The learn-to-sail book for when you are in a hurry to gain your sea legs . At the Offshore Sailing School, the Colgates have.taught more than 100,000 adults how to sail. Now they.are making their proven instructional methods available.to you so you can fulfill your sailing dreams in little time..Though designed around three days of intensive.instruction, the book adapts easily to any learning pace..You can master the fundamentals in.three days--or over a summer of leisurely sailing.