Introduction to Sailing (Ages 6-9)

These sessions are half-day - Monday thru Thursday - 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM for Ages 6-9

Spots for July & August sessions are filling fast—don’t miss out!

July 21-24, July 28-August 1, and August 18-21

This is introductory course that will teach the basics of rigging a boat, basic boat handling, sailing fundamentals, and water safety. Instruction is done in Optimists with 2-3 sailors/boat.

The goals of this class are to:

‐ be able to rig and de‐rig an Optimist

‐ know the points of sail

‐ be able to label all the parts of the boat

‐ be comfortable steering the boat and trimming the sail

‐ be able to leave the dock and return

‐ be able to tack and gybe safely

‐ be able to capsize and recover