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June 7, 2025

Sail Grand Prix in NY City


SailGP Kicks Off the Summer in New York City!

View complete details and buy tickets through the JSA website using the Additional Information link above.

Kick off the first weekend of summer on June 7-8 by cheering on the U.S. SailGP Team as it goes head to head with the F50 fleet against the backdrop of the world's most iconic skyline. 

The Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix will deliver two days of action-packed racing and entertainment! Come for the party, stay for the racing – there’s no sailing experience required to enjoy a great weekend on Governors Island.

JSA of LIS members may enjoy exclusive access to a limited number of 15% off Waterfront Reserve tickets for adults and youth. We have secured 100 of these discounted tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis, so grab yours with this special promo code when purchasing through the ticketing site: S5NJYCA15

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June 12, 2025

ILCA Class North American Championships - CA


Boat Class
ILCA(Laser)
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June 13, 2025

Basic Keelboat Instructor Course - Various Sites



The Basic Keelboat Instructor Course is a 3-day evaluation allowing experienced keelboat instructors to test and evaluate their teaching and sailing skills. Candidates should anticipate single-handing a keelboat while demonstrating competency in sailing off a dock, mooring or slip, tacking, jibing, stopping, backing the boat and returning to the dock, mooring or slip. Basic Keelboat Instructor Candidates must also be able to present material in a classroom environment with ease. To become a US Sailing Instructor, a candidate must be a confident and competent sailor able to sail anywhere in the U.S. and handle the vast range of situations and different models of boats encountered in sailing courses.


View full details and register via the Additional Information link above.

Basic Keelboat Instructor Courses (three days, the JSA calendar displays only the first day)
5/24/2025   -   5/26/2025  New York NY
6/13/2025   -   6/15/2025  New York NY

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Brooke E. Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic - RI


Boat Class
C420
ILCA(Laser)
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June 14, 2025

Blessing of the Fleet - Southport CT


Southport Street Parade & Blessing of the Fleet

Saturday, June 14, 2025
11 am - 12:30 pm

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NAV 1 Marine Navigation Instructor Course - Larchmont YC


Contact
US Sailing Keelboat Office
keelboat@ussailing.org

Boat Class
KeelBoat
PHRF

Are you a current Level 1 Smallboat, Keelboat, or Powerboat instructor? Join US Sailing for the new NAV 1: Essential Marine Navigation Instructor course on June 14-15, 2025, in Larchmont, NY.  This is the start to the roll out of instructor training to be able to teach "Essential Marine Navigation"  using the Navionics App.

This course will be especially valuable for instructors & coaches of Junior Big Boat Sailing teams on Long Island Sound. 

Register via the Additional Information link above. 

Get qualified to teach electronic navigation - a crucial skill with paper charts disappearing and electronic navigation becoming the main way boaters operate. While the Nav 1 instructor and student courses have been written to be platform and application agnostic, this accelerated instructor course will be using Navionics to make it as time efficient as possible. You should arrive with a mobile device (phone or tablet) with Navionics installed and a current and updated subscription to US charts installed.

The course will focus on:
● course delivery options (i.e., classroom, online, hybrid)
teaching tips
● essential student skills and common errors, focusing on Chapters 3 and 7 of the Nav 1 Student Manual
● student tests

Materials provided will include the NAV 1 Student and Instructor Manuals. Instructor candidates should read the NAV 1 Student Manual and be conversant with electronic navigation, including the ability to change vessel settings, change units, build, modify and delete routes, edit route names, and extract information from the chart by doing object queries.

The two student-level tests will be taken during the course, and instructor candidates will take the tests using Navionics on their phones or tablets. Each test must be passed with a score of at least 90% to achieve NAV 1 Instructor certification.

Any questions, please email keelboat@ussailing.org     



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Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Bronx NY


Contact
waterfront@sunymaritime.edu
SUNY Maritime Waterfront Office

Powerboat Certification Courses in 2025 at SUNY Maritime College, Bronx NY, are open for registration.


Use the Additional Info link above to view information and register for any of these upcoming courses (dates are the first day of a course):
  • Safe Powerboat Handling (two days, includes training for the the US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling certificate (which meets the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements): Jun 14-15, Sept 13-14.
  • Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling (one day). Requires a valid state boating safety certificate: Jun 21, Sept 6.     <For those who need to complete that prerequisite, view available NY State approved 8-hour courses that may be available before the course at SUNY Maritime or at other sites at  https://parks.ny.gov/boating/education.aspx >
  • Safe Powerboat Handling + USCG Launch Tender/Limited Master (two days, includes training for the the US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling certificate (which meets the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements) and the SUNY Maritime College Launch Tender license (which exempts you from the USCG exam when applying for a Limited Masters or Limited OUPV Launch Tender License): Jun 1-2, Oct 5-6.
If these dates are not suitable, get a group of 6-12 people interested in improving their powerboat handling and request SUNY to schedule a class at your own club. Certified instructors can come to your club, or your group can go to the SUNY Maritime Campus on a convenient date. Contact SUNY Maritime Waterfront department at Waterfront@SunyMaritime.edu or 718-409-2992.  Or hire a local trainer from this list of certified powerboat instructors.

