Youth Classes for 2009
Classes are displayed for the 2009 summer sailing season.
New 2010 classes will be displayed and registration will open 1/15/10 - - - - - -
- Starter Sailor thru Intermediate / Save The Bay Experience (full-day programs)
- Optimist Sailing - Basic
- Optimist Sailing - Intermediate
- Optimist Sailing - Advanced Racing (full-day)
- Club 420 Sailing - Basic (mornings)
- Club 420 & Laser - Advanced Racing (full-day)
- Youth Cruising & Seamanship - Basic skills
Starter Sailor / Save The Bay Experience (full-day program)
For our younger and/or first-time sailors, the morning will be spent learning first hand the fun of sailing. Our young new sailors will learn about boats, experience sailing with instructors and begin to develop a comfort level with boats. Following a morning of sail, the youngsters will take a boat ride to the neighboring Save The Bay Center for a fun-filled afternoon of Bay-centered activities, fostering a love of Narragansett Bay in our youngest bay-stewards. Featuring, for example, bay-exploration, playing the role of lobsterman for the day, or learning about creatures of the bay! Classes meet full-day Monday through Friday 9:00 (drop-off at Edgewood Sailing School) to 4:00 pm (pick-up at Save The Bay Center, Fields Point, 100 Save The Bay Drive, Providence). This program is being run in cooperation between Edgewood Sailing School and Save The Bay, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition Starter Sailor
session 1 (age 8-11)Jun 22 -
Jun 269:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F SS.1 $295*
(ess boat)Starter Sailor
session 2 (age 8-11)Jun 29 -
Jul 039:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F SS.2 $295*
(ess boat)Starter Sailor
session 3 (age 8-11)Jul 06 -
Jul 119:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F SS.3 $295*
(ess boat)Starter Sailor
session 4 (age 11-13)Jul 13 -
Jul 179:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F SS.4 $295*
(ess boat)
* see notes on other fees & discounts
Optimist Sailing - Basic (all-day program)
Opti Basic is an exciting, hands-on introduction to sailing held in moderate morning breezes. In Opti Basic, young sailors will develop specific sailing skills that will ready them for stronger breezes and competitive sailing.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition Opti Basic Jun 29 -
Jul 179:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F OB.1 $700*
(ess boat)
* see notes on other fees & discounts
Optimist Sailing - Intermediate (all-day program)
Build on the basics, introduce more independent sailing at the intermediate level, including the fundamentals of better boat handling and racing. Boat ownership is encouraged. A discount is allowed when student has his/her own private boat.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition Opti Intermediate Jul 13 -
Jul 319:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F OI.1 $550* (tuition)
$250* (boat use fee)Opti Intermediate
(two-week option)two weeks within
the session **9:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F OI.1 $400* (tuition)
$170* (boat use fee)
* see notes on other fees & discounts
** Students may also enroll in OI 1 for only two weeks (Tuition $400, Boat use fee $170). Two weeks' enrollment is the minimum enrollment allowed in this class.
Optimist Racing - Advanced (full day program - own boat required)
Opti Advanced builds boat-handling skills and racing. A sailor must complete Opti Basic and demonstrate Opti Intermediate proficiency to sail in Opti Advanced. At this level we require and encourage boat ownership by each junior sailor. Boat ownership is required. Each student must have his/her own Optimist hull, rig, and foils, ready for racing.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition Opti Advanced - Racing Jun 29 -
Aug 149:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F OAR $900* private boats only Opti Advanced - Racing (continuing from Opti intermediate) *** Aug 03 -
Aug 149:00 am -
4:00 pmM-F OAR $350 *** when combined with Opti Intermediate - private boats only
* see notes on other fees & discounts
*** Opti Advanced/Racing open (8/3 - 8/14, Tuition $350) to sailors who complete 2009 Opti Intermediate, and sail their own boat.
Club 420 Sailing - Basic (morning program)
Introduction to the powerful c420 racing dinghy. Club 420s are the most widely used racing dinghy used by high schools and colleges. Sailors are introduced, in the light morning breezes, to the basics of sailing a racing dinghy with Skipper and Crew.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition 420 Basic Jun 29 -
Jul 109:00 am -
noonM-F 420B $350* (ess boat)
* see notes on other fees & discounts
Club 420 & Laser Racing - Advanced (full-day program, 4 days a week)
Boathandling skills are honed in the c420 racing dinghy. Confident, capable sailors learn how to sail a double-handed dinghy, both as a skipper and as crew. The older young sailors will experience thrill of sailing a faster boat with trapezes and spinnakers. Sailors work a full day of weather options, including the brisker afternoon winds, allowing for introduction of the more demanding performance. At this level, we encourage boat ownership by the junior sailor. A discount is allowed when student has his/her own private boat.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition 420 Advanced Jun 29 -
Jul 09Jul 13 -
Aug 141:00 pm -
4:00 pm9:30 am -
4:00 pmM-Th 420AR $800*(tuition)
$300*(boat use fee)
* see notes on other fees & discounts
Youth Cruising & Seamanship - Basic
This course is designed for the older, beginning sailor or the experienced junior sailor interested in sailing, more than in racing. These sailors will sail a Rhodes 19, a keelboat, where they will learn the seamanship skills associated with cruising. A sailor that completes Youth Cruising can enroll in the Club 420 class to learn more advanced boat handling and racing.
Enrollment options:
Program Schedule Time Day Class Tuition Youth Cruising
session 1Jun 29 -
Jul 171:00 pm -
4:00 pmM-F YC.1 $510*
* see notes on other fees & discounts
Notes about fees, discounts, foul weather and holidays (*)
TUITION CLASS LESSON FEES, BOAT CHARTER FEES, and BOAT USE FEES are as noted for each of the particular classes above.
FOUL WEATHER - Classes are not cancelled for lack of fair weather. Sailors are expected to be present at the scheduled class times. In cases of non-sailing weather, the classes will be conducted on shore until the weather clears and the Instructors determine it is safe and appropriate to be on the water.
YOUTH/JR REGISTRATION FEE - There is a $25 registration fee per student in the Youth/Jr program, which is waived if tuition is paid in full by May 1st. No partial payment for classes.
TUITION - Tuition and Fees are non-refundable.
In addition:
EYC FEES & CHARGES - Students who keep boats on the docks or racks of Edgewood Yacht Club are subject to the rules, membership requirements and marina fee schedule of the Club. For more information, see <www.edgewoodyc.org> or ask for details from Sailing School through our sailing school webpage "Contact Us" tab at left.
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