The Jay Ginter Youth Sailing Scholarship is available to students and families for whom the course fees are truly prohibitive, because no one should be prevented from enjoying Youth Sailing beause of the cost. They’re very informal. If you'd like to inquire about financial aid, please just send us an e-mail and ask (you don't need to convince us, we trust folks to ask for what's fair) and we’ll do our best for you. There are no set criteria for scholarships, and approval is given at the discretion of the Board, and we want very much to make it work (no one can remember having ever declined a request). Our goal is to get kids out on the water.

JYS scholarships are given in honor of Jay Ginter, who passed away in 2011. Jay was one of our founders, an avid southeast sailor and all-around wonderful human being. Donations given in Jay's memory greatly bolster JYSailing's ability to offer financial aid and keep the boats afloat. Thank you one and all (JG especially).