2026 Sailing Classes
The South Whidbey Yacht Club Youth Sailing Association 2026 schedule for both youth and adult classes has now been announced. Registration will open in mid-April through the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation department. Note: Classes fill quickly! The fastest way to register is through their on-line process. Thank you for your interest and for getting our next generation of sailors started out right!
Our sailing classes are open to community youth and adult residents and visitors. The curriculum combines shore-side learning with lots of on-the-water, hands-on-the-tiller experience. In addition to sailing, students learn boating safety, basic seamanship and knot tying. The focus is on being safe, learning sailing concepts and having fun.
Courses use the US Sailing instruction guide, which is provided at the first session, and our lead instructors are US Sailing certified.
We teach Beginning and Intermediate sailors, ages 10 to 16 years, the basics of sailing. Each youth student is assigned their own sailing dinghy in each week-long session.
We use SF Pelicans, two-person 12-ft. boats, to teach adults sailing. Courses include 8 hours of mostly on-the-water, hands-on learning during weekend and weekday sessions. We also offer an Adult Introduction to Laser Sailing class. Students will be using a Laser sailboat.
The dates for the 2026 schedule are now available.
South Whidbey Parks & Recreation Department provides the registration process. We expect registration to begin the first week of April.
View the SWYC Google Photos Sailing Classes Album (SWYC members only)