Location: Greenwich Point Park

Description:

Racing Techniques is part instruction and part regatta. Each day you will learn a different lesson about fleet racing, and then you’ll get to test your skills in a regatta format.

Using our fleet of single-handed, high-performance RS Zests, you’ll be in solo command of your own boat. We conduct as many short-course races as time and wind allow. On the final day we award the Tod’s Point Cup to the top scorer. It’s a week of fun and excitement and the culmination of our summer season for juniors.

Our watchful, certified, instructor/coaches provide on-the-spot feedback between races. You gain valuable experience, confidence, and helpful advice every day.

“RT” is a course many of our juniors look forward to all year long. Most enroll again and again. It is a perennial sell-out. Space is strictly limited, so we recommend enrolling early to secure a spot.

RT is not a Core Course, so there is no text and no final exam. But you do need to be an experienced sailor with a minimum weight of 95 lbs. Completion of Sailing Three is a prerequisite minimum. Sailing Four is strongly recommended.

Greenwich Residents

Tod’s Point Sailing School is located in Greenwich Point Park which requires Town issued Beach Passes or Guest Passes for access to the Park. Greenwich residents can apply for Beach Passes at Town Hall.

Out-of-Town Visitors

Out-of-town parents dropping off and picking up their children for scheduled Tod’s Point Sailing School programs may enter the park in accordance with the following guidelines. The parent must show proof (TPSS Registration receipt) that the children being dropped off are enrolled in a sailing program on that specific date. The Gatehouse Gatekeeper will hold the driver’s license while they drop off the student(s) and return it when the driver exits the park. That normally takes approximately 15 minutes.

As a reminder, if someone in the car is planning to stay at the beach and not leave immediately, they need to have a day pass to stay in the park for that day. If the parent dropping off the children plans on staying in the park, they would need a parking pass for the car and a day pass for each person in the car. The passes can be purchased on line Monday through Friday from May 1st through October 31st. 

Out of Town Non-Resident Guest Passes can be purchased online on the Town of Greenwich website here.

 

Available: Available

Price: $450.00 Taxes waived

Required age: 12 - 16 on the day of the activity

Notes: Racing Techniques is a weeklong course Monday through Friday - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Prerequisites: The minimum age is 12 and/or sixth grade . Completion of Sailing Three is a prerequisite minimum. Sailing Four is strongly recommended. There is a brief swim test in the Sound on the first day. Bigger classes are separated into age groups. All Core class Juniors supply and bring their own USCG approved PFD personal flotation device (i.e., life jacket) each day. We recommend Type III PFDs for program use.

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