Fall & Spring Youth Sailing Programs
Bring your children closer to the water with Youth Sailing Programs for beginners to experts!
Registration is open!
High School Sailing (ages 12-18)
Description: Sailors will work together to learn, practice, and race in sailing regattas. Newer sailors will break off and learn everything they need to know about the foundations of sailing, while more experienced racers will practice their technical skills and regatta sailing. Sailors are given the opportunity to race in regattas representing their high school or join the WFC’s composite team to participate in races around Long Island.
Skill Level: For teenagers of all sailing skills and levels! Beginner to expert.
Grades: 7th - 12th
How Many Weeks: 11, including rigging and derigging week
Schedule: September 10 – November 8 (9 weeks) / Rigging Week: September 3-6
Derigging Week: November 12-15
Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Time: 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Price: $875
Jr. Big Boat Race Team (ages 12-18)
Description: Learn to race as a team on our J/105! The junior big boat team will expand your child’s sailing horizons as they go more in-depth on various skills in each position of the boat. Team sailing makes for a well-rounded sailor who will have the confidence to take on new and bigger boats as they move forward in the competitive sailing world.
Skill Level: Sailors must have the basic foundations of sailing mastered. *Prior Sailing Experience Needed** Enrolled sailors will be reviewed based on their skill level and boating experience. Registrations will not be finalized until the Sailing Director/Head Coach approves. Refunds will be issued if the sailor can not be reassigned to a proper skill-level class.
Ages: 14 - 18
How Many Weeks: 8 weeks, including breakdown week
Schedule: September 2 – October 16 (7 weeks) / Breakdown & Winterization Week – October 21-25
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: Monday: 3:30 -7:00 pm/ Wednesday: Race Night 3:30 - Dark
Price: $800/sailor
Registration starting Wednesday, August 14th @ 12pm
Opti Sailing
The Opti is designed for a variety of skill levels to teach the foundations of safety, seamanship, & sportsmanship
Opti Beginner (ages 8 - 13)
Description: Children will learn parts of the boat, how to rig, points of sail, sailing up and downwind, water safety, capsize prevention and recovery, sportsmanship, and sailing vocabulary while making friends and having fun on the water!
Skill Level: This class is for children with no sailing knowledge and children who have not mastered the foundations of sailing. It can be taken as many times as your child needs to fully understand the fundamentals.
Ages: Children 8-13
How Many Weeks: 5 weeks; September 8 – October 6
Day: Sundays
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
**Weight Limit** 130lb
Price: $425
Opti: Intermediate (experience required)
Description: Children will dive into the world of Opti race and learn the rules of racing course setups, practice different starting techniques, learn how to round marks, practice how to get out of a competitor’s bad air and penalties, and how to finish a race.
Skill Level: This class is for children who have confidently mastered sailing upwind and the foundations of sailing in an Opti. Children must be recommended for this class and get approval from the Sailing Director before starting.
Ages: Children 8-14
How Many Weeks: 5 weeks; September 8 – October 6
Day: Sundays
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm
**Weight Limit** 130lb
Price: $425
Opti Race Team (experience required)
Description: During practices, children will continue to work on and refine technical race and sailing skills. Children will race against each other children and teams in scrimmages and enter into season regattas where they will compete against some of the best opti sailors in the state.
Skill Level: For children who have confidently mastered the foundations of sailing and racing and who are ready to enter regattas on the WFC Opti Race Team in Green Fleet. Children must be recommended for this class and get approval from the Sailing Director before starting.
Ages: Children 9-14
How Many Weeks: 7 weeks, Sept 8th - Oct 20th
Day: Sunday
Time: 9 am - 4 pm (Lunch Break 12 pm - 1 pm *BYO Lunch)
Price: $700
**Weight Limit** 130lbs
Youth Private Lessons
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$200
Includes a 2hr boat reservation and one sailor, $75 per additional participant, up to 1 sailor.
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$200
Includes a 2hr boat reservation and one sailor, $75 per additional participant, up to 2 sailors.
Learn how to sail or brush up on your skills with a Private Lesson. This two-hour lesson can be tailored to your needs, whether you want to learn how to trim the sail better, perfect your gybes, or even start learning to sail! Private Lessons are available in Optimists and C420s for children, and Sonars, Hobie Waves, or Hobie Getaways for adults.
