Junior Opportunities 2012 Here is our annual roundup of sailing , Bic ; ages 5 - 14; communityboating.org programs for kids. Each of these classes Beginner, Intermediate, Combined & Intro Optimist, Pico, Capri 14.2, C420, ; – at clubs and community sailing to Racing courses, and “Bring your own several programs including Sea Squirts programs and on boats big and small – is ” for ages 13 & up (ages 5 - 6), Youth Cruising (7 - 8), Teen open to the public. Cruising (13 - 18) & CBC Race Team; Newport three Powerboat courses (MA Safe Boating RHODE ISLAND 60 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840 Certification, Safe Powerboat Handling, 401-846-1983 [email protected] Safety & Rescue) are available, as are several Community Boating Center sailnewport.org education-oriented spring & fall programs P.O. Box 5849, India Point Park, Optimist, LaserPerformance Bug, C420, Providence, RI 02903 Hunter 140, J/22, windsurfers; 1-week Community Boating Inc. 401-454-SAIL (7245) Little Guppies (ages 5 - 7), 2-week 21 David Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02114 [email protected] Program (ages 7 & up), 1-week Keelboat 617-523-1038 communityboating.com sessions, Saturday Fun ; Brenton Cove [email protected] Optimist, , Laser, , Racing Program for students serious about community-boating.org Hunter 140, & kayaks; After- racing Optis, Lasers & C420s Laser, 420, Cape Cod Mercury, Rhodes School Sailing, Summer Sailing Camp, 19, Sonar, Bic Techno 293, other assorted High School Racing and more; Sailorships Wickford Sailing Association windsurfers, kayaks; ages 10 - 18; In a available to at-risk youth P.O. Box 352, 165 Pleasant Street, typical season, the junior program at Wickford, RI 02852 (at Wickford Yacht Community Boating serves more than Conanicut Yacht Club Club) 2,000 children from over 30 communities P.O. Box 257, 40 Bay View Drive, Kathy Brown: 401- 294-2525 in the Greater Boston Area; high Jamestown, RI 02835 [email protected] school sailing in partnership with the 401-423-1424 wickfordyc.org Massachusetts Bay League conanicutyachtclub.org Optimist, C420, Zuma & (personally Optimist, Laser, C420, Hunter 140, owned) Laser; Two 4-week sessions Courageous Sailing ; ages 8 and up; Beginner through One First Avenue, Boston, MA 02129 Advanced Laser & C420 Kate Henderson: 617-242-3821 ext. 12 MASSACHUSETTS [email protected] East Bay Sailing Foundation courageoussailing.org P.O. Box 1169 Bristol, RI 02809 (at Bristol Bourne Community Boating, Inc. C420, , J/22, Ranger 23, Tartan Yacht Club) P.O. Box 3157 Bourne, MA 02532 27, Tartan 30; The 5-Step Youth Program 401-253-0775 mail@ 508-273-6152 takes students from basic “learn-to-sail” eastbaysailingfoundation.org bournecommunityboating.org classes to more advanced cruising and eastbaysailingfoundation.org Vanguard Pram, Capri 14.2, Hobie racing classes, right through to instructor Optimist, Cape Cod Mercury, C420; ages Getaway, Bic Techno 293; Beginner, training; also available are a variety of 6 - 18; Novice through 420 Racing; Intermediate, Adventures in Sailing; school year programs, enabled sailing (free) Monday evening racing scholarships available and Step Green! environmental education.

