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| Saturday October 3, 2026 |
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https://www.dinghyshop.com/FALLSERIE.html
Contact 631-264-0005 info@dinghyshop.com| Boat Class | ILCA(Laser)
Optimist
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Dinghy Shop, 334 South Bayview Ave, Amityville, NY
The Annual Fall Series begins mid-September and runs for six more weekends, ending just before the cooler temperatures set in.
- ILCA (Laser) Schedule is on Saturdays, Sept 12 - Oct 25
- Optimist and Sunfish Schedule is on Sundays, Sept 13 - Oct 25
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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https://www.thewaterfrontcenter.org/oyster-bay-cup
Contact Jonathan Zaskorski
jonathan@thewaterfrontcenter.org
The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay, NY
Sail on Sonar boats provided by The WaterFront Center - all for a great cause to benefit the WFC.
Gather your family or a team (with skipper at least 18 years of age, unless otherwise approved by the OA, and be proficient in sailing a Sonar) and join a fun, community centered sailing challenge on beautiful Oyster Bay Harbor.
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| Sunday October 4, 2026 |
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https://www.ussailing.org/education/instructor/small-boat-i...
Register at the Additional Info link above
For the ten-day course starting Oct 4, the instructor is Jane Millman, Executive Director at Brendan Sailing in Maryland, who received the Outstanding Organizational Leader Award for 2025 from US Sailing. For the ten-day course starting Nov 13 the instructor is Jen Guimaraes, who has previously served as the Youth Education Manager in US Sailing’s Youth Department. 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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| Wednesday October 7, 2026 |
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https://jsalis.org/jibe-talk/junior-sailing-after-summer-20...
Contact JSA Office
info@jsalis.org
< this is a placeholder for various dates & sites >
There are a variety of junior sailing sessions available in Western Long Island Sound after the summer. Here are some that JSA is aware of for 2026: - Larchmont Yacht Club Fall Sailing - WaterFront Center Fall Sailing
- Huguenot Yacht Club Fall Sailing - SUNY Maritime Waterfront 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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| Saturday October 10, 2026 |
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| Wednesday October 14, 2026 |
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| Saturday October 17, 2026 |
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https://ohny.org/place/rocking-26
View full details at the link in Additional Information above.
Rocking the Boat invites you to tour their facility during the "Open House NY Weekend" as well as embark on a rowing excursion on the Bronx River. Participants will learn a brief ecological history of the river as well as have an opportunity to track bird life. A free, family-friendly outdoor event on the Bronx River at 812 Edgewood Road, Hunts Point, Bronx, NY.
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https://secure.touchnet.net/C20049_ustores/web/product_deta...
SUNY Maritime College Waterfront, 6 Pennyfield Ave, Troggs Neck, NY 9:00 am to 1:30 pm (registration starts at 9:00 AM and activities begin at 10:00 AM).
Students in 6th to 11th grade may take advantage of this special day full of free explorations in science, technology, engineering, art, and math led by SUNY Maritime faculty, staff, and students.
View details and register at the Additional Information link above.
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https://www.thewaterfrontcenter.org/oysterfest
The WaterFront Center, 1 West End Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY
Make The WaterFront Center part of your Oyster Fest weekend. Visit WFC's waterfront location for touch tanks, sailing demonstrations, a merchandise raffle, sailboats, and hands-on ways to connect with Oyster Bay Harbor., including 45-minute harbor sailings aboard the IDA MAY oyster boat.
IDA MAY sailings depart at 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, and 4:00 PM, subject to availability and weather. Check in directly at the WFC dock.
Visit us on shore, too. Explore our giant touch tanks, make your own sea creature button, and meet our sailing director to learn about our sailing programs.
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| Sunday October 18, 2026 |
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https://secure.touchnet.net/C20049_ustores/web/category.jsp...
Contact waterfront@sunymaritime.edu
SUNY Maritime Waterfront Office
Powerboat Certification Courses in 2026 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 (date on JSA calendar is the first day of a course).
Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling One Day - 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 in an on-the-water, hands-on. driving course. Dates: 10/18 (waitlisted) and 10/5 (open). If you need to obtain the boating safety certificate in advance, a free online course sponsored by the Boat US Foundation can be found at https://www.boatus.org/newyork .
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.
<<<Pending text for 2027>>>
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). Dates: TBD not offered now.
Safe Powerboat Handling Two Days - Anyone who is looking to learn to operate a powerboat safely and improve on-the-water boat-handling skills in an on-the-water, hands-on driving and classroom course. Includes training for the the US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling certificate (which meets the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements).
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Contact JSA Office
info@jsalis.org| Boat Class | C420
ILCA(Laser)
Other
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Here are some winter sailing opportunities, aka frostbiting, that JSA has heard about: If you are aware of other winter sailing activities open to juniors, please email the JSA office.
<below events are pending update for 2026/2027> - 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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| Monday October 19, 2026 |
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https://bit.ly/JSA26AGM
Contact JSA Office
info@jsalis.org 570-441-9737
Larchmont Yacht Club In the Junior Clubhouse, the two-story white building north of LYC's main clubhouse 1 Woodbine Ave, Larchmont NY
Monday evening, October 19, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. 7:00 pm Welcome 7:10 pm Award Presentations 8:00 pm Annual General Meeting for Program Leaders - Please register individually for the meeting at the Additional Information link above. You may suggest topics for the discussion and indicate if you will attend in person or remotely.
- The meeting notice and agenda may be viewed at this link.
This meeting includes the presentation of JSA's annual special-recognition, season-series, and big boat awards, and the General Meeting of the representatives of JSA member programs.
The meeting is an opportunity for program leaders to discuss summer 2026 and plan for 2027. 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 remotely by using the Additional Info link above.
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| Wednesday October 21, 2026 |
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| Sunday October 25, 2026 |
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https://sailing.americanyc.org/regatta/aSKC3hyGy6| Boat Class | C420
ILCA(Laser)
Other
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American Yacht Club, Rye NY The Halloween Howl his open to boats of these classes: - Laser-style boats: Radial (“ILCA 6”) rig or 4.7 (“ILCA 4”) rig
- C420s sailing without spinnaker and trapeze
- Optimists
Register at the Additional Info link above.
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| Wednesday October 28, 2026 |
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| Saturday October 31, 2026 |
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