et atteindre des vitesses vertigineuses. Laissez-vous submerger par l'adrénaline tout en explorant le Bassin d'Arcachon à une vitesse incomparable.

Sur Mesure Selon Vos Envies

Chez Arguin Sailing, la personnalisation est notre crédo. Que vous souhaitiez une sortie spécifique, une initiation particulière ou une excursion sur mesure, nous sommes là pour répondre à vos envies. Contactez-nous pour discuter de vos préférences et organiser une aventure sur l'eau qui restera gravée dans vos souvenirs.

Le Bassin d'Arcachon vous attend pour une aventure de voile exceptionnelle avec Arguin Sailing. Embarquez avec nous et découvrez la magie de la navigation dans ce paradis maritime unique.

Que faut-il apporter ?

A bord du Black Pearl:

Prévoir du chaud car le vent est frais sur le bateau avec la vitesse et parfois quelques vagues :

chaussures de bateau ou des baskets

short, polo, polaire, coupe-vent

ou ciré de voile selon météo (fournis si besoin)

gilets de sauvetage et casques (fournis obligatoire)

protections solaires (casquette, lunettes, crème)

et les maillots de bain !

de l’eau et le strict minimum en effets personnels car l’étanchéité à bord n’est pas garantie !

sacs étanches pour l’essentiel (clés, téléphone, appareil photo, drone, papiers ou petits sacs, serviettes et vêtements), nous en avons aussi à bord.

Apportez votre pique-nique ou participez à la caisse de bord , nous nous occupons de tout ! (Disponible uniquement en privatisation)

Suis-je en mesure de participer ?

Le bateau est composé de deux coques très fines avec un grand trampoline au milieu, il est très large et plutôt stable, donc pas sensible au roulis et au tangage.

Il n’y a pas de cabine ni de “commodités”...

Quelque soit votre niveau de connaissance en voile

vous êtes apte à la marche à pied, à vous assoir sur une chaise et pas enceinte

vous savez flotter dans l’eau avec un gilet

quel que soit votre âge, (de 4 à 84 ans)

Vous êtes les bienvenus à bord !

En cas de doute, je vous invite à demander conseil auprès de votre médecin.

Les enfants restent sous la responsabilité de leurs parents.

Nous restons à votre écoute, appelez nous si besoin.

Ps : nos amis les bêtes ne seraient pas à l’aise sur le trampoline du catamaran…

Où dois-je me rendre ?

Sur le catamaran Black Pearl , rendez-vous au ponton d'accueil du port d'Arcachon , quai Goslar, prêt de la capitainerie sur la digue nord à côté de la station de carburant.

Option embarquement Cap Ferret sur demande (50€).

Précisions !

Parking sur la digue du port (places sans “R” au sol)

Toilettes publiques sur la digue

Bar-restaurant Les Terrasses du Port

Commerces, distributeur de billets , centre ville de l’aiguillon

Stockage vélos ou autres affaires dans le fourgon Arguin Sailing garé sur place.

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Arguin Sailing propose un vaste choix d'expériences mais si vous ne trouvez pas votre bonheur parmi nos activités vous pouvez nous contacter afin de concevoir une expérience sur-mesure.

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Catamarans to race here this weekend.

Catamaran Racing Association of Michigan will kick off its 2024 Regatta series this weekend on Grand Lake. Sailors will meet at the northeast corner of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park. Boat races will be held on the east end of Grand Lake.

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ST. MARYS - A fleet of catamarans will set sail this weekend at the Grand Lake Regatta.

The Catamaran Racing Association of Michigan has chosen the 13,500-acre Grand Lake to kick off its 2024 regatta series. Sailors and their bright-sailed vessels associated with the family-oriented club will gather at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, with boating action to occur on the east end of the lake.

"This is our first out-of-state regatta in a while but it looked like a good lake and good support from the St. Marys Boat Club down there," said CRAM Communications Officer Kyle Nussdorfer.

CRAM, a contingent of boating enthusiasts ranging from beginners to national champions, sought a warmer location to host its season-opening regatta two weeks earlier than normal.

