Adult Sailing Classes
Carolina Sailing Foundation offers adult sailing lessons - no experience required. Our learn to sail classes teach you everything you need to know to get on the water. The sailing lessons are fun, informative, and engaging.
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.
--- Early Registration Discount ---
on Learn To Sail
Save $50.00 off regular price
if registered by April 30th.
Current dates for classes in 2012:
| Dates | Learn About Sailing | Learn To Sail |
| May 5, May 6 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| May 12, May 13 |
11:00am - 2:00pm Sat only |
9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| May 19, May 20 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| June 2, June 3 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| June 9, June 10 |
11:00am - 2:00pm Sat only |
9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| June 23, June 24 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| June 30, July 1 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| July 7, July 8 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| July 14, July 15 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| July 21, July 22 |
11:00am - 2:00pm Sat only |
9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| July 28, July 29 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Aug 4, Aug 5 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Aug 11, Aug 12 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Aug 18, Aug 19 |
11:00am - 2:00pm Sat only |
9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Aug 25, Aug 26 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Sept 15, Sept 16 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Sept 22, Sept 23 |
-- | 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat & Sun |
| Tentative Extra Dates: |
| Boat Righting: May 26th and Sept 1. |
| Make Up Dates: Any weekend without a class that fills up; Sept 29 & 30 and Oct 6 & 7. |
| Additional classes can be set up on weekdays. |
Sign Up: Contact Roy Rysdon rrysdon@nc.rr.com or (919) 949-6072
Students can earn the
US Sailing Small Boat Certification
for Winds up to 15MPH in our sailing lessons. 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 sailing class will need to be scheduled when there are high winds.
Schedule your class dates now! Registration Forms available for your selection of dates that meet your needs.
Learn about Sailing:
These sailing lessons 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 sailing 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 rrysdon@nc.rr.com 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 these adult sailing lessons 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 sailboat 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 |