NEW Adult Sailing Program
Sunfish Dinghy Sailing Class
The Sunfish Sailing Class is for beginner sailors or prior sailors who would like to refresh their skills. This class is a combination of onshore lessons and hands-on practice on the water in a Sunfish. The Sunfish is a personal-sized sailing dinghy used for both leisurely sailing and one-design racing. The St. Croix Yacht Club has a large fleet of 14 Sunfish, and our Sunfish sailors are the most active sailing group in the club.
This 5-week course will teach the basics of sailing, sailing terminology, rigging, knot tying and general seamanship. Life jackets are required, if you do not have your own SCYC has lifejackets available for use. Sailors may bring snacks or water bottles as desired. The clubhouse has a water fill station for refillable water bottles. Other optional equipment: Hat, sunglasses, water shoes, sailing gloves.
Sailing is a physical activity. With Instructor guidance participants should be physically able to capsize, turn upright, and climb into their boat, pull on lines under load, and move their boat in and out of the water with the aid of a wheeled dolly. Sailors additionally should be able to demonstrate adequate swimming ability in swimming short distances and treading water while wearing a PFD.
Recommended for ages 15 and up
This course runs weekly for 5 weeks on Saturdays from 12:00pm - 3:00pm
NO CLASS Saturday March 15th
Please email any questions to Waterfront@StCroixYC.com