This program is designed for children ages
8 to 13 who want to learn to sail and are ready to set the foundations of
safety, seamanship, and sportsmanship. Variety, fun, and skill-building
are the core of the curriculum, as well as capsize recovery and prevention.
Games on and off the water and boating vocabulary are important parts of this
class.
Sundays 1:00pm- 4:00pm
Cost: $425 per sailor
Opti Intro To Racing is for sailors ages
9 to 15 who have successfully passed Opti Beginner and are ready to move to the
world of racing and is an introduction to our race team program. Opti - Intro
To Racing sailors focus on increasing their skills in the boat to prepare
themselves for future Green Fleet regattas or to keep their skills in check
before summer starts and after it ends in the fall.
Sundays 1:00pm- 4:00pm
Cost: $425 per sailor
The Opti Race team will practice every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and will focus on advanced tactics, boat handling, and reading the wind and current. The team will also compete in some local USODA events.
Tuesdays, Thursdays 4pm-6pm
Sundays 1:00pm- 4:00pm
Full Season Cost: $750 per sailor
Weekdays only: $550 per sailor
Weekends only: $425 per sailor
Intro to Double Handed is for sailors 12-16 who want to jump into
the world of double-handed sailing. This course is designed to be an introductory
level program to give sailors a look into double handed sailing. This course
focuses on boat handling, a-symmetrical spinnaker use, and teamwork.
Saturdays 1:00pm- 4:00pm
Cost: $425 per sailor
This course is for more advanced sailors in the Feva class. The Feva Racing group will focus on advanced tactics and concepts. The overall goal of this class is to introduce sailors to the world of double-handed racing. The focus will be on starts, reading wind on the course, and general race course strategy.
Saturdays 1:00pm- 4:00pm
Cost: $425 per sailor
This class is an intro the world of keelboat sailing for
sailors 12-17 years old. In this course sailors will learn all of the
fundamentals of sailing larger boats. This will include all of the different
keelboat positions from the helm to the bow and everything in-between. The class will run on Sonars and Ideal 18s
Saturday 9:00am- 12:00pm
Cost: $500
Molly grew up sailing in Long Island Sound out of American YC, already having been on boats her whole life. She went through the opti program (JAYC), then sailed upstate on a lake for a few years before starting high school varsity sailing and moving onto college sailing at the University of Connecticut. Molly has been coaching optis, c/z420s, and more since 2017. She began teaching at a small club on the sound (Orienta Beach Club), then moved to Shelter Island Yacht Club for several summers. She then began coaching for middle school and high school programs, teaching ideals, and coaching z420s for several seasons. Her most recent role was out of Black Rock Sailing in Bridgeport where she coached a composite team, Weston High School, and Sacred Heart University students. She is passionate about sailing and excited to start at Noroton Yacht Club.
Christian Varas grew up sailing at American Yacht Club. He has been on the water since he can remember, sailing with his family. Christian sailed Optis, Fevas, c420s, and windsurfers as part of the American Yacht Club Junior Program. He currently live in Rye, NY with his family. Christian went to Suffield Academy, and is now a student at University of Miami. His favorite color is red and favorite season is summer.
A
recent graduate of Darien High School, Oliver West has spent two summers working at Noroton Yacht Club. Having grown up sailing at Stamford Yacht Club,
he has had a lifelong passion for the sport and has honed his skills sailing
Opti's, I420s, and Lasers. In addition to dinghy sailing, he was the skipper
for Stamford's Junior Big Boat team for four years and has completed 2 Vineyard
Races. He is always eager to learn and improve and is looking forward to being
a part of the team at Noroton this fall.