Location: Greenwich Point Park

Description:

Sailing Three is a significant step up. It takes sailing fun to the next level. It is best for kids 10 and up, 12-16 is ideal, and weighing over 90 lbs.

Sailing Three uses our quicker and more demanding RS Zest daggerboard dinghies. With two students per boat, both get tiller time and refine basic skills with emphasis on heel control, the aerodynamics of sails, trim subtleties, proper use of sail-shape controls, and boat-handling efficiency. There is an open-water capsize-recovery drill day when the weather is right. Closely supervised, of course.

Each day the instructors set a closed-course of inflatable buoys for on-the-water drills. Every day’s drills are a bit different. They match and emphasize that day’s shoreside lesson.  The classroom briefing is based on the topics presented in the student manual. It’s a methodical, structured, building blocks approach to teaching with plenty of fun designed in!

Supplementing Sailing Three is the third student manual in our series of Core Curriculum student texts.

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: 10 - 16 on the day of the activity

Notes: Course meets 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Monday through Friday for two weeks. This class will run as usual on July 4th.

Prerequisites: Sailing Two is required. The minimum age for Sailing Three is 10. 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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