About Our Program

Our overall goal is simple: Safety, fun, and success.
We provide a safe and fun learning environment for young sailors, as well as:

Teach young people safe boat handling, seamanship, and sportsmanship
Help young people learn to sail
Help young people learn techniques of one-design racing and to help them fully develop their one-design racing skills
Promote youth sailing competition

SSA has been a leader in junior sailing nationally and internationally for over 50 years.
Thousands of sailors have had the opportunity to experience sailing through this Program.
Sailors from SSA's Junior Program have gone on to compete in collegiate, National, World,
America's Cup, and Olympic competition. Also important are the countless young men and
women who have taken their experiences at SSA and gone on to make sailing a lifelong passion;
whether it be ocean/coastal cruising, one-design racing, grand prix racing or day sailing.