Adult Program Sailing Courses

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Adult Basic Sailing

12 hours
14 ft. Hunter 140 sloops,
Fee $200 (Westport residents $180)

Our extraordinarily popular co-ed beginners' sailing course. In two consecutive weekends, 3 hours each day, for busy adults. A fun and affordable "start from scratch" approach, covering all the essentials to get you started sailing on your own. Lots of hands-on sailing. Just two to a boat. Perfect for beginners, and recommended for experienced novices wishing to brush up on the fundamentals. Basic Sailing manual included. Prerequisites: ability to swim, Safe Boating suggested.

Adult Intermediate Sailing

12 Hours 
14 ft. Hunter 140 sloops,
Fee $200 (Westport residents $180)

The ideal direct follow-up to Basic Sailing. A confidence builder, designed to reinforce your basic skills through plenty of well coached practice sailing. Two to a boat. Brief daily chalk-talks demystify sailing theory - the aerodynamic principles of wind and sail propulsion. Sailing Theory, Vol. l manual included.

Adult Advanced Sailing

12 Hours 
17 ft. Nomad,
Fee $300 (Westport residents $280)

Plenty of personal attention with a 3-to-1 student-instructor ratio and an instructor on the boat. The Nomad is stable and spacious, yet fast and high-performance. Students will polish their boat-handling skills, learn how to fly a spinnaker, and pick up a mooring. Chalk-talks explore the finer points of drive and resistance forces and how to control them. Sailing Theory, Vol II manual included.

 

2009 Adult Sailing Schedule
Tentative

Date

 Time Basic Sailing Intermediate Sailing Advanced Sailing
$300
May 30, 31 June 6, 7 9:30 - 12:30 ABS-1   AAV-1
June 13, 14, 20, 21 9:30 - 12:30
3:00 - 6:00		 ABS-2  
AIS-2		 AAV-2
 
June 27, 28, July 4, 5 9:30 - 12:30
3:00 - 6:00
ABS-3		   AAV-3
 
July 11, 12, 18, 19 9:30 - 12:30
3:00 - 6:00
ABS-4		 AIS-4
AAV-4
July 25, 26, Aug. 1, 2 9:30 - 12:30
3:00 - 6:00		  ABS-5
 		  
AIS-5		 AAV-5
Aug. 8, 9, 15, 16 9:30 - 12:30
3:00 - 6:00
ABS-6		  AIS-6
 
AAV-6
Aug. 22, 23, 29, 30 9:30 - 12:30 ABS-7   AAV-7


 

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