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Adult Classes for 2010

FrostBite Sailing (winter - SunFish series)

Learn boat handling and basic racing on traditional SunFish. Open practice sailing October. (Coaching available) Sunday race series December through February.

Tuition: per session

Session 04fb3 (Concluded)

Meets 8 times on Sundays from January 10 - February 28 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Navigation part 1, "Where are we now?"

Goal: Get map and chart skills to make sailing and cruising reliable, safe and fun.

Learn: How to use the basic navigation tools. Identify the basic symbols, Identify mapping colors and codes common to all "charts". Learn charting symbols and describe the objects and features in or on the water that they identify.

Practice: Introduce Tide Tables (depth). Learn how to plot a position. Meet "True North," and the basic format common to all navigation charts. Learn "Where am I?" and "What's that?" Make, read, and correctly write on charts. Then, build your own harbor chart of the waters near Edgewood Yacht Club.

Text: Eldridge: Tide and Pilot Book

Tuition: $65 per session, Basic navigation materials: $35, EYC club use fee: $25

$12 discount when you register and pay for Navigation part 2, "Where are we going?" at the same time.

Session 5a

Meets 3 times on Mondays from March 22 - April 5 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Navigation part 2, "Where are we going?"

Goal: Navigate underway. Lay and achieve a predicted course on the water, using charts, navigation instruments, and "Dead Reckoning".

Learn: How to use ded-reckoning and ship's log to plan and monitor a cruise.

Practice: Basic navigation skills. Use the chart and navigation instruments to 'sail' from one point to another in class work (like from Point Judith, to Martha's Vineyard). Meet "Magnetic North" (magnetic variation). Meet "Relative Bearing". Learn how to "take a fix" (visual, long-range visual, plotted, or electronic, including gps, and radar). Plan a safe DR Track, and estimate time of arrival.

(Required Prep: Part 1 or equivalent)

Text: U.S. Sailing Coastal Navigation

Tuition: $65 per session, Basic navigation materials: $35, EYC club use fee: $25

$12 discount when you register and pay for Navigation part 3, "Why aren't we there?" at the same time.

Session 5b

Meets 3 times on Mondays from April 12 - April 26 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Monday, March 22

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Navigation part 3, "Why aren't we there?"

Goal: Confirm and adjust your predicted (DR) sailing path, to accommodate set/drift effect currents. Determine a course to meet, or to avoid, another ship. Know the law for right-of-way and navigation signals.

Learn: How to understand completely and to verify the instructions of your GPS and chart-plotter (or to stand in for it, if device is not functioning). How to make adjustments to travel, in compensation for set/drift error of tidal and general currents, time of day, side-drift, delays and other navigation factors that interfere with you. How to use Tidal Current Tables. How to use a Maneuvering Board to plot motion relative to your own ship's achieved course. How to de-code right-of-way, and other ships' navigation lights/signals.

Practice: Tackle rotaries, river currents, tidal currents, currents due to shore-line and weather. Adjust for the ship's natural leeway. Meet "Ship's Compass North" (compass deviation). Practice correcting basic planned courses by predicting and/or observing actual set and drift from predicted course or a position fix, and how to adjust course-to-steer and speed so as to plot these adjustments into the logged and predicted course sailed.

(Required Prep: Part 2 or equivalent)

Tuition: $65 per session, Basic navigation materials: $35, Additional navigation charts (for parts 3 & 4): $15, EYC club use fee: $25

$12 discount when you register and pay for Navigation part 4, "This is easy!" at the same time.

Session 5c

Meets 3 times on Mondays from May 3 - May 17 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Monday, April 12

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Navigation part 4, "This is easy!"

Goal: Demonstrate your navigational skills -- actually aboard a boat, out on the water -- in both darkness and daylight. Demonstrate safe navigation by showing that 2 or more navigational data agree. During the demonstration, steer the ship either by full-sight, or by relying on single-source information (for instance, steering only on ship's compass.)

Learn: How to apply the navigation skills learned and practiced originally on shore.

HANDS-ON PRACTICE (IN DAY-LIGHT) - - - How to operate navigation instruments on the water. How to take fixes, monitor ships, set/drift, etc., find actual and Estimated Position, execute blind steering to ship's compass, on a given range, to a contour, etc.

HANDS-ON PRACTICE (IN DARKNESS) - - - In Darkness do the same, plus how to identify lights by signature, and steer to a "red sector" or danger heading.

This session will have on-water practice "in day-light" in the first meeting. It will practice "in darkness" in the latter meetings. Each meeting begins at the usual time and the usual EYC/ESS classroom. All classes return also to the classroom at the end of the meeting. (Specific meeting day/times for Part 4 will be finalized during earlier parts of the course, according to class size and sailing conditions.)