Newport Yacht Club The Buzzards Sailing School Crimson Sailing Academy 10 Long Wharf, Newport, RI 02840 P.O. Box 906, 99 South Road, Pocasset, P.O. Box 335, Belmont, MA 02478 F.J. Ritt: 401-846-9410 MA 02559 Bern Noack: 857-245-4641 info@ [email protected] 508-563-9757 CrimsonSailingAcademy.com newportyachtclub.org buzzardssailing.org crimsonsailingacademy.com Optimist, N10 (Turnabout), C420, O’Day Optimist, Widgeon, C420; several 8-week Flying Junior, 420; Crimson Sailing Daysailer; ages 8 - 18; Beginner Opti courses for ages 8 - 18; scholarships Academy is a private summer camp with through Racing 420 and Big Boat Sailing available a goal of teaching kids to sail in a safe, fun environment using Harvard’s collegiate Portsmouth Youth Sailing Community Boating Center, Inc. racing fleet; Mates (11 - 17-year-old P.O. Box 665, Portsmouth, RI 02871 1641 Padanaram Avenue, New Bedford, beginners) and Ensigns (11 - 17 year-old (classes at Sandy Point Beach) MA 02740 intermediates) 401-243-8590 [email protected] 508-992-6219 portsmouthsailing.org [email protected]

54 April 2012 WindCheck Magazine windcheckmagazine.com These sailors at Pettipaug Sailing Academy in Essex, CT clearly enjoyed their visit to Nott Island on the Connecticut River.© Cameron Taylor

Falmouth Harbor Sailing School Optimist, Laser, C420, Cape Cod Mercury, Sail Martha’s Vineyard 290 Clinton Avenue, Falmouth, MA 02540 Rhodes 19, kayaks, windsurfers & stand- P.O. Box 1998, 110 Main Street, Vineyard (at Falmouth Yacht Club) up paddleboards; Tots (ages 5 - 6) Haven, MA 02568 Mike O’Connor: 508-548-7614 through Laser Race, 420 Race, Advanced Hope & Brock Callen: 508-696-7644 [email protected] Seamanship and Sailing Adventures [email protected] sailfalmouth.com sailmv.com Optimist, C420; ages 8 - 18; Beginners to Piers Park Sailing Center Optimist, 420, Laser, Bic Techno 293; ages Racing Sailors; this non-profit community 95 Marginal Street, East Boston, MA 8 and up; several courses from Messing sailing organization is open to Falmouth 617-561-6677 [email protected] Around in Boats to Racing (Laser & 420), residents and children of Falmouth YC piersparksailing.org Advanced Windsurfing and Cruising on members. Sonar, Colgate 26; Red Level (beginner) the Black Dog Tall Ships Shenandoah and builds teamwork; White Level Alabama Island Sailing Schools of Martha’s (intermediate) instills Responsibility; Blue Vineyard, Inc. Level (advanced) emphasizes Leadership; Wequaquet Lake Yacht Club P.O. Box 3126, Edgartown, MA 02539 Harbor Explorers program teaches 150 Annable Point Road, Centerville, MA 508-627-5720 [email protected] environmentalism 02632 islandsailing.com Ryan McLane: 508-360-0576 Cape Dory Typhoon; Basic and Pleon Yacht Club [email protected] Intermediate classes for children; private P.O. Box 160, Marblehead, MA 01945 wlyc.com lessons also available Erin Pierce: 781-631-1076 Sunfish, Optimist, C420; several classes [email protected] available from Mates/Seamen (ages 9 - 12) Nantucket Community Sailing pleon.org to Opti & 420 Race Team P.O. Box 2424, 4 Winter Street, Nantucket, O’Pen Bic, Optimist, Laser, C420, Pico, MA 02584 ; ages 8 and up; Beginner through Wianno Yacht Club 508-228-6600 Laser & 420 Race Team; Founded in 1887, 101 Bridge Street, Osterville, MA 02655 [email protected] Pleon is the oldest junior sailing program 508-428-2232 [email protected] nantucketcommunitysailing.org in the U.S. and the only yacht club run by wiannoyc.com Optimist, Hunter 140, Laser, C420, and for sailors under age 21. Optimist, C420; ages 7 - 15; two 4-week Bic Techno 293; ages 5 - 18; several programs from Little Mariners to Messing youth sailing and windsurfing programs, Quissett Yacht Club About in Boats and 420 Race Team; charter Hawaiian outrigger canoe racing & 71 Quissett Harbor Road, Falmouth, MA boats available on a first-come, first-served Adaptive Watersports (windsurfing, 02540 basis kayaking & rowing) for disabled athletes Maureen Lynch: [email protected] New Bedford Yacht Club quissettyachtclub.org NEW YORK 208 Elm Street, P.O. Box P-4, South Optimist, C420; ages 8 and up; several Dartmouth, MA 02748 classes from Seaman (beginner) to Opti & American Yacht Club 508-997-0762 [email protected] 420 Racing Team Milton Point, Rye, NY 190580 nbyc.com 914-967-4800 [email protected] windcheckmagazine.com WindCheck Magazine April 