We currently have two fleets of sailboats that sail out of the Pine Beach Yacht Club, Sunfish and Opti. In our morning class we have Opti A, B, and C, along with Sunfish C and B. In the afternoon class we have Sunfish A, which is considered our racing group.

Opti A:

Sr.Instructor: Kyle Slickers (southslick2@juno.com)

Sailors must have completed  BEGINNERS class and a minimum of two years of either ADVANCED class. (Sailors should be able to navigate around a triangle racing course and know all points of sail). Students will be introduced to the Racing Rule of Sailing and intermediate racing techniques. Instructors will teach skills including sitting on the rail, using the tiller extension, roll tacking, equipment care, changing sail control, and sportsmanship. Sailors will practice starting and sailing race courses. Travel to Regattas will be strongly encouraged.

Opti B:

Sr. Instructor: Geoff Cuneo (glcuneo@smcm.edu)

Sailors must have completed the BEGINNER class and are currently considered on the intermediate level who wish to improve their sailing skills. The curriculum introduced strategies for short course sailing, boat speed testing, and boat handling. Sailors will learn more about the technical racing rules of sailing as well as how to incorporate basic rules learned in previous years.

Opti C:

Sr. Instructor: Ashlee Bach

(bach3@tcnj.edu)

Jr. Instructor: Matt Spanarkel (msparks25@comcast.net)

Sailors must have completed the first grade in Grammar School or higher. This class teaches younger sailors basic sailing skills and principles. Students will sail independently and will become familiar with water safety and dinghy sailing, as well as feeling comfortable on land and on the water. Instructors will be teaching the names of boat parts, how to find wind direction, how to steer the boat with the tiller, as well as teaching the sailors how to tack and jibe, crisis management and additional basic sailing skills.

Sunfish A:

Sr. Instructors: Geoff Cuneo and Kyle Slickers

Sailors must have completed BEGINNERS class and a minimum of two years of either ADVANCED class. (Sailors should be able to navigate around a triangle racing course and know all points of sail). Students will be introduced to the Racing Rule of Sailing and intermediate racing techniques. Instructors will teach skills including sitting on the rail, using the tiller extension, roll tacking, equipment care, changing sail control, and sportsmanship. Sailors will practice starting and sailing race courses. Travel to Regattas will be strongly encouraged.

Sunfish B:

Sr. Instructor: Lexi Cuneo (sailinchick313@comcast.net)

Sailors must have completed the BEGINNER class and are currently considered on the intermediate level who wish to improve their sailing skills. The curriculum introduced strategies for short course sailing, boat speed testing, and boat handling. Sailors will learn more about the technical racing rules of sailing as well as how to incorporate basic rules learned in previous years.

Sunfish C:

Sr. Instructor: Timmy Slickers (Ltlslick2@aol.com)

Sailors must have completed the first grade in Grammar School or higher. This class teaches younger sailors basic sailing skills and principles. Students will sail independently and will become familiar with water safety and dinghy sailing, as well as feeling comfortable on land and on the water. Instructors will be teaching the names of boat parts, how to find wind direction, how to steer the boat with the tiller, as well as teaching the sailors how to tack and jibe, crisis management and additional basic sailing skills.

If anyone has any questions regarding their child’s class or what is needed, please feel free to contact their instructor via the emails provided above.

Programs take place at the Pine Beach Yacht Club, which hosts special events for our junior members. The junior social schedule will be distributed at the beginning of the junior sailing season. If you are interested in hosting a junior social event, please contact Rose Weston, Junior Social Chairperson at 732 240 5499.