(Required Prep: Parts 1, 2 and 3, or their equivalent)

Tuition: $70 per session, Basic navigation materials: $35, Additional navigation charts (for parts 3 & 4): $15, EYC club use fee: $25

Session 5d

Meets 1 time on Saturday, May 22 at 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Meets 1 time on Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Meets 1 time on Monday, May 24 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, May 1

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Fiberglass and Spring Maintenance - workshop on shore

Goal: Checklist of maintenance and repair items required at the start of the boating season. Basic fiberglass repair and construction skill. On four weekends, go through the essential head-of-season check list to prepare a boat for summer, including hull, spar, electrical system, motor and mechanical, and learn "fiberglass basics" for simple repairs and maintenance. Materials are furnished

Tuition: $100 per session, Fiberglassing safety equipment: $50

Session 9d

Meets 4 times on Saturdays from April 24 - May 15 at 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, April 3

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Haul & Launch Rhodes 19s

Volunteer team to launch Rhodes 19s, and to haul them out. Goal: working as a team to launch and/or haul out Rhodes 19 hulls. Location: as announced. Skills: handling lines, working as part of a team (heavy-lifting not required).

Tuition: per session

Session 9v1

Meets 1 time on Wednesday, May 12 at 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Wednesday, April 21

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Mariner-Volunteers

Saturdays 9am - noon. Find out what's going on when the Rhodes19s are "sleeping" and what it takes to keep-on-sailing. Join the fun ... make your mark(s) ... wield a tool ... see your picture on the website. Volunteers work on maintenance and repair projects for Sailing School Optis, R19s, Lasers and SunFish, c420, the whalers and the lengthy list of equipment, spars and sails inventory. Tasks and new skills combine, the Sailing School Fleet upgrades, and the ESS Sailors get the benefit. Tasks vary with the season, and match interest, skill and energy of the Volunteers, including rigging, splicing, fiberglass and gelcoat, carpentry, electrical wiring, motor and trailer mechanics, cleaning, painting, sail-mending, and organizing. Volunteers bring work clothes and gloves - - working outside (weather permitting) or inside. Tools, safety gear and all materials are provided.

Tuition: per session

Session 9v2

Meets 5 times on Saturdays from March 27 - April 17 at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Adult (Level 1) - Sailing Basics

Introduction to Sailing - Low-impact, preparatory coaching session, meant for a starter sailor who is about to enter ESS Level 1 class. "Intro" class meets for one (3-hr) session, scheduled several days ahead of the first meeting of the Level 1 class it's introducing. Sailing textbook included. No experience required to take the Intro class.

Tuition: $45 per session

Session 1a

Meets 1 time on Thursday, May 27 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Thursday, May 6

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Session 1d

Meets 1 time on Thursday, July 15 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Thursday, June 24

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Adult (Level 1) - Beginner

Goal: Introduction to sailing. Skills: the basics, including boat handling on all points of sail, knot-tying, attaching sails, steering a course, stopping safely, retrieving a person overboard, tying up to a mooring, safety rules and moving around in the boat. By the end of the course, the student should feel confident and comfortable sailing a small boat in a sheltered area.

Tuition: $240 per session, EYC club use fee: $25

Session 1b

Meets 6 times on Tuesdays, Thursdays from June 1 - June 17 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Tuesday, May 11

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Session 1c

Meets 6 times on Sundays, Saturdays from June 5 - June 20 at 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, May 15

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Session 1e

Meets 6 times on Tuesdays, Thursdays from July 20 - August 5 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Tuesday, June 29

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Adult (Level 2) - Harbor Sailing

Goal: Build from skills acquired in Level 1. Skills: Matching fleet speed, sailing with crew, down-wind sailing, knots, day-sailing, mooring and docking, emergency procedures, awareness of weather, the uses of navigation aids, and compass. By the end of the course, the student should feel confident and comfortable sailing on supervised courses and short trips around well-serviced areas similar to Narragansett Bay. ("Brush Up" Skills for sailors holding Level 2 certificates, or equivalent.) (Required Prep: Level 1)

Tuition: $240 per session, EYC club use fee: $25

Session 2d

Meets 6 times on Sundays, Saturdays from June 5 - June 20 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, May 15

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Session 2a

Meets 6 times on Tuesdays, Thursdays from June 22 - July 8 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Tuesday, June 1

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Session 2c

Meets 4 times on Saturdays from July 24 - August 7 at 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Meets 2 times on Saturdays from July 24 - August 7 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, July 3

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Session 2b

Meets 6 times on Tuesdays, Thursdays from August 10 - August 26 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Tuesday, July 20

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"Narragansett Bay Sail " (Level 2) - picnic sail

Goal: Recreational day-sailing Skills: Day-sailing is introduced, including trip planning and provisioning, then class moves as a fleet on a trip all-day down Narragansett Bay. Lunch on board. Return by late afternoon. Accompanied by Sailing School instructor safety boat and by a supporting cruising class sailboat to provide amenities. (Required Prep: Level 1)

Tuition: $40 per session

Session 2m

Meets 1 time on Saturday, June 26 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, June 5

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Session 2n

Meets 1 time on Saturday, July 17 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, June 26

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Session 2p

Meets 1 time on Saturday, August 14 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, July 24

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Session 2r

Meets 1 time on Saturday, September 11 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, August 21

