Schedule for Fall 2012... are you ready?

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Mondays will normally be sailing days until further notice. Our first day at Bridgeton Harbor will be less than a week from today! Bring shoes you can wear in the water & mud.

A HAT would be nice too!



Schedule:
Sep 10 - Launch & Rig, Newbie Day!
TBD - Swim Test, Capsize Practice at YMCA Pool
Sep 17 - Sailing Practice (Probably Baby Ducks)
TBD - First Written Assignment (test) Due
Sep 24 - Sailing Practice (Probably more Baby Ducks)
Oct 1 - Sailing Practice... Basic Drill(s)
MUMFEST! Oct 13 & 14
Oct 15 - Sailing Practice... Basic Drill(s)
Oct 22 - Sailing Practice... Basic Drill(s)
Oct 29 - Sailing Practice... Maybe Advanced Drill
Nov 5 - Sailing Practice... Hopefully Advanced Drill
Nov 19 - Sailing Practice... Advanced Drill By Now, Or Give It Up
Nov 26 - Sailing Practice... Advanced Drill and Sail-Games
Dec 3 - Sailing Practice... Advanced Drill and Sail-Games
Dec 10 - Sailing Practice... Advanced Drill and Hopefully No Rescues!

We have 12 sailing days. This is not a lot... if you miss any, there is no way to get that time & experience back! The sailing coaches take attendence just to make sure we don't lose anybody, we frankly don't care if you attend or not. However, your lack of skill from not having enough time on the water will be obvious! It's likely that some sailing will be cancelled for weather. We will have potential alternate sailing days, but we will also have classroom sessions when we can't sail. Attendance will be taken, and written assignments WILL count for completion. Those who want to pass BASIC SAILING ... and get a pretty ribbon to wear on their uniform... will not skip class 'just because.'

Currently, we have 2 events for the Sailing Squadron... in spring, our Regatta (series of races) which also helps raise money for this program... in the Fall, we have a Sail Demonstration for New Bern's MumFest. Each year these events have gotten better, and we hope this will continue.

NEW SAILORS- Look to the left margin of this web site... you will see "Lessons" and you will be responsible for learning all this stuff... might as well start now! (link to Lessons) We have some sailors coming into our program who are already experienced, or have already taken sailing classes elsewhere... that's great, welcome aboard! Be ready to show what you know!

ADVANCED SAILORS- do not keep forgetting your "Blue Book." Make sure you haven't forgotten major stuff, be ready to help the beginners -AND- perform some Sailing Drills (link)




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