Refresher Course

Update ~ February 2, 2026:

2026 Sailing Season Registration

Registration for the 2026 Lessons will open at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

You may need to refresh your browser a few times for the Session links in the red box (below) to appear as registration is activated.

Lessons will resume April 25th.

ALERT! Potomac Sewage Interceptor Spill - DC Sail Operations Update:

We are continuously monitoring the situation at our Anacostia River and surrounding dock area and will only commence with planned operations when an "all clear" message/notification has been issued from official DC authorities. Links for Updates: DOEE, DC WATER, COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN, POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK, ANACOSTIA RIVERKEEPER, DC HEALTH, FEMA (Ops Update 02-18-26.) You may want to consider registering your lessons for later in early summer. Should we need to suspend operations this spring, and be unable to host lessons due to health/safety water quality issues, those registered will be contacted via email with a notice of cancellation and will be issued a refund. Please note that rescheduling will be nearly impossible though if available Sessions are open, paid registrants be offered that as an option before a refund is issued. 

Thank You!

(Membership with DC Sail is required in order to register for the Refresher Course. )

The Refresher Course lessons will resume in April 2026 and will only run until late June 2026. 

Want to brush up on your sailing sailing skills after a long winter or quite a few years off the water? Take DC Sail's Refresher Course! This course is offered Saturday mornings from 10 am - 1 pm.

The Refresher Course is designed to have an open curriculum allowing students to identify the sailing skills they wish to practice. The session is four students to one instructor on a Flying Scot.

Refresher Courses are held from the start of our sailing season through June and are posted below. 

Cost: $145.00 for Basic Members, or one complimentary lesson per year for Admiral, Lifetime and Super Members.

Registration: Please select the lesson via the link in the red box below and proceed with registration.

DC SAIL CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

• Requests for cancellation 30+ days from start date would receive a full refund.
• Requests for cancellation within 30 days to 14 days from the start date would receive a 75% refund.
• Requests for cancellations with less than 14 days prior to the start date would be non-refundable. *Consideration of extraordinary circumstances will be at the discretion of the Executive Director.