2012 55 Junior Sailing Opportunities 2012 americanyc.org Huguenot Yacht Club Optimist, Laser, C420, Bic Techno 293 Harbor Lane West, New Rochelle, NY One Design 10805 914-636-6300 Centerport Yacht Club [email protected] Beach Plum Drive, PO Box 624, huguenotyc.com Centerport, NY 11721 Optimist, Laser, ; ages 8 - 16; 631-261-5440 charter boats available on a first come, first centerport-yc.org served basis Optimist, Blue Jay, Bic Techno 293; ages 7 - 17 *Mighty Mites (age 7) is open to club Larchmont Yacht Club members’ kids only 1 Woodbine Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538 Hudson River Community Sailing 914-834-2440 Pier 66 Boathouse, 26th St. & Hudson larchmontyc.org River Optimist, Blue Jay, Pixel, Laser, C420 P.O. Box 1800, New York, NY 10156 212-924-1920 [email protected] Manhattan Sailing School hudsonsailing.org North Cove Marina, 385 South End Ave Gerald Moran, 13, heels his Opti to wind- J/24; Summer Leadership Program & #7G, New York, NY 10280 ward in Northport Bay. A member of North- Accredited After School Program Sailing: 212-786-0400 [email protected] port Yacht Club in Northport, NY, Gerald the math and physics behind the sail for sailmanhattan.com was the first junior sailor ever to skipper a students in NYC schools Optimist, Laser, J/24; Three summer boat in the club's annual Commodore's Cup sailing camps: Operation Optimist (ages race, sailing an with a crew of three junior sailors. © Ed Thompson 8 - 13), Basic & Advanced

56 April 2012 WindCheck Magazine windcheckmagazine.com (13 - 18), Basic & Advanced J/24 Sailing Two 4-week sessions; Guppies (ages 6 & Island Heights, NY 11965 (13 - 18) 7), Beginner, Intermediate, Intermediate/ Greg Nissen: 631-749-0430 x12 Advanced, Advanced & Bay Adventurers [email protected] New York Maritime Community (ages 8 & up) quinipet.org Waterfront Center at US , FJ, Boston Whaler Harpoon; SUNY Maritime College Port Sailing School 2-week Youth Community Sailing program 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Throggs Neck, NY 86 Orchard Beach Blvd, Port Washington, for grades 3 - 10; 3- and 4-week Serious Rob Crafa: 718-409-7460 NY 11050 Sailor program for grades 5 and up [email protected] 516-767-SAIL (7245) sunymaritime.edu/waterfront [email protected] Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club C420, Flying Junior, J/24; ages 8 - 17; portsailing.com/sailingcamp.htm 314 Yacht Club Road, Oyster Bay, NY sailing, kayaking and safe powerboating Sonar; 2-week Teens & Tweens (all students 11771 courses and camp available complete the New York State Safe Boating 516-922-6200 Course while learning to sail); also 1-week seawanhaka.org Nyack Boat Club Sailing & Science and Teen Caribbean Optimist, Blue Jay, Pixel, Laser, C420, Bic 59 Gedney Street, Nyack, NY 10960 Sailing in the BVIs Techno 293, Big Boat (cruising & racing); Rick Feldman: JuniorSailing@ ages 8 - 18; Safe Power Boat Instruction NyackBoatClub.org Port Washington Yacht Club (10 - 18), Camp at Seawanhaka combines NyackBoatClub.org One Yacht Club Drive, Port Washington, sailing with a variety of other activities. Optimist, C420 and (bring your own) NY 11050 Laser; ages 8 - 15; two 4-week sessions 516-767-1614 x 28 [email protected] Setauket Yacht Club pwyc.com P.O. Box 138, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Old Cove Yacht Club Optimist, Blue Jay, Laser, C420, Bic Donald Slingerland: 631-766-0668 P.O. Box 673, New Suffolk, NY 11956- Techno 293; ages 5 - 17; [email protected] 0673 8-week, full day program setauketyc.com 631-734-9076 Optimist, Pixel; ages 8 - 17; 2-week oldcoveyc.com Quinipet Community Sailing sessions Optimist, C420, Laser, Sunfish, J/24; P.O. Box 549, End of Shore Road, Shelter

