Youth Classes - 2020

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, Tuition: $830.00

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: $430.00

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

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