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Sailing School

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Cape Critters Program The Cape Critters Program is designed for children ages 5-7 years old that have no sailing experience. It is a ½ day program that begins at 9 AM and concludes at 12 PM, Monday through Wednesday or Thursday and Friday. The core concepts are fundamentals of water safety, sailing our Hobie Waves, and an experience of the wonder of our diverse bayside environment. FUN and teamwork are emphasized while sailing as a group. An onboard instructor rotates the campers through a series of jobs including Lookout - Sail Trim - and Steering.

Weekday Sailing School

Students can attend a 3 hour morning or afternoon session, or they can attend a 7 hour all day clinic with a one hour break for lunch and pool time. We have 5 different skill levels, training to the 19 skills in US Sailing's Start Sailing Right. Students are placed in groups based on previous experience and instructor assessments. Depending on their skills students may sail in Hobie Waves - Flying Scots - Zests - Sunfish - Lasers, and other boats. As they progress they will learn skills like seamanship, water safety, proper sail trim and steering, rigging and de-rigging, launching and landing, and capsizing and recovery. Each daily session includes a brief pre and post sail chalk talk, with the majority of the time dedicated to being on the water.

Cape Critter Program (morning only, M-W or Th-F)  

        Ages 5-7  with NO SAILING EXPERIENCE.

•        Monday to Wednesday or Thursday and Friday

•        9 AM to 12 PM

•        Boats: Hobie Wave For more Critter information Click HERE

Register HERE

All Day Session                                     

        Ages 8-18 •        Weekday Sailing School** •        9 AM to 4 PM (12-1=lunch/swim break) •        Boats: Zest/Opti/Sunfish/Laser/420

Morning Session

       Ages 8-18 •        Weekday Sailing School** •        9 AM to 12 PM •        Boats: Zest/Hobie Wave/Opti/Sunfish/Laser/420 **Requires Froglet minimum skills for sailors under 10

Afternoon Session                                  

       Ages 8-18

•        Weekday Sailing School**

•        1 PM to 4 PM

•        Boats: Zest/Opti/Sunfish/Laser/420 **Requires Froglet minimum skills for sailors under 10

For more Weekday Sailing School Information Click HERE

To register click here, frequently asked questions.

Q: What should my sailor bring to summer sailing lessons?

A: Sunglasses, Hat, Water bottle, Swim outfit, Sunscreen, Towel, Lunch (for Full day), Life Jacket, Closed Toed shoes that can get wet. Click here for a detailed list.

Q: Does my sailor need a life vest?

A: YES! Sailors need to bring their own life jacket. Your PFD should be Coast Guard approved and the right size for your sailor. We have a bin of life jackets that students can borrow if they occasionally forget.

Q: Where can I drop off/pick up my sailor from LYC Sailing School?

Please drop your sailor off outside the Regatta Room Monday morning and register with the instructor at the table. They will direct you to the proper location. For the safety of your sailor, please check in and out. Drop off starts at 8:50 am. Please find the Sailing Director to approve contact information!  The AM and Cape Critters end at noon and Full and PM lessons end at 4pm. The kids will be waiting for you in the Regatta Room to pick them up. Please confirm pick-up with the Sailing Director or an Instructor so that we know your child has been picked up safely. All non-member AM/Cape critters need to be checked out before 12:15pm.

Q: Will there be a swim check?

A: Instructors give a swim check Monday morning to ensure comfort and safety in and around the water.

Q: What happens when the weather is too bad to sail?

A: Safety is our #1 priority. If the weather does not permit us to sail we will bring class inside to do sailing related activities and team building exercises until conditions improve.

Q: What if we have to cancel?

A: Students who cancel three weeks prior to the program start date receive a full refund. Within two weeks prior to the start date, the student receives a 50% refund. Inside of two weeks there will be no refund.

Lewes Yacht Club

Lewes , de , de, 302-645-8596.

Offers sailing lessons as well as Sunfish rentals.

Lewes Yacht Club

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2701 Cedar Ave

Lewes, DE 19958

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Private club with dining, snack bar, pool and beach. For boaters. Great location. Lovely pool. Good view at outside bar. Few charged to use the pool. Betty is the best and serves everything with a smile. Shell even tell you her personal favorite places to eat.

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Lewes Yacht Club

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2701 Cedar Street

Lewes , DE 19958

(302) 645-8596

The Lewes Yacht Club (LYC) was founded in 1932 to encourage water sports, boating, casual sailing, and promote racing competition. The Club is enriched by its history and traditions, yet has a casual and relaxed atmosphere. LYC is situated at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. The Club hosts Sunday races in everything from Sunfish and Mobjacks to Open Bics, Zumas and Optis for junior racers. They also co-host the Annual Cape-to-Cape Challenge Race, between LYC and the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May, NJ.

