Elective

Sailing

Sailing

Course Description

Do you want to learn more about sailing?  Do you want to improve your sailing skills and your understanding of how sails work?

This Sailing Course covers the practical and theoretical basics of sailing and sailing seamanship. The range of topics is broad: from a description of different sailboat rigs, sail plans, hull types, and rigging to stability, balance, and the physics of sailing; from sailing at different points of sail to handling heavy weather and storm conditions; from spinnaker handling to reefing; from leaving the dock to mooring and anchoring.  It also covers sailing safety, navigation rules, and sailing tactics.

Whether you are a new sailor or you are an experienced sailor and want to increase your sailing knowledge and skills, this course is for you.

See course table of contents.

Register

Suggested Prerequisite(s):

  • None

Course Fees & Enrollment

Fees for courses are charged on a course-by-course basis and are published on the calendar/registration page for each when they are running. Fees are subject to change without notice. For questions related to fees, please contact us. 

If you would like to register for a course, please visit our calendar to see if it is coming up. All registration and payment is done through this website. If you do not see a course on the calendar, please contact us and we will inform you of the next available intake or begin a waiting list and you will be notified.