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What is the Youth Sailing Program?

The Youth Sailing Program is for students 6 to 18 years old. The goal is to become a confident sailor on small one and two-person boats. Instructors are U.S. Sailing certified. Students will be split into small groups of 2 to 5 per instructor and class size is limited. Beginning students sail in the Harbor. Older advanced students may go on Lake Michigan.

What About Safety?

• All students and “Coaches” will be required to wear a life-jacket (PFD). It is recommended that you bring your own personal life-jacket. This ensures your size and fit.
• Life-jackets will be made available to those who wish to wait to make such a personal investment.
• Youth and small boat sailors are required to have minimum swimming skills.
• It is entirely possible that your student will end up in the water, so he/she should be comfortable in deep water wearing a life-jacket.
• Students for keel boat classes are not required to know how to swim but should be comfortable in the water.  Students will be wearing life jackets at all time.
• It is cool on the water so please bring a jacket or sweatshirt. Also, soft-soled shoes (white soles) are required.
• If there is no lightning we will sail – bring a rain jacket!
• Sailing is a fun sport, but it can be dangerous if sailors behave recklessly. Disregard for sailing instructor’s instructions and reckless behavior will absolutely not be tolerated. Students will be taken out of the water and will not be allowed to return. Refunds will not be given to families whose students are removed for reckless behavior.

Which boats do kids learn to sail?

• Optimist pram (beginner)
• Open Bic
• Butterfly scow
• 420s and Flying J’s  interscholastic  standards
• Buccaneer & windsurfer
• Keel-boats (expert)

Summer Youth Course Schedule

• info@kenoshasailing.org
• 262-997-9343
• Sign-up early as class sizes are limited