Fond du Lac Yacht Club Youth Sailing
Fond du Lac Yacht Club to offer beginning and advanced sailing class for area youth.
Beginners will be in the morning and intermediate/advanced will be in the afternoon.
Each summer the Fond du Lac Yacht Club offers free sailing classes as a public service to the youth of the Fond du Lac area. We offer both beginning and advanced classes. Beginners are on Tuesdays from 9 to noon and intermediate/advanced from 1 to 4 pm. Classes typically start on the second Tuesday and run for 8 sessions. No class the week of July 4th. Orientation for kids & parents is the first Monday in June from 6:00-6:45pm. The Dan Thornton Un-regatta, a fun day, will be held on the last class session. Fleet cleanup and storage will follow the lunch. Parents welcome too!
The FDLYC has been conducting the youth sailing school since the 1959. Many of the volunteers are graduates of this great program. A $20 deposit per student is required upon registration, but is returnable upon request if the student satisfactorily attends at least 4 sessions.
The school offers instruction in 9’ O'Pen Bic, youth sailboats (students up to150 lbs.) and in the 14' Lasers and Force 5's, an Olympic class boats (students greater than 135 lbs.) for those with more advanced sailing skills. There are a limited number of openings for these classes so register early. Also, parents are encouraged to help out during the lessons and learn themselves.
Students will be instructed on reading the wind, sailing at different angles to the wind, parts of the sailboat and how to rig a boat. Sailing terminology is practiced during classes. Knots are taught, such as the figure 8, bowline, and how to use a cleat. Students are taught what to do if capsized and how to recover which will make them more comfortable in the water. Weather awareness and sailing safety are always reinforced. Boating Rules of the Road are explained and practiced. And there is always an emphasis on fun!