April 29, 2009 Opening Weekend
We decided to start early this year to take advantage of the beautiful weather and had an amazing opening weekend! Perfect weather, great people, lots of wind, and stunning views of Manhattan. Have a look at the photos from this weekend in our gallery. Come join us for more sailing just like this.
April 24, 2009 | ATLANTIC YACHTING Sailing Season Begins Today!
Sailing season begins today! These first warm and beautiful days of spring are the perfect time to spend an afternoon or evening on the water. We are offering plenty of great programs this season, from Private Sailboat Charters to Sailing Lessons, Corporate Events, and our ever popular Kids Summer Sailing Camp.
We will also be introducing Clipper City, the largest passenger sailboat in the U.S., a perfect reproduction of the original Clipper City built in 1855. She will sail our large parties, up to 144 people, from the pier at South Street Seaport.
To top it all off, we have a bright and shiny new website, have a look and find your way on to the water. We hope you can come out and sail with us this year.
April 2, 2009 | PRESS Kids Sailing Program Featured in Time Out Kids
We were very exicted to discover that our NYC Summer Sailing Program for Kids was featured in Time Out Kids recommended sport camps for 2009.
April 1, 2009 | IN THE NEWS Celebrating 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s Historic Voyage
Looking for something to celebrate? How about the commemoration of New York’s 400th birthday beginning next Saturday?
On April 4, 1609, the English navigator Henry Hudson left Amsterdam harbor to search for a shortcut to Asia. Hudson’s instructions from the Dutch East India Company were to sail east, as he had on two earlier voyages that were thwarted by Arctic ice.
Instead, inspired by insights gleaned from other explorers, Hudson steered his triple-masted ship toward the New World in hopes of discovering a Northwest Passage to Asia.
The 400th anniversary of Hudson’s departure will be celebrated this week in Amsterdam and in Manhattan, where the Museum of the City of New York opens “Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson.”
The exhibition includes 275 artifacts in an installation that evokes the hull of Hudson’s 85-foot-long ship, the Half Moon. It will remain open through the end of September, which is when New York City and New York State will formally commemorate the anniversary of Hudson’s arrival in what would become America’s most diverse metropolis and a city of superlatives.
Hudson and his crew received a decidedly mixed reception from the natives. Today, New York’s diverse population includes more American Indians and more people who identify their ancestry as Dutch than any other big American city.
And that is precisely the point of the museum’s exhibition: New York is and has always been different from other places in America because it was founded by the Dutch.
“The Dutch were the first to overthrow a king and create a republic,” said Sarah Henry, chief curator of the museum. “Nobody was celebrating tolerance, but the Dutch had a pragmatic approach to diversity.”
The exhibition — in collaboration with the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam and the New Netherland Project in Albany — includes rare maps, excavated objects, paintings, documents and other artifacts. (Curators also correct a historical footnote: Peter Stuyvesant, the irascible director general of the Dutch colony in the mid-17th century, was missing his right leg, not his left.)
The collection validates the enduring Dutch legacy and the shared economic heritage of Amsterdam and New Amsterdam, including the figurative and literal birth of Wall Street, where stock trading and multinational companies were incubated and where a barricade was built as protection from the Indians and the British.
The exhibition is the first of three being organized by the museum this year to celebrate New York’s quadricentennial.
The exhibit “Mannahatta/Manhattan,” which explores the natural environment that Hudson encountered, will open on May 18 and is being mounted in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society. In addition, modern images of New York by Dutch photographers will be featured in “Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered,” which opens June 10.
In September, the museum will publish “New York 400: A Visual History of America’s Greatest City With Images From the Museum of the City of New York,” a collection of paintings and photographs, many of them never displayed publicly before.
The three exhibitions and the book, edited by John Thorn, a historian and author, are intended to provide a new portal to a past that is unfamiliar to many, and a contrast to the myths largely perpetuated by Washington Irving’s satirical Diedrich Knickerbocker and by other fanciful 19th-century interpretations.
Ms. Henry, the curator, calls the visual history a “birthday card to the city.”
April 1, 2009 | REVIEWS 5 Stars
Anthony M. on Yelp says:
I sailed with these guys last summer and it was a blast. The crew is really down to earth and the experience was unbeatable! We charted a boat and saw the statue of liberty and the awesome NYC skyline. They were very hospitable and fun. I plan on booking again as soon as this weather warms up!
