Private Charter
The yacht is yours—captain-only charter for up to six guests, or luxury cruise with a chef for up to four guests.
Charter options
Private charter · Private instruction
Experience a Paradigm Shift.
Private cruises and American Sailing instruction aboard a St. Francis 50. New England summers. Caribbean winters.
Your time aboard
Charter, earn bareboat certification, or combine the two.
Choose a daysail, a short escape, a charter week, or sabbatical length cruise. Every trip is private and shaped around your group.
Sailing Instruction
Private certification and bluewater catamaran training for no more than four students.
Learn aboardCruise + Learn
A private cruise with focused instruction for those who want it.
Shape your programTwo seasons
New England to the Caribbean.
Summer
New England
Cruise from Newport to Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket all the way to Maine—or meet the yacht in Maine.
Explore the season →
Winter
Caribbean
Moored conveniently next to St. Thomas Airport on beautiful Water Island.
Explore the season →
Captain Rorke Miller
Owner, liveaboard captain, and master instructor.
Captain Rorke owns Paradigm Shift and lives aboard full time. A USCG 200-Ton Master, seasoned charter captain, and American Sailing Master Instructor with more than 27 years of professional teaching experience, he brings deep seamanship and an intimate knowledge of the yacht to every voyage.
Meet Captain RorkeYour time aboard
Tell us what you have in mind.
Dates, destination, group size—and whether this is a charter, instruction, or both.