Daniel Island Yacht Club’s summer camp sailing programs are designed to provide youth with opportunities to grow in their love for the water and build friendships along the way. DIYC has a fleet of Collegiate z420s, Open Skiffs, and Optimists which are made available to Junior Sailors on a first-registration basis. The mission of the Daniel Island Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program is to develop knowledgeable youth sailors and foster in them a lifelong love of and involvement in sailing. Each session is $400 per Member and $500 per Non-Member.
Green Fleet
This course is designed for novice sailors ages 8-12. The Green Fleet will be sailing aboard our Optimist fleet and includes the basics of rigging, basic boat handling, seamanship (knots, weather, etc.), sportsmanship, and water safety. Building confidence, ensuring safety, demonstrating respect, courtesy to others, and good teamwork are primary goals. Novice sailors learn basic nomenclature, seamanship, sportsmanship, and sailing skills, including sailing on all points of sail, tacking, and gybing.
Session 2:
Thursdays 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pre-session safety check-off swim/capsize day on April 1st at 4:00 pm.
April 4th, April 11th, April 25th, May 2nd
Awards Ceremony: May 4th, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Blue Fleet
This course is designed for intermediate sailors ages 9-13 who understand the basics and are seeking to master more advanced concepts and sail more efficiently. The Blue Fleet will be aboard the Open Bic Skiffs which is great for sailors who already have a concept of sailing. Building confidence, ensuring safety, demonstrating respect, courtesy to others, and good teamwork are primary goals. Participants will further their skills in boat nomenclature, seamanship, sportsmanship, sailing all points of sail, and tacking/gybing, and will be introduced to sailing around a course.
Sessions 2:
Wednesday 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pre-session safety check-off swim/capsize day on April 1st at 4:00 pm.
April 3rd, April 10th, April 24th, May 1st
Awards Ceremony: May 4th, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Red Racing Fleet
This course is for racing sailors, ages 13-18 seeking to learn 420 sailboat racing techniques, tactics, and rules in preparation for participation in regattas. This class focuses on 420 sailing techniques from steering and trimming, to roll tacking, roll gybing, sportsmanship conduct, and sailing a racecourse. Seamanship topics of current, docking, care of equipment, and weather will be covered in depth. Basic racing rules and racing drills are introduced on the water, while sail theory and concepts are covered in classroom sessions. DIYC Junior Sailing staff will foster a fun environment where sailors with a varying range of previous experience are challenged.
Session 2:
Tuesdays 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Pre-session safety check-off swim/capsize day on April 1st at 4:00 pm.
April 2nd, April 9th, April 23rd, April 30th
Awards Ceremony: May 4th, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
To register your child please contact the Quartermaster at 843-471-1881 or Quartermaster@danielislandyachtclub.com.