Learn to Sail at Port Credit Yacht Club

This July, the harbour at Port Credit Yacht Club was louder than usual, in the best way. More than 1,000 youth sailors, ages 8 to 22, were on site for the Steerers' Invitational, the Four Sisters Open, and the Club 420 North American Championship, and roughly 300 dinghies launched and returned from our docks every single day. Anyone who drove by that week saw exactly what a Learn to Sail program can grow into.

Learn to Sail at Port Credit Yacht Club, From Wet Feet to the Podium

Every one of those sailors started the same way every PCYC sailor does, in a beginner boat, with an instructor patient enough to explain which rope is which. Our Wet Feet program takes sailors as young as five, with no experience required, and eases them into the water through games, pool time, and short sails before they ever race anyone. From there, sailors move through CANSail 1 and 2, then CANSail 3 and 4, picking up spinnaker and trapeze work along the way, at whatever pace fits them.

Where that pace can eventually lead is real. Two PCYC Learn to Sail graduates have reached the Olympic podium, Tanya Warton won bronze in 1993, and Mike Wolfs won silver in 2004. Most sailors who start in Wet Feet are simply chasing a good summer on the water. But it says something about a program that the sailors who wanted to go all the way got there.

REGISTER NOW
Registration for the 2026 season of Youth Learn to Sail is open now. See program details and age groups on our Youth Learn to Sail page, or email us with questions. pcyc.net/youth-learn-to-sail

Steerers' and Four Sisters, Port Credit Yacht Club's Youth Racing Legacy

The Steerers' Invitational started in 1959, when PCYC's junior instructors invited a few neighbouring clubs to a regatta at the mouth of the Credit River simply because no youth championship existed yet in the area. It is now one of the longest-running youth sailing events in Canada. The Four Sisters Open joined the calendar in 2000, named partly for the four smokestacks that once stood watch over the harbour, and partly for the mothers and aunts who quietly keep the whole youth sailing program running. This year, both events led directly into hosting the Club 420 North American Championship, the kind of event only a handful of clubs are trusted to run.

Wet Feet Welcomes Every Kind of Sailor

Most families who sign up for Wet Feet are thinking about summer fun long before they are thinking about regattas, looking for a way to get their kids outside and onto the water with friends. That is exactly what the program is built for. Sessions run one week at a time throughout July and August, lunch and snacks are included, and every level from Wet Feet through CANSail 4 is designed to meet a sailor exactly where they are.

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If your family has been thinking about it, start your membership application, or email us and we will walk you through age groups, schedules, and next steps. pcyc.net/apply-online

Bring Your Family to Port Credit Yacht Club

Whatever your sailor is chasing, a fun summer, a lifelong hobby, or someday a spot on that same podium, it starts with one week in a small boat on this same stretch of water. We would love to have your family on our docks next season.

EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP
Come see, in person, what a thousand young sailors on the water at once looks like. Explore membership options, or email us to book a tour. pcyc.net/why-pcyc