"It's early season regatta so we try to look for places as south as we can to get a little warmth and a littler warmer water than up north," Nussdorfer said. "It looked like a big lake, too. We usually need about 1 mile to do our race course. Grand Lake is plenty big to do that 1 mile course."

CRAM members scoped out the lake themselves and gained the overwhelming support of the St. Marys Boat Club, he said.

So far, 15 beach catamarans - multihull sailboats - are registered to race on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

"Our races are usually 30 to 45 minutes and then we hold a series of races over the weekend, so we'll do four to five races on Saturday and another three to four on Sunday," Nussdorfer said.

Each boat is manned by two sailors. CRAM's main classes are the Hobie 16 and Formula 18, Nussdorfer said. With 15 mph winds, the catamarans can reach top speeds of 22-25 mph.

"Our regattas our open to the public. Anybody can come and sign up and race with us. You just got to pay the registration fee to support our race committee," he said, adding boaters can register at cramsailing.com.

The St. Marys Boat Club is providing pontoons that will be used as start- and safety boats and inflatable buoys to mark the course, said CRAM Commodore James Hulderman.

"This particular regatta, we're really excited because the St. Marys Boat Club has really stepped up their efforts," Hulderman said. "The boats and the extra hands that the boat club is providing us, really we couldn't do it without them."

A starting line will be set downwind and a buoy dropped directly upwind.

"You sail up to the buoy and then back down to the start line, and then up to the buoy and back down the start line," Nussdorfer explained.

The race course can change hour by hour as winds shift, Hulderman noted.

"We sail directly upwind … and then you've got to make your way directly back downwind to where the start boat is," he said.

Sailing requires physical strength and mental acuity, as well as a basic grasp of physics and weather pattern dynamics; cognizance of currents, wind speeds, water temperatures and land; an engineering mindset and a competitive edge, according to Hulderman.

"There's also skills to position yourself among a big fleet to steal their wind," he added. "You can literally steal wind and get in front of someone."

CRAM members are looking forward to coming to Grand Lake. The St. Marys Boat Club will host a dinner for them Saturday night.

"We're also looking for new venues in CRAM, looking for nice beaches, nice campgrounds … as well as other support facilities available," Nussdorfer said. "We just look for good venues where we can sail and have good camaraderie off the water, too."

"I'm excited to see what Grand Lake has to offer and a new venue for us," Hulderman said. "Even though we're the Catamaran Racing Association of Michigan, we do draw from a region. A lot of our members are from other states - Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky - and they make the long haul up to … Michigan."

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Sports | ‘over-the-top’ worrell 1000 catamaran race starts sunday in florida, set to finish in virginia beach.

The Worrell 1000 is an offshore long-distance catamaran sailboat race that starts on the shores of Hollywood, Florida, at 10 a.m. Sunday. Sailors will log countless hours over 12 legs that span more than 1,000 miles over the water up the East Coast until the finish line. Racing is scheduled to conclude on the afternoon of May 24 in Virginia Beach.

“It was an East Coast race to begin with,” said Randy Smyth, at the helm of Virginia Beach’s Team Rudee’s boat for the second consecutive race. He has competed in eight previous Worrell 1000s, winning six.

“It kept getting so much press coverage locally — each little town would cover it. Then, a lot of the sailing magazines would cover it. So no matter where you were in the world you lived, you could read about it. It was a story about an event you didn’t have to race in to understand that it’s an over-the-top kind of race. It’s built up that reputation. For anybody that races a beach catamaran and wants a full adventure, this is it.”

Rich history

Over the years, the race has had a tumultuous history. It started as a bet between bar owners and brothers Michael and Chris Worrell, transformed from its original continuous format to daily checkpoint races, and then went into hiatus for 17 years starting in 2002.

This year’s event will be the third time it’s been run in its current format by the Worrell 1000 Reunion Race organizing authority, a 501c3 non-profit, having just three boats compete when it was resurrected in 2019.

“We thought we were going to have five boats, but we only ended up with only three,” said Beverly Simmons, the Worrell 1000 communications director. “It didn’t matter. We had to prove to the world that it could be done.”

That race brought teams from Australia, Florida and Texas, and it again caught the world’s attention. It was scheduled to be held again in 2021, but was postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, 13 teams from six countries competed. Twelve teams finished, and the last was dismasted on the final leg.