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Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Essex CT


Contact
Pettipaug YC Power Boat Course
pbc@pettipaug.org

Powerboat Certification Courses in 2025 at the Pettipaug Yacht Club, Essex CT, are now open for registration.


Use the Additional Info link above to view information and register for these courses
  • Safe Powerboat Handling (two days starting on these dates, includes training for CT State Boating Safety Certificate) 
  •    4/26/2025
  •    5/17/2025
  •    6/14/2025
  •    8/9/2025

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June 16, 2025

Level 1 Instructor Course - Various Sites


Contact
Education Department, US Sailing
education@ussailing.org

View the three-day in-person course description at the Additional Info link above, including available dates throughout the USA that extend into future months (scroll down on the US Sailing webpage to see the individual courses). 

As of June 8 these Level 1 courses are scheduled in the Long Island Sound region

Start Date     End Date      (the JSA calendar shows only the first of the three days)

6/16/2025   -   6/18/2025  Rye NY (waitlist)
6/17/2025   -   6/19/2025  Sag Harbor NY (waitlist)
6/20/2025   -   6/22/2025  Bronx NY (waitlist)
6/20/2025   -   6/22/2025  Shelter Island NY (4 seats available)
6/23/2025   -   6/25/2025  Rye NY (1 seat available)

Late Summer and Fall Courses:
8/24/2025   -   8/26/2025  Southampton NY
10/11/2025   -   10/13/2025  Centerport NY 

Dates at course sites in other regions, like eastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and northern New Jersey, may also be available via the Additional Info link above.

Sites in Long Island Sound typically appear in the spring, early and late summer, and fall and may be seen through the Additional Info link above). In the late fall and winter, the in-person courses are given only at warm venues. If an upcoming course date does not appear on the above link, that course is sold out. Contact US Sailing at the above email with any questions.

The US Sailing Level 1 Instructor course is divided into two sections: 

- A 3-day in-person section of the Level 1 course is approximately 30 hours and students will be evaluated on their teaching ability, sailing skills, powerboat handling skills and on-water class management, among other topics.

- A self-guided online introduction section of Level 1. The self-guided section allows participants to learn at their own pace and includes no scheduled interaction with an Instructor Trainer. This online course must be completed prior to attendance at the 3-day in-person section. US Sailing recommends that the in-person section is attended within three months of the online course completion for maximum retention and successful completion.


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Level 2 Smallboat Instructor Course - Various Sites



The Level 2 Instructor Workshop focuses on developing knowledge and skill in teaching sail theory, sail controls, introductory management skills, spinnaker and trapeze use (and instruction) and powerboat operation for emergency situations. Safety awareness is a major component of this course, with instruction on how to address capsize recovery, or prevent entrapment while operating a powerboat. It is a certification level course that combines classroom and on the water education.


View full details and register via the Additional Information link above.

Small Boat Instructor Level 2 Courses (two days, the JSA calendar displays only the first day)
6/05/2025   -   6/06/2025  Essex CT 
6/07/2025   -   6/08/2025  New Suffolk NY
6/16/2025   -   6/17/2025  Avalon NJ
6/19/2025   -   6/20/2025  Rye NY
6/21/2025   -   6/22/2025  Bronx NY

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Level 2 Smallboat Instructor Course - Various Sites



The Level 2 Instructor Workshop focuses on developing knowledge and skill in teaching sail theory, sail controls, introductory management skills, spinnaker and trapeze use (and instruction) and powerboat operation for emergency situations. Safety awareness is a major component of this course, with instruction on how to address capsize recovery, or prevent entrapment while operating a powerboat. It is a certification level course that combines classroom and on the water education.


View full details and register via the Additional Information link above.

Small Boat Instructor Level 2 Courses (two days, the JSA calendar displays only the first day)
6/05/2025   -   6/06/2025  Essex CT 
6/07/2025   -   6/08/2025  New Suffolk NY
6/16/2025   -   6/17/2025  Avalon NJ
6/19/2025   -   6/20/2025  Rye NY
6/21/2025   -   6/22/2025  Bronx NY

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June 18, 2025

U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship - VA


Boat Class
C420