We have now completed our inaugural season and what a smashing success it was!!! Thanks so much to all who have supported this non-profit venture: The City of Hudson, the local business community, the parents, our board, the many volunteers, and most importantly the more than 90 student/athletes who took part in our classes.

Registraion for 2010 classes will begin shortly after the new year, please send a message to registrar@saintcroixsailingschool.org to get on our e-mail list for school announcements.

Due to overwhelming interest the Saint Croix Sailing School has agreed to add one more week of classes.

The classes will run Monday, August 10th through the 14th.

The week is filling up quickly, but space does remain. Please contact registrar@saintcroixsailingschool.org for more information or call us at (715) 808.4114. Thank you for making our inaugural year such a wonderful success!

Registration is now open. Classes run one week and start Mondays. Each week-long class is $195. Please print the schedule, waiver form, and registration form. Pick the week you would like to register for from the schedule. Enter the week, boat and level of instruction you would like on the registration form. See “our boats” on the web menu for help on selecting the right boat. Mail the registration form, waiver form, and your check to the school. We will confirm your registration after receiving the forms and payment. Please ask any questions you may have.

The Saint Croix Sailing School is proud to host the inaugural River Run Regatta on July 31. This regatta is a part of the Twin Cities Youth Sailing organizations series of Friday regattas throughout the area. Competitors will come from throughout the region and will compete in Optimist dinghies and Lasers. The event will be based in Lakefront Park in downtown Hudson; good viewing of the racing should be possible from the park. Please join the fun!

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We are very pleased to announce our adult lessons program. We have had many inquiries about adult lessons and are excited to unveil our program. Because of the wide range of aptitude and experience we expect to find among the adult students we will be offering what are essentially private lessons. For a cost of $100 our adult students will be given two two-hour classes scheduled at their convenience. One or two adults can participate in these classes for the same $100 fee. Classes will include some shore instruction plus on-the-water time in our Club 420 boats. Classes can be scheduled through Terry Thompson, the Saint Croix Sailing School waterfront director. Terry can be reached at 715-808-4114 or lasersailors@comcast.net.

We knew we would be offering adult lessons before long but demand means we will be doing it sooner rather than later!! The basic plan is to offer “semi-private” lessons on larger boats. Two hour sessions will be offered on weeknights. Sessions will be tailored to the student(s) from an introduction to sailing through advanced racing. With one two-hour session you will learn a lot; with a few sessions you will master the basics. Classes will be taught by experienced and trained sailors volunteering their time; 100% of class fees will directly support the youth sailing programs of the school. If you are interested in adult lessons register your name and contact info here and we will contact you when scheduling begins.

Pictured Wheeler Morris standing next to one of the 420’s purchased by SCSS
Picture courtesy of Bill Hooper

On Sunday May 3, the school hosted a wonderful gathering with food provided by Barker’s Bar and Grill and the San Pedro Café; wine tasting by Casanova Liquors; and music by Sam Twain Salter. School boats were displayed and an appeal for donations was made. The great news is that over $25,000 was donated!! That puts the school well over halfway to the goal of $165,000 but more is needed. Help us launch this school to plan; please consider supporting our mission with a donation today; we are a 501(c)(3) so all donations are fully deductible. We would be very happy to sit down with you to discuss the school and our needs at any time. Please consider joining the cause.

Hudson Councilman Scot O’Malley (far left) and SCSS Board Chair Jon Morris (far right speaking with donors.)
Picture courtesy of Bill Hooper

Interested in promoting youth sailing on the St. Croix River? The Saint Croix Sailing School is dedicated to improving the lives of area youths by teaching life lessons through the sport of sailing. We are committed to not turning away any interested student and hope to do so by keeping tuition fees to a minimum. We are excited to announce a Captial Event supported by local bussiness of Hudson. San Pedro Cafe, Barker’s Bar and Grill, and Casanova’s are sponsering the event please click on INVITATION for more information.

Saint Croix Sailing School is a 501(c)3 organization. We can accept donations that are tax deductible. Since we are committed to keeping tuition low and classes available to all students please help us by donating now. Feel free to conact any of our board members on the “contact us” page for more information.

The long awaited schedule is now available. A great deal of planning and consideration went into how best to serve the young sailors. Visit our “Schedule Page” for more information.

Please click here for registration. Simply fill out the registration form and indicate the week that the child would like to attend classes. Also please be sure to mail in the waiver form. A confirmation letter will be sent prior to classes beginning. Please feel free to contact us with any questions concerning which class to choose. Registrar@saintcroixsailingschool.org