"Great program... far
exceeded expectations! I'll be back." (And she was!)
-Gale Wenberg, Manhattan.
Start Sailingsm
is our basic course for those with little or no prior experience.
Whether you've never stepped a pair of Skechers onto a sailboat, or you've
owned proper deck boots as a crew for years but you need to round out some
loose ends before becoming a "skipper," this is how to do it!
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3 day course
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only 3 students per
instructor
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18 hours on-water
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variety of schedules
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6 hours classroom
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free supervised practice
sessions afterward
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Prerequisites: none.
Certifications achieved:
-ASA or US Sailing Basic
Keelboat Certification. You can get both if you like, and
we're the only Tri-State school that can offer you this.
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(Start Sailing
exceeds their standards.)
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-Safe Boating Exam Certification.
This is a nationally recognized curriculum from the National Association
of State Boating Law Administrators, NASBLA. Meets Safe Boating legal
requirements for any state in the country.
Both the Keelboat and Safe Boating Certification
are included in our tuition.
Curriculum: enough to require a
separate
page!
It’s safe, inexpensive and in the right
hands, surprisingly easy, too. Our sailing school program combines
decades of experience with fresh enthusiasm. Ideal for adults of
all ages, whether complete beginner or with little experience or formal
training, Start Sailingsm
navigates you through all the theory, terminology and maneuvers - putting
you on a course toward a lifetime of pleasure in this wonderfully diverse
sport.
Sailing is a healthy, accessible pastime
that you’ll never outgrow! It can be as exciting or relaxing as you
like. Maybe you see yourself cruising into a sunset after work, listening
to your stress drain away with the sloop’s bubbling wake. If you
“work hard and play hard,” one-design racing is probably the game for you.
Whichever you prefer,
Start
Sailingsm gets
you started
and gets you off to the best start, too. Location,
instructors, boats and methods- we max out the industry gauges of excellence,
yet our all-inclusive price is in line at $645.
Compare
to almost $900, often before
materials!
Start Sailingsm
is backed up with the experience and perspective of 38 years in the sailing
school industry, giving you a great foundation on which to start building
your own experiences!
Not
that it isn’t complete in its own right - after the course, you’ll be able
to
skipper a daysailing keel sloop on inland waters in moderate weather.
(Yes,
we’ll define all that nomenclature for you!)
Start
Sailingsm is 32 hours
long, with 26 spent on the water - and plenty of time at the tiller,
too, with small groups of just 3 students
per instructor (most sailing schools assign 4).
And unlike too many other schools, we never use an instructor who isn't
certified by either ASA or US Sailing.
(more on: Instructors / ASA
& US Sailing)
Learning is by doing: instructors only
demonstrate, coach and encourage. In fact, you’ll get to try singlehanding,
where others keep clear as you handle all the basic tasks.
Sounds
intimidating? Don’t worry, it’s actually fun!
And because you’re not sailing
in New York Harbor or the Rivers, you won’t be intimidated by commercial
shipping or adverse winds and currents. You’ll be sailing on the
quiet side of City Island, which has the longest tradition of sailing schools
in the region - and for good reason: nothing compares as a learning environment.
That’s
critical. Most of your time is spent on the water -
and
our
waters
have been coveted by other schools for years!
Stop by and see for yourself! We're
very convenient by both car and public transit.
I'll
take you up on that, but give me DIRECTIONS
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