SNSYC: Youth Sailing School

Treat your children to something new and exciting this Summer.  Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club‘s Summer Sailing School offers courses for all levels of sailors, age 8 to 18 years.  Your children will learn both theory and on-the-water skills by certified CYA instructors (Canadian Yachting Association).

The Youth courses SNSYC offers include:

Opti Junior: entry level, pre-white sail course introduces kids 8 to 11 years old to the basics of messing around in boats.

White Sail Levels I to III: beginner and Opti Junior graduates.  Teaches basic sailing and boating safety.

Bronze IV: Sailed in Lasers, Laser IIs, and 420s.  Teaches more advanced sailing techniques such as roll tacks, roll gybes and rudderless sailing.

Bronze V: The joys of the spinnaker and the trapeze get the most performance possible out of the Laser IIs and 420s.

Learn to Race: This course is all about racing.

Please visit SNSYC for more details on course descriptions and their course calendar and fees.