For sailors who have Optimist experience, who love competitive sport and are new to the sport of sailboat racing this program is for you! Sailors who are in this Learn to Race program will continue to refine boat handling skills and theory both on and off the water. Sailors will master sailing skills, complete practice race drills and build confidence in sailboat maneuvers. Sailors in the Optimist Green Team Program will be able to sail independently in the beginner race courses on Northwest Arm and Halifax Harbour. CANSail levels will be accredited where appropriate. Sailors will have the opportunity to participate in club and local regattas, although regatta attendance is not mandatory. This program is designed for sailors to have fun on the water.

For sailors who have Optimist racing experience and who love the competitive sport of sailboat racing, this program is for you! Sailors who are in this program will continue to refine boat handling skills and theory both on and off the water. Sailors will master sailing skills, complete practice race drills and build confidence in sailboat racing. Sailors in the Optimist Race Team Program will be able to race successfully in the white, blue and red optimist race courses. Sailors will have the opportunity to participate in local, regional and international regattas. Regatta schedules will be set by the Head Optimist coach. Attendance to all regattas is not mandatory, should the sailor not attend the regatta every effort will be made for training opportunities at home. Please note in the event that the group gets too large it may be divided into intermediate and advanced based on skill, commitment and attitude.

For sailors with Optimist racing experience or previous ILCA 4 experience in the competitive sport of sailboat racing, this program is for you! Sailors in this program will continue refining boat handling skills and theory both on and off the water. Sailors will master ILCA sailing skills, complete practice race drills and build confidence in sailboat racing. Regatta schedules will be set by the Head coach. Sailors in the ILCA 4 Race Program will have the opportunity to participate in club and local regattas, although regatta attendance is not mandatory. This program is designed for sailors to have fun competing on the water.

For Sailors who are at a high-level ILCA 6 competitive sailors looking to be successful at regional, youth national and national championships, U19 World, U21 Worlds and Youth worlds. Sailors who are in the ILCA 6 Race program will continue to refine boat handling skills and theory both on and off the water. They will continue to refine boat handling skills and race strategy and tactical skills. Sailors will master practice race drills and build success in sailboat racing. Training Blocks and Regatta schedules will be set by the Head coach.

For sailors with Optimist racing experience, ILCA or c420 experience who like sailing with others and working in a team and are looking for their next challenge in a fast exciting boat- this program is for you! This program is designed for sailors new to the 29er to build skills in the boat. Sailors in this program will continue refining boat handling skills and theory both on and off the water. Sailors will work to master 29er sailing skills, complete practice race drills, and build confidence in sailboat racing. Sailors in this program will build skills in spinnaker, trapeze, communication and teamwork. The Head coach will set regatta schedules. Sailors in the double-handed Race Program can participate in club and local regattas, although regatta attendance is not mandatory. This program is designed for sailors to have fun competing on the water.

Announcing Canada’s first Waszp Race Program. For sailors with Optimist racing experience or previous ILCA race experience in the competitive sport of sailboat racing, this program is for you! Sailors who are in this program will continue to refine boat handling skills and race strategy and tactical race skills. Sailors will master foiling skills, complete practice race drills and build confidence in Waszp sailing. Sailors in the Waszp Race Program will have the opportunity to participate in local, regional, national and international regattas. Regatta schedules will be set by the Head coach. This program is designed for sailors to have fun competing and foiling on the water.