From the Commodore:

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to participate with and join the National Sailing Hall of Fame as a Founding Member. The members and friends of sailing at LYC rallied to raise the donations privately, but it was a Club-wide Campaign with Club-wide support! We feel that this effort in supporting the NSHOF has strengthened the Lewes Yacht Club and sailing in general. We look forward to a lasting relationship with the NHSOF to the benefit of all those with sailing in their blood!! We strongly encourage that all yacht clubs undertake a similar campaign— it was “win-win” for us.”

Bob Edelen, Commodore

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Getting Here

The Sailing Museum & Hall of Fame

365 Thames Street

Newport, RI 02840

401.324.5761

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Lewes Yacht Club hosts youth regatta for junior sailors

A total of 79 young sailors from clubs around the region competed July 20 in the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association Lewes Yacht Club Youth Regatta, which is one in a series of association races.

Sailors competed in four fleets throughout the afternoon on Delaware Bay. The top Lewes Yacht Club finishers were Bailey Fletcher and Riley Stazzone, taking fourth in Club 420 racing. More than 30 volunteers from LYC and the Freedom Boat Club Sea Sisters provided support for the event. During the day, there were more than 100 boats on the bay along Lewes Beach.

CBYRA junior sailors compete in 14 sanctioned regattas throughout the summer.

Optimist green fleet: 1. George Tyson, Severn Sailing Association; 2. Isla Norrington, Annapolis Yacht Club; 3. Trey Waters, Annapolis; 4. Walter Daigle, Servern; 5. Nellie Wood, Severn.

LYC sailors: 14. Max Weiss; 17. Phoebe Wolf; 21. Andrew Burke.

Optimist: 1. William Rosenthal, Annapolis; 2. Alex Baker, Annapolis; 3. Daniel Tyson, Severn; 4. Halsey Carter, Annapolis; 5. Mason Bothner, Annapolis.

LYC sailors: 24. Henry Cummins; 29. Hedgie Swier.

Club 420: 1. Christopher McCollum, Annapolis; 2. Eric Johnson, Severn; 3. Michael Yost, Tred Avon Yacht Club; 4. Bailey Fletcher, Lewes Yacht Club; 5. Andrew Benson, Tred Avon.

Other LYC sailors: 19. Emma Gummy; 20. Mina Swier.

Laser Radial: 1. Noah MacIelag, Rock Hall Yacht Club; 2. Spencer Parish, Tred Avon; 3. E.J. Brody, Tred Avon; 4. Liam Chapman, Miles River Yacht Club; 5. Ella Durante, Rock Hall.

LYC sailors: 7. William Burke; 9. Grant Cummins.

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Wider beaches and higher-priced parking are some of the changes visitors to the Delaware beach towns can expect this summer.

As a resort area, the Delaware beaches see a huge influx of visitors in the summer, many of whom return year after year. Then there are the longtime locals, who know a little strategizing is necessary for a pleasant visit to the beach during tourist season.

Either sort of beachgoer will benefit from learning about everything that's changed since last year. Some places, like Rehoboth Beach, have quite a list of new policies and other changes to know about. Others, like Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island, haven't changed a thing.

Here's everything you need to know.

In Lewes, the most obvious change is the much wider beach between Roosevelt Inlet and Iowa Avenue. It was replenished in January with about 150,000 cubic yards of sand, remedying the scarping and erosion that had occurred in the area in front of the Lewes Yacht Club and The Children's Beach House.

Also in Lewes, the Lewes Line, a hyper-local bus program that was piloted for two years, was discontinued earlier this year due to a lack of riders. The Delaware DART bus remains an excellent option.

Rehoboth Beach

Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted earlier this year to raise parking meter fees from $3 to $4 per hour. Parking permit prices have gone up, as well. If you don't want to take the DART bus, make sure to budget for parking downtown.

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Construction will continue through the summer on a new beach patrol and comfort station at Baltimore Avenue and the boardwalk, so for this season, first aid will be available at the Delaware Avenue comfort station and public restrooms will be set up near Grenoble Place at the north end of the boardwalk. Restrooms also are located on the boardwalk at Rehoboth and Delaware avenues.

On the north end of town, Deauville Beach was managed by Rehoboth Beach for decades, but this year, Delaware State Parks is taking over management. Officially, parking fees at Deauville have not yet been decided, but the proposed fees are listed in the below graphic and are expected to be implemented by Memorial Day.

And finally, two pedestrian safety pilot projects will begin May 1 on King Charles Avenue, south of Rehoboth Avenue. At Stockley Avenue, a pedestrian "relief island" will be installed, and at New Castle Avenue, curb bump-outs will be created to shorten pedestrians' travel distance.

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Dewey Beach raised parking rates this year, too, with the hourly meter cost going from $3 to $3.50. Parking permit rates went up, as well. The full rundown is available at townofdewebeach.com.

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Shannon Marvel McNaught reports on southern Delaware and beyond. Reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @MarvelMcNaught.