HOW DO I GET STARTED?
ONCE IT'S SAFE TO START RACING AGAIN, STOP BY AND GIVE IT A TRY
Ever walked by Conservatory Water and thought, "That looks like fun" or "Wonder how hard it is to sail one of those boats?" Want to get a feel for model sailing before actually buying a boat? Check out these options:
If you like competing and love to race, stop by any Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and introduce yourself. We'll show you how it's done and let you give it a try.
Wednesday evenings from May through September between 6:00 PM and dark, several of us casually sail. Since you'll find a smaller fleet with less intense racing, that's an ideal time to give it a try.
Email us through our Connect page, let us know you'd like to give it a try and we'll set up a convenient time for a test sail.
Or try renting a sailboat from "Sail The Park" for just $11.95 for 30 minutes! They're open between 11 AM and 6:00 Sunday-Friday, 1:00-6:00 on Saturdays, and can be found right in front of Kerbs boat House.
If you like competing and love to race, stop by any Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and introduce yourself. We'll show you how it's done and let you give it a try.
Wednesday evenings from May through September between 6:00 PM and dark, several of us casually sail. Since you'll find a smaller fleet with less intense racing, that's an ideal time to give it a try.
Email us through our Connect page, let us know you'd like to give it a try and we'll set up a convenient time for a test sail.
Or try renting a sailboat from "Sail The Park" for just $11.95 for 30 minutes! They're open between 11 AM and 6:00 Sunday-Friday, 1:00-6:00 on Saturdays, and can be found right in front of Kerbs boat House.
THINKING ABOUT BUYING A BOAT?
There are many great classes of boats on the market. A good place to explore what's available and who's sailing them is the American Model Yachting Association's "Boats" page.
If you're interesting in racing, we always suggest buying the class of boat your local club races. Our club races the International One Metre (IOM), the fastest growing racing class in the world. On the one hand, they can sound expensive to someone new to the sport. A good second-hand boat can be found for around $1,000 to $1,600. And new best-in-class IOM's can cost several thousand dollars (not what we'd recommend for beginners). But if you buy wisely, they hold their value. So if you decide to upgrade or get out, you'll recoup a good percentage of your investment,
If you're interesting in racing, we always suggest buying the class of boat your local club races. Our club races the International One Metre (IOM), the fastest growing racing class in the world. On the one hand, they can sound expensive to someone new to the sport. A good second-hand boat can be found for around $1,000 to $1,600. And new best-in-class IOM's can cost several thousand dollars (not what we'd recommend for beginners). But if you buy wisely, they hold their value. So if you decide to upgrade or get out, you'll recoup a good percentage of your investment,
EXCELLENT INFORMATION RESOURCE
Also check out the entire American Model Yacht Association's website. It's a great resource for exploring different boats, sails, parts, accessories, other clubs and their locations, how- to's, and just about everything else connected with model sail boating.