Mission

• To provide a safe, challenging and educational Junior sailing program
• To promote seamanship, sportsmanship and a lifelong interest in sailing to young people in our community
• To offer a cutting edge program with up to date equipment, ranging from Learn to Sail to competitive racing

Philosophy

The New Bedford Yacht Club Sailing School is a program which is designed to be:

• Fun
• Safe
• Instructional
• Progressively challenging
• State-of-the-art (equipment, materials and faculty)

The curriculum is designed to teach children:

• Introduction to sailing and safe boat handling
• Intermediate sailing and yachting skills
• Advanced sailing and yachting skills
• Seamanship
• Sportsmanship
• Team raciing
• Fleet racing

Objectives

The Program strives to achieve the following:

• A lifelong love and interest in sailing and yachting
• Sportsmanship
• Leadership
• Decision-making
• Competitive racing expertise