New York City Sailing Club
Sailing Club and Sailing School Courses on the Hudson
The Offshore Sailing Club New York in New York Harbor offers fun sailing April through October without the hassles of Boat Rental required by other New York Sailing Clubs. Our one of a kind Sail Boat Club (NY) located at Liberty Landing Marina in Liberty State Park, is next to Jersey City across the Hudson River from New York’s financial district.
The Offshore NY Sail Boat Club is easily reached by both public and private transportation including ferry service from Manhattan direct to our dock. Parking is available right on site.
A very special way to make new friends
The Offshore Sailing Club of New York is all about having fun . Our large fleet of award-winning Colgate 26 sailboats are fast, fun, safe, roomy and ergonomically friendly. With sophisticated adjustments and high performance they are as much fun to race as they are to sail around the harbor on a refreshing getaway. Our office, classrooms and meeting room ashore are located in a colorful old Lightship in the marina, where Club members meet to start their day.
Sailing with the New York-New Jersey Sailing Club is shared with other Club members. You'll find an incredible sense of camaraderie throughout the season, with a caring management staff to make sure that everyone's day on the water is the best experience you'll ever have. Lasting friendships occur. Members cruise together in the winter in dream locations with the Offshore Cruising Club at special rates. Avid racers go down to participate together in Offshore Sailing School's North U./Offshore Performance Race Week and come back ready to win when first starting gun sounds at season opening.
New York-New Jersey Club membership details
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To join the New York Sailing Club you must be an Offshore Sailing School graduate with Colgate Day Sailing or US SAILING Basic Keelboat Certification. See the many course options available below, right here in New York Harbor.
Annual Membership
Annual memberships must be paid in full prior to March 1 each year, with a 50% deposit required by December 31 of the preceding year. Annual fees are listed below. If you new to the club and are taking your course prior to June 30 and join the Club at the same time; annual dues are in effect. Pro-rated dues after June 30 and other options are available as described below.
- Annual Individual memberships – joining alone – $1795
- Annual membership for two or more in same household – $1595 per person
New graduates who take their first course with Offshore Sailing School after June 30, 2012 – deduct $300 from your course tuition if you join the Club at the same time you enroll in your course. Minimum age for joining the Club is 18.
If you are taking your first course with Offshore Sailing School in 2012 . . .
Pro-rated Membership available after June 30
If you become a first-time Offshore Sailing School graduate after June 30 and join the Sailing Club New York in the same season, pro-rated memberships are available – payable in full for the rest of the year in the month you join.
- Pro-rated Individual Membership – joining alone – $300 per month
- Pro-rated Household Membership – up to four joining – $275 per person per month
Offshore Sailing School New York Harbor Course Options
The Best Sailing Lessons and Sailing Certification Courses You'll Find
There are sailing schools in the area that claim you can earn certification in two days. Not true, at least not true that you will truly be ready to go out and rent or charter a boat in the 26-30' size range with confidence and lifelong skills. Our three-day Learn to Sail certification course gives you 18 ours of instruction under sail, and 4-1/2 hours in the classroom; as apposed to just 9 hours on the water and a little classroom advertised by others. By the way, Certification is not a legal term. It has no standing with the U.S. Coast Guard or any State or the Federal Government as a "license" to sail.
Passing the certification test for an entry level course helps you realize your goals if the course you take covers everything you need to know to sail a mid-sized sailboat – with a TILLER – confidently and safely. That's what our course does, and we believe you need classroom sessions prior to your sailing sessions to relate what you learn on the boat with what you studied in your textbook. Amen to this, say our graduates who value the three ways people learn which we adhere to: Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic. However, there is another option if you are an Intuitive learner, and that's our Flex Sail option with no classroom sessions.
Performance Sailing and Racing
This is the next step up from the three-day Learn to Sail certification course; and if you sign up immediately after taking Learn to Sail, you get to double your grad discount! Performance Sailing and Racing taught by our expert instructors (with tons of racing experience under their boat shoes) gives you the skills and confidence to get out there and sail competitively. Even if you don't want to race, you'll learn the nuances of making a boat go fast and a whole host of safety and go-fast procedures that go beyond Learn to Sail.
You'll get 18 hours of instruction and race training under sail, 4-1/2 hours of classroom and you get to race with Club members to try out your new skills. Compare this to two days of workshops offered by other area schools without a set curriculum. No way will you really learn how to make your boat go fast and win in such little time.
The New York Club and Sailing School Fleet
When you join the club you don't have to own a boat or even know someone who does. You will have full access to the award wining COLGATE 26 - a safe, comfortable, fast easy to sail and virtually unsinkable boat.
Designed by Steve Colgate and renowned naval architect Jim Taylor, the COLGATE 26 is a recipient of Cruising World magazine’s Boat of the Year Award in the Pocket Cruiser category. The United States Naval Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Maine Maritime Academy and other service institutions chose the COLGATE 26 for training.You will discover why the Colgate 26 is the mark of a quality sailing experience when you take a course and then join the Club – the envy of other sailing clubs in the area and around the country. It's a hoot to sail!
Whether working or retired, in college or beyond, this Club is for you. When you join you will be given access to our Calendar where you can sign up for a spot on a boat any day of the week, half-days or full-days. A Club Agreement outlining all the details can be sent on request. Just call one of our friendly advisors at 888-454-7015 for more details.
A few extra club details
All New York Sailing Club members must pay a per person $300 refundable security deposit when joining the Club each year. This covers any undue loss or damage on Club boats when sailed by Club members, that is not part of normal "wear and tear." Details are in the Club Agreement.
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Offshore Sailing Club New York
Liberty Landing Marina
Audrey Zapp Drive
Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ 07304
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