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Learn to Sail - Level 1 (Ages 7-11)

Price

$400

Duration

1 Week Sessions

About the Course

One Week Sessions: Monday ‐ Friday | 9am ‐ 3pm


It's never too early to get on the water! The Learn to Sail Level 1 is a beginner sailing class designed for kids aged 7-11 and does not require sailing experience. Meant to be a fun group experience, it enables kids to get a taste of sailing in one week of instruction. Students will become familiar with water safety on the docks and in an optimist trainer, while learning what it feels like to be on the water. Over the week the students will be introduced to the different parts of the boat, knots, rigging and steering. One step at a time this is an important one to take in a nurturing environment with friendly and patient instructors.


This course will teach the basics of rigging a boat, basic boat handling, sailing fundamentals, seamanship (knots, weather, etc.), sportsmanship, and water safety. Instruction is done in Optimists with two sailors/boat.


The goals of this class are to be able to:

● Rig and de‐rig an Optimist

● Know the points of sail

● Label all the parts of the boat

● Be comfortable steering the boat and trimming the sail

● Leave the dock and return

● Tack and gybe safely

● Capsize and recover

● Know starboard vs. port and windward vs. leeward

● Know how to tie knots (figure‐8, square, bowline

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    Friends of Belmar Harbor | P.O.Box 454 | 1300 River Road, Belmar New Jersey 07719 | (732) 539-7905 | info@fobhnj.org

The Shark River Sailing and Science Academy is the educational program presented by The Friends of the Belmar Harbor which is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization which promotes the health and vitality of the Shark River Bay.

Friends Of The Belmar Harbour Charitable Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization EIN#: 30-0176960. 

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