$720.00 – $900.00
Private Sailing Camp 8-12 years old
For beginner to intermediate sailors
- Private camp for up to 4 sailors
- Ages 8-12
- Learn to Sail Optimist
- Boat Charter is included
- For beginner to intermediate sailors
Each day of camp includes chalk talk, land drills, instructor demonstration, on the water instruction, snack time, and a de-brief. While we aim to offer a variety of instructional activities, nothing is a substitute for getting into a boat and learning to sail. The main focus of all our instructional activities will be maximizing time on the water. Learn to sail camps will be lead by a trained Optimist Coach. We will focus on basic knowledge, safety, and boat handling skills. We have fun and our goal is that your sailor will leave the week wanting to come back and sail again with us or at your local sailing club back home. Each sailor is provided with a skills progression chart that the coaches will use to communicate with the parents. As the student masters the skills, coaches will initial sign off on that skill.
Skills & Knowledge Covered
- rigging / boat parts
- wind awareness: direction & speed
- basic knots: square knot, bowline, figure 8, double overhand stopper, clove hitch
- capsize & recovery
- proper sailing posture and body position
- points of sail
- boat handling: tack, jibe, upwind, downwind
Description
Boat Handling Skills included Beginner I and Beginner II
Beginner sailing for this age group is taught on the Optimist. Wind speeds here on Hatteras are quite strong and gusty which makes for exciting sailing, but it can be a challenge for coaching little beginners. We have an alternate ‘pond’ location that is protected, less gusty, and shallow. It is surrounded by land on almost every side so that the sailors cannot sail out into the sound. We use this as an alternate location for beginners when the wind is too heavy. In addition, sometimes we mix it up and do more adventure camp things when the weather is not favorable for learning to sail. It is expected that sailors will continue to repeat Beginner Sailing until they reach competence/confidence and our coaches sign off on the set of skills outlined. We do our best to make the experience fun and diverse enough to keep the sailors wanting to come back. We often take ‘play breaks’ for paddleboarding swimming, playing, etc.
Each sailor is provided with a skills progression chart that the coaches will use to communicate with the parents. As the student masters the skills, coaches will initial sign off on that skill. Skills in Beginner I are prerequisite for moving up to Beginner II. A sailor must master all of these skills before being invited to sail with our development team. It is recommended to repeat our weekly beginner sailing camps until these skills are mastered. We’ve learned through experience that intensive weekly instruction helps our sailors hurdle these basic boat handling skills more quickly and builds confidence better than Once or Twice per week instruction – particularly at younger ages. In addition, sailing is a sport that becomes more and more fun as your boat handling skills and confidence increase. Not only do sailors enjoy it more, but they feel safer and more confident sailing.
Beginner I Skills
- rigging / boat parts
- wind awareness: direction & speed
- basic knots: square knot, bowline, figure 8, double overhand stopper, clove hitch
- capsize & recovery
- proper sailing posture and body position
- points of sail
- sailing light conditions on beam reach
- upwind in light conditions
- downwind in light conditions
- tacking/jibing in light conditions
Beginner II Skills
- review all the above for competence, confidence
- points of sail
- proper sailing posture and body position
- capsize & recovery in moderate to heavy conditions
- sail while you bail
- sailing beach reach in moderate conditions
- tacking moderate conditions
- close haul sailing in moderate to heavy conditions
- downwind sailing in moderate to heavy conditions
Additional information
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