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Learn to Sail
3rd Coast Cruising offers a wide variety of sailing options. Our "Learn to Sail" program will appeal to all levels of sailors including potential boat owners/bareboaters offering hands-on training. We offer more sailing packages and sailing times than any other school in Chicago. We want to make sure our teaching style works for our new students especially if they are new to sailing; it is important for new sailors to get several experiences on the water before they decide if they got what it takes! To assist new sailors in deciding what package makes the most sense, we developed a Trial Membership so new folks can “kick the tires”.
TRIAL MEMBERSHIP PROCESS: Once a student completes their trial membership and is interested in continuing, we will get feedback from the club members they sailed with to determine compatibility. We want to ensure that we have a good match for everyone!
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Fill out this SURVEY and complete our Beginner Quiz to see if you qualify for our Trial Membership Discount.
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Once we receive your responses, we will send you more details regarding this program.
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Flexible Scheduling online by the students; you pick your dates!
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3rd Coast is a Certified NauticEd School
Internationally Recognized SLC License For Sailing
Sailing season runs mid-May through mid-October.
SAILING SCHEDULE
Monday @ 6:30pm
Tuesday @ 6:30pm
Wednesday @ 6:30pm
Thursday @ 6:30pm
Friday @ 6:30pm
Saturday @ 10:00am
Saturday @ 1:30pm
Sunday @ 10:00am
Sunday @ 1:30pm
All Sails are 3 hours long.

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Sailing Packages
Listed below are all of the sailing packages that we offer. Everyone who is considering a Membership will need to complete our Trial Membership Program. Considering the number of membership options we offer, we want all prospective students to get a chance to "test the waters" with us before committing. We also offer Private Lessons for groups up to 6 people.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
NON-MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
cOMPARISON
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Good for 1 Season
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Some are Shareable
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Unlimited Seatime
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Certification/Bareboating
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Good for 2 years
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Shareable
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PPS: Pay Per Sail
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Certification
Lighthouse Club or 5 week
Sailing Profiles Choose your package
Mate Membership Packages
(Ultimate Flexibility for Scheduling)
Weekly Membership Packages
(Sail 1 time per wk)
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Commander's or 15 wk
Captain's or 20 wk
Explorer or 10 wk
admirals
Captn' Aptshp or PPS
5 wk family
10 wk family
contact us Customize
SAILING SCHEDULE, MAY-OCT
MONDAY - 6:30-9:30 PM
TUESDAY - 6:30-9:30 PM
WEDNESDAY - 6:30-9:30 PM
THURSDAY - 6:30-9:30 PM
FRIDAY - 6:30-9:30 PM
SATURDAY - 10 AM, 1:30 & 5 PM
SUNDAY - 10 AM, 1:30 & 5 PM