Long Island offers dozens of opportunities for children to learn to sail, through sailing schools, yacht clubs and town offerings. ... who has taught people how to sail on Long Island for 15 years.

Here are a few options for sailing lessons on Long Island: Port Jefferson Yacht Club, portjeffersonyachtclub.com The WaterFront Center, Oyster Bay, thewaterfrontcenter.org ...

As Rudnick says: “Any yacht club on Long Island Sound probably offers seven weeks of sailing in the summer, taught by a college sailor. For some kids, that’s enough. But every club has one ...