A program for Bay Area youths ages 8-15
The class on April 27-28, 2024 is being postponed due to scheduling conflicts with “Opening Day on the Bay” activities. Please check back here for the new date.
Learn to sail
We partner with the Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club to deliver our youth sailing program with instruction led by dedicated member volunteers. The lessons take place inside the cove between Pier 50 and Pier 54 where the water is protected and calm. This area of the port is roughly 15 acres in size, and is well protected from the conditions of the San Francisco bay.
Close monitoring, instruction and guidance are provided on the water by a Sailing Instructor riding on safety boats. The kids are constantly close at hand, and are encouraged to not sail if they feel uneasy about it. The motto is “if in doubt, don’t go out”. This saying is stressed over and over again during the preliminary, on-shore “chalk talks” where we discuss safety and seamanship.
The classes emphasize safety conscious FUN sailing, considering weather, tides, traffic, etc. at all times. Besides learning general seamanship, like knots and equipment care, students learn boat nomenclature, rigging, boat handling, proper upwind sailing, tacking, downwind sailing, jibing, boat handling, teamwork and sportsmanship.
Course Requirements
Age range is 8-15
Students will be required to perform the “Swim Test” by swimming 75 yards plus life jacket practice.
Some assistance from parents would be appreciated during the lessons.
Sign up early, it is a first come first serve protocol.
Enrollment
The fee is $78 for the weekend. This includes the use of a Bay View Boat Club and Mariposa Hunters Point Yacht Club sailboat
Upon official enrollment of your child in the program, we will email you a confirmation along with a “what to bring to class” list. We’d be happy to answer any questions you have prior to class start date
We would greatly appreciate it if you would email us back to confirm your child and/or family member will be attending the class
Feel free to forward this information to friends and family members who would be interested
Contact us with any questions you have
(1) Download and print the application, (2) Pay the fee (3) Bring the completed paperwork to the first class
