The Squantum Yacht Club Summer Sailing Program runs Monday through Thursday for 8 weeks. Beginners sail in the morning session from 9am to noon. Advanced sailors attend the afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm.
PROGRAM BEGINS: TBA |
Peter Dolbec and Katherine Reid are the Sailing Instructors. Both have strong sailing and racing backgrounds. They are former SYC Sailing Program participants.
Sailing and racing instruction will be concentrated in Optimist Dinghies, Lasers, C420s, and N-10s as determined by the participants.
Mission Statement
To encourage the youth at Squantum Yacht Club to sail safely and skillfully and race competitively and fairly, always with a respect for the sea.
Registration Information
Children who wish to participate in the Sailing Program this summer and their parents should come to SYC to register and obtain and complete the Registration, Medical Consent, Waiver and Release and Participant’s Forms
Participants must be at least 8 years old by July 1, 2008. As in the past, late sign-ups will be subject to a late fee.
REGISTRATION DATE: TBA
TIME: TBA
LOCATION: AT SYC
The participant fees for 2008 are as follows:Children of Members: TBA
Sponsored Children: TBA
LATE FEE: $15.00
PARTICIPANT FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
Online
Instruction
"US
SAILING" has posted a FREE online comprehensive
educational training site for student sailors at www.sailingcourse.com
. Housed on this website are four boating courses (Sailing
Primer, Keelboat Course, Cruising Course and Power- boat
Course.) Contained in these courses are 26 high quality videos
on basic sailing maneuvers and knot tying, 19 animated gifs on
sailboat docking and powerboat maneuvering, 15 JavaScript
calculators on sail boat characteristics and navigation along
with 18 narrative sections with illustrations. There are also 6
online boating tests which the student can take. The computer
will grade each test and if passed print a certificate with the
student's name on it.
It is suggested that beginning students refer to www.sailingcourse.com
to watch the sailing primer movie and to pass the primer sailing
test before their on-the-water sailing instruction.
The
Boats
While it is desirable to own a boat for your child to train
in, it is not required. The club does not provide boats but
there are usually vacancies for crew.
These one design
boats are widely raced by juniors in the Mass Bay area:
N10 (Turnabout) & Duplin
Ten feet long, made of wood or fiberglass, cat rigged, spinnaker, sailed by a skipper and one crew memberOptimist Dingy
Eight feet long, fiberglass, sprit rigged, sailed by skipper alone, largest and fastest growing one-design fleet in the area and world. The SYC Opti fleet has grown to 21 boats.Laser & Laser Radial
About 13 feet long, fiberglass, high performance cat rigged, Radial has the same hull but smaller rig, sailed by skipper alone.Club 420
About 14 feet long, fiberglass, high performance, high tech, sloop rigged, spinnaker, sailed by skipper and one crew member. We will be glad to assist you in determining which fleet would best suit your son or daughter.
Sailboat
Racing Basics
A beginners sailboat racing manual, with chapters on rigging,
starting, beating upwind, and more. (NOTE: Parents should
review this resource prior to having young children read it.
There may be some language you might object to.)
More
Info
If you would like
further information or to speak with our Sailing Program
chairman; either send your request to:
Squantum Yacht Club
P.O. Box 67
Quincy, MA 02170
Attn: Sailing Program...or call 617-773-0175
