There is a max and min for both, and they are for students' protection as well as that of others in their class. Students younger than 10 and less than 90lbs tend to not have sufficient upper body strength or weight to be able to right a capsized boat. We also like kids to have at least a decade of common sense before giving them a boat to drive around.

At the other end of the scale, persons who are over 220lbs will find difficulty in moving around safely within a dinghy, and may have trouble fitting into a drysuit (we only have sizes up to XXL). If you're concerned, get ahold of us ahead of time and we'll talk. For safety sake though, we must reserve the right to disallow persons who are too large or too light to sail with us safely, at the discretion of our instructors and board of directors (but do bear in mind that in 14+ years of operation this has only been a problem at the upper end once).