NEW: PB&J Splashy Hour (Ages 4-8)

Select Fridays 5:30-6:30 PM | Click here to Register Now!

Looking to get your little sailor started early? We’ve got you covered! Designed as a small group, introductory, hands-on class, the focus is on making kids comfortable in and around the water and boats. PB&J’s goal is to build life-long sailors by helping kids become more comfortable in the water and providing them with a fun and welcoming introduction to sailing. Each PB&J class starts with the three rules: Have Fun, Wear a Lifejacket, and Listen to the Coach. With just three rules, things are kept simple and safe.

Young sailors take turn sailing various boats including Optimists, Open Skiffs, and Club 420s while also enjoying CSC’s beach swimming area. Parents can stay and observe or head up to CSC’s beautiful front porch to mingle and relax. Children must be picked up and under parental supervision by 6:30pm.

• Fridays 5:30-6:30pm
• Dates: Sept 9, Sept 16, Sept 23
• Member – $20, Public – $30

Sailing 101 – Learn to Sail (Ages 7-18)

Season: Sept 11 – Oct 30 | Click here to Register Now!

This option is a basic introduction to the sport/activity of sailing and no experience is required. We will teach the basics of rigging a boat, basic boat handling, sailing fundamentals, points of sail, seamanship (knots, weather, etc.), sportsmanship, and water safety.

Instruction is done either in club-owned, single-sailor Optimists, or in Club 420 sailboats which are operated by two sailors working together. Sailors learn the basics of steering, trimming the sail, and balancing the boat in an exciting, hands-on way.

• The season will consist of 8 practices
• Practice Times: Sunday 1pm-4pm
• Practice Dates: Sept 11, Sept 18, Sept 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30
• The fee includes the use of boats and equipment, coaches and coach boats. No boat ownership required.
• Member – $350, Public – $450

Sailing 102 – Racing and Cruising (Ages 8-18)

Season: Sept 11 – Oct 30 | Click here to Register Now!

This option is for sailors who have completed a 101 or other beginner option and want to continue sailing. Sailors will operate either an Optimist or Club 420 sailboat, and the course will teach additional sailing concepts while honing the fundamentals learned in the beginning course.

The course includes introductory racing concepts like basic racing rules, starting sequences, and simple race courses, as well as introductory cruising concepts like destination sailing and basic navigation. Each of these tracks can be further explored in their respective Advanced Sailing summer camps.

Upon completion, sailors interested in competition may consider joining our Junior Race Team to compete in regional regattas around the Southeast.

• The season will consist of 8 practices
• Practice Times: Sunday 1pm-4pm
• Practice Dates: Sept 11, Sept 18, Sept 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30
• The fee includes the use of boats and equipment, coaches and coach boats. No boat ownership required.
• Member – $350, Public – $450

Junior Race Team – CSC’s Travel Race Team

Season: Sept 11 – Nov 6 | Click here to Register Now!

The Columbia Sailing Club Junior Race Team competes in the Junior Grand Prix of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association (SAYRA), as well as other events hosted by sailing and yachting clubs in our region.

An opportunity to join the Junior Race Team is offered to our sailors who have already participated in our 101 and 102-level programs, or sailors who have demonstrated the necessary proficiency to safely compete. Junior Race Team practices in Optimist, Open Skiff, Club 420, Laser 4.7, and Laser Radial saillboats.

Boat ownership is not required for Optimist, Club 420, or Open Skiff sailboats. However, if a host club for an out-of-town regatta is not offering a chartering option for your sailor’s boat and a CSC vessel needs to be transported to the event, a fee of $75/event will apply.

Regatta registration fees are a separate fee charged by the hosting club/venue and are not included in the fees paid to CSC. The Junior Race Team Coach or CSC Sailing Director will provide the registration details for parents to register their sailors for each regatta.

Sailors practicing/competing in a Laser will need to own their own boat.

Junior Race Team will now practice for 4 hours (1pm-5pm)

For the Fall 2022 season, the Junior Race Team regattas will include:

• September 24-25 – Lake Norman Board Bash at Lake Norman Yacht Cub | Mooresville, NC
  • Camping onsite available
  • SAYRA Junior Grand Prix Event – Information Here
  • *Additional Coaching Fee applies
• October 8-9 – Halloween Regatta at Augusta Sailing Club | Appling, GA
  • Camping onsite available
  • SAYRA Junior Grand Prix Event – Information Here
  • *Additional Coaching Fee applies
• November 5-6 – Midlands Regatta at Columbia Sailing Club | Columbia, SC
  • CSC Home Regatta
  • SAYRA Junior Grand Prix Event – Information Here

Fall 2022 Junior Race Team Schedule and Details:

• The season will consist of 6 practices and 2 regattas.
• Practice Times: Sunday 1pm-5pm (Arrival by 12:30pm, Rigged & Ready to sail by 1pm)
• Practice Dates: Sept 11, Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30
• Regatta Dates: Sept 24-25, Oct 8-9, Nov 5-6
• Member – $420, Public – $540
• *Additional Coaching Fee of $50 per day will apply for out-of-town regattas. (It is preferred that coaching fees be paid at the time of registration. However, if you are unsure about attending a certain regatta and decide later to attend, you may pay the coaching fee at that time. This does not include the individual regatta registration fee charged by the host club.)