Sheridan Shore Sailing School

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For more than 70 years, Sheridan Shore Sailing School has been proud to offer students of all ages the opportunity to experiences the thrill, challenge, and exhilaration of sailing. Sailing Level 1 Small Boat and 1st AID/ CPR Certified. Our classes feature a low student-to-instructor ratio to teach the skills of sailing and seamanship to juniors, high school students, and adults of all ability lev

els. In addition to summer sailing lessons, we also coach Evanston Township and Loyola Academy High School teams in the spring and fall. We have also partnered with the North Suburban Recreation Association to offer sailing to children and adults with disabilities. In 2014, Sheridan Shore Sailing School became accredited as one of 26 US Sailing Community Sailing Centers. This honor recognizes that SSSS exceeds all the required standards set forth by U.S. Sailing and maintains an impressive commitment to high quality public access sailing through our educational resources and outstanding staff. The Sailing School operates in partnership with the Wilmette Harbor Association and is located at Sheridan Shore Yacht Club in Wilmette, IL.

✨Alum spotlight!✨ We are incredibly proud of Ty Nedoss for starting his freshman year at the Massachusetts Maritime Acad...
08/28/2026

✨Alum spotlight!✨ We are incredibly proud of Ty Nedoss for starting his freshman year at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy academy! 🇺🇸 ⚓️ Ty successfully completed his 2-week boot camp and will be getting into academic life soon.

Fun fact: Cadets gain real-world experience aboard the school’s massive training ship, the T.S. Kennedy, embarking on multi-week voyages.

We miss you ty kim and we’re so proud of you!

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08/26/2026

Thanks to opti dad Dimitry Braznichenko for capturing some great footage from practice yesterday! RWB and Varsity were out on the lake and our new greenies practiced tacking and trimming off the dock. Lots of work to do! Here’s to a great Fall season! 🍁 ⛵️ 🌊

✨Alum spotlight!✨ We are incredibly proud of Bleu Strnad for completing his Plebe summer at the United States Naval Acad...
08/26/2026

✨Alum spotlight!✨ We are incredibly proud of Bleu Strnad for completing his Plebe summer at the United States Naval Academy 🇺🇸 ⚓️ in addition to a LOT of PT and training, Bleu has recently joined the USNA Offshore Sailing Team. The team has twenty Navy 26s as well as Navy 44s that Bleu will be training and competing on.

Fun fact: the USNA has the largest offshore sail training fleet for collegiate sailing in the US!

Always rooting for you, Bleu Strnad 💪 ⛵️ 📚

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WELCOME BACK! With 20 opti sailors registered, a Club 420 spin/trap Monday and JV/Middle School all going on, we’ve got ...
08/24/2026

WELCOME BACK! With 20 opti sailors registered, a Club 420 spin/trap Monday and JV/Middle School all going on, we’ve got our hands full! We’re looking forward to an amazing fall program with our amazing team!

08/19/2026

Who else is already missing summer? We know we are! What was your fav part of summer sailing this year?

Thanks lucy elvart 🪩 for the edit 🎥 ❤️ ⛵️

We can’t believe it’s the LAST DAY of summer camp! Thank you to all of our sailors and families, as well as our rock sta...
08/14/2026

We can’t believe it’s the LAST DAY of summer camp! Thank you to all of our sailors and families, as well as our rock star staff and volunteers for making it the best summer yet!

What was your (or your sailor’s) favorite part of the summer with us? Drop it in the comments!

We’ll see you back in 2027 for more summer fun, in the mean time, keep an eye out for our adventures with our awesome hs/ms/opti race team fun September through May!

What do we do when it is stormy during sailing camp? Lots of things! Today the Beginner Prams and Intermediate Prams eng...
08/13/2026

What do we do when it is stormy during sailing camp? Lots of things! Today the Beginner Prams and Intermediate Prams engineered their own boats using craft supplies in our classroom. Good work, future boat-builders! ⚓️⛵️🧵🧶🛠️🔩🎉

And just like that, another summer on the water comes to a close. From learning the basics to building confidence, saili...
08/13/2026

And just like that, another summer on the water comes to a close. From learning the basics to building confidence, sailing around the lake, and making memories with new friends, our sailors packed the summer with adventure.

We’re already looking forward to seeing everyone back on the water! ☀️⛵️🌊

As our Summer sailing season winds down this week, we want to extend sincere appreciation to our amazing team for doing ...
08/12/2026

As our Summer sailing season winds down this week, we want to extend sincere appreciation to our amazing team for doing an incredible job working with nearly 500 sailors this summer over the last 10 weeks. Teaching sailing is a fun job, but it’s certainly not easy and we know that our team goes above and beyond every day to meet the individual and collective needs of our students.

We celebrated the end of the season last night at Medieval Times Chicago and had a great time rooting for the red and yellow knight!

We hope to see everyone back next year!!

Address

20 Harbor Drive
Wilmette, IL
60091

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18472511110

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