Longshore Sailing School Explained

Longshore Sailing School is a public facility in Westport, Connecticut that teaches sailing and paddling. It is "among the oldest and most renowned sailing programs in the country" and has earned "the country's most prestigious sail training awards".^[1]

Longshore was founded in 1960 by the Town of Westport Recreation Commission. In 1975, it changed to private operation.^{[2] [3]} In 2017, Jane Pimentel became the owner/operator.

Longshore provides sailing courses for children from ages 8 through 16.^[4] It also offers Adult programs in sailing. The school's staff includes US Sailing–certified Instructors and Instructor Trainers, as well as USCG-licensed Masters.

Longshore rents its fleet of approximately 200^[5] sailboats, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards to the public.

Sources

• Full Sail for the 45th Season
• Web site: SCUTTLEBUTT #430 - November 1, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20061017233538/http://www.sailingsource.com/scuttlebutt/430.html. 2006-10-17.

External links

• Westport Location Homepage
• Greenwich Location Homepage

41.1082°N -73.3679°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.longshoresailingschool.com/2006_brochure.pdf "John Kantor's Longshore Sailing School 2006
2. Rich, Jason, The Everything Family Guide to the Caribbean, Adams Media: 2005, page 240, accessed via GoogleBooks
3. http://www.northsoundings.com/nso_02_2_pages/nso_02_2_08_john_kantor.html "Come Join In On John Kantor’s Longshore Caribbean Sailing Weeks" brief article, "Soundings", newsletter of the Bitter End Yacht Club, January 14, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2007
4. Glynn, John, "Local Sports" column, Greenwich Time newspaper, Greenwich, Connecticut, June 9, 2006.
5. Web site: Gill . Chris . On Watch – John Kantor . WindCheck . 12 June 2023.