The Riverport Sailing and Rowing School is proud to be
the only accredited US Sailing school in the Hudson Valley
the only accredited US Sailing school in the Hudson Valley
Riverport Sailing & Rowing School
The Hudson River Maritime Museum, in partnership with the Kingston Sailing Club and Rondout Rowing Club, founded the Riverport Sailing & Rowing School in 2017. Featuring youth sailing and rowing programs, adult sailing classes, and US Sailing instructor certification classes, Riverport Sailing & Rowing School seeks to get a new generation of enthusiasts out on the water.
Custom Sailing Lessons
Do you want to learn to sail? Do you want your child to learn to sail? If you or your child are not able to attend our adult classes or Youth Sailing Program, now you can take private lessons with the Riverport Sailing School. Join our US Sailing certified instructors on one of our dinghies or keelboats or arrange for instruction on your own boat (boat must pass safety inspection). Each lesson is 3 hours long and takes place at the Hudson River Maritime Museum. You may register for more than one lesson at a time. Once you register, we will work with you to schedule your lesson with one of our many qualified instructors. If you have dates or times in mind, please include them in the "notes to seller" field. Many instructors are available after 5 pm or on weekends.
2018 Youth Sailing Program
In August, 2017, Riverport Sailing & Rowing School offered its first youth sailing program, with one week of youth and one week of teen sailing instruction on the museum's fleet of 19' Lightnings. The program was so popular that we partnered with Kingston Sailing Club to offer Sunday racing, where graduates of the summer program participated in the Kingston Sailing Club's Sunday regattas under the supervision of an instructor.
Youth ages nine through eighteen are welcome to sign up for any one (or more) of the four weeks of our 2018 Youth Sailing Program from July 23 through August 17, 2018. Each week will be run as a mixed class, accommodating beginners and more experienced sailors, ranging in age from nine to eighteen. Instruction will be customized to the students who enroll in each week's program. Students can register for individual weeks or the entire program.
Youth ages nine through eighteen are welcome to sign up for any one (or more) of the four weeks of our 2018 Youth Sailing Program from July 23 through August 17, 2018. Each week will be run as a mixed class, accommodating beginners and more experienced sailors, ranging in age from nine to eighteen. Instruction will be customized to the students who enroll in each week's program. Students can register for individual weeks or the entire program.
2018 Youth Sailing Program Photo Gallery
Youth Rowing Workshops
In partnership with the Rondout Rowing Club, we will be offering youth rowing workshops for two weeks in July, 2018, starting Monday, July 9 and running through Friday, July 20, 2018. Registration is through the YMCA of Ulster County and is $400 for the two weeks. Register now > > >