LCYC runs a junior sailing program, instructing youth on sailing and racing. The program uses Flying Juniors and Optimist dinghys for training and regional races. Our location on Shelburne Bay is a wonderful place to learn how to sail.

2012 PROGRAM

The 2012 schedule has been coordinated with our neighboring sailing programs on Lake Champlain and Lake George to ensure that our sailors have as many opportunities to sail together as possible. Please open the 2012 Junior Program Application at the top of this page for a week by week schedule.

May 3 update: Sessions continue to fill in the summer. If your summer schedule is filling, book your camp now, as many of the sessions are getting close to capacity. Summer is getting closer! This week's weather is getting everyone thinking about lakefront activities. I'm excited to announce that we will have two lead instructors this summer, Erika Merrell and Connor Aswad. Silas Hill and Gabe Matenga are returning to the program as full time junior instructors. I hope to have biographies of our staff posted in the very near future.

Key Dates:
June 18 First day of sailing classes
July 19 & 20 Champ Chase Regatta MBBC
July 26 & 27 Cheeseburger Regatta NLGYC
August 10 Last day of sailing classes

Important:

Participants must be able to swim. A swimming test will be given on the first day of each session. Participants must come to class every day with an approved life preserver (Type II or Type III) and in the case of full day class, lunch.

Groups:

Youngsters will be placed into groups based on their age and their level of experience or competence. Please review the 'Junior Sailing Curriculum' page on this website for specific qualifications for each level and details on which skills will be taught. The head instructor will make the final determination of appropriate placement.

Beginner: anyone age 8 -17 who can swim and wants to learn to sail.

Intermediate: anyone age 11-17 who has some sailing experience and wants to improve their sailing ability. Intermediate sailors should be comfortable rigging a boat and sailing in moderate conditions without detailed instruction.

Advanced: anyone who has mastered the basic skill of sailing and would like to perfect their sailing technique.

Racing Team: Sailors at the intermediate or advanced level who have the interest and qualifies to compete.

Download and Print curriculum, forms and handbook by clicking on the .pdf attachments above.

Instructors:
Job descriptions and applications are on the attached page. Hiring has begun...stay tuned for bio's of our 2012 Instruction staff!

For more information please contact Doug Merrill, Director of LCYC Junior Sailing Program: email jrsailing.lcyc@gmail.com phone 985-8507(h)