The 2008 summer season begins June 16th and goes through Labor Day, depending on weather.  We have an outstanding group of instructors many of whom are graduates of our summer sailing programs and the Nantucket High School Sailing Team.  We offer a full range of private and group sailing programs for children and adults, from 7 - 107, at all levels of ability.

Youth summer sailing programs begin June 16, 2008 and run through August 22, 2008, and are held at Polpis Harbor (for children ages 7 to 13) and Jetties Beach (Watersports Camp for ages 7-13 and Sailing Lessons for ages 13-18).  The Watersports Beach Camp is an alternative to sailing lessons and offers a wide range of beach fun and water-related activities such as snorkeling, beach scavenger hunts, kayaking, and a “taste” of sailing.

Adult summer programs begin in late-June and run through August, and are held at Jetties Beach.  We offer equipment rentals, group and private instruction.  Members of our Jetties Sailing Center receive unlimited free rentals of our equipment and participate in our Wednesday evening sailing and social events.  We also offer a Women’s Sailing Clinic on a designated weekday evening, targeted toward women who would like to enhance their sailing skills in a fun and relaxed environment. In addition to our standard programs, Nantucket Community Sailing partners with other organizations to provide access to the water and sailing opportunities.  Some of these groups include:

• AccesSport America, for disabled athletes,
• BigBrothers BigSisters for youth and their “bigs”,
• Project Discovery for inner-city youth,
• Egan Maritime Foundation for whaleboat rowing,
• Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe group for outrigger rowing.