Youth Classes - 2013

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!

Full day classes meet 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). Morning-only classes are available below and end at 12 noon at Edgewood Sailing School.

Note that Save the Bay requires a minimum of 6 students for their afternoon ecology program. If fewer than 6 students sign up for this session, then afternoon activities will be at the Sailing School.

This program is being run in cooperation between Edgewood Sailing School and Save The Bay, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island.

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

Opti basic is an introductory course for young students who feel comfortable piloting a single-handed dinghy. Students will learn the fundamentals of rigging, upwind sailing, racing, and starting. This class is typically held in groups of 6-10 students, and prior experience in our Starter Sailor course is encouraged.

Ages 8 to 13.

Ages: 8-13

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

Opti Intermediate builds on the basics, introduces more independent sailing at the intermediate level, including the fundamentals of better boat handling and racing. An additional fee (payable to NBYA) is required, if attending the NBYA Opti Regatta #3 on July 31.

Ages: 10-14, Tuition: $825.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

This is an intense program to polish racing boat-handling skills in preparation for end of season regattas. Sailor must demonstrate the ability to sail at his/her experience level in an NBYA large-fleet regatta, and be up for both joining the training and participating in the NBYA "JUNIOR OLYMPICS" RACE WEEK .

Schedule is organized during weeks leading up to Race Week.   An additional fee (payable to NBYA) is required for attending this NBYA regatta event, and other charges may apply.

Enrollment requires approval from the Instructor.

(Registration will be "wait-list" only, until student receives Instructor's approval.)

Tuition: $350.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

Combining introduction of the powerful 420 to 13+ year old Opti sailors with returning non-racing 420 sailors wanting to continue honing fundamentals of 420 sailing. Skills introduced and developed include rigging and use of sail controls, skipper and crew responsibilities, starting and stopping, docking and capsize recovery..

Ages: 13-17, Tuition: $770.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per 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. Additional regatta fees may apply for July 8 NBYA 420#1, Newport Regatta (7/14-15), and possibly NBYA#2. (Details furnished on-line by regatta organizers.)

Full days Monday-Thursday; only afternoons Friday.

Ages: 13-17, Tuition: $750.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

This is a class for students participating in the NBYA Junior Race Week. This class covers coach fees as well as boat usage fees.

An additional fee (payable to NBYA) is required for attending this NBYA regatta event.

Enrollment requires approval from the Administrator. (Registration will be "wait-list" only, until student receives Administrator's approval.)

Tuition: $375.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

EDGEWOOD FALL RACING CLINIC - Preparing for the Newport "Halloween Howl"

Coaching in 420s — On Saturday afternoons this fall Edgewood Sailing School is offering a race clinic for 420s. Our sailors will be refining their race technique and strategy in preparation for the Halloween Howl Regatta in Newport 

Instructor Approval is required. 

The clinic includes regatta support for the Halloween Howl, plus five coaching sessions on the dates listed below. 

The clinic cost is $150.  This includes coaching during the 5 afternoons at Edgewood, and coaching support during the regatta itself. If a sailor has her/his own race-ready 420, it may be used during the clinic and the regatta.  Otherwise, Edgewood Sailing School c420s will be in use.

Coach:  Charlie Plumb. 

12:30 drop off and 5:00 pickup for Saturdays at Edgewood. Travel arrangements for the Regatta weekend will be worked out and announced.

This Clinic is hands-on, participants must be ready to sail in almost any weather. The schedule will be typical of clinics at this advanced level.  Classroom sessions will be followed by on-the-water demonstrations, drills and coaching.  Video may be used where appropriate to analyze skill builds. 

On Oct 17 and 18 we will travel to Newport to participate in the HALLOWEEN HOWL REGATTA to use your sailor's new-found skills. Halloween Howl registration fees payable to Sail Newport are not included in tuition. The Howl is a well-attended regatta with sailors from all over the country.

Questions & suggestions: HowlClinic@edgewoodsailing.org

Tuition: $150.00

EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week

Passionate about sailing and eager to inspire the next generation? As a Junior Sailing Instructor, you’ll assist lead instructors in delivering safe, fun, and educational on-the-water experiences for young sailors. Perfect for enthusiastic team players with strong communication skills and a solid foundation in sailing. Gain hands-on leadership experience while spending your summer outdoors doing what you love! This is a training program for Junior Instructors open by application. Junior Instructors will be is assigned to assist with the morning Starter Sailor.

In exchange, the JI will sail for free in that week's afternoon 420 afternoon class. The JI must help out for the entire week. This is 9am-4pm full-week commitment.

No classes on July 4. Instructor approval required.

Ages: 13-17, Tuition: free

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.

Best age for this class: 13 to 17

Ages: 13-17, Tuition: $175.00

Registration fee: $25, EYC youth student membership fee: $24 per week