Simple Calendar List

October 15, 2025
After Summer Sailing Sessions - various dates & sites
October 18, 2025
Dinghy Shop Fall Series - Amityville NY - ILCA/Opti/Sunfish
Oyster Fest - Oyster Bay NY
October 20, 2025
JSA Annual Awards and General Meeting of member programs - LYC
October 26, 2025
Frostbiting Season Starts at CPYC, HUGU, STAM and AYC
Halloween Howl - AYC - C420/ILCA/Optimist
November 4, 2025
Level 3 Head Instructor / Sailing Program Management Course - online ten days
November 8, 2025
Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling Course - Bronx NY
November 9, 2025
Reach STEM Educator Course - online
November 14, 2025
Safe Powerboat Handling Instructor Training Course - Bronx NY
November 16, 2025
US Sailing Basic Race Management Seminar - Online

 

Detailed Calendar List

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October 15, 2025

After Summer Sailing Sessions - various dates & sites


Contact
JSA Office
info@jsalis.org

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There are a variety of junior sailing sessions available in Western Long Island Sound after the summer. Here are some that JSA has been told about for 2025: 
- Noroton Yacht Club Fall Sailing
- WaterFront Center Fall Sailing
- SUNY Maritime Waterfront Fall Sailing
- Huguenot Yacht Club Fall Sailing
- Dinghy Shop Fall Racing Series 

See the Additional Information link above for the details about each of these sessions.

If you know of other sessions that are open to the public, please email the JSA office at info@jsalis.org



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October 18, 2025

Dinghy Shop Fall Series - Amityville NY - ILCA/Opti/Sunfish


Contact
631-264-0005 info@dinghyshop.com
Boat Class
ILCA(Laser)
Optimist

Dinghy Shop, 334 South Bayview Ave, Amityville, NY

The Annual Fall Series begins early-September and runs for six more weekends.

- ILCA (Laser)  Schedule is on Saturdays, Sept 6 - Oct 11

- Optimist and Sunfish Schedule is on Sundays, Sept 7 - Oct 19

View videos of past fall series at http://www.dinghyshop.com/FALL-SERIES.html
Racing starts Sept 6th and continues for 6 weeks ending just before the cooler temperatures set in. 

Sailors of all skill levels are welcome. There is some coaching out on the water with pre and post race briefings to help sailors understand what to expect and what happened out on the water. 

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Oyster Fest - Oyster Bay NY


The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay NY

For over 40 years, Long Islanders and visitors from throughout the East Coast have participated in the region’s largest waterfront festival–The Oyster Festival! The beautiful and historic hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, hosts an outstanding weekend of family, fun, food, and festivities! 

For 25 years, The WaterFront Center has featured its historic vessel, CHRISTEEN! This year, set sail on the IDA MAY! 

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October 20, 2025 7:00 pm

JSA Annual Awards and General Meeting of member programs - LYC


Contact
JSA Office
info@jsalis.org

Larchmont Yacht Club, Monday evening, October 20, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
   7:00 pm Welcome
   7:15 pm Award Presentations
   8:00 pm Annual General Meeting for Program Leaders
  • Please register individually for the meeting, suggest topics for the discussion, and indicate if you will attend in person or remotely through the Additional Information link above.
  • The meeting notice and agenda may be viewed at this link.
This meeting includes the presentation of JSA's annual special-recognition and season-series awards, and the General Meeting of the representatives of JSA member programs. 

The meeting is an opportunity for program leaders to discuss summer 2025 and plan for 2026. The JSA board is actively interested in your thoughts and ideas and wants to encourage new topics / issues to be brought to the forefront. In addition, the annual JSA board election will be held.

We encourage attendance by junior committee members, event organizers, race organizers, parent volunteers, sailing directors, head instructors, and others who represent each JSA member organization. To assure sufficient seating, please register individually for the meeting, suggest topics for the discussion and indicate if you will attend in person or virtually by using the Additional Info link above.

