2025 Summer Sailing Program at East Chop

Dear Sailors and Parents,

This summer the East Chop Yacht Club will provide a sailing program, five days a week, Monday through Friday, for seven weeks from Monday, June 30th through Friday, August 15th.

To participate, your child must be between the ages of eight and seventeen years old and be able to pass our swimming test. We realize that many children are not here for the entire summer, but we suggest, to get the most out of the program, you enroll your child for a minimum of two weeks. Yacht Club membership is not required to enroll your children.

Our lesson fees are $160/week for the Beginner/Novice program and $175/week for the Intermediate and Advanced programs.

Our lesson schedule is as follows:

Beginner: 9-10:30 am
Intermediate: 11-1 pm
Advanced: 2-4 pm
 
The children begin sailing in Optimist prams. As they gain more confidence and experience, they graduate to the more competitive racing 420's. We try to keep our program affordable for everyone. A detailed program description is available upon written request and may also be obtained from our Sailing Masters.

There are two options for registration, printing and mailing the physical form or filling out the online form. Both are accessible at EastChopBeachClub.com. Space is limited by the number of available trainer boats we have in the program so be sure to register as soon as possible.

For the printed application: Please print and mail completed application and your check to PO Box 525, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or drop them at ECYC (after June 30) or the ECBC front desk. Click to download form: 2025_Junior_Sailing_Program_Registration_Form

For the online option: Please go to EastChopBeachClub.com. Click on the Yacht Club option at the top and choose Sailing Program then Online Registration. Fill out all required fields in the Junior Sailing Program Registration Form and submit. If you are a member of the ECBC you may pay by mailing a check to the ECYC, or by credit card or ACH payment on your ECBC account. If not an ECBC member, checks must be mailed to the Yacht Club at the address above. Remember to include the student’s name on the check.

Our boathouse will be open and our sailing instructors available to answer any individual questions on Monday, June 30th before the beginning of classes. If you have any questions before the opening of our boathouse, you can reach Jay Kay at [email protected] or Melissa Clay, ECBC Manager, at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Jay Kay and Susan Hughes
Sailing Directors