Overview

The Ithaca Yacht Club Youth Sailing and Racing program runs weekly sessions from Monday to Friday for young sailors from 8 to 17 years of age.  The program is discounted for IYC family members.  For summer 2024, we are offering nine sessions from June 24 to August 23.

To register, go to the Youth Sailing Registration page.

The Youth Sailing program is a racing oriented sport, training beginner sailors the basics of sailing and working up to the IYC Youth Sailing Racing Team. As the program is small and focused toward small boat dinghy racing, priority is to enroll youth sailors with previous experience with youth sailing programs or a strong interest in working toward racing.

Younger children begin to sail single-handed Optimist dinghies, then graduate to two-person 420s and single-handed ILCA dinghies (Laser), however competitive regattas occur for all classes.  All training is done on Cayuga Lake within view of the Ithaca Yacht Club. Races are held at IYC and nearby sailing clubs with similar programs.

Youth Sailing participants are required to be competent swimmers.  They must demonstrate the ability to swim 50 yards before engaging in the program. Swim tests are given on the first day of each program week at IYC.

Questions

General questions:
   YouthSailing@IthacaYC.org

Questions about registration:
  BusinessOffice@IthacaYC.org.

Information

• Overview
• Registration
• Additional information
• Information for parents
  
• Printable version

Forms

• Health form
• Liability waiver