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ADULT LEARN TO SAIL COURSE

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!


Dates for the five-week Spring 2023 courses are:

Saturdays April 22, 29, May 6, 13, & 20

Sundays April 23, 30, May 7, 14, & 21

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE SPRING COURSE


Dates for the five-week Summer 2023 courses are:

Saturdays June 3, 10, 17, 24, and July 1

Sundays June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 2

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE SUMMER COURSE


Dates for the five-week Fall 2023 courses are:

Saturdays September 9, 16, 30, and October 7 & 14

Sundays September 10, 17, October 1, 8, & 15

NOTE: there will be no classes over the September 23/24 weekend due to the TVCC regatta.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE FALL COURSE


Classes are from 9am until noon.   Course fee $500

 

The Privateer Sailing Education Foundation (PSEF, a Non-Profit) was established to provide sailing education at Privateer Yacht Club. Teaching Adults to learn to sail has always been a part of the PYC mission statement. PSEF is a separate organization that functions symbiotically with PYC.  It organizes and delivers sailing education for adults and children, as well as the physically challenged.

 

PSEF offers spring, summer, and fall classes to take advantage of the most favorable sailing weather in the Chattanooga area. Class size is limited, so please register early.

 

The Adult Learn to Sail class is designed for adults who have never sailed before, or who have had limited experience. The course teaches the art of sailing, a sport you can enjoy participating in for your entire life. It includes the following:

 

Safety

Rigging and care of a sailboat

Nautical terminology

Rules of the road

Leaving the dock correctly

Sailing to windward, leeward, and on a reach

Returning to the dock

Reading the wind, including direction and velocity

Basic knot-tying

 

The course is taught on Lake Chickamauga using the facilities of Privateer Yacht Club, Located in Hixson TN. We use boats owned by the foundation such as the Flying Scot (a 19-foot boat for 2-3 people), Fusion (13 feet, for 1-2 people), and perhaps a keel boat.

 

Instructors are trained & certified by US Sailing, the national sailing authority.

 

In the event of cancellation due to weather or Privateer Yacht Club conflicts, we will attempt to re-schedule.

 

Please indicate your desired session (Saturday or Sunday) when you register. You will receive a textbook prior to your first class.


PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICY: Payment is due at the time of registration. Our web host requires a small payment fee which will be added at checkout. In case of cancellation, the payment fee cannot be refunded but the full course fee will be refunded until 14 days before the first day of class. For cancellations made 2-13 days before classes start, a $50 cancellation fee will be applied. No refunds for cancellations made less than 2 days before your class begins. NOTE: When registering for the waitlist, payment will not be required until an opening is available.

 

For more information, contact Tim Chambers  423-718-3704   tim@psef.us

 

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