All classes will focus on safety, seamanship, and boat handling. The core values of our program kindness, respect, and integrity will be instilled and highlighted daily.
SAILING CLASSES: Some things covered in your class.
How to check the weather and tides
How to get into/out of boat safely
How to row
How to read wind direction
How to put on a life jacket in the water
Parts of a boat and a sail
How to rig a boat
How to read and steer by a compass
How to read a chart
How to anchor and where
All about tides, currents and winds
How to steer a boat on all points of sail
How to trim sails
How to dock a boat
How to put a boat away and fold sails
All about knots, coiling lines, and cleating off boats
How to capsize
Basic rules of the road
How to talk on a marine radio
What to do in an emergency, man overboard, and safety
How to reef a sail
And most importantly being kind, communicating healthily, and treating each other, equipment, and our environment with respect!
Contact Youth Sailing Director Jeni Conover at youthsail@rockportboatclub.org with any questions
The Rockport Boat Club has been offering sailing lessons to kids since 1973! Many locals who learned to sail at The Rockport Boat Club now enroll their own children to learn to sail in Rockport.
At the Rockport Boat Club we hope to create a love of sailing and the ocean that will bring former students back to the water for fun, relaxation, and enjoyment throughout their lives.
We believe that to create a lifelong sailor, comfort on the water must be grown and nurtured. Personal connections between students and the community must be created. Students should be encouraged to engage with and learn from the environment. Joyful memories should be created through land-based games, harbor exploration and sailing adventures.
When enrolling your child to learn to sail at the Rockport Boat Club, you are opening the doors to a lifetime of rewarding experiences on the water.
For additional information, email youthsail@rockportboatclub.org
