Spring interscholastic sailing

The Cleveland Foundry’s Interscholastic Sailing Program is open to student athletes in the 6th through 12th grades. It includes ten weeks of on-the-water practice and coaching at sailing competitions. Middle School sessions are 6 weeks. The student athletes have access to a fleet of professionally maintained dinghies, certified coaches and more.

Please note that prior sailing experience is recommended.

Middle School

The Middle School Development Sailing program is a Wednesday night, six session series for 6th-8th graders interest in racing E420's in high school. Designed for sailors learning to race or those transitioning from optis, prams, lasers, others to E420 boats.

Prior experience in summer Learn to Sail and Learn to Race camps are recommended

Cost: $289

Junior Varsity

Sailors in the 8th grade from any school, and 9-12th grade sailors from a high school with three or fewer sailors. JV sailors are eligible to participate in MISSA Tier 3 regattas.

Cost: $1225

Varsity

Sailors in grades 9-12th with a team of 4 or more students from the same high school. These sailors are eligible to participate in MISSA Tier, 1, 2, and 3 regattas.

Cost: $1450

When

Varsity & Junior Varsity

January 7th- May 29th, 2024

Pre-Season Conditioning Schedule

January 7 - March 14, 2025

Open Gym*: Monday - Thursday 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Sailing Conditioning: Tuesday and Thursday 4:00pm - 5:00pm

*Open Gym is a monitored gym experience open to all registered JV and Varsity athletes. There is no formal instruction during this time. Open gym and conditioning is hosted on the Foundry main campus at 1831 Columbus Road, Cleveland.

Season Practice Schedule

March 24 - May 29, 2025

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00-7:00pm

Regattas

Regattas for each level are listed on the registration page.

Where

We launch from the Gordon Park East 72 Street Boat Ramp

7305 Marginal Road

Cleveland, OH 44108

Team Composition

To participate in Tier 1 and 2 regattas, sailors must belong to a team of both an A and B boat from the same school (a full team is comprised of four sailors from the same school).

Tier 3 regattas allow a mix of sailors from different schools. Team composition is at the discretion of The Foundry coaching staff.