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Junior Sailing

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We provide a safe and fun learning environment that teaches young sailors seamanship, sportsmanship, and safe boat-handling.  Our overall goal is simple—teach kids how to sail and encourage them to have fun on the water in this amazing place where we live.
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Junior sailors learn on an array of boats from our fleet of dinghies.  Our youngest can start on a small, single-sail dinghy called an Opti to become comfortable with points of sail.  Sailors then advance to the Vanguard 15, a two-sail/two-person dinghy, to develop technical proficiency and learn how to skipper and crew on a boat.  Eighth grade and High School sailors begin sailing Flying Juniors (FJs), the standard for regional race fleets, and have the opportunity to competitively race on the High School Sailing team. ​


Sailing Teaches...

Self-Confidence:
​Sailors need to proficiently handle technical maneuvers, navigate difficult situations, and develop sound judgment.  With every skill learned and challenge overcome, a junior sailor becomes more confident, self-reliant, and motivated to take on new challenges.

Awareness:
​Sailors rely on spatial awareness, situational awareness, and self-awareness to avoid collisions, adjust to weather conditions, and handle the dynamic tasks required underway. Junior sailors learn how to navigate their craft with finesse in response to a myriad of factors.

Initiative:
​Sailors are ready to take on the tasks and responsibilities necessary for a safe and fun journey.  Junior sailors learn to properly rig and unrig a boat, don safety gear, and put things away in the right place. It becomes second nature to contribute to those nitty-gritty tasks required for smooth sailing

Leadership:
​Sailors fluidly transition between leading and following as circumstances on the water change. Because sailing is a team activity, junior sailors learn the importance of communicating clearly, fulfilling duties, listening to others, taking charge, and fixing problems when they arise.

Program Application Forms:
  • Junior Sailing Program Code of Conduct
  • Application/Waiver for the 2023 Sailing Program Year
  • Medical form for the 2023 Sailing Program Year
  • Audio/Visual Release Form for 2023
​Program Calendar:
  • Calendar of Activities and Events for the 2023 Junior Sailing Program
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  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
    • Our Instructors/Captains
  • Sailing Instruction
    • Jr. Sailing Summer Camp
    • Learn to Sail >
      • Women's
      • Keelboat
    • Junior Sailing Program
    • High School Sailing
    • Sea Scouts
  • Paddling Program
  • Sailing Charters
  • Ways to Support