Opti - Beginner
Opti - Intermediate
Opti - Race
420 - Beginner
420 - Intermediate
420 - Race
The BHYC Junior Sailing Program is for children 8 - 17 years old, beginnners and advanced sailors. The program emphasizes fun, sportsmanship, safety and skill development. The program is nine weeks, starting June 18 and ending August 17. A minimum of two weeks is recommended for each sailor.
All instructors are certified by US Sailing and are certified in First Aid and CPR.
Students are grouped by age, demonstrated skill and desires, as described below. Instructors may recommend module changes as student abilities progress.
Schedule - Beginner classes meet Monday through Friday form 9 am until 12pm. All other classes meet Monday through Friday from 1 pm to 4pm.
Module
Program Description
The youngest sailors are taught in Optimists, an 8' boat ideally suited to teaching young children. This class is designed to give the sailor a strong fundamental base of sailing skills such as rigging, tacking, jibing, sail trim, hiking and some advanced boat handling. The overall goal is to make the sailor comfortable and proficient sailing alone in the Opti.
This module will focus more on advanced boat handling skills and will also introduce the sailors to racing. Specific skills include upwind and downwind sailing, performance boat handling and some basic racing techniques.
The Opti Race is the most advanced program for Optimist sailors and is intended for sailors who want to improve their racing performance. Skills include advanced rigging and boat tuning, advanced racing topics such as starting and tactics and strategy during the race. Racers can participate in both home and away regattas.
This module is intended for older children who would like to learn to sail for the first time. The class uses the Club 420, a 14' boat sailed by a two-person team. This class is designed to give the sailor a strong fundamental base of sailing skills such as rigging, tacking, jibing, sail trim, hiking and some advanced boat handling. The overall goal is to make the sailor comfortable and proficient sailing as skipper or crew in the Club 420.
This module is for the sailor who has demonstrated basic sailing proficiency and desires to learn more on advanced boat handling skills. This session will also introduce the sailors to racing. Specific skills include upwind and downwind sailing, flying the spinnaker, using the trapeze, performance boat handling and some basic racing techniques.
The 420 Race is the most advanced program and is intended for sailors who want to improve their racing performance. Skills include advanced rigging and boat tuning, advanced racing topics such as starting and tactics and strategy during the race. Racers can participate in both home and away regattas.
Description
Ages
8 - 12
9 - 12
10 - 15
12 - 16
12 - 17
13 - 17
Junior Sailing Program
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A limited quantity of Junior Tennis and Junior Sailing T-shirts are available. Please call the BHYC Office at 207.633.5750 to purchase.
