10 of our Figaro 2s were deployed this past summer to Community Sailing programs and yacht club Junior Big Boat programs. Our mission to expand the pool of offshore capable mariners by teaching young sailors fundamental offshore seamanship is coming to fruition!

Sailing BATO I and URGA BURGA, SailMaine, with 3 juniors on …

1. Please Help COSC’s Annual Campaign by Donating Now!

COSC is an IRS designated 501c3 public charity and thus all donations are tax-deductible to the donor. Our goal for our 2021 Annual Campaign is $90,000.

We ask you sailors, who love your sport and want to see it thrive, to help us bring offshore …

Collegiate Offshore Sailing Circuit, Inc. will conduct a 3-Event Offshore Series for their Figaro 2 fleet per this Notice of Series (click here for PDF).

In summary:
1. September 18/19, Newport, RI to Oakcliff Sailing (Oyster Bay, NY), 105nm (tracked by YellowBrick).
2. September 25/26, Oakcliff Sailing out/back, 100nm (tracked by YellowBrick)
3. October …

COSC extends its huge Thanks to two generous donors who have stepped forward at the turn of the year to fully fund two more Figaro 2s. This will bring our fleet to 12 boats and allow us to reach more college students and more community sailors.

COSC President Rich Wilson was the guest of host Andi Robertson on the December 19, 2020 edition of Vendée Live (English), which is the daily 0730-0800 EST update of the Vendée Globe at www.vendeeglobe.org. See that video below, and particularly from 28:00 onward, with a special message from Alan Roura …

1. Please Help COSC’s Annual Campaign by Donating Now!

COSC is an IRS designated 501c3 public charity and thus all donations are tax-deductible to the donor.

Our goal for our 2020 Annual Campaign is $95,000. We ask you sailors, who love our sport and want to see it thrive, to help us bring offshore …

Recent News:
– New COSC Board Members: Brad Dellenbaugh & Peter Garcia
– Fall 2020 – 4 Figaro 2s Sailing
– Toward Spring & Summer 2021
– Zoom Presentations: Bates College Sailing Team

Brad has been Offshore Sailing Coach at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Sailing Director …

Recent News:
– COVID-19: Spring 2020 Succumbs
– Fabulous Webb Video – 40 kts TWS!
– Summer 2020 – Junior Offshore Programs
– Fall 2020 – College Figaro 2 Season
– College Presentations Offered

Before the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrived, COSC had scheduled an exciting first “live” semester season built …

Click here to see COSC’s Figaro 2s featured in Scuttlebutt as “A New Era in College Sailing”. …