 


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October 26, 2025

Frostbiting Season Starts at CPYC, HUGU, STAM and AYC


Boat Class
C420
ILCA(Laser)
Other

Here are some winter sailing opportunities that we know about:
  • Stamford YC Frostbite Sailing 2025/2026 series on Saturdays, starting November 8, 2025, in JY-15, Club 420, Sunfish and Laser/Laser Radial (club JY15s are available on a first-come basis). Includes soup (usually clam chowder) and chili after sailing. https://www.stamfordyc.com/Sailing/Frostbiting
 


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Halloween Howl - AYC - C420/ILCA/Optimist


Boat Class
C420
ILCA(Laser)
Other

American Yacht Club, Rye NY

The Halloween Howl has been open to boats of these classes in past years:

  • Club 420 (with or without spin/trapeze)
  • I-420
  • Cook11
  • Laser/ILCA-style boats (Full, Radial or 4.7 rigs)
  • K6
  • Melges 15
  • Optimist

Register at the Additional Info link above (when available).




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November 4, 2025

Level 3 Head Instructor / Sailing Program Management Course - online ten days


Register at the Additional Info link above for one of these ten-day online courses:

11/4/2025 - 11/14/2025

The US Sailing Small Boat Level 3 Head Instructor Certification Course, is designed to support sailing instructors and program managers who are either making the transition to a leadership role in their programs or growing their management skills in their current role. This course is also available for parents and volunteers who want to better manage their sailing programs but do not want or need to receive a certification.

This course contains information on how to manage more effectively, problem solve, continue to create a quality learning environment for their students and sailing staff, and where to find additional resources. Topics covered in the course include: classroom and on-the-water teaching techniques, risk management, safety issues, curriculum planning, advanced team building techniques, ethical concerns, and much more. 

The online course is spread over ten days. The course consists of five 40-minute live webinars and includes short presentations. The other days are self-paced and consist of video content, group discussion and posts, assignments, quizzes and a final test. Students should expect to spend 20 hours on course work over the ten days.





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November 8, 2025

Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling Course - Bronx NY


Contact
waterfront@sunymaritime.edu
SUNY Maritime Waterfront Office

SUNY Maritime College Waterfront, Bronx NY

Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling Course - one day
Use the Additional Info link above to view information and register for the course

This course is for anyone who already has their State-Specific Boating Safety Certification and is looking to learn to operate a powerboat safely and improve on-the-water boat handling skills.

If this date is 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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November 9, 2025

Reach STEM Educator Course - online


A virtual ten-day course (JSA's calendar shows only the start date)    

11/09/2025 - 11/18/2025

View details and register via the Additional Information link above. 

The Online Reach (STEM) Educator course prepares you to teach STEM concepts using sailing as a learning platform. Over the course of 10 days you will participate in live webinars, engage in meaningful discussion groups, and view Reach in action through videos from events, student sessions and more! Don't miss the opportunity to expand your skill set and start using Reach at your sailing program.

US Sailing is now running all Reach STEM Educator Courses online. The online course is spread over 10 days (Friday Day 1 through Sunday Day 10). The course consists of two 40 minute live webinars on Day 2 & Day 3 and then module presentations on Day 9. The other days are self paced and consist of video content, group discussion and posts and quizzes. Students should expect to spend 8-10 hours of course work over the 10 days.

The Reach STEM Educator Course includes professional development/training, materials, and copies of the 132 page Reach Educator Guide for Middle School Modules 1-10 (retail $59.95) and Reach Student Logbook and Portfolio (retail $8.00). Upon completion attendees will receive a US Sailing STEM Educator Course certificate and formal educators will receive a certificate for professional development hours.







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November 14, 2025

Safe Powerboat Handling Instructor Training Course - Bronx NY


Contact
Waterfront Office, SUNY Maritime College
waterfront@sunymaritime.edu or 718-409-2447

SUNY Maritime College, three days starting November 14, 2025.

Read course details and enroll for this course not later October 24 using the US Powerboating link above (see bottom of that web link).

The Powerboat Instructor training course is an ideal opportunity for a club that wants to train its waterfront staff or a member volunteer to offer powerboat courses to the club’s families, junior sailing program participants, sailing instructors, race committee support volunteers, and neighbors in its community. Upon graduation, the newly certified powerboat instructor may teach Safe Powerboat Handling courses.

Important Note: Completion of the Safe Powerboat Handling student course is a prerequisite for this instructor course. (A one day Accelerated SPH student course is scheduled beforehand at SUNY Maritime on November 8, 2025, see available SPH courses on the SUNY website.) 


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November 16, 2025

US Sailing Basic Race Management Seminar - Online


US Sailing Basic Race Management Seminar via Zoom

11/16/2025   -   11/20/2025

View details of each course and register through the Additional Information link above.