2025 Spring High School Sailing (SAISA)

INTEREST MEETING: Saturday Feb 1, 2025  Colington Fire Department 1 pm to 3 pm

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Feb 15, 2025

Ages: 8-12th graders

Cost: There is some cost to participating in this program for several reasons.  We hope to find some grants and attract more volunteers, but the program is not currently paid for by any other means than participation fees which help cover the following expenses a bit:  a waterfront training location, coaching, insurance, special boats and safety boats, jerseys and more.  Hatteras Sailing does its best to subsidize the cost depending on how much is supported by sponsors and community supporters, participants help with fundraising is something that will only help the program become more affordable.  Currently Costs are pro-rated based on the number of sailors in each school’s team which means that the price goes down if its divided up by more participants. You can toggle the drop down registration fields below to see what that means for each sailor. Total operastional costs are $400 per practice; $1000 per regatta and for the most part this is divided up by the number of participants.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE: 7 practices / 2 regattas / 8 Sailors = $600 per sailor

Practice: Practice starts second sat in March, 2025. We will practice at Colington Yacht Club or Hatteras Community Sailing at the coach’s discretion. Practices are Saturday from 9am-3pm every Saturday we are not at a regatta.

Regattas: tbd

Details: We will sail 10 activities including either 3 regattas and 7 practices or 2 regattas and 8 practices depending on the votes cast in the Schedule Input Form. The boats and sails are provided. You need some personal equipment including life vest, gloves, proper shoes, possibly foul weather gear.

Registration Steps:

1. Please complete the Registration form at this link.
2. Complete the Schedule Input Form
3. Complete the Liability Waiver 
4. If you need a scholarship, fill out the registration form and make a note in the “other information” field. To apply for a scholarship, click here.
5. Payment plans are fine and we can take venmo or set it up through the website. Checks are fine too. We cannot take cash. Even if you pay via the website, please arrange it first with program director (she will send you a payment link)

Attendance Policy: All regattas and practices are mandatory. High School Sailing is a team sport and each sailor has an obligation to not let down their team members. A minimum number of sailors is required for our teams to meet eligibility requirements with the South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association (SAISA), and an absence could forfeit the whole team.

– a sailor may not miss a regatta due to a conflicting sport or activity