Summer 2025 Learn to Sail Class Schedule: (See calendar below)
The MSU Sailing Center "Learn to Sail" program is open to all ages and will give each participant a solid foundation to begin a lifetime of recreational sailing adventures. Each participant will be provided the opportunity to acquire and practice the skills needed to sail a small vessel in protected inland lake waters in mild to moderate weather conditions.
Each Learn to Sail program section includes 24 hours of formal instruction. Each session will meet for 3 hours, twice a week for 4 weeks. Program participation will maximize your time spent on the water while instruction occurs both on shore, and on Lake Lansing.
Participants can expect to be educated on the following skills:
- Safety
- Basic marlinspike seamanship (knots and lines)
- Nautical terminology
- Boat rigging and boat/sail care
- Basic boat handling techniques for skipper & crew
- Tacking and gybing
- Leaving/returning to a dock/shore
- Points of sail (sailing directions upwind/downwind)
- Capsize recovery/prevention
- Boating right of way/etiquette
Program Registration Fees:
MSU Student: $160
MSU Faculty/Staff: $180
MSU Alumni: $200
Public: $230
Reserve your spot for the 2025 Learn to Sail Class here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-sail-classes-2025-tickets-1306978159859?aff=oddtdtcreator
Registration begins on April 1, 2025.
Program Schedule:
