Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Program kicks off in June
The Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Program is filling up fast! Their June program starting on June13th has already filled up, but openings are still available in both of their July sailing camps.
- Youth Sailing Camp – Monday through Friday 10AM - 3:30PM
July 6-10 (this is a 5 day camp)
- Youth Sail Class Session II – Weekends 10AM - 3:30PM
July 18, 19, 25, 26, August 1 & 2
This sailing program uses both El Toros and Lidos for instruction. The 8’ El Toro is an ideal boat for a beginner as it has only one sail and is designed to be sailed single-handed. In the El Toro, the beginner has the opportunity to learn both sail trim and steering.
The 14’ Lido class is a logical next step for the intermediate or adult sailor as it is designed for 2 or 3 people and has both a mainsail and headsail. This class of boat is very popular for racing in the Puget Sound.
The classes will cover:
- How and why sailboats sail
- Sailing vocabulary
- How to rig the boat
- How to steer the boat
- How to recover from a capsize
- Basic rules of the road
- The basic points of sailing and how to trim sails
- A few of the racing rules
- How to race (simplified)
- Sailing games
The fee for the class sessions is $95 plus $12 for the sailing lesson book. The fee is $95 plus $12 for the sailing lesson book. For more information, call Dave French at 678-1799 or Helen Cline at 969-1285. You may also email your questions.
Can’t make it up to Oak Harbor? Be sure to check out our last year’s Learning to Sail part I, Learning to Sail Part II, and Learn to sail in Portland posts for more options for sailing schools in the Northwest.