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:


Knots Class

Tuesday April 14
5-6pm

Instructor:
Ivana Kolinek

Class size: 15
Enrolled: 3

* Held in Allen Research Commons RED A * Go beyond your basic bowline and learn new knots in this hands-on classroom session! Helpful for new and experienced sailors alike.

Intro to Sailing Theory

Tuesday April 21st
5-6pm

Instructor:
Ivana Kolinek

Class size: 50
Enrolled: 2

* Held in SMI 115 * Classroom session on sailing theory, perfect for beginners! Learn the basics of sail trim, points of sail, tacking, jibing, policies and much more. Ideal for those looking to pass their novice written.

Daysailer clinic

Friday May 1st
3-7 pm

Instructor:
Colby Sharp

Class size: 4
Enrolled: 1

Come and learn the operation of our dearly beloved and highly accessible Santana! No ratings required.

Daysailer Clinic

Saturday May 16th
12-4pm

Instructor:
Luka Ukrainczyk

Class size: 6
Enrolled: 5

Great clinic for new and experienced sailors alike! Learn to rig and sail our daysailers. No experience or ratings expired.


Dinghy Sailing


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


Friday Night Social Sailing

Every Friday April 3rd to June 12th
5:00pm - Sunset

Instructor:
TBD

Class size: 50
Enrolled: 8

FNSS! Supervised sailing - no ratings required. Every Friday in spring from 5pm to sunset, No signups necessary!


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.


Intro to Keelboats

Monday 4/13/2026
5pm-8pm

Instructors:
Colby Sharp
Harvey Elliott

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 4

Join our Intro to Keelboats Class and gain hands-on experience aboard larger, more stable boats designed for real-world sailing. Whether you're transitioning from dinghies or looking to sharpen your skills, this clinic covers essential techniques like sail trim, boat handling, docking, and effective crew communication.

Intro to Keelboats

Monday 4/20/2026
5pm-8pm

Instructors:
Colby Sharp
Harvey Elliott

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 4

Join our Intro to Keelboats Class and gain hands-on experience aboard larger, more stable boats designed for real-world sailing. Whether you're transitioning from dinghies or looking to sharpen your skills, this clinic covers essential techniques like sail trim, boat handling, docking, and effective crew communication.

Intro to Keelboats

Monday 4/27/2026
5pm-8pm

Instructors:
Colby Sharp
Harvey Elliott

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 2

Join our Intro to Keelboats Class and gain hands-on experience aboard larger, more stable boats designed for real-world sailing. Whether you're transitioning from dinghies or looking to sharpen your skills, this clinic covers essential techniques like sail trim, boat handling, docking, and effective crew communication.

Intro to Keelboats

Monday 5/4/2026
5pm-8pm

Instructors:
Colby Sharp
Harvey Elliott

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 3

Join our Intro to Keelboats Class and gain hands-on experience aboard larger, more stable boats designed for real-world sailing. Whether you're transitioning from dinghies or looking to sharpen your skills, this clinic covers essential techniques like sail trim, boat handling, docking, and effective crew communication.

Intro to Keelboats

Monday 5/11/2026
5-8pm

Instructors:
Colby Sharp
Harvey Elliott

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 1

Join our Intro to Keelboats Class and gain hands-on experience aboard larger, more stable boats designed for real-world sailing. Whether you're transitioning from dinghies or looking to sharpen your skills, this clinic covers essential techniques like sail trim, boat handling, docking, and effective crew communication.


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.


Catamaran Clinic

Saturday April 25th
1-5pm

Instructor:
Tanner Graves

Class size: 6
Enrolled: 3

Learn to sail our catamarans! These double-hulled monsters are the fastest boats we have. No experience or ratings necessary. Taught by our resident cat expert Tanner at the WAC.

Windsurfing Lessons





Novice windsurfing

Wednesday and Thursday April 22-23
4-7

Instructor:
Dean Priebe

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 11

Class Full
Add to wait list

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. THE CLASS WILL BE AT SSP

Novice windsurfing

Monday and Tuesday May 4th and 5th
4-7pm

Instructor:
Dean Priebe

Class size: 8
Enrolled: 8

Class Full
Add to wait list

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. THE CLASS WILL BE AT SSP