COURSE 1

2026 International Safety At Sea TWO-DAY (with Hands-On)

This course satisfies the requirements for World Sailing OSR 0,1,3 and SER requirements for the Newport to Bermuda Race, Trans Pac, etc. Every season the Oakcliff Team hosts Two Safety at Sea Seminars for Oakcliff Trainees and now opens it to the Public. There is no single training center quite like it with the Oakcliff campus, bunkhouse, and our US Sailing Moderator, Sheila McCurdy; this seminar provides the hands-on skills necessary to survive the unexpected. Our program and teaching goes beyond theory, putting you in the water and at the helm of emergency and survival equipment. 

This Seminar is unique in each participant gets the chance to fire a flare, extinguish a fire, inflate their PFD, climb in and right a liferaft. The small class size relative to other seminars makes it highly engaging and a personalized experience for those who participate. 

• Dates: May 2 & May 3 (attendance is required for certification)
• Time: We start with light breakfast snacks and registration at 0830 each day and go until 1700. 
• Cost: $375
• Certification: Valid for 5 Years. 
• Housing: For Saturday night, a block has been reserved in the Oakcliff bunkhouse, for $35 per night you can stay on site.
• Format: Day 1 – Theory with presentations. Day 2 – Hands-On Session (plus group presentations)
• Location: Oakcliff Sailing 4 South St. Oyster Bay NY, 11771 
• Hands On Topics: Firefighting, Pyrotechnics, Damage Control, MOB, Liferafts and more. 

Note: For more information on online course versus the two-day course, please refer to US Sailing’s SAS how to guide here. All issuing of certificates is done by US Sailing. Please email training@oakcliffsailing.org for any questions. 

The cost of this course for 2026 Oakcliff Offshore Acorns and Saplings is included in the Tuition. Click here for more information on Offshore Programs.

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