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Interested in sailing adventures-afternoon, weekend or a week in foreign waters? This group will make those adventures a reality. If you want to learn or acquire more advanced skills we will provide hands on experience as well as instruction. Meeting location Radnor Hotel on 3rd Wednesday of each month but other Meetups will take place based on interest of members.
You must become a member of the Philadelphia Sailing Club to participate in any sailing trip. Membership in the PSC Meetup group is NOT the same as membership in the Philadelphia Sailing Club. Club membership is open to anyone 21 years or older and is enabled by signing a membership form and liability waiver and paying the annual fee.
Reservations for the trips must be made through the charter reservationist for that trip. Reservations for any social event requiring PSC membership or payment must be made with the reservationist designated for that event. Such reservations may NOT be made through this Meetup site.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- PSC Sailing Skills Dvelopment CourseEasttown Library, Berwyn, PA$30.00
The Philadelphia Sailing Club will sponsor an all-day course featuring instruction of skills needed for sailors of all levels. The classes will be focused on those skills most helpful in sailing on yachts 25-45 feet. You do NOT need to be a PSC member to participate but must be 21 or older, or 15 or older accompanied by someone 21 or older. No sailing experience necessary.
Upon registration, you will be given access to several on-line videos covering sailing terms and safety. On Friday, April 4, from 7:00-8:30PM an instructor will review this material and present on Aids to Navigation.
Principle in-person class will be Saturday, April 5th at the Easttown Public Library (Berwyn) from 10:00 AM to 4:30PM, with a light lunch included. Registrants may choose between two different class modules at each step: (1) Sailing Theory or Advanced Sail Trim, (2) Tacking & Gybing or Anchoring, (3) Rules of the Road or Docking (4) Knots or Advanced Knots (5) Chart Reading or Navigating with Electronics (6) Operating Under Power or Crew Overboard Strategies With lots of choice there will be content for sailors at all levels.
Cost is $30
Registration forms available at: https://basiamille.net/basia_psc_edu.html
