Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League

11/04/2025

We were pleased to hold our third annual Regatta on the Allegheny for Pittsburgh area high school students. PPSL is a Pittsburgh-based all-volunteer not-for-profit organization that provides learn-to-sail and sailboat racing opportunities for Pittsburgh area high school students with a no-turn-away policy based on ability to pay. We also offer a learn-to-sail program for adults. Program information is available at www.pittsburghsailing.com

Here's a link to a video on the October 5th regatta.
https://youtu.be/zasFiTxs4KE?si=yY2rgHWunXtaFT3I

The Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League is a racing and community high school sailing program located at the junction of the three rivers.

10/30/2024

Check out our latest newsletter. It includes a great video of our October 5th regatta done by one of our sailors.

THE WIND IN OUR SAILS “A sailing program serving Pittsburgh area high school students and others”

08/23/2024

Our sailors were very interested in learning about efforts to improve the water quality of Pittsburgh area rivers. Scholastic Outreach Team members of the regional wastewater treatment organization, ALCOSAN, recently met with our sailors to review ongoing projects to expand their treatment plant and address stormwater impact on the regional combined sewer/stormwater system. The presentation included testing of water quality in the river next to our sailing platform. ALCOSAN was the first corporate sponsor of the Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League and recently renewed their sponsorship. We deeply appreciate ALCOSAN's support for our sailing program and their leadership to improve the quality of our rivers.

07/22/2024

Our new adult learn-to-sail program is off to a great start. It's going so well, we've expanded our schedule (see below). No sailing experience is necessary. We look forward introducing people to the joy of sailing. Check out our sailing program at
https://www.pittsburghsailing.com/adult-sailing

Schedule
Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League
Adult learn-to-sail program
Thursday's. 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturdays 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Sunday. 9 :00 am to 12:00 noon

06/18/2024

Our Adult learn-to-sail program is off to a great start. We sail on Sunday mornings from our location at an amphitheater next to Carnegie Science Center. Check our website link for more information.
https://www.pittsburghsailing.com/adult-sailing

05/24/2024

The weather was great today, May 23rd, for our first sail of the season. One of our instructors, Kerry, did a wonder job of introducing a few of our high school students to the sport of sailing.

02/29/2024

Please take a moment to check out our February newsletter. While Winter continues, we're busy getting ready for our fourth year of high school sailing. We are also seeking your help to acquire an additional sailboat to expand our sailing program, including an adult learn-to-sail program.

https://www.pittsburghsailing.com/so/ccOr6gsWL?languageTag=en

THE WIND IN OUR SAILS “A sailing program serving Pittsburgh area high school students and others”

10/24/2023

We are pleased to share a video on our October 7th, Regatta on the Allegheny. Our sailors did a great job in gusty wind conditions. Most of our sailors had never been on a sailboat before joining the program this year.
And please take a moment to visit our website to see how you can support high school sailing for those who traditionally have not had access to the sport of sailing. www.pittsburghsailing.com

Video link to Regatta on the Allegheny
https://youtu.be/C1XB_ME8FiE?si=jWhWDqzyFMdujNgH

On October 7th, 2023, Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League held the first-ever high school sailing regatta held in the City of Pittsburgh. Sailing was on the A...

10/10/2023

Like all youth sailing programs, we are looking at ways to protect our sailors from concussions. We've decided to see if padding booms would help. The material used is a dense foam pad product used to protect car doors from garage walls. The product has a strong adhesive. So far no head hits with booms. I would note our RS Quests have high booms. The product used is Garage Smith GWP04 Garage Wall Protector Car Door Protectors available through Amazon. Just wandering if other programs are considering padding booms.

10/10/2023

The October 7th Regatta on the Allegheny was a great success. Our high school sailors took on gusty winds in a series of high competitive races. While ultimately there was a first place, second place and a tie for third place, all were winners in this first high school sailing regatta in the City of Pittsburgh.

10/06/2023

Last sailing before the October 7 Regatta on the Allegheny included practice starts and spinnaker runs. Let's hope that we can sail with a predicted cold front coming in late Friday.

09/27/2023

The Sailing Club at the University of Pittsburgh recently had a chance to try out the Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League's sailing simulator. They enjoyed working with simulator particularly how how the sails responded to the fan-generated wind. More than a decade ago, PPSL help to form the sailing club.