Sailing Program

Sailing Requirement:

• All sailors must pass a swim test in order to participate.

Age Requirement:

• All sailors must be age 6 or older to participate.

Required Equipment:

• Life jacket (PFD)
• Sailing shoes (closed-toe)
• Helmets are required on high wind days for all classes except Dinghy

Deamon

New options have been added to the program so that recreational sailors, motivated competitors and aspiring keelboat sailors, all may have a rewarding summer experience.

Opti Beginner

This is a beginner's course for sailor's who are 8 to 13 years old. No experience necessary. Lessons start with two students per boat, eventually transitioning to one student per boat. Once comfortable sailing single-handed in a variety of conditions, the student may move up to intermediate level (typically after two years as beginner)

Skills:

• The parts of the boat and other sailing nomenclature
• Rigging the Opti
• Safety onboard and on the water
• Sail trimming
• Tacking and gybing
• Sailing upwind and downwind
• Capsize recovery

This class will be offered Tuesday – Friday from 9:00 -12:00

Opti Intermediate

This is an intermediate course for sailor's who are 10 to 13 years old. Must have satisfied Opti beginner instruction, be comfortable in sailing single-handed under all conditions, and have recommendation from instructor. Students learn and practice fundamental sailing skills and continue developing confidence in boat handling. Student will learn to simultaneously control tiller and sails.

Skills:

• Sailing nomenclature
• Knot-tying
• Independently care for and rig/de-rig boat
• Upwind and downwind boat handling on a course
• Water safety awareness
• Basic rights of way
• Racing starts

This class will be offered Tuesday – Friday from 9:00 -12:00

Opti Race

This is an advanced course for sailor's who are 11 to 15 years old. For Juniors, whose primary interest is racing. Students have to be eligible for Regatta competitions (11 + years old) and feel very confident handling an Opti under all sailing conditions. They must be recommended by the Instructor. These are the students whose aim is to compete in regatta's.

Skills:

• Upwind sailing and hiking
• Rigging and trimming for speed
• Racing rules
• Racing starts
• Racing tactics
• Regatta preparation

This class will be offered Tuesday – Friday from 1:30-4:30. Participants are expected to compete in regatta's. 4 week minimum commitment, full summer commitment preferred.

FJ sailor's ages span from 12 to 17 years old.

The transition from Opti's to FJ's is recommended for sailors who are above 125 lbs. and/or taller than 5'4".

 FJ and J24 - Adventure Sail

These students are interested in recreational/non racing sailing. No experience is necessary. Emphasizes skills that may have been learned in Opti classes or introducing these as new skills. This class will focus on recreational sailing and focus on seamanship, point-to-point sailing, docking at the islands, wind patterns, weather, etc.

Skills:

• Sailing nomenclature
• Safety onboard and on the water
• Sail trimming
• Tacking and gybing
• Sailing upwind and downwind

This class will be offered Tuesday – Friday from 9:00 -12:00

NEW!!! FJ Advance - Race Team

Students are avid sailors and are interested in sailing competitively; they will develop racing techniques, rules, tactics, and strategy. They will practice starts, mark roundings, a variety of race courses, and upwind and downwind boatspeed. Keelboat racing will be introduced with the goal of having junior racers entering the adult races on Wednesday nights!

Skills:

• Tactics and Strategy
• Perfecting boat handling and technique
• Starting
• Introduction to Team Racing

This class will be offered Tuesday – Friday from 1:30-4:30. Participants are expected to compete in regatta's.