about the program
This program is currently full! You can sign up for the waiting list at the bottom of this page.
Our mission is to give our youth the opportunity to learn and enjoy sailing and racing. Sailing nurtures and builds confidence, team skills, self-reliance, physical strength, quick thinking and a love for the environment.
Our lessons are from Monday – Friday in the afternoon after school, from 3:30PM to 6PM. Or on Saturday morning from 9 till 11.30 AM.
There is the option to either have 1 or 2 lessons per week. We give our kids the opportunity to choose their own paths, for example skills or more competitive racing.
Our regular sailing lessons run in a yearly program.
Unfortunately it is not possible to join for just a week or month. As an alternative we do private lessons, summer camp and fun sails.
The 2024/2025 season will start in the week of September 2, 2024.
IYT SAILING CERTIFICATION
Since 2022 we are handing out internationally valid sailing diploma’s at the end of the season, when the sailor has reached a specific level.
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club Sailing School, with help from the Maritime School of the West Indies, is using IYT (International Yacht Training) as the structure of the program and certification.
You can find more information here.
2024 – 2025 Levels / Groups
Will be announced soon.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS -SCHOOL CLOSED
24-25 season
– Constitution Day: Monday October 14
– St. Maarten Day: Saturday November 11
– Christmas Holiday: No classes from Monday December 23 till Monday January 6
– Caribbean Multihull Challenge: No classes on January 30, 31, Feb 1 2025.
– Heineken Regatta Break: No classes from Monday March 3 till Monday March 17
– Good Friday April 18.
– Saturday April 19
– Easter Monday, April 21st.
– Kings Day: Sunday, April 27
– Carnival: Wednesday April 30
– Labour Day: Thursday May 1
– Ascension Day: Thursday May 29