This year will be the 23rd running of the race during its 50 years of existence. Twelve teams are again vying for bragging rights with competitors from all over the world, including Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States. Smyth and teammate Dalton Tebo will be the crew representing the aforementioned local entry, Team Rudee’s, which finished second in 2022. There is also an entry from North Carolina, Team Outer Banks, comprised of Hardy Peters and James Eaton.

Aside from respect, the teams are also seeking the Ron Anthony Memorial Perpetual Trophy for course record, which is held by Jamie Livingston and Brian Lambert of Team Alexander’s on the Bay, set in 2002 with a time of 71 hours, 32 minutes and 55 seconds.

‘The clock’s always ticking’

Smyth explained that the Worrell 1000 is not a regatta in the sense where there are multiple races and a team’s score is based on its placement in those races, so a couple of bad finishes won’t be the end-all. It’s a race based on cumulative time.

A team can win 11 of the 12 legs, but if it doesn’t finish a single leg, then that team won’t have completed the entire race. Or if a team wins a number of early legs and then goes six hours behind on a subsequent leg because of going the wrong direction, that can have a huge adverse effect on its total time. It’s much like how the Tour de France is run, which both Simmons andprincipal race officer John Williams offered as a comparison.

“Every minute counts because the clock’s always ticking,” Smyth said. “You never know how much time you’ll need at the finish to do well, so that puts pressure on all the teams to always be racing. There’s never a moment when you’re up two minutes on a competitor and thinking I’m going to beat him. No, you’re thinking I need to make this three minutes because every minute counts.”

Smyth, who is also a National Sailing Hall of Fame inductee and an America’s Cup participant and winner aboard Stars & Stripes in 1988, said all the beach catamarans in the race are in the Formula 18s class. A catamaran is a multihull design boat with two pontoons at the waterline with a trampoline for a deck. The Formula 18s distinction signifies that the boats have all the same parameters — same length (18 feet), same sail area and same weight, which also factors in the weight of the two crew members, food and water and safety equipment.

But various manufacturers can build boats with different designs that look and perform differently, which makes for a class that evolves — similar to how auto racing works. With the boats all having similar performance expectations, it’s the skill of the crew and weather and nature conditions that determine the race results.

‘We know there are going to be stories’

“Every day is so different,” Smyth said. “Florida is a wide beach, so you just go straight to the finish line. Once you get past that, the Georgia coast where there’s a whole bunch of islands or Cape Lookout, Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras, there’s a lot more navigation involved. And some of the longer legs end up being night legs if it isn’t that windy the day of. A lot of the testing for the teams quite often is when you get further up the course closer to the finish line.”

Smyth said each leg averages about 70 miles — a substantially long race for a beach catamaran.

“What really takes you out on the Worrell 1000 is the fact that it’s not a one-day race. Each day is cumulative body damage,” Smyth explained. “Day 2, you’re a little more tired, and then Day 3 and so on. So when you’re dealing with the surf and the shoals around Cape Fear and further when our bodies are tired, that is the test the Worrell 1000 gives you — each day is a little more difficult as you get closer to the finish.”

Things like submarines and marine life can also be unexpected obstacles. Smyth recalled one year a shark hitting the daggerboard (underwater fin that keeps either of the pontoons stable) of a boat he was on and creating a hole in the hull, so the boat started to sink.

Navigating through rough surf on starts and finishes, where boats can break rudders and even tip over, represents even more perils on the water. In 23 tries, every team reaching the finish line has happened just four times.

“We don’t know what the stories are going to be, but we know there are going to be stories,” Smyth said. “You don’t know until you get there that day whether the shoals or sandbars have moved and how you’ll get through them. There’s all kinds of treachery and ways that things can go wrong out there — you can’t put a location in your GPS and get all the answers.”

And although it’s a competition, there’s still a strong sense of community and camaraderie among all the teams. Most of the teams are friends outside of racing. Simmons said the race committee and organizing authority won’t let teams compete if they don’t personally know them or if their credentials to race can’t be vetted by the tight sailing community.

