Start with Basic Sailing
Learn to sail in one weekend. Basic Sailing is taught Saturday & Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm each day. Weekday classes are also offered on Monday & Tuesdays or Thursday & Fridays.
Tuition for Basic Sailing is $590. There are also group discounts – 5% for 2 people, 10% for 3, and 15% for 4. Tuition includes certification to the American Sailing Association Basic Sailing Standard.
On the schedule page, you can click on any course number to see how many people have already signed up and how many spots are still available. Sign up now before your course sells out!
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Sailing is a very social sport and attracts great people. You will have fun, meet other sailors and discover new friends.
Our student instructor ratio is 4 to 1. And we normally teach between 5 and 10 boats every weekend. So you will be part of a group of 20 to 40 students who are all learning to sail. At the end of each day, we encourage you to hang out and have a cold drink. This is when you can really savor the sailing vibe, meet more people and develop a great love for this sport.
After graduating from Basic Sailing, you will be ready for your next steps. One of the best options is to join Manhattan Yacht Club. This will connect you with the harbor’s largest group of sailors and you will have something to do every weekend for the rest of the summer. MYC has great cruising and racing programs, plus a floating clubhouse in the harbor.
You can also sign up for advanced courses such as Basic Coastal Cruising. Then in winter, you can join your fellow graduates at “Manhattan Caribbean Week” which is one week of fun, sun and sailing in the British Virgin Islands.
It all starts with you here and now. Just sign up before the course you want sells out.
Our Locations
In summer, we teach in New York Harbor. You will be sailing in front of the Statue of Liberty and skyline of Manhattan. Bring your camera for some super-cool selfies.
We have 2 summer meet-up locations where students connect with their instructors.
- Jersey City MEET UP – This is our headquarters and home of the Manhattan Yacht Club, the largest sailing organization in New York Harbor. Our fleet is based at Liberty Harbor Marina. We have beautiful decks overlooking the water, plus picnic tables, grass, flagpoles, games, tents, BBQs & a sailing atmosphere where you can relax with new friends before and after sailing.
- Manhattan MEET UP – Our second meet-up location is in Lower Manhattan at the Occulus. This is where you meet one of our instructors who will escort you across the river on the PATH where you will discover huge marinas filled with sailboats. This is NY Harbor’s sailing capital! It’s an easy and short 8 minute walk from the PATH station to the Manhattan Yacht Club.
In winter, we teach in the Caribbean with most classes in the British Virgin Islands. This is where you can enroll in higher level courses such as Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering and Catamaran Chartering.
FAQs
Sailing is an incredible sport which will change your life, introduce you to new friends, make you happy, and take you traveling to great spots around the world. Manhattan Sailing School is your entry to the world of sailing. Start by signing up for Basic Sailing.
If you have questions at any time, just call us at 212-786-0400. We love speaking with new students. We’d be happy to discuss your goals and tell you more about sailing.
You can also email us at office@sailmanhattan.com.
You can read our student reviews HERE.
There is also a FAQs page if you would like to do some more research on your own.
Basic Sailing is just the start of your life-long sailing adventure. Don’t wait any longer, sign up today.