For sailors who have completed youth classes at the Polpis Harbor site and who may need more experience 
prior to jumping into the 420 class, or for sailors who are new to sailing and are between the ages of 13 and 18 years old, our Teen Green class, held at the Jetties Sailing Center, provides an additional setting for sailing education for teens.
The class is designed to introduce students to a larger, more technical boat, called the RS Vision, with the help of an instructor and 2-3 peers on board. Focus will be on teamwork, basic racing techniques, and boat handling in a variety of conditions. Time will be spent preparing students for a transition to the more technical 420, the collegiate racing boat used in our 420 Blue and Red classes, which is sailed without the help of an instructor on board. As soon as the instructor feels that a student can comfortably single-hand sail the RS Vision; and understands the basics covered in class, he or she will be invited to participate in our 420 Blue Class.
The Teen Green class is also a sufficient precursor to the Teen Keelboat program, although it is not a prerequisite. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating in the Teen Green Program. The Teen Green program has both a morning and afternoon session available. The sessions are held at the Jetties Sailing Center Monday-Friday either in the mornings from 9:30am - 12:00 pm or in the afternoons from 1:00pm - 3:30pm. **Please see note below 420 Blue**
Upon completion of the Teen Green program, or according to skill level, students ages 13-18 years are invited to participate in our more 
advanced 420 Blue program. At just under 14' in length, 420s are often sailed in collegiate programs, and allow the student the opportunity to sail with one other student in a more sensitive and technical racing dinghy. The 420 Blue program is designed to introduce sailors to the basics of flying a spinnaker, using a trapeze and roll tacking, among other skills. Focus is placed on continuing to build upon those skills acquired in the Teen Green program, with greater weight placed on racing techniques and boat speed. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating in the 420 Blue Program. The 420 Blue program is held at the Jetties Sailing Center Monday - Friday mornings from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm.
**NOTE: Nantucket Community Sailing's instructors and coaches recommend that Teen Green and 420 Blue sailors sign up for as many contiguous sessions as possible throughout the summer. For sailors in a beginner or intermediate class, more "tiller time" throughout the summer, will help sailors to become proficient more quickly-- providing them with the opportunity to join the 420 Red/Racing team.
For those Teen Green and 420 Blue sailors looking to sail with us all day, or to try sailing in a new boat, NCS instructors and coaches recommend that they sail Teen Green or 420 Blue in the mornings (per their placement) and Keelboat Blue in the afternoons. The Keelboat Blue program will give teens an opportunity unlike any other in the area: to race as a crew (with their peers) on a 35' keel boat throughout the Cape and Islands. The introductory skills acquired in the morning classes will provide a strong base for skills needed in the afternoon class. Please see the Keelboat Blue class description below.**
Upon completion of the 420 Blue program or according to skill level, students will be invited to participate in our 420 Red program. Concepts covered in the 420 Red program will include upwind, downwind and reaching tactical strategies; proficient roll tacking and gibing; proficient 
spinnaker and trapeze work; advanced boat handling; acceleration techniques; and an introduction to team racing. Previous sailing instruction at NCS is a prerequisite and members of the 420 Red Class are considered members of the 420 Racing Team. The class is conducted in a way that emphasizes team participation and coherence, and all team-members are encouraged to participate on the team for as many weeks as possible, with a minimum of two weeks. Students are both invited and expected to travel with the team to compete in a number of on and off-island regattas, which will be scheduled by the 420 racing coach. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating in the 420 Red Program.
