Youth Classes for 2012

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 end at 12 noon at Edgewood Sailing School.

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

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.

Ages 8 to 13.

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.

This is an intense program to polish racing boat-handling skills in preparation for the third NBYA Opti Regatta.

Sailor must demonstrate the ability to sail at his/her experience level in the regatta, and be up for joining the training. An additional fee (payable to NBYA) is required for attending the NBYA Opti Regatta on July 31.

Best age for this class: 10 to 14

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 to the basics of sailing a racing dinghy with Skipper and Crew.

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.

This is an intense program to polish racing boat-handling skills in preparation for the Barrington Regatta (Barrington, RI).

Sailor must demonstrate the ability to sail at his/her experience level in Barrington Regatta, and be up for joining the training. Training is at Edgewood Sailing School August 6 through August 8, followed by participation in the regatta, Thursday August 9 through Friday August 10. Additional regatta fees will apply.

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

This is a training program for Junior Instructors open by application. If accepted in the JI program, the JI is assigned for that designated week to assist with the morning Starter Sailor. In exchange, the JI will sail for free in that week's afternoon 420 class. JI application is required separately for each week. The JI must serve for the entire week. This is 9am-4pm full-week commitment.

No classes on July 4. Instructor approval required.

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

Individual coaching is available at all levels of sailing skill, and in all boats in the Edgewood Sailing School Fleet (Opti, SunFish, Laser, c420, Rhodes 19). Lessons are available for 1 hour ($30) or for 2 hours ($50) and may be run for a single day session, or continued over several sessions over several days.

Introduction to sailing the SunFish. Takes advantage of the warm bright weather of autumn.

Topics: Safety, rigging, sailing, transportation and maintenance of the classic SunFish.

All skippers will use Sailing School boats. Class includes individual coaching.

Goal: confident, safe, comfortable sailing on the SunFish.

After the class, skippers may want to continue in the Edgewood Yacht Club - Edgewood Sailing School FrostBite racing, which begins in the Late Fall.