windcheckmagazine.com WindCheck Magazine April 2012 57 Sail Newport Sailing Center, Newport, RI ©Onne van der Wal/vanderwal.com Shelter Island Yacht Club (grades 5 - 6), Skippers (grades 7 - 8), beginning in June. CCB plans to open a P.O. Box 546, 12 Chequit Avenue, Shelter Survivors (grades 7 - 9) and High School new facility in downtown Bridgeport on Island Heights, NY 11965 (grades 9 - 12) May 1, and facilities in Bridgeport, New Nikki Kappus: 631-749-4180 Haven, Madison, Mystic and Norwich. [email protected] CONNECTICUT SIYCjunior.com Darien Junior Sailing Team Optimist, Laser, C420, JY Trainer; several Brewer Pilots Point Marina Sailing P.O. Box 45, Darien, CT 06820 4- & 8-week programs School Pamela Ha-Stevenson: 203-656-0777 63 Pilots Point Drive, Westbrook, CT [email protected] Southold Yacht Club 06498 leagueathletics.com/?org=sail.darien.org 165 North Parish Drive, Southold, NY Justin Nolf: 860-399-7906 x1104 Optimist, C420; open to Darien residents 11971 [email protected] ages 8 through high school 631-765-529 JY 15, C420; ages 8 - 18; 1- & 2-week southoldyachtclub.com instruction & racing sessions; discounts for Fairfield Sailing School Optimist, Sunfish, C420; ages 7 & up; combined sessions/siblings Classes at Jennings Beach, Fairfield, CT Beginner to Advanced Racing Jay Lipp: [email protected] Cedar Point Yacht Club fairfieldrecreation.com The Stony Brook School Bluff Point, Westport, CT 06880 Laser, Daysailer; Beginner, Intermediate, 1 Chapman Parkway, Stony Brook, NY Geoff McCuskey: 203-571-8170 Advanced, Introduction to Racing and CT 11790 [email protected] Safe Boating Certification (including Safe 631-751-1800 cedarpointyc.org Powerboat certification) stonybrookschool.org Optimist, Pixel, Laser, C420; ages 8 - 17; Various 14- to 30-foot boats; The Sound 4- & 8-week programs Greenwich Community Sailing Learning Program for students entering Greenwich Point Park, PO Box 195, Old grades 6 - 10 combines a morning writing Community Sailing of Fairfield Greenwich, CT 06870 course, afternoon elective (Marine Biology, P.O. Box 553, Southport, CT 06890 203-698-0559 Robotics, Theater Arts or Visual Arts) and 203-255-8521 [email protected] [email protected] an evening sailing program with a focus on Ideal 18, kayaks greenwichsailing.com team building. Pico, Laser, Hunter 140 & Connecticut Community Boating Getaway; open to Greenwich residents age The WaterFront Center 955 Connecticut Ave Suite 10012, 9 - 16 (kayaks age 8 & up) One West End Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY Bridgeport, CT 06607 11771 Captain Chris German: 1-855-99-BOATS Housatonic Boat Club 516-922-SAIL (7245) ctcommunityboating.org Shore Road, Stratford, CT 06615 [email protected] Optimist, Hunter 140, Rainbow 24, [email protected] thewaterfrontcenter.org Various keelboats 17-34’ & kayaks; CCB’s housatonicboatclub.org Optimist, Sunfish, Pixel, Rhodes 19, Sonar; After-School Maritime Explorers program Blue Jay, Cape Cod Mercury Several sailing & marine science programs (Bridgeport) (ages 10 - 16) includes sailing, including Bay Buccaneers (grades 1 - 2), boating, fishing and swimming. CCB Indian Harbor Yacht Club Lil’ Luffers (grades 3 - 4), First Mates Junior Program (Mystic River) evenings 710 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 58 April 2012 WindCheck Magazine windcheckmagazine.com 06830 for ages 8 - 18 plus a 4-week Lil’ Skippers New London Community Boating Carter Harris: [email protected] program (ages 6 - 7) New London, CT indianharboryc.com 860-447-5230 Optimist, Laser, C420, Ideal 18, Big Boat; Mystic Seaport Community Sailing This program is run by the New London ages 4 - 18 P.O. Box 6000, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Recreation Department, with free classes Mystic, CT 06355-0990 for kids ages 9 - 17. NLCB serves more Longshore Sailing School 860-572-5322 than 300 students each summer, with free Longshore Club Park, 260 South Compo mysticseaport.org bus transportation to their site at Greens Road, Westport, CT 06880 Dyer Dhow, JY 15; ages 8 - 14; Beginner, Harbor Beach. 203-226-4646 Intermediate & Advanced; also Overnight [email protected] Summer Sailing Camp aboard the whaling Noroton Yacht Club longshoresailingschool.com ship Joseph Conrad (ages 10 - 15) and the P.O. Box 925, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien, Escape, Pico, Laser, Hobie Wave Brilliant Sailing Program (aboard a classic CT 06820 & Getaway, Hunter 140; Several schooner) for teenagers Tory Crane: [email protected] courses including Start Boating Right, norotonyc.org Paddleboarding, Advanced New Science & Sailing Optimist, Laser; 8-week program Sailing, Racing Techniques, Kayak P.O Box 733, 70 Water Street, Stonington, Adventures and Safe Boating Certification; CT 06378 Norwalk Sailing School ages 9-16 (and new Waterbugs program for Zagol: P.O. Box 157, Georgetown, CT ages 8 - 9); discount for Westport residents [email protected] nessf.org Classes at Calf Pasture Beach, East O’Pen Bic, Optimist, C420, JY 15, Norwalk, CT Milford Yacht Club J/24, Techno 293, kayaks & stand-up 203-852-1857 131 Trumbull Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 paddleboards; ages 7 - 17; Beginner, [email protected] 203-783-0060 Intermediate, Advanced, Learn to Race norwalksailingschool.org [email protected] & Racing, Surfing, Kayaking, Stand-Up Widgeon, Sunfish, , Hobie 18; milfordyachtclub.com.assn.la/ Paddleboarding, Fishing & Marine Sciences ages 8 – 16; Youth Camp offers sailing, Optimist, C420; Pixel, Laser; Program windsurfing & kayaking

