Novice Lessons


A novice lesson teaches novice skills for our Beginner boats. Please read through the Sailing Guide on the website and finish Novice Written Test before class begins (though it is not required). Before you start, there are some facts to know:


Laser Novice

Friday-Sunday Nov 21-23
6-8pm, 10-2pm

Instructors:
MirMattia Ottaviani
Caitlin Ginn

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 27

Class Full
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Learn to rig and sail the club lasers. These single-handed boats are fast, reactive, and very fun to sail. No experience is necessary and wetsuits will be provided if needed. Friday: Sailing theory, 6-8pm, Sieg 228 Saturday: On the water, 10-2pm, WAC Sunday: On the water, 10-2pm, WAC


Dinghy Sailing


This is where one can sign up for all of our Dinghy Sailing events.



Specialty Lessons


These lessons focus on miscellaneous sailing skills.

Pay attention to the class requirements and prerequisites. If you are uncertain whether you meet the minimum requirements for a class, check with the individual instructors.


Friday Night Social Sailing

Friday
4-6pm

Instructor:
TBD

Class size: 50
Enrolled: 14

Friday Social Sailing! Every Friday from 5 PM to Sunset! Anyone can join, no experience or rating required, and you do not need to sign up, just show up at the docks! We'll have Supervised Sailing during this time. The first FNSS will be held on April 4th. PLEASE READ: Our goal is to hold FNSS every week, however instructor availability may change and the event may get cancelled. Please check this post the day before to confirm that supervised sailing will be offered. If cancelled, a notification will be added here at least 24hrs before the event. NO FNSS ON THE 24th


Advanced Lessons


Advanced Lessons involve some of the boats found in our Performance Sailing and Keelboat sections.

All these lessons have novice rating prerequisites. Please check to make sure you have the required rating before enrolling in advanced lessons.


Windsurfing Lessons





Novice Windsurfing

Saturday & Sunday Nov 8th & 9th
12-3pm

Instructor:
Dean Priebe

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 8

Class Full
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This is a great opportunity for new and experienced sailors to learn windsurfing and to expand sailing ability. Class will cover equipment, wind direction, rigging, tacking, gybing, capsize, and man overboard. Once you are rated you will be welcome to join the club on off-campus windsurfing trips! Windsurfing/sailboard class will be held in conjunction with Sail Sand Point and location will depend on wind. Check out these videos as references prior to class! - [Beginners guide to Windsurfing] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOd6l2g4XTw&t=427) - [How to Windsurf 101 - How to Tack in Windsurfing] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOArpADkaBA) - [Non Planing Gybe] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHhiaW9Iwc4) THE CLASS WILL BE AT SSP

Windsurf Novice

Sunday Nov 16
12- sunset

Instructors:
Pablo Trefftz Posada
Joseph Dougherty

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 7

This is a great opportunity for new and experienced sailors to learn windsurfing and to expand sailing ability. Class will cover equipment, wind direction, rigging, tacking, gybing, capsize, and man overboard. Once you are rated you will be welcome to join the club on off-campus windsurfing trips! Windsurfing/sailboard class will be held in conjunction with Sail Sand Point and location will depend on wind. Check out these videos as references prior to class! - [Beginners guide to Windsurfing] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOd6l2g4XTw&t=427) - [How to Windsurf 101 - How to Tack in Windsurfing] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOArpADkaBA) - [Non Planing Gybe] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHhiaW9Iwc4) THE CLASS WILL BE AT SSP