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Youth Sailing Foundation is located in beautiful Vero Beach Florida with sailing on the Indian River Lagoon. Fast growing junior program with over 150 children under instruction. Instruct junior sailors (8-18) from beginning to intermediate sail classes in Opti, Feva, and 420’s after school and on Saturday. Nine month a year position from August 1 until April 30. For more information and to apply, please see our JOB AD HERE.

Founded in 2009 by Charlie and Chris Pope, Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering free sailing instruction to the children of Indian River County. We believe sailing is an adventure for a lifetime. While learning to sail children learn life skills that will endure. Sailing challenges and builds confidence by taking children outdoors, out of their comfort zone, and into a world of wind and water. They learn to rig and pilot their own sailboat on the beautiful Indian River Lagoon in Vero Beach. YSF’s success is measured in the competence, discipline, responsibility and leadership skills that blossom in our students. All of this is available to adults who join our rapidly growing adult instruction in larger sailboats. We have over fifty volunteers, and on average eighty-five students participate during the school year.

We are entirely funded through the generosity and support of local individuals, businesses and foundations. We have grown from a handful of 8 foot Opti prams to a fleet of over sixty sailboats and ten chase and safety boats. We have specially configured pontoon boat that serves as a combination on-water classroom and parent viewing stand.

Our Programs and Fleet

Children 9-14 learn to sail on Saturdays using our fleet of thirty-one Opti 8 foot single person prams. Certified U.S. Sailing instructors, aided by volunteers teach safety, basic seamanship, rigging and unrigging, launching, sailing maneuvers, rules of the road and sportsmanship. Beginners sail on Saturday mornings with the more advanced in the afternoon. See Children Sailing page under Sailing for details, registration and application.

High school students sail two-man high performance 12 foot 420’s. The 420 is used nationally in high school and collegiate sailing. YSF has a fleet of 19 420’s impeccably maintained by our volunteers in our own shops. With tuned rigging and new performance sails YSF strives to provide the very best equipment for our young sailors. Our sailors have responded with increasing proficiency and victories in regattas across the state of Florida. Practice is Wednesday after school and Saturdays. YSF in partnership with Vero Beach High School competes at the varsity level with 8-10 athletes earning varsity letters each year. Indian River Charter School in partnership with YSF offers club sailing. We also have home schooled high school students in the program. See High School Sailing page under Sailing for registration and application.

Adult sailing classes are offered on Thursdays and Saturdays. We use our fleet of four 12-foot Trinka’s (built right here in Vero Beach) and three 19-foot Mariners. Classes are five three hour sessions at a cost of $450. Safety, seamanship, rigging and unrigging, launching, sail handling and maneuvers and teamwork are taught in a relaxed atmosphere. The tuition is used to help fund YSF’s free sailing programs for children and high school students. See Adult Sailing page under Sailing for more details and how to enroll.

Summer camp is held weekly starting in mid-June for six to eight weeks. Held at the Moorings Yacht & Country Club and the Quail Valley River Club beautiful swimming pools, classroom facilities and other first class amenities YSF Summer Camp has become a huge hit in Vero Beach and perennially sold out. Classes are Monday through Friday from 9: AM to 3 PM with lunch included. The cost is $275. Children learn to sail in the 8-foot Opti pram in protected coves off the Indian River Lagoon. There is ample time for swimming and other fun shore side activities.

For more information and to apply, please see our JOB AD HERE.

Fleet

• Thirty-one Opti 8-foot prams
• Nineteen 420’s 4.2 meter (13′9″) foot-crewed performance sloops
• Four Trinka 12-foot sailing dingies
• Three 19-foot Mariner sloops
• Three Sunfish
• Three Laser
• One Stur-Dee Cat 14’4″
• Chase and safety boats:
• Three Carolina skiffs
  • Two Boston Whalers
  • One Twin-V
  • Four inflatable dinghies

Chicago Yacht Club is seeking experienced Sailing Coaches for the 2020 Summer Program. Coaches will work within a team of 16 – 20 other sailing coaches under the guidance of the CYC Sailing Director and Sailing Programs Coordinator. Positions available for Learn to Sail as well as Summer Race Teams. For more information, to see the full job ad and to apply, please CLICK HERE.

Tradition. Passion. Community. These are the values we’ve been cultivating off the coast of Lake Michigan since 1875. As one of the oldest and most respected clubs in the world, Chicago Yacht Club is proud of the diverse membership we’ve built up. While we revel in the camaraderie and social opportunities of the club, our members come together with a passion for yachting and a love of the lake.We welcome you and your family to not only participate in our over 125 racing events and yachting lifestyle, but also to be a part of our rich history and enduring legacy. We want to help you get involved, compete in your first race, join a racing committee, participate with our Foundation, take a class or seminar, get your kids passionate about boating and, of course, make lifelong friends.
In conjunction with the club’s management staff, our constantly-active committees coordinate a variety of social events, educational programs and seminars, holiday festivities, theater, museum and cultural outings, and regular Friday night committee and fleet happy-hour gatherings. From informal barbecues on the patio and potluck dinners on the docks to elegant wine-tastings and black-tie New Year’s Eve galas, our members always have a reason to celebrate their membership.
OUR COMMITMENT
Embracing over 140 years of experience paired with a wide breadth of services and opportunities, the Chicago Yacht Club is proud to advance the community’s knowledge, proficiency, participation and enjoyment of boating and the nautical arts. It’s our pledge to make the most of your membership at CYC through our host of regattas, races and contests—no other yacht club in the country presents more national-level racing than the Chicago Yacht Club.
The racing sailors, cruising sailors, and our powerboat squadron events fall primarily in the following categories: offshore and one-design racing, powerboat predicted log contests, and the relaxed cruising of both the sail and power fleets.
Whether you are a novice enrolled in our nationally recognized sailing school, or an “old salt” with seasoned sea legs, CYC is sure to satisfy you on and off the water, whether it be wind, fuel or oars that propel you. It’s no wonder Yachting Magazine declared the CYC “one of the country’s most distinguished yacht clubs.”
In addition to a variety of social events, dinners and festivities, CYC is an enthusiastic supporter of community sailing and philanthropy. We hope to build on our distinguished tradition through our Sailing School for adults and juniors, through the Sea Scout Program and by actively supporting benefit activities like the Jimmy Talbot Memorial Regatta and the American Cancer Society and others.

The Castine Yacht Club, founded in the mid 1950’s is a haven for boaters of all kinds.

The Castine Yacht Club (CYC), located in Castine, Maine a historic and beautiful small town on the coast, is looking to hire enthusiastic and hard-working Sailing Instructors for the 2020 summer season. Castine’s sailing history is long and the town plays host to many weekly and regional regattas namely the Castine Classic Yacht Race. With its strong membership and community of all ages, CYC is home to a vibrant sailing program for children ages 6-17 as well as a dedicated adult sailing community. Castine sits at the intersection of the Bagaduce River and Penobscot Bay, and the Yacht Club–with a view and island access that cannot be beat–has a fleet of boats from Turnabouts to Colgates and 420s.

For more information and to apply, please view our JOB AD HERE