This summer Longshore Sailing School, and all of Longshore Club Park, is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary. There are several special events and offers occuring to commemorate the big Five-Oh. The park has created and released a documentary on the history of Longshore which is now available on DVD, and will be hosting several fundraiser events through out the summer in hopes to publish a coffee table book about the park.

The sailing school is offering personalized engraved bricks for the Memorial Brickwalk at $25 off (now $50 rather than $75). The Memorial Brickwalk was donated to LSS in 2002 by Friends of Longshore Sailing School (FOLSS). This summer, 50% of the proceeds will go to the FOLSS kids scholarship fund, which gives less fortunate children an opportunity to learn how to sail here at Longshore. The other 50% will go towards Westport’s public celebrations and research of Longshore Club Park’s history.

Celebrate 50 years of community building at Longshore Club Park and Longshore Sailing School.

Summer is underway! It’s time to throw off the suits and ties and join us on the water. Along with our regular curriculum and rentals, we are introducing stand-up paddle boards to our fleet this summer. We are the first program in our area (and we believe in the entire Long Island Sound) to offer paddleboarding lessons and rentals.

Rentals are already available, and courses in both the junior and adult curriculum are approaching. Our first paddleboarding course for adults (ages 17 and older) will be offered on Saturday June 26th from 9:30am-12pm. You can register for the course (WSUP-626) online or call us at 203 226 4646. In our junior specialty program, we are also excited to announce the first of our week long Ultimate Paddling courses for students aged 12-16 on June 21-25 Monday-Friday 2:30-5pm . Register for SUP-02 online or by calling the office.

Check back for more announcements on upcoming courses at Longshore!

Longshore Sailing School and the Westport Tennis Club announce the continuation of a 10-year tradition – synchronizing their summer programming to jointly provide a full day of safe and educational fun.

Aspiring Sailors and Tennis Stars may choose to spend the morning on the water and afternoon on the court, or vice-versa.  No matter what your child’s level of skill in tennis or sailing, beginner through advanced, there is always a place for him or her in both programs.

Both organizations have arranged their schedules to align during the following weeks this summer.  Each session spans a two week period.  Please call the Westport Tennis Club at (203) 255-3481 and Longshore Sailing School, (203) 226-4646, to sign up.

For busy parents, transportation arrangements between Longshore Club Park and Westport’s Tennis Club can be made through Kids on the Go (203) 221-1421.

Happy New Year!  The excitement is brewing at Longshore Sailing School as the start of this season also marks our 50th Anniversary.

Our ‘Away-Team’ has departed for the Bitter End Yatch Club in Virgin Gorda.  And those holding down the fort are just back from the post office where over 2,000 post cards have been mailed to announce the start of enrollment.  As promised, the first 100 registrants will receive a free 2010 calendar with our favorite pictures from last years Junior Program.

For help selecting an appropriate course please see our Course Descriptions and Master Schedule.  You can enroll online or by calling us at (203) 226-4646.