This program has been designed to fulfill your child’s interest in sailing and to raise their skills and enthusiasm to propel them to the next level. We have assembled a responsible team to guide them. The program director and head-coach is a Certified Sailing Instructor from US SAILING (The National Governing Body for the sport of sailing in the United States and one of the leading organizations in the sailing world) and an accomplished sailor and yachtsman with the capabilities and interest in advancing your child’s sailing abilities. Is our mission to inspire and motivate your young sailor. 

 

The primary goals of the S.M.A.P. Learn To Sail are as follow: 

 

• To provide a fun platform to teach sailing skills and safe sailing practices, from 

fundamental to expert levels 

• To instill a love of sailing as a lifetime sport and as an arena to forge lifelong friendships

• To teach young sailors the “Corinthian Spirit” of behavior and how to act with respect for others, their equipment, and the marine environment; including a willingness to help fellow sailors on and off the water. 

• To nurture a sense of self-confidence, self-reliance, seamanship knowledge and an 

appreciation of team-work through a solid foundation in sailing. ​

 

The skills children will learn:

• Wind awareness & weather

• Basic parts of the boat

• Points of sail

• Sailing terminology

• Knots

• Tacking

• Gybing

• Upwind & Downwind sailing

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These are the classes offered for 2021,these classes will introduce the basic concepts of sailing, while focusing on building sailors’ confidence in rigging and controlling their own boat