Location: Greenwich Point Park

Description:

Sailing Two is built on the Sailing One foundation. Students sail in bigger, double-handed, sloop-rigged RS Quests. The two students per boat alternate as skipper and crew in group practice drills.

The course covers correct nomenclature, rigging, beach departure and landing technique, steering, tacking, jibing, points of sail, sail trim, and fundamental aerodynamic theory.  When the weather is right, we conduct capsize recovery drills using the “scoop method” a double-handed recovery technique.

After a daily shoreside briefing, juniors practice sailing around a course of color-coded buoys, strategically laid out to emphasize the target skill of that day’s lesson plan. Each day is a bit different. Each day builds on the last.

Tod’s Point has its own proprietary student manuals. There is one for each course of the Core. They supplement home study for final exam prep. Students who pass the exam and demonstrate proficiency in all proscribed skills, are awarded a diploma.

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: $750.00 Taxes waived

Required age: 9 - 16 on the day of the activity

Notes: Sailing Two is a two week course running Monday through Friday - 9:30 PM to 12:30 PM each week.

Prerequisites: Sailing One is required. The minimum age for Sailing Two is 9. 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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