Intro to Sailing 101

Cost: $600 - bring a partner, spouse, or friend for an additional $480.

This basic sailing course is designed for beginners with no sailing experience.  Included in your cost is US Sailing's Learn to Sail textbook (a $17.95 value), orientation session included as part of your four classes (two on Thursdays and two on Saturdays), and access to our Boatshare boats upon successful completion of the Boatshare checkout.

Instruction is a combination of self-paced book and video work before your 4 in person classes.  Each in-person class has a rigging lot "classroom" portion followed by on the water practice. Skills include rigging, launching, sailing upwind and downwind, starting and stopping, right-of-way, and docking. The on the water training solidifies your skills, with one instructor and two to three students per boat.

All sessions are on the water and meet at the Lake Jacomo Marina Rigging Lot

Saturdays  8:30 am - 12:00 pm                          Thursdays  6:30 pm-9:00 pm

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Learn to Sail 201

Cost: $300 - Bring a friend (your potential crew) for a discounted rate of $240.

This course is designed for students who have completed our "Adult Intro To Sailing" or have a little sailing experience. This class will get you more on the water time to become more competent with the skills introduced in the Adult Intro to Sailing class. This is an focused one week course:  three week nights followed by Saturday morning competition.  The course sets you up to be race-ready for the rest of the sailing season.   Combine this session with a Boatshare Membership so you can sail our boats all summer long.    

Instruction begins with a rigging lot "classroom" followed by on the water practice. Skills include rigging, launching, sailing upwind and downwind, starting and stopping, right-of-way, and docking. The on the water training solidifies your skills, with one instructor and two students per boat. 

All sessions are on the water and meet at the Lake Jacomo Marina Rigging Lot.

Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday  meet at the Lake Jacomo Marina Rigging Lot, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday sessions meet at the Lake Jacomo Dry lot C, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Sailing Experience

Cost: $100
bring a partner, spouse, or friend for an additional $85.

This is a 4 hour experience where you will meet with one of our qualified skippers, have a quick introductory talk, rig the boat and sail for about 2 hours.  Each participant will sail and work the boat as directed and able.  Early sessions can be cool, but as keelboats are larger, they are dryer and more comfortable.   We have 8 sessions if your first choice is full try another day / time. 

All sessions are on the water and meet at the Lake Jacomo South Docs 

Saturdays 8-12 AM or 1-5 PM

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NASBLA Water Safety

Jacomo Sailing Club encourages you to get you state Boater's License. 

Both Missouri and Kansas offer online and in classroom options.  For Missouri, see Missouri State Highway Patrol's website.  For Kansas,  see Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism website.  These resources provide great information on the requirements for needing a state boater license.