Sail from Newport, RI to Bermuda to St. Maarten in el Carib.
SailOpo.com offers a handful of the greatest offshore sailing opportunities available to sailors wanting offshore miles and experience. Crew on one of three Swan yachts departing from Newport RI on their annual migration south. We will be stopping at the amazing island of Bermuda for a couple of days. Our final destination is St. Maarten in the Leeward Islands of el Carib. Offshore sailing is not for everyone. Is it for you?

I have been chosen to skipper on this years Sail OPO, Swan Program voyage to el Carib. I will be captain of Hank’s own boat, Avocation, a 48′ Swan. Hank will be skippering a friends Swan 48′. Can you say, offshore match racing? The Swan 65′ Aurora will be joining.

October 30 to November 18, 2025. You arrive October 30 into NPT. The yachts should arrive into St Maarten, SXM by November 18th. Hang around for the post party. There are a couple of crew spots left. More details and to sign up: SailOPO.com/Swan_Program.

October 20 to November 8, 2025 is a different Offshore Passage Opportunity with solo circumnavigator Tania Aebi on the big beautiful Swan 68, Aphrodite. The yacht is sailing from Mallorca, Spain, stopping in Gibraltar and the island of Madeira on the way to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Both opportunities and more: SailOPO.com/Swan_Program.

I met Hank at the sailboat shows, back in my sailing magazine daze. Hank runs what must be the US’s largest crew network for offshore sailing voyages. For my yacht deliveries, I have gotten crew from Hank and his OPO, many times. If you are interested in having Offshore Passage Opportunities arrive in your inbox, consider joining Hank’s crew program. SailOPO.com.