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2007 Learn 2 Sail Program

Lindsay Crittenden and Halsey Perrin on a 420
This summer FBYC will host a non-racing Learn 2 Sail Program where juniors of all ages can learn to sail and enjoy the water. The program will be supported by the Summer Coach who will be dedicated to juniors who wish to remain at the club to pursue their sailing interests. Supported classes will include Optimists, Club 420, Laser and Mobjack.

Choose from any of the six sessions available between 6/27 & 8/5. The programs runs from 9:30AM to 3:30PM Wednesdays through Sundays. The cost for each five day session is $150. Housing is available for most sessions at Christchurch School.

The Learn 2 Sail program summary:
  • Sessions are segmented into five day modules
  • Third Session is a five day camp conducted jointly with the Middlesex YMCA
  • Sessions begin June 27
  • Sessions start on a Wednesdays and conclude on Sundays and runs from 9:30AM to 3:00PM daily
  • Carpooling can be arranged by session participants
  • Housing is available for session participants over age 9 at Christchurch School
  • Special sessions will be available for individuals and/or groups by appointment
  • Opportunities to attend clinics with our advanced professional coaches.
  • Each module costs $150

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Session Learn to Sail Level Dates offered
Opti 1 Beginner Opti 6/27 - 7/1
Opti 2 Intermediate Opti 7/4 - 7/8
YMCA Camp Beginner-Intermediate 7/9 - 7/13
Laser 1 Beginner-Intermediate 7/18 - 7/22
Opti 3 Intermediate Opti 7/25 - 7/29
Opti 4 Intermediate Opti 8/1 - 8/5

Please note that this program requires a minimum of 2 days of volunteer commitment on the part of parents to serve as chaperones or run car pools.

New Housing Program

FBYC’s Junior Program is also pleased to present a housing new program designed to provide working parents an alternative to making frequent trips to Deltaville so their kids can participate in junior sailing. We have developed this program in cooperation with Christchurch School who already runs boarding camps from their facilities located off Highway 33 just east of Saluda. The school is able to provide our sailors with daily housing, meals and transport to and from FBYC from June 18th till July 14th including Junior Week (June 18-22nd) and then on a more limited basis from July 30th until August 17th (blackout 6-9th).

Our kids would spend their days at FBYC practicing their racing skills or learning to sail and then return by bus to Christchurch in the late afternoon to end their day with dinner at the school cafeteria and fun with their evening programs (games, movies, music). Each morning, they will rise, have breakfast and get on the bus back to FBYC to join their sailing classes or on regatta days, be picked up by parents to travel to away regattas. Christchurch will make sure kids are fed, cleaned up and in bed at a reasonable hour and supervised during their time on campus. A boxed lunch is provided for them to take with them to FBYC each day. On days when there is no sailing classes at FBYC (such as Mondays) Christchurch will provide our kids with the opportunity to participate in their choice of ongoing summer camp activities such as fishing trips, crew boating and marine science programs.

The cost for this is a very reasonable at $50 per day (al la carte) or $250 per seven-day week (Sunday afternoon till Saturday evening). For more information contact Eric Powers at eric.powers@mma1.com or phone Home Voice: 804-706-1427 Cellular: 804-363-5553 and-or Dan Hayes, the Summer Programs Director at Christchurch School dhayes@christchurchschool.org or phone Office Voice: 804-758-2306 x 444 Cellular: 804-695-4016.

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