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Port Sailing School

86 Orchard Beach Blvd.

Port Washington, NY 11050

         Call 516-767-SAIL

E-mail: info@portsailing.com

Join us on Wednesday nights 6:00 pm beginning May 18 to race Sonar 23 sailboats. This is great for anyone who has completed Basic Keelboat certification and wants to get a taste for racing. Your instructor is an experienced racer who will coach you in the classroom and on the water. Topics to be covered will include: sail trim, starting approaches, boat speed, weather, wind shifts, short courses, rounding marks and more. This is competitive and fun for everyone. Six sessions. Call to reserve slot and purchase.  

                  Fee: $210 for full six-week clinic or $45 per session               

If you would like the benefit of the  accelerated learning that individual attention can provide, private lessons are an excellent option. The lessons can be aboard your boat or ours, and tailored to your specific needs. Whatever your focus is -- advanced racing techniques, docking, mooring pickup, anchoring, or a refresher class -- we have experienced instructors to meet your needs. Lessons are also available for powerboats. Learn from our experienced Captains how to safely dock your twin or single engine boat. Three hours of instruction. Call to purchase and confirm spots for any additional persons.

                  Course fee: $250 

 

                  ($40 per additional person)

Receive your N.Y. State Safety certificate after successful completion of this class. The certificate is now mandatory for operating a Personal Water Craft within New York state. Children between ages 11-18 operating a powerboat or jet ski are also required to complete this course. This is a classroom course offered over two days.

Don't risk paying a heavy fine. Get your certificate. Temporary certificates will be issued at the school and are valid for 90 days. Passing students will receive a permanent certificate after properly filing with the state. New York State charges a $10.00 processing fee to adults over 18 years of age, children are not charged a fee.

                  NYSB - Cost per person: $105.00

 

Docking a boat at a busy dock can be a tense situation and one where you could do damage to your boat. Learn how to handle a single screw vessel like a pro. Start in the classroom, then spend the next three hours on the water practicing every docking situation imaginable with your instructor. We cover line handling, prop walk, standing turns, wind effect, prop wash and more. Call for dates. 

         
                  Course fee: $275    

 

Bareboat Chartering  104                                 

Learn to skipper your own bareboat charter. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be qualified to skipper, crew, or charter a boat for an extended cruise. Learn the ropes: provisioning, navigation, cruising boat systems, and planning a trip are among the many topics covered. Basic Cruising is prerequisite. This course is available in the winter at our British Virgin Island base.

Successful completion of course results in American Sailing Association Certification.        For more details on the seven day sailing experience in the Caribbean see here.

                  Fee $1,695                                

 

                  Certification fee: $200

No previous experience necessary. You will learn to sail a 23-foot sailboat. This is a three-day course which can be completed during your weekends -- Saturday and Sunday, plus the following Saturday from 9:30 to 5:00 pm each day. Three of the weekend classes run from Saturday to Monday instead due to the holidays Labor Day, July 4th and Memorial Day.

Also available are three classes held during the week May 19-20, June 15-17 and August 10-12. For a full list of scheduled classes see here: Class Schedule

The first day instruction begins in the classroom followed by on-the-water instruction for the remainder of the course until the written exam. Half hour break for lunch each day. Course includes two additional practice sails of four hours each. Our years of experience teaching have proven that learned control and time on the water creates a confident sailor. That's why we offer:

• 16 hours instruction plus 8 hours of practice sailing
• Only three students per boat
• Solo sail while your instructor coaches you from a motorboat

Need someone to sail with after the course? Just ask, and will be glad to refer you to other sailors after you complete the course.

Successful completion of the BK 101 course results in ASA certification. If you have difficult you don't fail; we will give you additional help to meet the ASA requirements.    *40 additional for ASA. certifcation. Please purchase text book, Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson ISBN 0743273087.  

                  Course fee: *$650

 

With Basic Sailing skills as prerequisite, students will sail aboard a 36 to 43 foot sailboat with two to three other students aboard. The two-day weekday evening course is spent aboard the boat and underway.

·         Practice docking, anchoring, sailing, and emergency procedures

·         Understand the systems aboard a cruising boat with an auxiliary inboard engine

Successful completion of the Coastal Cruising course results in American Sailing Association (ASA) Certification.

Bring a snack or dinner. Written exam for certification scheduled later at student's convenience. *$50 addition for ASA certification, prerequisite BK101.

                  Course fee: *$650                                                                                   

 

This course is also available in the winter as a seven day live aboard sailing class in the British Virgin Islands and can be viewed here.

Combine Your Fun

Learn to sail combo course in the British Virgin Islands. Includes lessons on Sonar 23 boats at our New York base. $2,495

No prerequisites. No sailing skills required, open to anyone. Course provides you with navigation theory required to operate a boat in coastal waters. This includes: converting courses between true and magnetic, determining drift, taking bearings, working with light lists and more. This is a four-hour course with a take home study.
Course held first Sunday of each month, noon to 4:00 pm         

         
                  Course fee: $325