Course Description

The Spring Training sailing course for adults consists of three classroom sessions and three on-the-water sessions. The classroom sessions cover basic sailing theory and nomenclature, including: parts of a sailboat, rigging, how to make a sailboat sail, and basic knots. The on-the-water sessions provide hands-on experience under the guidance of an instructor and include rigging and unrigging, trimming sails, the different points of sail, time at the helm, and approaching a mooring and a dock.

All on-the-water sessions are held at the River Rats Facilities at the end of Battin Road.  Thursday classroom session will be held at the Fair Haven Youth Center.

Nondiscriminatory Policy

River Rats does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.