Sailing School

Summer Sailing School registration is now closed. The next season begins July 2020. Click here for more information about course descriptions, class schedules and fees.  For help, visit our Registration Instruction page. As a reminder, membership is required in order to take sailing lessons.

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SYC's junior sailing program is one of the best, most comprehensive junior sailing programs available anywhere. Twelve hours a week of instruction are offered for eight weeks during July and August, with excellent student/instructor ratios. Our children learn the beauty and fun of sailing, and for those interested, racing skills are nurtured to a high degree. Southold Yacht Club sailors have consistently placed highly in area regattas and some have scored well in national championships. Our instructors are extremely well qualified to teach sailing skills, always emphasizing safety first. All families enrolled in the sailing school must purchase a family membership (except First Mates, see membership information page).

Mission

• To provide a safe, challenging and educational Junior sailing program
• To promote seamanship, sportsmanship and a lifelong interest in sailing to young people in our community
• To offer a cutting edge program with up to date equipment, ranging from Learn to Sail to competitive racing

Philosophy

The Southold Yacht Club Sailing School is a program which is designed to be:

• Fun
• Safe
• Instructional
• Progressively challenging
• State-of-the-art (equipment, materials and faculty)

The curriculum is designed to teach children:

• Introduction to sailing and safe boat handling
• Intermediate sailing and yachting skills
• Advanced sailing and yachting skills
• Seamanship
• Sportsmanship
• Team racing
• Fleet racing

Objectives

The Program strives to achieve the following:

• A lifelong love and interest in sailing and yachting
• Sportsmanship
• Leadership
• Decision-making
• Competitive racing expertise