Adult
& Jr. Sailing brochure in Adobe PDF format
Adult Sailing
- 2008
Ever wonder what it's like to sail on one of those beautiful boats you
see plying the open waters of Lake Ontario each summer? Now is
your chance to find out.
The Olcott Yacht Club offers adult sailing lessons each season.
The program consists of an introductory lecture, demonstrations ashore
and eight sailing lessons. We meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm
and Saturday mornings at 10:00 am for one or two hour sessions depending
on conditions. Classes will begin on Tuesday, May 27th and run
through June 28th. Lessons are given by certified sailing
instructors and veteran skippers of the OYC racing and cruising fleets,
allowing participants an opportunity to learn on a variety of boats
large and small.
The program is open to members and non-members alike. So join up
and bring a friend!
Free
introductory lecture and demonstration Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30 p.m.
Sail
Dates: May 31; June 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24 & 28
Fees:
$150 single; $225 couple
(20%
discount OYC members)
Further
information and questions
email or call Mark Cassidy:
778-9028
Junior
Sailing
Junior
Sailing began at Olcott Yacht Club in the 1940s with the "OYC
Tiller Jockeys" sailing on Prams and Snipes in that era and
graduating to C&C Nutshells in the 1970s. The program acquired
a fleet of eight JY15 "Jrs" in the late 1980s and '90s.
In 2004 we acquired a fleet of 7 420s from Yale University. In
2007 we extended the 420 fleet to 10 boats and added a fleet of 5
Optimist dinghies for a new class of younger sailors.
The
program is open to boys and girls age 7 to 18. It runs six weeks
during the summer, Monday through Friday, on the water, from 10 A.M.
till 3 P.M. The "Opti" program, begun 2007, will follow the same schedule.
Several levels of instruction
are taught with an emphasis on safety, fun, sportsmanship, cooperation
and competition. In 2006 our advanced racing team was undefeated
in several local regattas and won the Gold Medal at the Rochester Junior
Olympics. In 2007 again we finished in the medal rounds.
The Club uses the US Sailing
Association format that offers several years of developmental skills in
sailing, theory, timing, balance, racing and seamanship. Classes
are kept small with a student/teacher ratio of less than ten to one.
Acceptance into the
program is on a first come/first served basis and is open to the public
and membership alike. Participation is active, last season we had
a participation increase of 40%. As a result we have established a
deadline date for applications of June 30, 2008.
Please apply at your earliest convenience.
Dates:
First Session - July 7 to July 25
Second Session - Aug 4 to Aug 22
No
Classes July 26 through Aug 3
Hours:
Monday through Friday
10:00am to 3:00pm
Fees:
Full
Season
$500
for 1st child in family; $315 for additional
$425
OYC Member; $270 additional
Single
Regular Session: (July or August)
$325
for 1st child in family; $195 for additional
$295
OYC Member; $175 additional
Further
information and questions
email or call Mark Cassidy:
778-9028
For
the location of OYC check out the maps
Olcott Yacht Club