Sailing Programs
Sailing is fun, easy to learn at any age, and it is a sport that will last a lifetime. The Antique Boat Museum Sailing Program looks forward to giving area youth and adults an opportunity to learn the sport. New sailors learn to move their boats through the water by using body weight, sail trim, and steering abilities in harmony with the wind and water. As they gain self reliance and independence, sailors experience an exhilaration they will never forget.
In this program kids will experience being on the water, sailing, and having fun. Designed for students without much small boat or sailing experience, new sailors will go out in a variety of sailboats with instructors. Students will become acquainted with terminology, rigging the boats, and will have the opportunity to help sail the boats. This course serves as a feeder for our Junior Sailing Beginner course. This class is open to children age 6 and up.
2008 Dates:
Session 1A: June 30-July 4
Session 1B: July 7-11
Session 2A: July 14-18
Session 2B: July 21-25
Session 3A: July 28-August 1
Session 3B: August 4-8
Session 4A: August11-15
Session 4B: August 18-22
Course Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Tuition: $70 Members, $80 Non-Members, $20 for single day
*Scholarships for tuition are available, please call the Museum to inquire.
JUNIOR SAILING - Beginner & Advanced
The Junior Sailing Beginner & Advanced course for students ages 8-15 is taught in the Fred Thomas Skiff Livery at the Antique Boat Museum. This two week course has been designed for both new and returning sailors. Theory lessons will be held inside our education center. Hands on boat-handling and sailing classes will be taught in our International Optimist Dinghies. New students will work toward earning a basic sailing certificate, while return sailors hone their skills to become more accomplished sailors and experiment with sailing various boats. Classes are limited to six students.
Lessons Include:
- Rigging The Optimist Dinghy
- Wind Directions
- How Sail Shapes Move A Boat
- Departure From The Dock
- Steering The Boat
- Points Of Sail
- Upwind Landing At A Dock
- Basic Boat Handling Skills
2008 Dates:
Session 1: June 30-July 11
Session 2: July 14-25
Session 3: July 28-August 8
Session 4: August 11-22
Course Times: 1:00-4:00 PM Monday-Friday for two weeks
Tuition: $210 Members, $240 Non-Members per session
*Scholarships for tuition are available, please call the Museum to inquire.
Wednesday Night Sailing becomes OAR, PADDLE & SAIL NIGHT
The Museum is pleased to announce its plan for Oar, Paddle & Sail Nights in 2008.
Due to the popularity of the Wednesday Night Sailing program, we want to expand on the good times had by all of our sailors. Wednesday nights have been the time that we open the Museum gates free to the public so community members and visitors can come and experience sailing in our fleet of sailboats. But why stop at sailing? We also have a tremendous bunch of small craft in our livery that are rowed and paddled. So, in July 2008 we will start Oar, Paddle & Sail Nights in which we will still open our gates in the evening free of charge, but participants will now be able to try all different types of small craft.
If you are not yet a rower, paddler, or sailor, it does not matter. We will have plenty of experienced staff and volunteers onsite to take you out on the water. We just want you to come try something new! Or if you have on-water experience come try some new (or old) boats and meet some great people here on the River.
Oar, Paddle & Sail Nights will kick-off July 9, 2008 at 5:00pm with a BBQ and boat rides. The program will run each Wednesday evening except during Boat Show and Regatta when we will hold it on Monday.
2008 Dates:
July 9, 16, 23 & 28(Monday)
August 6, 11(Monday) & 20
Time: 5:00 PM
Tuition: This program is free and no registration is required. Boats cannot be reserved ahead of time.
*OPS Nights will only be cancelled due to inclement weather - call 686.4104 x232 before 5:00 PM to confirm cancellations.
To contact the Museum Education Department:
Email lnadolski@abm.org