“In 2022, Team Great Britain had a collision at the start and they went over. Every single batten in their main sail was broken,” Simmons said. “They limped to shore. Every single crewman from all the teams magically appeared with tools, sail tape and new battens. And within 15 minutes, they were back out on the course. That’s the spirit of this race.”

And it’s that idea — the spirit of the closeness of the competitors — that keeps the fire burning that is the Worrell 1000 race.

“There were some events that tried to emulate what had been done in the past, but they weren’t coming to Virginia Beach. None of them stuck. It’s just not the same,” Williams said. “There’s a recognition worldwide that this is a one-of-a-kind event. There’s nothing else like it.

“It’s this 1,000 miles that crosses the beautiful beaches of Florida, the graveyard of the Atlantic and the Outer Banks and finishes in the idyllic setting of Virginia Beach. That’s why we get so much international attention and participation.”

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Looking for ‘a Different Kind of Wow’: Next Level Hotel Experiences

From cooking with a Michelin-star chef to taking a chauffeured shopping spree in Singapore, hotels and resorts are offering ever-more-lavish activities for guests.

By Amy Thomas

Heli-hiking on a remote slice of Vancouver Island in Canada. Concocting your own perfume in southern France. Planning a shoot with a New York fashion photographer.

Now that amenities like infinity pools and posh spas (rebranded as wellness centers) are practically de rigueur at upscale lodgings, many properties are trying to distinguish themselves with activities that are ever more bespoke and brag-worthy.

“All of this is part of the trend we’ve seen for a while, especially since the pandemic, when everyone wants what they want and they want everything hyper-customized to their interests and their requirements,” said Ashley Isaacs Ganz, the founder and chief executive of Artisans of Leisure , a luxury tour operator.

Indeed, said Janelle Ruhumuliza, a travel adviser with Embark Beyond , “experiences have to go further than what they were before.” She notes that social media has amplified travelers’ desire to “one-up” what others are doing online.

Hotels are feeling the urgency. “We have guests that are almost aggressive in how they want to experience something,” said Philippe Gills, who oversees the concierge team at the Langham, Chicago . “Even if it’s something that they’ve experienced before, they’re looking to do it new now, so we have to be creative.”

Next-level activities

Activities and experiences have long been part of luxury hotel offerings. But many current offerings come with extra cachet.

“We are constantly trying to find cool things for our guests to do,” said Olivier Lordonnois, who, as managing director of Aman , oversees the luxury resort company’s properties in the Americas, including its newest in New York City . That could mean an invitation to an artist’s private studio to learn about their process ($7,500) or mastering fish butchery and handcrafted sushi ($750).

The resort also partners with the camera manufacturer Leica and offers master classes, such as photography with the fashion photographer Mark de Paola, who will help guests run a true-to-life shoot that includes hair, makeup and styling. Guests photograph models at iconic New York backdrops (starting at $7,000, lunch at an Aman restaurant included).

Set in a rainforest on Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge offers canyoning, horseback riding, salmon fishing and more. You can also take it to the next level and charter a helicopter to whisk you away for mountaintop adventures (650 Canadian dollars, or about $475, per person). “When you get to the top of the mountain, you’re talking to God,” said the general manager, Sarah Cruse. “I’ll send you up there with a bottle of Champagne and say, ‘Just sit down and have a chat.’”

Even all-inclusive resorts, with their many set activities, take pains to develop special offerings. “Guests are paying a high room rate, so we need full programming and activities on the calendar,” said Corey Lens, the assistant general manager of Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine. That means no additional charge for forest-bathing sessions, watercolor lessons, and visits with orphaned owls, turtles and other wildlife. But you can also pay for extra sessions with a forest therapist to take you on a mindfulness hike ($85 per hour) or mixologists ($60) to level up your cocktail-making skills.

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Personalized experiences are something Annabel Rayer, a global communications director for IHG brands, which includes Six Senses , Regent , InterContinental and others, sees as nonnegotiable. “It’s not just the case of going for a Michelin-star meal,” she said. Our guests want to meet the chef, and they want to understand everything that’s going on.” At the InterContinental London Park Lane , that Michelin-starred chef is Theo Randall, and guests can learn from him in a kitchen master class before indulging in a four-course meal (from 185 euros, or about $200).