December 14, 2008 | ATLANTIC YACHTING Sail the British Virgin Islands
By the time February rolls around, we are ready for some sun and sail and we bet you are too!
Escape the cold of winter and join us for our first sailing vacation of 2009! We'll be traveling to the British Virgin Islands to sail its pristine turquoise waters and bask in tropical luxury.
With endless beaches, idyllic islands, warm-hearted locals and an eclectic fun loving culture, the BVI is one of the best sailing destinations in the world.
Imagine 9 days relaxing aboard a luxury sailing yacht, swimming in crystal clear waters, exploring underwater shipwrecks, docking at island ports, delving into the vibrant culture of the islands, and kicking back on deck with friends and fresh rum cocktails at sunset.
Get a group of your friends together or come to make new friends! There is no better way to experience BVI than on our spectacular boats and with our skilled and friendly crew.
October 1, 2008 | PRESS We're on the Cover of Money Magazine
September 27, 2008 | REVIEWS Really Lovely Evening!
MBIXtrader on CitySearch says:
Sailed last night with my boyfriend and his friends. Couldn't have been more perfect. The captain / owner Miles, was cool, professional, fun and an all around great time - not too bad on the eyes either. The food and drinks were amazing, the sunset perfect, and the boat beautiful. Definitely one of the most interesting out of the ordinary evenings I've had all summer. Highly recommended for couples and intimate parties.
September 26, 2008 | REVIEWS Who Knew?
ChopChop at CitySearch Says:
I charted a boat this summer for a friend's birthday. It was the best 2 hours I've spent in a long time. My friend's couldn't thank me enough for finding it. The staff was super nice and totally non-intrusive. The boat was a good size and well-kept. We brought our own food and drink to save a little money, but honestly the price was well worth it. Exactly what I needed in a city this nuts. Perfect summer activity...highly recommended.
September 19, 2008 | REVIEWS A Fantastic Experience
Rosebud at CitySearch says:
I can't say enough about how pleased I was with our experience sailing with Atlantic Yachting. Getting engaged on their sail boat was a fantastic experience. The staff (Brooks, Tanya, and Miles) really helped make it even more special. My fiance and I highly recommend this company to anyone looking to sail.
September 10, 2008 | ATLANTIC YACHTING Fall Sailing Program for Kids
If your child is looking to expand his or her sailing skills, check out our new Fall Sailing Program for Kids.
Our Fall Sailing Program is intended to take young sailors to the next level in all aspects of seamanship. Our primary focus will be on mastering boat handling, race tactics and sail trim. We will also focus on advanced skills including heavy air sailing, reefing the sails, strategy, safety, mooring and docking. We
will be expanding on the sailors previous sailing knowledge and experience, and work to have a challenging but supportive learning environment.
Class meets every Monday and Thursday from 4pm - 630pm from September 24 - November 6th.
August 29, 2008 | ATLANTIC YACHTING Kids Sailing Program Finale
We've just wrapped up an amazing summer of our kids sailing program. We had six adventure packed sessions with a ton of great kids from Manhattan and beyond. This was our biggest summer season yet. Thanks to everyone who participated! We hope to see you again next year.
August 4, 2008 | REVIEWS Sailing in Our Own Backyard
Susan on CitySearch says:
The best birthday treat! Fabulous ship (the Go Lightly) great weather, the NYC view from the water, fantastic, friendly and knowledgeable crew (Sean & Dan) all 5 minutes from home. What more could you ask for? If you can't own your own sailboat, this is the one to charter.
July 23, 2008 | PRESS We're featured on Cool Hunting !
July 3, 2008 | ATLANTIC YACHTING Sail Croatia
June 26, 2008 | ON THE WATER Sail to Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls
June 21, 2008 | PRESS Amtrekker's sailing video
Take a look at this great video Amtrekker made about sailing with Atlantic Yachting.
June 17, 2008 | COMMUNITY A Great Blog About Learning to Sail
New York Floats is a blog by one of our students about learning to sail and her plan to sail the Mediterranean for a year with her husband.
June 17, 2008 | PRESS Amtrekker Sails with Atlantic Yachting
From the Amtrekker site:
Thanks to the guys over at the Atlantic Yachting Association I spent the last two days going through a course to get my Basic Keel Boating certification. It was an undeniably awesome experience and for a guy that used to live on a boat on the Pacific Ocean (and still never managed to learn to sail…let’s not dwell on that) it was such a bizarre scene to be sailing a boat between skyscrapers on the Hudson River.