On Wednesday afternoons, students will compete in all-island series against 420 racers from the Nantucket Yacht Club and Great Harbor Yacht Club at a mutual on-island sailing location. Other on-island events include team races and Nantucket Race Week in August. Similar to our Optimist Racing Team, travel expenses for off-island events will be the participants' responsibility, although group rates for ferries, etc. are available. All travel arrangements will be made by the coach, who will travel with the team. The 420 Red Class will meet Monday - Friday afternoons from 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
**NOTE: Nantucket Community Sailing's instructors and coaches recommend that 420 Red/Racing sailors sign up for as many contiguous sessions as possible throughout the summer, with the recommendation that a sailor sails for the entire summer. 420 Red/Racing students are considered members of a team, working both together and as individuals to improve as much as possible over the course of the summer, and to represent NCS at regattas across the Cape and Islands.**
In the Teen Keelboat Sailing class students ages 13 -18 years will have the opportunity to learn the techniques needed to be part of a crew on a larger sailboat. The same basic skills that are taught on a 
small sailboat will be tailored toward a larger, faster hull. These include learning how to work a winch, tacking and gibing as a team, learning to drive at a wheel, etc. The goal of this class is to build confidence and experience. Students, as part of the Keelboat Teen class, will participate in a weekly PHRF series on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm. They will also be invited to participate, per the discretion of the Head Instructor in off-island events. While the Teen Keelboat Sailing class is technically operated out of our Jetties Sailing Center, the sailors will meet at the Children's Beach Ramp on Harbor View Way. Once dropped off, students will meet an NCS instructor and gather together at the Children's Beach location and then taken by skiff to one of the NCS Keelboats. Sailors must wear closed toed shoes or they will not be allowed on board. While sunblock is highly recommended, we ask that no "Spray Sunblock" be used as checmicals react with the finish of the boat. This program operates on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00pm - 4:00 pm and on Wednesday evenings from 4:30pm-8pm.
Private lessons for students ages 13 to 18 years are offered in 420s, Laser Radials, Rhodes and Marshall Cats (depending on boat availability) at the Jetties Sailing Center. Weather permitting, these lessons are offered every day for an hour and a half. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating in the Private Lessons. Lessons may be scheduled through the Jetties Sailing Center (508-228-5358) when it opens in mid-June, and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Combining aspects of sailing and surfing on a one-person craft called a sailboard; windsurfing is an 
excellent way to learn or improve sailing skills; and to learn board control, balance, water starts, and planned jibes. Class size is limited to four students per session and is suggested for students from 10 to 15 years old. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating in the Windsurfing Clinic. The windsurfing clinic will run for two hours, Monday - Thursday from 10:00 am -12:00pm, beginning June 27th at the Jetties Sailing Center.
Private windsurfing lessons are offered to all age groups every day, throughout the summer, rain or shine, for one hour. We ask that students wear appropriate shoes when participating during Windsurfing Lessons. Please call the Jetties Sailing Center, beginning in mid-June, at 508 228 5358 to schedule a lesson.
New this summer, NCS will hold two Paddleboard Harbor Tours. Participants will gather at the predetermined location (depending on the date) and be given a brief introduction to Stand-Up-Paddleboarding (SUP) before heading off to explore the harbor with the help of an instructor/guide. One tour will be held in the main harbor and launch from Childrens Beach. A second tour will be held in Madaket Harbor. Participants can either rent a board from NCS (limited availability, reserved online in the registration process) or BYOB. The goal of the tour will be to have fun, explore the beauty of Nantucket and get some basic exercise. Dates: Friday, July 27 and Friday, August 24. 7am-9am.
New in 2012, NCS will host the first-ever Family Cruise to Coatue! On Friday evening, August 3rd, participants will meet NCS instructors at our Jetties Sailing Center at 5pm. Participants will then sail as a group in Rhodes 19s, Marshall Cat 15s, RS Visions, etc, with the help of an instructor in each boat, over to Second Point (distance will depend on tide and weather.) Once anchored off Coatue, families and instructors can enjoy a picnic dinner, play games and relax before sailing back to the Jetties Sailing Center. This event is intended to gather NCS students and their parents (or NCS students and their children!) in one setting, to enjoy an evening sail together. (Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian). Families must register each participant individually and each participant must be over the age of 15 years, or otherwise must have a parent or guardian attend the event with them. Each participant is responsible for their own food and beverage.
*This event will also be open to any friends of NCS, who have their own craft. They may sail to meet us at Coatue, and enjoy their picnics with us.
