Small group lessons for adults of all skill levels

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Scot courses will start in late June and run through mid-August.

All adult courses will start with “chalk talks”, rigging demonstrations, or short lessons appropriate to your skill level. With the help of your instructor and classmates, you will then rig and enjoy a sail on Pleasant Bay.

We recommend you check your phone and email before coming for your lesson, in case we have had to cancel the sailing session due to unsafe weather conditions. We do our best to give you as much notice as possible, but the weather on Pleasant Bay can change quickly. We do not sail in sustained winds exceeding 15 MPH, in thunderstorms, or in dense fog. We make every effort to get our students on the water if it’s safe to do so. Unfortunately, we cannot offer makeups or refunds for absences.

Beginner Flying Scots

4:30 – 7 PM, M-Th

Weekly, June 24th – August 16th

$415/week

This course is taught in Flying Scots and is designed for beginners, as well as intermediate sailors looking for a good review.  You will sail with an instructor and 2 other participants. Topics covered will include safety on the water, reading wind, parts of the boat and sail, Flying Scot rigging, mooring procedures, steering and trimming, tacking, and jibing. Students will learn to control the boat as a team, at which point they may be ready for our Intermediate courses.

Fridays will be used as make-up days for all of our weekday adult lessons. Please set aside the Friday evening of your class week, just in case one of your lesson days needs to be rescheduled due to foul weather. Please note that we will not be able to give makeups or refunds for absences.

Intermediate Flying Scots

4:30 – 7 PM, MW

Weekly, June 24th – August 16th

$200/week

Confident sailors will have the opportunity to work as a team with another participant to control a Flying Scot, with your instructor coaching from a chase boat nearby.  Those that need more time may sail with a few other participants and their instructor. This course is a good fit for fairly independent sailors that are looking to gain confidence. Topics covered will include sailing upwind, tacking and jibing review, and mooring procedures. This course will help prepare you to pass a skills check—a pass will allow you to rent boats from our core fleet.

Fridays will be used as make-up days for all of our weekday adult lessons. Please set aside the Friday evening of your class week, just in case one of your lesson days needs to be rescheduled due to foul weather. Please note that we will not be able to give makeups or refunds for absences.