Adult & Family Sailing Programs

At Community Sailing New Orleans, we believe that everyone should have access to Lake Pontchartrain. This is everyone’s Community Sailing Center! We offer open enrollment learn to sail courses for youth and adults as well as access passes to our fleet of boats and paddleboards and our facilities. Fees are scaled to ability to pay.

Due to the construction of our new headquarters building, Access Passes and Learn to Sail Courses are not currently being offered. When our new building opens in 2024, we’ll resume offering passes as well as learn to sail courses.

Learn to Sail

Beginner Keelboat Course

Learn the fundamentals of sailing on the Independence 20s, a fixed keelboat which makes for a stable platform to learn. This course will teach you basic nomenclature, safety, knots, rigging, steering, how sails work, and rules of the road. This 12-hour course is divided into 6 courses over a two-week time period.

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN SPRING 2024

Capacity – 8
Price – $395/person

Intermediate Keelboat Course

The Intermediate Keelboat course builds upon lessons learned in the beginner class. Topics covered will include more advanced sail trim, balanced boat handling, and basic navigation. This 10-hour course is divided into 5 courses over two weeks.

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN SPRING 2024

Capacity – 8
Price – $395/person

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Women in the Wind

Women in the Wind was designed for women of all skill sets and aims to cultivate a culture of positive female role models in sailing. These clinics can range from learning to sail, refinement of skills, or focus on racing. Each 2-hour course is customized to students’ goals.

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN SPRING 2024

Capacity 8
Price $32/person

Group & Corporate Outings

Sailing is the perfect platform for team building. It brings together a group of individuals who must communicate and act as a cohesive unit to move the boat forward. We can customize each event to accomplish your group’s goals, from teaching fundamentals of crew work to having teams navigate around the racecourse.

Email us at [email protected] or call us at 504-233-3292 for more details.

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