Embark on an adventure the whole family can enjoy! Join us for once-weekly, 3-hour sessions over 4 weeks for this youth-friendly sailing class. For families with children ages 8 and up who have no previous sailing experience, this class covers the fundamentals of sailing through a hands-on approach. Participants learn basic boat handling, rigging, terminology, steering, points of sail, and sail trim. Sailing on an 18ft boat with the instructor makes for an easy introduction where participants try their hand at the various sailing tasks onboard. Each family must include at least 1 adult and participants should feel comfortable swimming in a PFD in natural/darker water. Each participating family member must register for this class to attend. The listed cost is per person.
Boulder Adult & Family Sailing Courses
Family Beginner Sailing Class
Evening Class | Boulder Reservoir
Adult Beginner Sailing Class
Evening Class | Boulder Reservoir
Join us for once-weekly, 3-hour sessions over 4 weeks. These classes are designed for adults who have no previous sailing experience. For adults ages 18 and up who have no previous sailing experience, this class covers the fundamentals of sailing through a hands-on approach. Participants learn basic boat handling, rigging, terminology, steering, points of sail, and sail trim. Sailing on an 18ft boat with the instructor makes for an easy introduction where participants try their hand at the various sailing tasks onboard. Sign up solo or with a group of friends.
Adult Intermediate Sailing Class
Evening Class | Boulder Reservoir
Join us for once-weekly, 3-hour sessions over 4 weeks. These classes are designed for adults who have already taken our Beginner Sailing Class and are ready to sail on their own without the instructor onboard. Sailing on a variety of boats in groups of 2-4, everyone will take turns in the various positions. Participants will focus on steering with proper sail trim through all points of sail, tacking, jibing, docking, rigging, and derigging. Sign up solo or with a group of friends.
For those looking to join this class based on previous experience elsewhere, you should already know how to do the following: attach and hoist sails properly and safely; know the difference between sailing upwind vs downwind and how your sails should be positioned accordingly; identify all points of sail (close haul, tight reach, beam reach, broad reach, run, head to wind); be able to identify these points of sail while undersail with mostly accurate sail trim; how to stop your boat; how to slow your boat without stopping; how to accelerate; avoid collisions; perform tacking and jibing under control. If you have any questions about prerequisites please email or call us with your experience and we can help you find the class to fit your skill set best.
Tiller Time Workshop
Evening Class | Boulder Reservoir Reservoir
Exclusively for those who have graduated from CSC’s Adult Intermediate Sailing Class to continue honing skills with a bit more “tiller time”. This sailing session runs without instruction, but there will be other programs going on simultaneously, so on-water support is available if necessary. Once on the water, explore the reservoir independently on a Tiwal sailboat. Graduates may bring 1 guest for an additional add-on fee.
Adult Intro to Windsurfing
Evening Class | Boulder Reservoir
This beginner-friendly windsurfing session is perfect for those with no previous experience or anyone who wants a refresher. This session consists of two, 3-hour classes covering the fundamentals of rigging, balancing, turning, steering, and self-rescue in a small group of 4 participants with the instructor. Come join us!
If you’re interested in setting up a private or semi-private lesson for WINDSURFING ONLY, you may click this link to set that up with our windsurfing instructor. These lessons do not include any sailing options, only windsurfing. Cost: $150 per hour for 1 person (2 hour minimum) any additional person is $50 per hour.
Private Lessons
Subject to Availability
Take advantage of accelerated learning when you’re working with your own private instructor on one of our keelboats. Private lessons can be solo or with a small group. Family lessons are also available but all minors must be accompanied by an adult onboard.
Cost: $150 per hour for one person (minimum 2 hours). Each additional person is $50 per hour on top of the single-person rate.
**Private lessons are only available when we have additional staff who can accommodate this service. The link below will be open if that is the case. If the link below is not open for submissions we are not able to offer private lessons.
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