Adult Classes will be held in the same collegiate FJs and 420s used by the Harvard Sailing Team. These simple trainers offer the responsiveness and performance needed to really understand the forces of wind and water that make a sail boat work. The course is designed to take someone who has never sailed before and bring them to a level where they can safely enjoy sailing a dinghy in moderate conditions.
Open House
Free sailboat rides! Have you always wanted to learn how to sail? Come for a short sail with us, meet the directors/instructors and see the facilities. We will be hosting an all ages open house on Saturday, May 18 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Harvard Sailing Center.
Course of Study
Students will learn the basics of sailing both on land and on the water assuming no prior instruction.
- reading the wind
- parts of the boat and sail
- points of sail
- knots
- rigging and derigging
- tacking and gybing
- sailing upwind
- man-overboard recovery
- capsize recovery
- docking
