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Please contact the Junior Advisor if you have specific questions or concerns about sailing lessons. Thank you!

2022 SSYC Junior Parent Handbook

Attached below are the 2022 SSYC Junior Parent Handbook and Handbook Sign-Off documents.

Please make sure parents and Juniors are familiar with this information and have the completed Sign-Off sheet prior to the beginning of Lessons this season.

Optimally, please print and sign the document and bring it to the mandatory parent meeting on Thursday, May 19!

2022 Juniors Sailing Lessons

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Contact Rena Fischer (junior.advisor@ssyc.org) with any questions.

Key Summer Dates (Mark your calendars):

Early Bird Registration: 2/1-2/21 (for returning Juniors only - $25 off)
Open Registration Begins: 2/21 (for returning/new Juniors & Prams)
Open Registration Deadline: 4/18
Late fee: 4/19 - Additional $25 for Advanced Juniors

Mandatory Parent Meeting: 5/19 (Stay tuned for details!)
Lessons Dates: 6/13 - 8/12
Off days: 6/24, 7/4, 7/25-29

Prams (Musky Bait) Sessions:
Session 1: 6/20 - 6/30 (M-Th)
Session 2: 7/5 - 7/14 (Week 1: Tu-Fr, Week 2: M-Th)
Session 3: 8/1 - 8/11 (M-Th)

Kaszube Cup: 7/19-20 (Volunteers are needed! Contact Anna McCormick at Anna.McCormick@morganstanley.com)

Pricing:
  • Prams "Musky Bait": $350 (per 2 week session - Avail dates in registration)
  • All Beginner Lessons: $550
  • All Intermediate Lessons: $550
  • Advanced Lessons: $750 - Includes uniform shirt
SSYC Juniors Membership is required in order to take lessons.
Membership is $50 and will be automatically added to the cost of lessons during registration.

Class Schedule:
Noteworthy items:
  • Lessons are first come, first served. We are limited by the number of boats in the fleet. If a class is full, we are happy to work with you to put your sailor in a different class or on a waiting list.
  • Advanced Juniors are encouraged to arrive to class early for small group workouts.
  • Juniors may have the opportunity to stay after class for Sail & Boat Maintenance classes.
  • Advanced and Intermediate Juniors are encouraged to race on 'Big Boats' in the evenings.
  • Registration and fees must be complete on April 18, 2022. Register early, spots will fill up!
  • SSYC Juniors Membership is required in order to take lessons. The $50 membership fee will be added at the time of registration.

REGISTRATION:
Please read carefully!
Unfortunately, you are unable to place any advanced registration into the cart with other registrations. Advanced registration is completely separate, due to the new pilot offering of PAYMENT PLANS!!!


Musky Bait, Beginner and Intermediate


Advanced

We're offering a trial payment plan this year for Advanced classes. Please read the instructions, as it's somewhat confusing. We are working on making it more intuitive in the future. Note: The Payment Plan will no longer be available after open enrollment closes on 4/18. Payment in full will be required upon registration thereafter.
Required Gear
  • PFD (life jacket- coastguard approved Type III)
  • Whistle
  • Shoes - closed toe water/sailing shoes
  • Water (in portable, unbreakable water bottle)
  • Quick drying shorts/swim suit
  • Sunscreen
Recommended Gear
  • Hat or visor
  • Sunglasses
  • Sailing gloves
  • Windbreaker/rain coat/spray jacket
  • Extra set of dry clothes
  • Waterproof watch with countdown timer (requirement for advanced Juniors)

Four Levels Offered

"Musky Bait" (Pram)
This class is for 5-7 year olds who love to be in the water. This 2.5 hour class, meeting four times per week (for two weeks), is primarily to get smaller children used to sailing terminology and being in a sailboat. Fun activities are conducted both on land and on the water. It is a low stress and fun way to introduce your child to sailing and water sports.

Beginner Optis
This class is for children 8 years old and up with minimal or no sailing experience. Three-hour classes meet three times a week in the junior clubhouse and on the water. All Juniors must pass a swim test and demonstrate a comfort level in and around the water. The course teaches sailing fundamentals, nautical terminology, knot tying, basic dinghy rigging and how to understand the nuances of wind speed and direction.

Intermediate Optis
This course provides a smooth transition from beginner optis to advanced racing optis. The class will meet three times a week. In this course, Juniors will learn the fundamentals of how to rig, sail, and race a racing opti. The class focuses on specifics and tactical aspects of the boat so Juniors are prepared to transition into an advanced racing opti class the following year. 

Beginner 420's
This class is for children who have little or no sailing experience but have grown out of an Opti. Three-hour classes meet three times a week in the junior clubhouse and on the water. All juniors must pass a swim test and demonstrate a comfort level in and around the water. The course teaches sailing fundamentals, nautical terminology, knot tying, basic dinghy rigging and how to understand the nuances of wind speed and direction. Because the 420 is a two person boat, Juniors will gain cooperative learning skills and good sense of teamwork.

Intermediate 420's
This class is for graduates of beginner training as well as Juniors who grow out of advanced racing optis. The course meets three times a week for three hours. Juniors will learn the fundamentals and tactics of a 420. They will learn to become comfortable as both a skipper and a crew and most importantly how to work as a team. 

Advanced
Open only to Juniors who have completed both a beginner and intermediate class. Class meets twice a week for seven-hour sessions on and off the water. The boats sailed within this course are Racing Optis, 420s, and Lasers. This track teaches detailed technique for championship competition.