Adult Sailing Classes
Carolina Sailing Foundation sponsors Learn about Sailing and Learn to Sail classes for adults and young adults taught by a US Sailing certified instructor. Classes will be at Vista Point on Lake Jordan.
Learn about Sailing:
This course will give the student a brief introduction to parts of a sailboat and then plenty of time on the water in a sailboat. The goal of this class is to have the student experience sailing and perform the various duties of crew and skipper on a dinghy sailboat.
The student may then want to continue in our Learn to Sail class.
Cost of this class is $50 per person, for three hours of instruction about sailing.
Sign Up: Contact Roy Rysdon royrysdon@bellsouth.net or (919) 949-6072
Roy is able to schedule classes during the week.
Most of the Learn to Sail weekends (see below) will have an associate doing Learn about Sailing.
Learn to Sail:
In this course the student will learn how to sail a small sailboat. The goal of this course is for the student to know how to get from one place to another safely in a sailboat, to safely leave a dock and return without putting the boat through the dock, and to know when it is not safe to sail for their skills.We will use a 19 foot long Flying Scot for the lessons and there will be a limit of three students per class. The book for this course is “Start Sailing Right” by US Sailing and the American Red Cross. A copy of the book will be provided for the students for reading prior to the course.
Cost for this class will be $375, for Saturday and Sunday, plus boat righting if certification is desired.
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* Wind Direction * Departure * Tacking * Points of Sail * Overboard Recovery * Weight Placement/Hull Trim * Upwind Sailing |
* Rigging * Steering * Sail Trim * Jibing * Landing * Unrig/Shipshape |
* Knots/Lines * Stopping/Starting * Safety Position * Capsize Recovery * Getting out of Irons * Navigation Rules |
Current dates for classes in 2010:
| June 5 & 6 | (All Times are 9 AM - 5 PM ) |
| June 12 & 13 | |
| June 26 & 27 |
| Additional classes can be set up on weekdays. |
ADDITIONAL CLASSES TO BE SET UP FOR JULY, AUG, AND SEPT. |
Sign Up: Contact Roy Rysdon royrysdon@bellsouth.net or (919) 949-6072
Students can earn the
US Sailing Small Boat Certification
for Winds up to 15MPH. This requires boat righting (included in price) and will be scheduled on another day in a smaller boat when the wind is 10+ mph. For Winds above 15 MPH, a special class will need to be scheduled when there are high winds.