Junior Sailing 2025

• Welcome & General Info
• 5-8 yrs
• 8-11 yrs
• 11 yrs & up
• Race Teams

Development & Race Teams

The KYC Race Programs include Learn to Race, and Race Team. Regatta schedules for each team will vary from year to year. Starting in 2017 and continuing this year, KYC will be hosting variety of guest coaches to provide on-water instruction alongside team coaches. Some of our past coaches include national coaches, world champions, and Olympians such as Robert Davis, Dannie Boyd, Chris Cook, John Curtis, Chris Cowan and Bernard Luttmer.

Before and After Camp Care

KYC Junior Sailing is excited to offer both Before Camp and After Camp Care for sailors this season. Before Camp Care will run from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM, and After Camp Care will run from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Monday to Friday. If you wish to add Before and/or After Camp Care to your sailors' registration for this season, please select the appropriate add-on option when adding programs to your cart.

Any questions related to Before or After Camp care should be directed to: juniorsailing@kingstonyachtclub.ca

Opti Race Development CANSail 3 + 4

As we take the year to review our Opti Race Team, we are happy to introduce Opti Race Development. This program introduces racing rules, practice tactics, and sailors will be working towards their CANSail 3 or 4 level. This program will participate in KYC's Bronze Regatta to put what they have learned to the test and get first-hand racing experience. This program is also great for sailors who already have racing experience and are keen to refine their skills on and off the water.

Program Length: 4 weeks
Time: Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 4:00pm
Cost:$ 1,645.00
Boat: Opti
Level:  CANSail 3 or  CANSail 4
Requirements:

• Successful completion of CANSail 2
• Ages: 10 - 14 years old
• PFD / life jacket is required to be worn while in, on, and around the water.

420 Race Team

The C420 Race Team is designed for advanced sailors to master the highest levels of racing and sailing techniques. Delving into sophisticated sailing, rigging theory, and being able to apply these concepts on a daily basis striving to enhance their performance. Sailors will be expected to implement taught racing strategies and tactics during regattas and consistently at practice. To ensure continued progress, sailors are aiming to achieve their CANSail 5 or 6 to solidify their knowledge and to maximize retention throughout the year. The C420 Race team will be required to run one KYC Bronze Regatta as it contributes to achieving their levels. Ultimately, this program aims for comprehensive training for athletes to achieve their full potential in the sport of sailing.

Spring Training Registration

Open to any sailors already registered for the Full Season Race Team or the Half Summer Race team to get additional training opprotunities prior to the regular season commencing. Price is $150 per session which gets each sailor a 3 hour training session with our 420 Race Team coaches, to be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance via email: raceteam@kingstonyachtclub.ca

When registering, please select the week during which you intend to schedule your training session. Each race team sailor may schedule a maximum of three spring training sessions per week. If you would like to schedule two sessions in one week, please select the "Spring Training Plus One Session add-on", if you would like to schedule three sessions in the same week, please select the "Spring Training Plus Two Sessions add-on".

Program Length: 3 Hour Session
Time: To be coordinated with Race Coaches via email: raceteam@kingstonyachtclub.ca
Cost:$ 150.00

Boat: 420

• Ages: 14 - 17 years old
• PFD / life jacket is required to be worn while in, on, and around the water.

Full Summer Registration

Program Length: 8 weeks
Time: Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 4:00pm *subject to change based on weather or training schedule*
Cost:$ 4,600.00
*regatta registration fees are paid separately to the host organizations; class association fees required for regatta participation are paid separately to class association. Race team gear will be available at an additional cost.
Boat: 420

• Ages: 14 - 17 years old
• Successful completion of CANSail 5
• PFD / life jacket is required to be worn while in, on, and around the water.

Half Summer Registration

Program Length: 4 weeks
Time: Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 4:00pm *subject to change based on weather or training schedule*
Cost:$ 2,300.00
*regatta registration fees are paid separately to the host organizations; class association fees required for regatta participation are paid separately to class association. Race team gear will be available at an additional cost.
Boat: 420
Level: CANSail 5 or CANSail 6
Requirements:

• Ages: 14 - 17 years old
• Successful completion of CANSail 5
• PFD / life jacket is required to be worn while in, on, and around the water.