Young sailor climbing from boat to boat at the dock

Start off Sailing (Ages 5-7)

This Learn to Sail session helps young children (ages 5-7) feel at ease on the water and be comfortable in boats. Sailors are paired up two to a boat with an emphasis on being safe, having fun and learning the sights, sounds and feel of sailing.

ALL SOS SUMMER SESSIONS ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 9:30am – 11:30am
SOS-1 June 12-15, SOS-2 June 19-22
$185 per session. 

Online Registration
(Clicking “Online Registration” will take you to ClubSpot – a member management site – to complete your registration. You maybe asked to create an account in order to manage multiple registrations and multiple participants.)

Beginner sailing lessons

Beginner Opti Sailing (Ages 8-9)

This sailing session is for 8-9 year old sailors who will sail on their own. They learn to sail Optimist Dinghy trainers that are designed to be sailed single-handed!

ALL SOS SUMMER SESSIONS ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
9:30am – 11:30am
SOS-1 June 12-15 and SOS-2 June 19-22
$185 per session.

Online Registration
(Clicking “Online Registration” will take you to ClubSpot – a member management site – to complete your registration. You may be asked to create an account in order to manage multiple registrations and multiple participants.)

Learn to race a sail boat

Junior Sailing (Ages 9-16)

These learn to sail sessions are for 9-16 year old sailors and will be geared towards different sailing ability and interest of the students.

ALL SUMMER SESSIONS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Junior-1 June 12-16 and Junior-2 June 19-23
$485 per session. (Discount for multiple sessions.)

Register for Open Sailing as a follow-up to your week of learning. Practice your new skills for 5 days of supervised sailing for only $100 a week!

Online Registration
(Clicking “Online Registration” will take you to ClubSpot – a member management site – to complete your registration. You will be asked to create an account in order to manage multiple registrations and multiple participants.)

2023 Junior Open Sailing

Two weekly sessions of Junior Open Sailing, starting Mondays June 26 and July 3 from 1 pm – 5 pm. $100 a week. These sessions are for sailors who have sailed with Asheville Youth Sailing before. We’re happy to host weekly sessions of supervised sailing. Get out on the water, enjoy the sunshine, we’ll play (safe) games, do drills, race a little, and just sail around. Ages 9 – 18 only.

Once you click HERE to register, you will be taken to Clubspot, our membership site. If you sailed with us last year, you will already have a login. Once there, choose your sessions and which boat you’d like to sail. We’ll collect your payment and your waivers. (Be sure to check your email after registration to click the waiver!)

Please make sure you register online with your correct email address, and phone numbers since notifications may be made as late as the day of the event. Parents need to be “on call” while their sailor is on the lake in case of inclement weather — including too much or too little wind, rain, and thunderstorms.

COVID -19 Disclaimer: US Sailing, Asheville Youth Sailing, and The Asheville Sailing Club recommend singlehanded sailing or family sailing during this pandemic. The safety and health of each member is the responsibility of the individual member. Sailing is a great way to get back together as a club and enjoy being on the water. We will monitor the situation daily and make appropriate changes as needed. Please note there will be no onsite registrations.

In the event of a resurgence of COVID-19 which causes us to cancel your session, or a documented or suspected case of COVID-19 in your household, all registration fees (minus the credit card charges) will be completely refunded.