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2008 Youth Sailing Program

Note: Inquire about class availability early since sessions fill quickly. Application forms are available for download or submit our web form for more information. All forms require Acrobat Reader.

Class length: 15 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday, 3 hours per day)

Class size: Minimum of seven (7), maximum of ten (10).

Fee: $99, which includes the course book.

In beginning sailing, students master sailing's most essential skills, how to capsize and right a small boat, how to steer a boat, trim its sail and execute sailing maneuvers such as tacking and jibing.  They'll also learn to tie several common sailing knots useful in every day life, rules of the road on inland waters and water safety.

Note:  Demand for the Senior Beginning Sailing Class has been very low consequently we have not schedule one for 2007.  However, if five or more seniors boys and/or girls want to learn to sail, we will schedule a Senior Beginning Class this season

Download JUNIOR YOUTH BEGINNING Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

All Youth INTERMEDIATE Sailing (AYI)
For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old

Class length: 15 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday, 3 hours per day)

Class size: Minimum of five (5), maximum of seven (7)

Fee: $150

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Beginning Sailing and ability to swim

In intermediate sailing, students build on the skills mastered in beginning sailing.  Additionally, they'll learn to trim a sail for speed and direction based on its tell tales, to power up and de-power a sail as conditions change, to assess weather conditions, to bring the boat into and leave a dock and to execute complicated sailing maneuvers.

Download ALL YOUTH INTERMEDIATE Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

All Youth ADVANCED Sailing (AYA)
For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old

Class length: 15 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday, 3 hours per day)

Class size: Minimum of five (5), maximum of seven (7)

Fee: $150

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Intermediate Sailing or Beginning/Intermediate Sailing and ability to swim.

In advanced sailing, students will build on the skills mastered in intermediate sailing.  Additionally, they'll learn advanced sailing techniques, to sail a technically challenging course, and to execute boat handling maneuvers on command and in synch with others.

Download ALL YOUTH ADVANCED Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

All Youth BEGINNING RACING (AYBR)
For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old

Class length: 15 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday, 3 hours per day)

Class size: Minimum of five (5), maximum of seven (7)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Advanced Sailing or Intermediate/Advanced Sailing and ability to swim.

In beginning racing, students learn racing basics, maneuvering on the starting line, sailing to a course, starting and racing strategies and are introduced to the rules of racing.

Download ALL YOUTH BEGINNING RACING Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

All-Day BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE Sailing (ADBI)
For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old

Class length: 30-32 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday)

Class size: Minimun of seven (7), maximum of nine (10)

Fee: $250 for ADBI-1 class, $350 for the extended ADBI-2 class, both which includes the course book

Prerequisite: Ability to swim.

In all-day beginning/intermediate sailing, students spend the first half of the week sailing with a buddy, mastering sailing's most essential skills; the second half of the week student sail on their own honing the skills learned earlier.

All-Day Students must bring a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided.

New for 2008!!
Extended All Day Class

For those parents who find that our usual 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. all day class schedule doesn’t fit their work schedule, we’ve added two hours to the front and back ends of ADBI-2 class.   The reformatted ADBI-2 class, July 7 to 11, will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Parents can drop their child(ren) off as early as 7:45 a.m.

Please note the course fee shown above for this extended class.

Download ALL-DAY BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

All-Day INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Sailing (ADIA)
For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 years old

Class length: 30-32 hours; 5 days a week (Monday thru Friday)

Class size: Minimun of seven (5), maximum of nine (7)

Fee: $300

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Beginning Sailing & ability to swim

In all-day intermediate/advanced sailing, students, sailing on their own, hone the skills learned in beginning sailing then move on to learn advanced sailing skills and techniques.

All-Day Students must bring a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Download ALL-DAY INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Registration Forms (Forms require Acrobat Reader)

Friday Evening Pizza and Sailing

Friday Evening Pizza and Sailing is an open sailing activity for all students, past and present.  The four Friday evenings listed below have been set aside for everyone to gather at the site, have pizza and go sailing.

For more information on this class click here to visit our Friday Night Sailing and Pizza page.

New!
Youth/Adult Class

The Program has developed a new youth/adult class for 2007.  An ideal class for any parent/child combination who would like to learn to sail together. 

For more information on this class click here to visit our Youth/Adult page.