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Ram Island Yacht Club SoundWaters 60 Front Street, Noank, CT 06340 Cove Island Park, 1281 Cove Road, Prescott Littlefield: 860-405-5272 Stamford, CT 06902 ramislandyachtclub.org [email protected] Optimist, Blue Jay, C420 soundwaters.org Environmental education programs for ages Riverside Yacht Club 7 and up including summer sails aboard the 102 Club Road, Riverside, CT 06878 80-foot schooner SoundWaters; Adventure Sally Saunders: [email protected] on the Sound (3 days & two nights on riversideyc.org the schooner plus camping on a deserted Optimist, Blue Jay, Pixel & Big Boat; ages island) for ages 13 - 15 8 - 18 Stamford Yacht Club Sailaway Sailing School 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford, CT The unique curriculum at New England Science & Sailing in Stonington, CT 1771 Post Road East #230, Westport, CT 06902 combines sailing with other watersports and 06880 203-323- 3161 JrSailing@StamfordYC. marine science education. © Solvej Freitas Classes at Captain’s Cove Seaport, com Bridgeport, CT stamfordyc.com North Cove Yacht Club 203-209-3407 [email protected] Optimist, Laser, C420, Ideal 18 & Big P.O. Box 298, Sheffield Street, Old sailawaycamp.com Boats plus Little Puffs (ages 5 - 7) Saybrook, CT 06475 Hunter 140, JY 15; ages 9 - 18; 2-week [email protected] sessions; Team Sailing for ages 13 - 18 Team Chance northcoveyc.com [email protected] C420, JY9, Optimist, Dyer Dhow; ages 9 - Schooner, Inc. chancesailing.org 15; three 2-week, all day sessions 60 South Water Street, New Haven, CT The focus of this Southeastern CT-based 06519 non-profit organization (a subsidiary of Norwalk Yacht Club 203-865-1737 Connecticut Community Boating) is to Nathan Hale Road, Wilson Point, South schoonerinc.org give kids at various community sailing Norwalk, CT 06854 Optimist, Flying Junior, canoes & kayaks; centers the opportunity to experience big Charlie Keyes: [email protected] 1- and 2-week combined sailing/paddling/ boat racing aboard Stealth, an Evelyn 26. norwalkyc.com marine science programs and Schooner Optimist, Blue Jay, Pixel, Laser, C420 and Camp aboard the schooner Quinnipiack; Yale Corinthian Yacht Club a Big Boat program ; ages 8 - 17; 4- & Sea Squirts (Pre-K), Sea Sprites (grades 1 - 179 Clark Avenue, Branford, CT 06520 8-week programs 2), Sea Otters (grades 3 - 4), Opti Sailors John Kempton: 732-674-0893 (grades 4 - 6), Coast Quest (grades 5 - 8), yale.edu/ycyc/summer/junior.html Pequot Yacht Club Sound Explorers-Tall Ship (grades 7 - 12), C420, windsurfers; ages 9 - 18; Two 669 Harbor Road, Southport, CT 06890 Flying Juniors (grades 7 - 12) 4-week programs: Beginner, Intermediate, Laura Ballou: 203-255-5740 x 21 Advanced & Racing Team [email protected] Sound Sailing Center pequotyc.com 54A Beach Road, Norwalk, CT 06855 Young Mariners Foundation Optimist, Laser, Pixel, C420; ages 9 - 18; 1-1-1110 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902 Big Boats (ages 14 & up) soundsailingcenter.com 203-348-9000 ; Dory program (ages 6 - youngmarinersfoundation.org Pettipaug Sailing Academy 13) & Adolescent program (ages 13 - 15) Optimist, Pixel, Laser, kayaks; The Young P.O. Box 372, Essex, CT 06426 include Rules of the Road, navigation, safe Mariners Foundation provides Paul Risseeuw: 860-767-1995 outboard motor operation, basic racing experiential, hands-on educational [email protected] skills, man overboard drills, basic racing programs that combine sailing with pettipaug.com skills, rowing, estuarine biology and more classroom studies to children from Optimist, Blue Jay, C420; ages 8 - 16; 3 economically deprived households in the ½-week and 7-week program for; also Safe Stamford area. Powerboat Operation & Handling

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