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"Narragansett Bay Sail " (Level 3) Extended Day-Sail

Tuition: $80 per session

Session 5g

Meets 2 times on Sundays, Saturdays from August 14 - August 15 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, July 24

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Adult (Level 3) - Intermediate Boat-Handling

Goal: Independent safe sailing in challenging situations with full rig and spinnaker. Boats carry 1, 2, or 3 persons, according to sail rig. Skills: At the Intermediate level, predict and sail compass course, secure and depart from adverse-wind docking, sail and maneuver (single-handed) onto heave-to with full rig, proceed safely under tow, plan and execute a day-long trip, recover and deal with equipment failures. (Required Prep: Level 2)

Tuition: $160 per session, EYC club use fee: $25

Session 3a

Meets 1 time on Saturday, May 29 at 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Meets 1 time on Saturday, May 29 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, May 8

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Adult (Level 3) - spinnakers!

Goal: Independent safe sailing in challenging situations with full rig and spinnaker. Boats carry 1, 2, or 3 persons, according to sail rig. Skills: At the Intermediate level, introduce sailing, and racing, with 2 and 3 crew using spinnakers. (Required Prep: Level 2)

Tuition: $70 per session

Session 3b

Meets 2 times on Wednesdays from June 2 - June 9 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Wednesday, May 12

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Session 3c

Meets 2 times on Wednesdays from July 7 - July 14 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Wednesday, June 16

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Adult (Level 3) - Night Sailing

Goal: Sailing and navigation basics for safe sailing in darkness. Skills: Boathandling (Level 3), using, visual, chart and gps navigation elements. Crew Overboard recovery in darkness. Styles for displaying and recognizing light signals required under International COLREGS Rules and the U.S. Inland Rules.

Tuition: $20 per session

Session 3f

Meets 3 times on Saturdays from July 10 - July 31 at 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Meets 1 time on Saturday, September 18 at 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Saturday, June 19

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"Sailing for Practice and Fun" (Level 1,2,3)

Goal: Introduction to recreational harbor sailing Skills: Friday evening or Saturday afternoon open sailing, supported and supervised by an on-duty ESS Instructor and VHF radio net. Open to qualified Edgewood Yacht Club Members, and to Sailing School Students. (Required Prep: Level 1)

Tuition: $20 per meeting

Session 9k

Meets 15 times on Fridays from June 4 - September 10 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Session 9m

Meets 4 times on Wednesdays from July 7 - July 28 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Session 9j

Meets 4 times on Saturdays from July 10 - September 4 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Adult (Level 4) - Racing Certification

Goal: Certification for safe and standard one-design racing Skills: General preparation for one-design racing in Rhodes 19 keelboats, including the rules, wind, tactics, boat set-up, sail trim and spinnaker work. Skippers demonstrate boathandling and trim, knowledge of racing rules, and awareness of standard tactics in a short "racing orientation" evening before enrolling in the one-design series. (Required Prep: Level 3 or equivalent)

Tuition: $30 per session

Session 4a

Meets 1 time on Wednesday, May 26 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Wednesday, May 5

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Session 4e

Meets 1 time on Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Wednesday, July 7

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Adult (Level 4) - One-Design Racing Practice

Goal: Advanced boat handling in racing situations. Skills: Classes must be taken along with Level 3, until Skipper is Certified. Skippers are scored in monthly EYC Club series. Open to "Skippers" with certification or enrolled in Level 3; and to "Crew" with Level 2 skills. Crews may sail as "extra" or be teamed with Skipper. (Crew Required Prep: Level 2) (Skipper's Required Prep: Level 3 or equivalent, and ESS Class 4a Certification.) Tuition/fee per evening.

Tuition: $20 per meeting

Session 4b

Meets 5 times on Wednesdays from June 2 - June 30 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Session 4d

Meets 4 times on Wednesdays from July 7 - July 28 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Session 4f

Meets 4 times on Wednesdays from August 4 - August 25 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Session 4g

Meets 5 times on Wednesdays from September 1 - September 29 at 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Adult (Level 5) - Cruising Boat Basics

Goal: General issues, and electronics, mechanicals, maintenance, safety checks, and the provisioning of a typical cruising keel-boat. Skills: Visiting and sailing on several yachts, introduction to boat handling and operation of small and medium-sized cruising keelboat. (Required Prep: Level 3) Enrollment limited: 6 students.

Tuition: $100 per session

Session 5e

Meets 1 time on Friday, July 16 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Meets 2 times on Fridays from July 23 - July 30 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Friday, June 25

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Session 5f

Meets 3 times on Fridays from September 10 - September 24 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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5% tuition discount if payment is received by Friday, August 20

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Private Lessons & Group Lessons (all levels)

Two-hour Private lessons, one to four people, are available on Sailing School's Rhodes 19, Optimist, c420, Laser or SunFish. Students may be adults or youths. Coaching and instruction according to the skills of the student. Group lessons (for 5 or more students) can also be arranged.

Tuition: $70 per meeting

Session 9p

Meets by appointment.

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