YOUTH LEARN TO SAIL
Learn to Sail at Edison Sailing Center!
Located on the Caloosahatchee River in North Shore Park, in North Fort Myers, we teach youth how to sail in a fun – and safe – environment.
Each summer, Edison Sailing Center schedules sessions on a weekly basis and welcomes more than 200 children ages 8-15 to sailing. In these weeklong sessions, instructors teach the basics of wind and current, points of sail, common knots important to sailors, tacking, and boat handling.
Youth grow in confidence and self-reliance, problem-solving, and teamwork while learning to maneuver their boats from the shore into the river and back again. Sailing can be an individual activity, a pair, or even a crew with a skipper, depending on the boat. For our purposes, we use the Optimist Dinghy & McLaughlin Cube, the Laser, and the Vanguard & Zim 420.
If your school hosts a fundraising event during the year, please contact us to request a gift certificate good for one week of sailing that can be used as part of your event!
Contact [email protected] or (239) 454-5114 for more information.