In France, at Carlton Cannes , a Regent hotel, guests explore the perfume capital of Grasse in a vintage Citroën 2CV and create their own fragrance with some of the world’s best perfumers (from 109 euros), and at the Regent resort on the Vietnamese island Phu Quoc, guests can get lessons from an expert sailing crew aboard a catamaran (64,000,000 Vietnamese dong, or about $2,520, for up to 12 guests).

In Chicago, the city where the architect Frank Lloyd Wright established himself, the Langham tempts guests with an intensive tour of his home, which he built for himself in 1889 in Oak Park, west of downtown.

The three-hour excursion ($1,240) includes a chauffeured ride to Oak Park, which has the highest concentration of Wright-designed houses in the world, along with a tour of Wright’s own home and studio. The experience, said Mr. Gills, of the Langham, gives guests a new perspective on someone they thought they knew. “It’s a different kind of ‘wow,’” he said.

Jesmine Hall is director of communications for Raffles Singapore . “We see a hotel being a destination for not just rest and rejuvenation,” she said, “but a setting for cultural immersion.” The hotel’s Enlightenment Retreat (from 7,800 Singapore dollars, or about $5,745) features four days of holistic treatments — including yoga, meditation, hydrotherapy herbal body wraps — along with personalized menus from the hotel’s restaurants. It also includes visits to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the Intan, a private house museum devoted to Peranakan culture — a mix of local and Chinese heritage. Tea with the owner, Alvin Yapp, well known in Singapore’s cultural circles, gives it that extra insider’s feel.

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Sometimes the location itself is the experience. Rather than choosing downtown San Diego when it opened a new California location three years ago, Alila Hotels and Resorts went 28 miles north to Encinitas, Calif. “It’s this little beach town that’s always been known as a surf destination, always been known as laid-back and friendly,” said Emily Teachout, director of marketing for the 130-room Alia Marea Beach resort . Through Fulcrum Surf , a top-tier surf school, guests can take a one-hour lesson ($200) on the resort’s beach. Or they can opt for a private coastal tour ($925) to scope out the best breaks, take in the local scene and get an extended lesson on different surfboards.

Other resorts make the most out of their natural environment. When Jon Borschow, 72, and his wife, Galina, 68, of San Juan, P.R., arrived at Amanpulo resort on the private Pamalican Island in the Philippines, they noticed a lot of birds. Being amateur birders, they inquired about them and were offered a tour with the resident naturalist. “I would say we saw at least 30 different species,” said Mr. Borschow, including Thai imperial pigeons and a Philippine megapode.

Personalization. Personalization. Personalization.

“Travelers really just want to be taken care of by hotels and have them provide and arrange everything,” Ms. Hall, of Raffles Singapore , said. Responding to that desire, Raffles offers a personalized shopping extravaganza, in which guests consult with a personal shopper before arrival, and then enjoy a chauffeured four-hour trip to some of Singapore’s best boutiques (from 3,900 Singapore dollars, or about $2,860, which includes two nights in a suite and breakfast).

Hotels also seize opportunities to deliver a personal touch.

When David Anderson, 78, of St. Louis, took his extended family on a trip to the Clayoquot lodge, he emailed Ms. Cruse, the general manager, in advance, sharing a bit on each of the nine family members.

“She guided us toward taking a family hike,” said Mr. Anderson, acknowledging they had been inclined to split up and do different activities. “She knew that we were working on communication as a family. We were going to pass on the hike. She really pushed us,” he said about the outing with experienced guides.

A year and a half later, Mr. Anderson still feels the effects on his family. “I can honestly say after that trip, our communication has gone to a higher level.”

What’s next

Hotel experts say that the arms race for bigger, bolder, more creative experiences will continue. “Guests are starved for something new because everything around them has been turned into an algorithm,” said Mr. Gills, who is constantly digging deeper to come up with the novel.

So, if hotels want to stay competitive, it seems that no experience is too “out there.” Not even a mountaintop chat with the gods.

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Mumbai:  Spend 36 hours in this fast-changing Indian city  by exploring ancient caves, catching a concert in a former textile mill and feasting on mangoes.

Kyoto:  The Japanese city’s dry gardens offer spots for quiet contemplation  in an increasingly overtouristed destination.

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