"Learn to Sail" Package
Student's learning will vary by individual, but time-in-the-boat is the key to success. Students who complete the Novice Course and the two Advanced Courses have developed the skills and confidence to skipper their own boat. You will receive a fourth course at a reduced charge as an incentive to reaching your sailing goal.
Racing School
The racing Program covers five elements, including Preparation, Pre-Race Maneuvers, Starting, Upwind Legs and Downwind Legs. Each element involves organization, strategy, and hands on experience. This course may require two to three lessons to build confidence and understanding. We will boost the learning curve for the novice racer and improve finishing positions for experienced sailors.
Spinnaker
This course will help you organize the boat and crew members, building everyone's confidence to enjoy this exciting element or sailing. We cover the set up of the boat, crew responsibilities, and pre-hoist preparation. Then proceed to the spinnaker hoist and drop procedures. You will practice spinnaker sail trim and jibing maneuvers. Students alternate roles gaining experience as foredeckman, cockpit sheet trimmer and helmsman.
Cruising
Learn the basics of maintaining the systems aboard a large cruising boat. Our O'Day 35 will help you learn the demands of maintaining an enclosed head, galley, presurized water system, diesel auxiliary engine, and more. This course will prepare you for the boat shopping trip so you know what to look
for in a cruising boat.
Crewing
SML Sailing School has designed a new course to help casual sailors prepare for the great adventure of sailboat racing. This course will prepare you to meet the expectations of a racing skipper so you can jump on board a boat as crew and perform the tasks required to sail the boat around the race course. Race course configuration, elements of the race, trimming sail, racing rules, and on-water experience trimming sail and practicing racing manuevers are included.
The Boats
SML Sailing School sails on a J/24 Sloop, Laser Sailboats, and the Tanzer 16
.
