The Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Contact jsterling@hrmm.org
COVID-19 & Our Campus
To learn about how COVID-19 has affected our campus and the changes we have made, read the statement on our homepage at www.hrmm.org.
To learn about how COVID-19 has affected our campus and the changes we have made, read the statement on our homepage at www.hrmm.org.
The Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to be
the only accredited US Sailing school in the Hudson Valley
the only accredited US Sailing school in the Hudson Valley
The Hudson River Maritime Museum, in partnership with the Kingston Sailing Club, founded the Sailing School in 2017. Featuring youth and adult sailing classes, and occasional US Sailing instructor certification classes, the Sailing School seeks to get a new generation of enthusiasts out on the water. For more information about 2022 classes, click the buttons below!
On November 13, 2021, the Sailing School at the Hudson River Maritime Museum and the Kingston Sailing Club co-hosted its fifth annual women’s sailing conference. This was a virtual event, from 10 am to 4 pm. Keynote Speaker Tracy Edwards, MBE, of Maiden fame, enthralled and inspired her audience with stories from the famous all-women’s 1989-90 Whitbread Around the World Race campaign which she led. She explored the resilience she developed as a young sailor and explained this quality is just what is needed as we navigate the depths and shoals of our current times. Tracy discussed how she and others are bringing that flexibility and energy to the Maiden Factor Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting education for girls around the world. In addition to the Keynote, the conference presented twelve workshops on topics including weather for the mariner, sailing as therapy, navigation, rules of the road, safety, buying a boat, sustainability, and more. There were four racing workshops including How to Develop as a Racing Sailor with Dawn Riley, Executive Director of Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, New York, who was recently inducted into the US National Sailing Hall of Fame. 
Dawn Riley, foreground, and crew
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Most exciting, Tracy Edwards announced the vessel Maiden will be restarting its around-the-world sailing trip in early 2022, and the fact that the vessel and its crew will be visiting us at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, New York in June, 2022!
Tracy Edwards
Finally, the conference concluded with a panel of sailors, representing seven local sailing organizations, who presented a variety of ways people can get out on the water. It was a wonderful day bringing men, women and youth together to learn and grow as sailors. 
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AdventureSail, KSC & HRMM, August 2021, Kingston, NY
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Adult Sailing Programs
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Courses for adults of all levels including First Sail, Basic Centerboard Boat Sailing, Women on the Water, and more.
Youth Sailing Programs
A variety of classes targeting youth ages 9-17. Courses include an online Youth Sailors' Zoom Get-Together, Youth Basic Centerboard Boat Sailing, and intermediate classes.
History of Youth Sailing at the Hudson River Maritime Museum
In August, 2017, Hudson River Maritime Museum offered its first youth sailing program, with one week of youth and one week of teen sailing. Starting in our first season, all our classes have been by and will be taught by US Sailing Certified Instructors with small student to instructor ratios. Youth Sailing options now include multiple three-hour, stand-alone Basic and Clinic Centerboard Sailing classes and a series of three-hour classes that will meet once a week for six weeks in June-July 2021 for intermediate centerboard sailors.
Our summer Youth Sailing program has grown to four weeks. Each individualized week teaches students age 9 - 17 the basics of sailing or helps them become intermediate or advanced sailors. We focus on fun, safety, teamwork and skills. Our centerboard boat fleet has grown to include two 420's, two Capris, a Snipe and seven Optimist Pram sailboats, four of which were built by our very own Youthboat teen boat builders in 2018! Students may enroll in one or more Youth Sailing Program weeks, and sessions do not need to be consecutive. Many of our students have been with us since 2017, and they have become skilled, sought-after racing crew! We expect to run the program in July-August 2021. Check back here to see dates and details.
In August, 2017, Hudson River Maritime Museum offered its first youth sailing program, with one week of youth and one week of teen sailing. Starting in our first season, all our classes have been by and will be taught by US Sailing Certified Instructors with small student to instructor ratios. Youth Sailing options now include multiple three-hour, stand-alone Basic and Clinic Centerboard Sailing classes and a series of three-hour classes that will meet once a week for six weeks in June-July 2021 for intermediate centerboard sailors.
Our summer Youth Sailing program has grown to four weeks. Each individualized week teaches students age 9 - 17 the basics of sailing or helps them become intermediate or advanced sailors. We focus on fun, safety, teamwork and skills. Our centerboard boat fleet has grown to include two 420's, two Capris, a Snipe and seven Optimist Pram sailboats, four of which were built by our very own Youthboat teen boat builders in 2018! Students may enroll in one or more Youth Sailing Program weeks, and sessions do not need to be consecutive. Many of our students have been with us since 2017, and they have become skilled, sought-after racing crew! We expect to run the program in July-August 2021. Check back here to see dates and details.