Sport Explorations: Where to learn?
Minnesota Women's Sailing Team
2008 "Women at the Helm" Series
Session I: Tuesday and Saturday, June 17 and 21
Session II: Tuesday and Saturday, June 24 and 28
Location: Wayzata Yacht Club
Time: TBD
Details: "Women at the Helm" is MWST's signature event to connect women sailors with each other. Each session features a Tuesday evening seminar and Saturday afternoon clinic. The seminar provides an opportunity to hear the exciting adventures of experienced, local women sailors. The Saturday clinic includes 4 hours of on-the-water training with a veteran female instructor aboard a J/22 sailboat. "Women at the Helm" is ideal for beginners and those interested in refreshing their boat-handling skills.
Cost: Session I and II are identical. Each session is $100 (includes 2-hr seminar, 4-hr on-the-water training, t-shirt and Saturday dinner).
2008 Beginning Sailing Lessons (Session I)
Date: Wednesdays May 7, 14 and 21
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Place: Wayzata Yacht Club
Description: Three evenings of basic boat handling and on-the-water practice. Rigging, terminology, points of sail and practice in all crew positions. Contact Jenny at childjennifer@hotmail.com with questions. Ask about the college student discount!
Get more information at http://www.mwst.org
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Upper Minnetonka Sailing School
Upper Minnetonka Sailing School is excited about beginning its new adult sailing program. Starting in early summer 2008, three programs will be offered for adults and teens (age 16+). All of these offerings are personalized to the needs of the individual students.
"Learn to Sail" is the core program. Students will meet on Enchanted Island to board stable, dry 23' Ensign or Catalina sailboats. Class size is limited to three students per boat with an onboard instructor. At the end of the course, students will be able to sail by themselves comfortably, and will be invited to crew in an Upper Minnetonka Yacht Club race. The 12-hour class meets over the course of four days and will be offered June through September, weekends or weeknights. Schedules provide a variety of flexible options.
Led by Captain Joan Gilmore, all instructors are friendly, knowledgeable and American Sailing Association certified, with current first aid and CPR skills.
If two or more people sign-up together they receive a discount. So ask a friend or spouse to join you and get ready for a great time.
Check out http://www.umyc.org
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
HPER 1179 Sailing, 2 credits
This course begins with the basic principles of sail boating and small-boat handling and works toward making the student a competent skipper. The course ends with a weekend sailing cruise. Upon proving their competency, the student will be certified for bareboat chartering on Lake Superior.
Check out http://www.anokaramsey.edu
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Northern Breezes Sailing School
Basic Small Boat: Northern Breezes Sailing School offers you a fast track Learn to Sail course on the fun, fast, new, virtually untippable Windrider 17' trimaran sailboats on Medicine Lake.
This is a two-session, six-hour course on the WindRider 17. The on-the-water sessions are taught by Northern Breezes Sailing School instructors certified by the American Sailing Association. Class size is limited to two students. These are almost private lessons and family friendly.
Course outline:
Day 1: Getting Underway, Tacking, Jibing, Points of Sail, Steering,
Sail Trim, Docking, Securing the Boat.
Day 2: Review Day 1, Reefing, Crew Overboard Drill (COB), Solo Checkout, Written Exam.
Course fee: Two 3-hour on-the-water WindRider 17 sessions on Medicine Lake, video, textbook, logbook and certifications: $195.
Call 763-542-9707 or check out http:// www.sailingbreezes.com |
