Entrepreneurial couple — he’s 86, she’s 80 — gives way to the next generation

Industry-leading sailing school prepares for a new leadership era while it navigates a big surge in boating.

Stefania Pifferi. Beth Oliver and Bryce Jackson realize they have a lot to live up to in taking on bigger leadership roles for Offshore Sailing School, which Steve and Doris Colgate have run for more than 55 years.
Stefania Pifferi. Beth Oliver and Bryce Jackson realize they have a lot to live up to in taking on bigger leadership roles for Offshore Sailing School, which Steve and Doris Colgate have run for more than 55 years.
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Throughout spring 2020, Steve and Doris Colgate headed out to their dock with camera in hand to record a series of videos they called “Dockside Chats with Steve.” For the co-owners of Fort Myers-based Offshore Sailing School, it was a way to both reminisce and stay connected with past and potential students when the couple couldn’t be out on the water with them because of the pandemic.

 

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