2023 Season has Completed
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Beginner, Intermediate and Racing classes in Optimist sailing dinghies and Club 420 Sailing dinghies.
Ipswich Junior Sailing Inc. is a non-profit organization open to all young sailors.
The Ipswich Junior Sailing Program is operated at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club
Quay Road, P.O. Box 364, Ipswich, MA. 01938
Ipswich Junior Sailing offers sailing lessons to all youth ages 8 to 16. The program is located at Ipswich Bay Yacht Club and sails in Plum Island Sound. Ipswich Junior Sailing, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and welcomes all students of any race, color, religion, or national origin. Scholarships are also available based on need, among other criteria.
Ipswich Junior Sailing uses 14 Optimist dinghies and 8 Club 420 dinghies. These boats are the choice of sailing programs nationwide because they are sturdy on which to learn while providing enough challenge to keep competitive racers engaged. All sailors are grouped by age and abilities. Our racing program offers experienced sailors an opportunity to participate in local and regional regattas such as Marblehead Junior Race Week.
With every wave, a new story unfolds. Our sailors are ready for the next chapter, and so are we! 🌊 February is just around the corner – get ready to embark on the journey with us!
Raise your hand if you’re ready to start sailing again!! 🙋
Last day of the session, and the year! Thank you to everyone that participated in this session, as well as everyone who attended our program this summer. We had a great last pirate day and we can’t wait to see everyone next year! Thanks again for making this summer so special and successful. #sailfast
Great first few days on the water this week! Optis have been working on navigating a course set on the water, while our race team has been enjoying the last few race practices of the season. See everyone tomorrow for our last pirate day!
As Ipswich Junior Sailing celebrated our successful 2023 season, the feeling of community was widespread this morning. A fun time was had by all sailors, both the race team and other students, on a beautiful, very windy day! Some played games on the lawn and under the tent while others sailed in the bay, and it was even too windy that no races were held.
Lots of great food, and of course, the traditional IJS end of season cake! Sailors, some parents and families as well as board members got to hear about the program, season, and awards. (Even the local newspaper made an appearance!) Thank you to all participants and everyone who made this event as successful as it was! See you next week for our final week of the year!
To everyone who sailed this year at IJS, a huge thank you for making your instructors summer fun, and hopefully you had a lot of fun too! Hope to see everyone next summer!
Some 📸 from Squam Day yesterday! We had two top 5 finishes from Will and Will (2nd place 420s) and Layla (4th place Opti green). Thank you to @ayc.stp for hosting this event, and to all of our sailors who participated in either one of their first races or people who have been racing for multiple years. See you next week for our last session of the year! ⛵️💨 #sailfast
Results from Squam Day today:
(Awards go to top 5 finishers)
420s (25 boats)
2: Will will
8: Benji reed
11: Charlie sebby
14: Ryan Holden
16: Isabelle Theo
17: Paolo Aidan
21: Colin Collin
Opti champ (17 boats)
11: Michael
Opti green (18 boats
4: Layla
6: Mikey
Boats are firin on all cylinders. The squad is locked and loaded. Ready for annisquam! #squamready
Another fun and enthusiastic group of students dressed as pirates for pirate day! Thank you to everyone who participated in dressing up, bringing baked goods, and having fun sailing and at the beach. Next up tomorrow, the IJS race team prepares to travel to Annisquam to compete at Squam Day. Looking forward to a great last session! 🏴☠️ ⛵️
Our opti sailors had a successful day on the water. Through strong current and gusty wind, all of the students practiced their upwind/downwind sailing skills. Looking forward to another great day tomorrow, as well as pirate day on Thursday!
Looking forward to see a brand new group of sailors Monday morning for the start of session 4!
Marblehead Junior Race Week of 2023 is officially in the books. Congratulations to all of our racers for your outstanding performances facing some tough competition. Thank you to @pleonyachtclubofficial for hosting this event. Next up for the IJS race team is preparing for squam day on August 4th!
Wow! What a great week at MJRW! Congrats to all of our coaches and staff. Thank you to parent volunteers and everyone who helped along the way, we couldn’t have done it without everyone! More photos to come. Thanks for hosting @pleonyachtclubofficial
Day 3 of Marblehead is here! We have had many successes so far and the IJS race team hopes to build on these today. Good luck everyone! #sailfast
Marblehead Junior Race Week day 1 is in the books! Stayed with the 420s today, both champ and green. Had some good showings today, as well as things the race team knows that can improve on tomorrow. See everyone tomorrow bright and early for the harbor start at 9:30 am!
Mostly pictures of our champ racers today, and planning on getting more of our green fleet tomorrow. #sailfast
Michael Carner and the IJS race team take on Marblehead for day 1! Good luck to all of our racers. #sailfast
Ipswich Junior Sailing’s annual Greenhead regatta is in the books, and what a successful day it was. We had a record 51 sailors compete in our opti and 420 lines. Thank you for everyone who participated in the event, as well as made the event possible. The IJS race team is looking forward to competing at Marblehead Junior Race Week starting Monday. Again, thank you to all the sailing programs for bringing sailors to compete in our event!
The Ipswich Junior Sailing race team hosts our annual Greenhead Regatta today. #sailfast
Session 3 has started off strong! Over the past three days, opti sailors have been working on sailing skills that they have been taught through chalk talks and land drills. Everyone is eager and enthusiastic about sailing, which is what we like to see!
A quick reminder is that tomorrow is pirate day. Pirate costumes and baked goods are optional, while having fun with fellow sailors finding the buried treasure is something fun to look forward too! Can’t wait to see all those costumes and baked goods tomorrow. ⛵️🏴☠️🍪
Ipswich Junior Sailing is preparing to host our annual Greenhead Regatta at the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. Can’t wait to see everyone on this Friday July 21st! ⛵️💨
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Ipswich Junior Sailing
Ipswich Junior Sailing is open to all to ages 8 - 16 and operates at Ipswich Bay Yacht Club with thei
With every wave, a new story unfolds. Our sailors are ready for the next chapter, and so are we! 🌊 February is just around the corner – get ready to embark on the journey with us!
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Last day of the session, and the year! Thank you to everyone that participated in this session, as well as everyone who attended our program this summer. We had a great last pirate day and we can’t wait to see everyone next year! Thanks again for making this summer so special and successful. #sailfast
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Great first few days on the water this week! Optis have been working on navigating a course set on the water, while our race team has been enjoying the last few race practices of the season. See everyone tomorrow for our last pirate day!
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As Ipswich Junior Sailing celebrated our successful 2023 season, the feeling of community was widespread this morning. A fun time was had by all sailors, both the race team and other students, on a beautiful, very windy day! Some played games on the lawn and under the tent while others sailed in the bay, and it was even too windy that no races were held.
Lots of great food, and of course, the traditional IJS end of season cake! Sailors, some parents and families as well as board members got to hear about the program, season, and awards. (Even the local newspaper made an appearance!) Thank you to all participants and everyone who made this event as successful as it was! See you next week for our final week of the year!
To everyone who sailed this year at IJS, a huge thank you for making your instructors summer fun, and hopefully you had a lot of fun too! Hope to see everyone next summer!
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Great photos! Missed getting to celebrate with you all x
What a great season!