Sailing Education at PPYC

BASIC SAILING COURSE
2010

PPYC will be offering for a second year an introduction to sailing in a brief, practical, step-by-step course that includes: (1) personal reading of a designated text book (Basic Keelboat published by the US Sailing Association), (2) classroom instruction, and (3) on the water instruction. While designed for the novice, club members who want to brush up on the basics of sailing are also welcome to participate. One goal of this course is to help equip participants with the knowledge and experience necessary to qualify for use of one of the club boats (passing a check-out ride with a designated skipper and payment of full membership dues and fee for club boat privilege will still be required). Also, this course should prove helpful for those who desire to take future training through a certified sailing school.

The course of instruction includes six blocks of study, each of which is at least two hours long. Experienced PPYC skippers will serve as instructors. Some instructors may provide six sequential blocks while others may “specialize” in one or more blocks of study. Due to the fact that most of the instruction will occur on the water, no more than four students will be allowed in any one instruction block, but blocks may run simultaneously as need and instructor availability warrants. Additional instruction segments may be offered from time to time on boating safety, first aid, race rules, race starts, and how to rig and set a spinnaker.

Classes for 2010 should begin in mid-April. Students are assigned as their available times for instruction match those of an instructor. Every effort will be made to get all applicants in a course during the season which lasts through September (and in some cases into October). Further information can be found on the links below.

Kenny Cooper
Sailing Director
 

Basic Sailing Course 2010
Course Syllabus
Course Application Form
Waiver and Release Agreement