Junior Sailing Four S4 - 1P

Location: Greenwich Point Park

Description:

Sailing Four is serious fun and another big step up in the Core. It is a tremendous confidence builder for juniors 12 and up, weighing at least 95 lbs.

Sailing Four is accompanied by the final student manual in our textbook series. Its emphasis is on hydrodynamics and the hull, reducing resistance, handling wind shifts, rudderless steering, and precision boat handling.

Solo sailing in high-performance RS Zests, Sailing Four hones a junior’s skills to the highest level. They learn roll-tacking, roll-jibing, kinetics, fine-tuning helmsmanship, dynamic hiking, managing wind shifts, and “dry” capsize recovery.

In a dry capsize (step-over technique), juniors are taught how to intentionally tip over, and recover, without getting wet. Once mastered, most student want to do it all day – if we’d let them!

In Sailing Four juniors learn the fundamentals of fleet racing. It is the perfect prep course for our very exciting week-long Racing Techniques Specialty Course.

The final exam in Sailing Four is intentionally very challenging and when they pass it, and demonstrate proficiency in all prescribed advanced skills, they earn the final Core Curriculum diploma marked “Advanced Certified”—our highest honor.

Juniors are encouraged to re-take Sailing Four indefinitely for continued skill development. The Core never truly ends – at least not until juniors age out. At that point they might consider applying for a job with us at Tod’s Point. We like to breed our own. We know their skills are solid.

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: Full

Price: $750.00 Taxes waived

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

Notes: Course meets 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday for two weeks. This class will run as usual on July 4th.

Prerequisites: Sailing Three is required. The minimum age for Sailing Four is 12 and/or sixth grade. There is a brief swim test in the Sound on the first day. 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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