New Season At Tod's Point Sailing School Begins May 25

GREENWICH, CT — Tod's Point Sailing School will begin its third season in town on May 25, and it will operate daily through Labor Day.

The mission of the nonprofit community organization is to offer public access to the Long Island Sound through various sailing classes for juniors and adults, and also through boat rentals. Teaching water and boating safety is a priority, too.

Volunteers Bill King and John Kantor stepped in and started Tod's Point Sailing School in 2022 after Greenwich Community Sailing left town.

Memorial Day Weekend will feature sailboat and paddlecraft rentals along with private sailing instruction, and reservations can be made in advance. Rentals and private lessons will be available daily through Labor Day.

The organization has a group of certified sailing instructors as well as support staff made up of local high school and college students. The fleet consists of zests, quests, catamarans, kayaks and paddleboards.

Scheduled classes begin June 1 and include a variety of classes for juniors and adults.

Junior classes are scheduled on weekdays with two-week "core" courses and one-week "just-for-fun" courses.

There are four progressive levels of "core" courses: Sailing One through Sailing Four. Just-for-fun courses cover various activities including paddling, catamarans, racing and a Tera Bites course for the youngest sailors ages 8-9.

Adult courses are held on weekends, although Tod's Point Sailing School offers a few adult weekday classes in June. Adult core classes run for two consecutive weekends each and are also progressive starting with basic sailing designed for first-time sailors and then moving up through intermediate sailing and advanced sailing.

Adult family courses are one weekend courses and include catamaran sailing and paddling.

All course registrations can be made online. Rental and private lesson reservations can be made by phone or email.

Anyone with questions can contact Tod's Point Sailing School at 203-637-2022, or by email at info@todspointsailingschool@gmail.com.

To keep track of weather and tides before heading out on the water, Tod's Point Sailing School offers live links to real-time conditions at Greenwich Point on the bottom of its web pages.

For more information on Tod's Point Sailing School, visit their website.