Adult Sailing Programs
ADVANCED CLASSES AVAILABLE
Don't stop sailing once you've taken a CGSC beginner class.
Sign-up for a CGSC advanced class. We offer:
Intermediate Sailing: A two-day class taught on Flying Scots, this course teaches advanced sail-trim, tacking and gybing and other sailing skills. Click here for info.
Basic Cruising: Get ready to sail off into the sunset with this three-day course on skippering a large keelboat. We'll teach you navigation, maneuvering under power, chart reading and more. Click here for info.
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Adult Learn-To-Sail
PRICE: $225 members, $275 non-members
Our US Sailing Instructors are committed to helping you learn to sail, familiarizing you with basic seamanship, introducing you to the wonderful sailing community of South Florida and Biscayne Bay, and taking special care that you learn safely and enjoy your new experience. You can expect to learn some basic knots, basic sailing maneuvers, introduction to navigational charts, safety procedures, wind-sensing, right-of-way, nautical terms and the “joy” of sailing.
Our learn to sail class is taught on the “SunFish”, the most popular, one-adult sailboat in the world. You will learn to rig, launch and sail your “own” boat during this course. The SunFish is also a popular “rental boat” at beaches, lakes and bays, giving you further opportunities to experience the joy of sailing once you have completed this course.
Beginner Sailing Classes are held Saturdays and Sundays,
and run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
JAN
5, 12, 19, 26 Sunfish Thursday Clinics 10AM-1PM
7-8 Sunfish Learn-to-Sail 9AM-4:30PM
FEB
2, 9, 16, 23 Sunfish Thursday Clinics 10AM -1PM
4-5 Sunfish Learn-to-Sail 9AM-4:30PM
MAR
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sunfish Thursday Clinics 10AM-1PM
3-4 Sunfish Learn-to-Sail 9AM-4:30PM
Basic Keelboat Course
Price: $345 members, $395 non-members
The US Sailing Basic Keelboat course is the national standard for quality sailing instruction. This course, taught on a classic 23’ sloop, includes keelboat concepts, boat and personal preparation, boat parts, nautical terms, rigging, sail trim, departure and return under sail, basic sailing maneuvers, points of sail, five basic knots, wind-sensing, use of navigational charts, basic navigation rules, emergency procedures, anchoring, overboard recovery and more. This course is designed to prepare the student for the US Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification.
Satisfactory completion of this course will result in a handsome wall certificate and a US Sailing Completion Card.
JAN
14-15 Basic Keelboat 9AM-4:30PM
21-22 Basic Keelboat 9AM-4:30PM
FEB
11-12 Basic Keelboat 9AM-4:30PM
18-19 Basic Keelboat 9AM-4:30PM
MAR
10-11 Basic Keelboat 9AM-4:30PM
17-18 Level 1 – Instructor Training Days 1 & 2
24-25 Level 1 – Instructor Training Days 3 & 4
Basic Keelboat Certification
Price: $195
The basic keelboat course is designed to prepare the student to take the one-day test for the US Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification. The practical test is taken on the water, and when successfully completed, an academic quiz of 80 questions (all covered in the Basic Keelboat Textbook) is administered.
Basic Keelboat Certification Challenge
Price: $195
Experienced sailors who do not wish to take the course may challenge the certification procedure to attain the US Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification. They must pass the same test as students who have taken the Basic Keelboat course. It is highly recommended that challengers purchase and familiarize themselves with the US Sailing Basic Keelboat textbook. Textbooks may be purchased at CGSC or online at www.ussailing.org.
CGSC Instructors and Coaches are all club members, with at least one member being a fully Certified U S Sailing Instructor. If you are unfamiliar with US Sailing, please know it represents the highest level of professionalism and integrity in the sport of sailing. At Coconut Grove Sailing Club, we are very proud of our affiliation with US Sailing and the level of quality it brings to our programs.
We hope you'll consider signing up today for one our courses. Click here to read Sailing Director Nick Mansbach's introduction to our Adult Sailing Program.
Adult Sailing Chairman Richard Crisler also holds a weekly Sunfish clinic on Thursday mornings, from 9 am. until noon. If interested, contact Nick Mansbach, Sailing Director, at sailingdirector@cgsc.org
For more information on our activities, pleae visit the CGSC online calendar.
Have questions? Adult Sailing Chairman Richard Crisler has the answers. Contact him at crisler@mindspring.com.
Interested in taking a class, or want to ask a question?
Please fill out the form below and we will contact you, or save your spot in a class.
SUNFISH/SMALL BOAT RENDEZVOUS
The club hosts a monthly Small Boat Clinic/Rendezvous.
Sunfish, Lasers, Snipes, Flying Scots, Small Keel Boats, Multi-hulls and more are encouraged to make the sail!
Gather for an all day sailing event to a local sand bar for lunch, socializing and a lively return. No cost for Club members with their own boats.
For details, contact Richard Crisler: crisler@mindspring.com or 305-342-4775.