Introduction to Youth Sailing
Ages 6 - 9
Ages 6 - 9
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This three-session class (nine hours in total) introduces children to the basics of sailing in a nurturing environment to ensure each student feels comfortable, is safe, has fun, and learns while making new friends and having new experiences.
Tuition: $200 - $240 (Discounts are available for HRMM Members) While we've wrapped up for 2023, check back for 2024 offerings. |
Parent Child Sailing Class
Ages 5-8 with an adult
Ages 5-8 with an adult
Photo courtesy of Betsy O'Toole
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This class is for parents (or grandparents, caretakers, relatives) and their children ages five to eight. The 3-day, 9-hour program aims to introduce children to the basics of sailing in a nurturing environment so that each student develops as a sailor while making new friends and having new experiences. The course is designed for one parent (or grandparent, etc.) to sail with one child. No prior sailing experience is necessary.
Tuition: $200 - $240 (Discounts are available for HRMM Members) Please note that tuition is per individual. Check back for our 2024 offerings. |
Building & Sailing Boats
Ages 10-17
Ages 10-17
Photo courtesy of Amy Cahill
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Introducing participants to woodworking, boatbuilding, and sailing, this 4-day course encompasses a range of STEM focused skills and activities. Cooperation, teamwork, self-confidence, and independence will be gained as students learn to build and sail boats.
Tuition: $360 - $420 (Discounts are available for HRMM Members) New sessions of Building & Sailing Boats added! Click below to register. |
Youth Sailing Program
Ages 10 - 17
Ages 10 - 17
Photo courtesy of Amy Cahill
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Join us for the Youth Sailing Program, an exciting 5-day sailing course, where students ages 10-17 learn basic or higher level sailing on 8' Optimist Prams, 14' & 16' Capri sailboats, 14' High Performance 420 sailboats, and other sailboats. Each day will feature Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) workshops, short chalk talks, and learning activities on land and on-the-water with games, drills, and informal races on the Rondout Creek and the Hudson River. The goal is for all students to feel comfortable sailing and to become capable, safe, basic sailors. Students with prior sailing experience will benefit by expanding and building on their current skillset.
Tuition: $500 - $550 Discounts available for HRMM Members. Additional discounts are available for second, and subsequent, weeks and for sibling registrations. While Youth Sailing Program week 6 is now full, you may click on the button and add your name to the waiting list. |
Youth Scholarships
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2023 Deadline Has Now Passed
The Sailing School reserves a limited number of spaces in each class for scholarship recipients. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page and apply online. Please wait to hear whether you are eligible for a scholarship before you register for a class. Scholarships are offered on a first come, first served basis and must be submitted by May 1, 2023. |
Youth Scholarship Application
Membership Matters!
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We're so grateful for our community and we'd love to have you as a member of the Hudson River Maritime Museum!
Members save money on sailing classes, woodworking classes, and special events, in addition to free admission to the museum and a discount in our museum shop. We make sure our members are the first to know about our new and upcoming programs and exclusive member-only events. |
Donations Welcome
The sailing school would not be able to survive without our generous supporters. Help us keep up with the ever growing costs of maintenance, training, and new equipment that we need to be able to continue to share this amazing sport.
Volunteer with the Sailing School
The Hudson River Maritime Museum depends on its many volunteers. Contact Amy at acahill@hrmm.org for more information.