Summer Sailing Instructor

New England Science & Sailing Foundation • Stonington, Connecticut • Posted June 10, 2026

About the Role

NESS is looking for motivated, hard working instructors to help inspire the next generation of sailors.


This position will work closely with fellow instructors, NESS support staff, and Junior Instructors. NESS offers a variety of classes from learn to sail to adventure sailing to keelboats to foiling!


Our team of instructors have after hour access to sail our fleet of foiling boats (Waszps, UFO, foil boards, Quant 23), Melges 15s, RS500, windsurf boards, etc! Boats in our fleet include: Optis, 420s, Lasers, Hartley 12s, O'pen Bics, 29ers, Waszps, UFO, Windsurf boards, J-22, Sonars, Melges 15s, J70, RS 500, Esse 850 


Duties and Responsibilities: 


• Implement both classroom and on the water lessons


• Provide leadership to students and assist in overseeing junior instructors 


• Preserve organized classroom space 

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