Year-Round Junior Sailing and Summer Camps

We teach kids as young as eight years old, in boats sized just for them. For the older and more accomplished, we offer trapeze sailing with spinnakers, keelboat sailing and anything that pops up when opportunity strikes. You do not have to be a St. Francis Yacht Club member for your child to participate in these programs, and we find time for giggles so a kid can be a kid.

New sailors start with the Learn to Sail program and grow into Learn to Race. Sailors ages 8-11 sail our very manageable RS Teras. At about age 12, they grow into the RS Feva and C420, a two-person dinghy that our more ambitious teenagers race in national championships. Our J/22 programs are popular for teens who want to sail with friends, friends and more friends and get a grip on handling keelboats. All of these are excellent training vessels, provided and maintained by the Club.

Spend the Summer Sailing

CITY FRONT SUMMER CAMPS

Our summer camps are designed for beginner and intermediate level sailors using RS Teras, RS Fevas and CFJs. Beginning classes cover rigging, points of sail, capsizing, tacking, gybing and safety. Intermediate classes move on to topics such as sail trim, weight placement, tactics, starting and the Racing Rules of Sailing.

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Once in a Lifetime Experience

TINSLEY ISLAND SUMMER CAMPS

Attend a sleepaway sailing camp on StFYC's private island in the Delta. Designed for beginner and intermediate sailors, spend the week learning to sail RS Teras, RS Quests, Lasers and Windsurfers. Other camp activities and games will include kayaking, paddleboarding, games and pool time.

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Learn to Sail & Build Confidence

BEGINNER SAILING

Our beginning classes cover rigging, points of sail, capsizing, tacking, gybing and safety. Younger sailors will sail single or double-handed in RS Teras and the older group will sail double-handed boats such as RS Fevas and FJs.

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Get Ready for Competition

LEARN TO RACE

This class covers topics such as sail trim, weight placement, tactics, starting and the Racing Rules of Sailing with a goal of readying young sailors to compete in local regattas.

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Elevate Your Skills

INTERMEDIATE c420

The C420 is the most versatile and popular double-handed junior boat on the continent—sturdy, safe racing dinghies ideal for learning double-handed sailing. Sailors will learn how to trapeze and fly a spinnaker and this course will elevate the sailor’s skills and understanding of teamwork, boat setup and tuning.

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Tune up for Competition

C420 RACE CLINICS

StFYC routinely organizes three-day race clinics to help our junior race team tune up for National and North American Championships, or your next big regatta.

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Grow into Something New

J/22 KEELBOAT SAILING

Learn the basics of sailing a keelboat, including skippering, trimming, mast position and bow in StFYC's four-person J/22s. You will be paired up with other sailors of your ability level and some of the boats will have a coach onboard. This is a great course for any sailors who would like to race on larger keelboats over the summer.

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Log More Time on the Water

FRIDAY OPEN SAILING

Take advantage of this weekly opportunity for beginning and intermediate level sailors to sail various boats, FJs, C420s, RS Fevas, RS Teras and Lasers. Good for young sailors who want to practice more, for crews who want to learn to skipper, and skippers who want to practice advancing their skills. This course allows sailors supervised time and self-discovery in the boats.

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Take Flight

WINGFOILING CLASSES

Learn the basics or advance your skills in the hottest new watersport on San Francisco Bay using StFYC's gear and expertise.

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Don't miss the boat!

JUNIOR SAILING CALENDAR

Check out the full schedule of classes, clinics, camps and offerings for junior sailors.

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