Saylorville Yacht Club Sailing School - SYCSS

02/20/2025

⛵️REGISTRATION IS OPEN⛵️

It may be frigid outside, but the 2025 Adult Small Boat class is officially open!

ASB is perfect for beginners whether you are learning, re-learning, or wanting a formal education on the basics of sailing - Adult Small Boat is for you.

Never been on a boat? Get signed up! ✅
Never been on a sailboat? Get signed up! ✅
Retired? Get signed up! ✅
In your career? Get signed up! ✅
At least 17 years old? Get signed up! ✅
Want to learn how to sail? GET SIGNED UP! ✅

Get signed up here 👉: https://sycss.wildapricot.org/page-18092

"This was a great introduction to sailing, and I'm looking forward to getting more time in on the water to practice those skills (and learn new ones!)."

07/15/2024

Did you miss out on our June small boat class?

We have more classes open now:

August 2nd-4th Adult Small Boat
September 20th-22nd Adult Small Boat
October 11th-13th Adult Small Boat

Info and registration is available here: https://sycss.org/page-18092

These classes are all taught on our Precision 185s, which are stable dinghies and great for learning.

Adult Small Boat is taught at Saylorville Marina on Precision 185s. This is a 15 hour weekend course that teaches basic sailing skills on small boats.

05/12/2024

Registration is open for our June sailing class. This class uses our Precision 185 sailboats, which are 18.5 feet long. While technically a dinghy, they are wide and stable and quite forgiving to the novice sailor. They also can get up and move quickly using only the wind.

Registration and course schedule are up here: https://sycss.wildapricot.org/event-5685000 .

We plan to have another course on August 2nd-4th, with the same schedule (Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday class).

05/08/2023

Never been sailing before? Want to see what it's all about? We're happy to announce that we're bringing back our US Sailing First Sail program this summer. Spots are available for our May 20th First Sail event, information and registration are available here:

A unique sailing opportunity hosted by the Yacht Club and the Sailing School to introduce new and interested people who want to learn more about our sport of sailing.  Experienced boat captains and crew will give you a 2-hour ride to enjoy the beauty of sailing on Saylorville Lake.  After your sai...

08/16/2022

Friendly reminder: this Saturday 8/20 from 4-6pm we have a First Sail event. If you've never sailed before and want to try it out, or if you've got a little experience and want to meet local sailors, it's a great event. We'll have some drinks and snacks afterwards around 6. Wind and weather forecast for this weekend (as of today) is supposed to be AMAZING: high temps in the low 80s, wind 8-10 out of the WNW (which usually means spirited sailing!). Signup here!

A unique sailing opportunity hosted by the Yacht Club and the Sailing School to introduce new and interested people who want to learn more about our sport of sailing.  Experienced boat captains and crew will give you a 2-hour ride to enjoy the beauty of sailing on Saylorville Lake.  After your sai...

06/07/2022

Want to take a sailing class? We have a few upcoming courses:

June 16-18: Adult Daysailer (three-day class on a keelboat to teach you the basics of sailing). SOLD OUT.
June 18: First Sail (no experience necessary, find out if you're interested in sailing).
June 23-25: Ladies Only Daysailer course
July 21-23: Small Boat Class
August 11-13: Adult Daysailer

See our calendar for details and signup:

04/16/2022

Sailing season 2022 is coming up and soon the schedule of classes will be posted. Thank you for your patience while we rebuild our pages. We want to get it correct. Looking forward to a great season⛵️

01/01/2022

This is the greatest little secret outdoor activity in Central Iowa. Follow us and come join a great group of people having fun on the water learning to sail.

Anyone can turn on a key and have fun on the water; it takes special skills to learn the art of sailing ⛵️ ❤️

12/29/2021