The Indianapolis Sailing Club offers training classes for both new and current adult members. Classes offered include four two-week classes and at least one basic racing course.

Beginning Sailing Lessons

Students learn the following skills:

• Basic sailing terminology, points of sail, maneuvers, equipment identification and knot tying
• Preparing the boat for sailing, launching, casting off, retrieval and stowing of equipment
• Capsize recovery
• Steering, tacking, jibing and basic boat handling upwind, downwind and off the wind
• The basics of wind direction and sailing rules of the road

Basic Racing Courses

Adults who have completed the beginners course or want additional basic racing knowledge are encouraged to attend. It is a low pressure opportunity for racing beginners to practice, ask questions and learn basics of tactics, starting and advanced boat handling. Sessions will be conducted in the Flying Juniors, Sunfish and Lasers. Students will learn the following skills:

• Starting, including rules, timing, determining the favored end, wind direction, etc.
• Mark rounding techniques and boat handling
• Basic rules for racing, including right of way rules and mark rounding situations, etc.
• Course strategy including how wind shifts work and other small boat racing techniques

Requirements

Adult training students must be a member of ISC. Members joining ISC for the first time will have the training fee waived for one person in the family. Any additional family members or other ISC members may register and take the class for a fee of $75. The cost of the basic racing class will be $50.

In order to continue building skills, students who have completed a class are encouraged to use the ISC sailboats when they are available and when there is a safety boat scheduled or in operation (there is a $15 rental fee for use of club boats). This usually means Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Students are encouraged to become active as crew and participate in the informal Wednesday night races.

Cost

One training session included with membership, $75 charge for additional family members or additional sessions, $50 charge for basic racing.