Norwalk Sailing School

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Norwalk Sailing School is a paddling school in Norwalk. They offer kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals and tours of the Norwalk Islands and Harbor. The school provides lessons and rentals for kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, windsurfing, and wingfoiling.

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Disciplines: Lessons, Kayaking

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4.7· 19 reviews on Google

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Beverly Follis· a month ago
What a great find is the Norwalk Sailing School! I was hoping to find a tour of the Norwalk Islands and when I googled island tours, the Norwalk Sailing School popped up. I found a schedule of kayak tours on the school’s website and phoned the school to schedule a tour. I received a call back and went on the tour we selected. Jake was our tour guide. After getting fitted for a life vest (very comfortable) and getting some safety issues out of the way we were off. Jake is a Norwalk native with a vast knowledge of the Norwalk islands. He guided us (each in a kayak) around the islands, stopping now and then to make sure we were doing okay and ready to continue. Jake was a great guide. The weather was perfect and the views were fantastic. I would go on this tour more than once for sure!
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R. Aaron La Mar· 3 years ago
My partner and I took 7 days of windsurfing lessons and we can't praise Norwalk Community Sailing enough. The staff is organized and pleasant to deal with. Scheduling and communication were excellent and everything was on-time. Our instructor was extremely knowledgeable, patient, passionate, and a kind person and good teacher. We will definitely be back.
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Avery Mezzanotte· a year ago
Had a fantastic lesson! The instructor was awesome, helped with a few great tips to improve older habits, and safe the entire time! Thanks
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Adriana Carpio-Somma· 2 years ago
An excellent sailing school. We rent kayaks here with friends and as a family and I have taken a sunset paddleboard as well. It’s a gem of a spot and you can get to three different islands. Staff here is wonderful! We love coming to NSS.

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Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

The water at Norwalk Sailing School typically runs highest in March, at a median 77 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,270 cfs, in 2007.

Typical flow by month at Norwalk River at South Wilton, CT, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	49	27 to 83
February	53	34 to 82
March	77	50 to 128
April	70	46 to 117
May	45	29 to 79
June	21	13 to 44
July	11	6.5 to 22
August	8.9	4.8 to 18
September	7.2	3.9 to 18
October	14	6.6 to 35
November	28	15 to 57
December	50	25 to 95

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Norwalk River at South Wilton, CT (site 01209700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

69Maybe/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (80)

Streamflow

22 cfs

Above normal (76th)

Water level

1.30 ft

High today

67°F

Wind

12 kt

Gusts 25 kt

Rain chance

17%

Week ahead

Tue67°F17%

Wed65°F0%

Thu68°F6%

Fri66°F41%

Sat62°F49%

Sun69°F36%

Mon72°F15%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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