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Junior
Sailing Program
The Junior Sailing Program is open to youth ages 8 and older and offers basic to advanced sailing instruction programs. The program sessions are
taught by instructors certified by the U.S. Sailing Association
as Small Boat Sailing Instructors and certified by the American
Red Cross in First Aid and CPR. The Junior Sailing Program is
sponsored by the Friends of the N.C. Maritime Museum.
Instruction takes place at the Junior Sailing classroom just
beyond Town Creek Marina on Gallants Channel in Beaufort.
The NC Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island also offers a Junior Sailing Program
as part of the
Outer
Banks Community Sailing Program. Contact the site directly
for more information at 252-475-1506 Ext. 241 or
e- mail RIFP.Maritime@ncmail.net.
The
Junior Sailing Program uses the fun of sailing and the
competition of racing to teach rigging, sailing, seamanship,
navigational skills, and maritime traditions and history to
young sailors.
The
program helps participants develop self-reliance,
self-regulation, sportsmanship, knowledge and respect for the
forces of nature while ensuring boating safety awareness. With a
combination of classroom time and on-the-water time, the classes
are designed to teach the basic skills of sailing to beginners
and to help hone the skills of more advanced students. The
Junior Sailing Program uses two types of boats-the International
Optimist Dinghy and the Flying Junior.
Boating and water safety concerns are of utmost importance
and are taught and implemented in all of the JSP classes both in
the classroom and on the water.
International
Optimist Dinghy (IOD)
The IOD is recognized worldwide as the sail training and
competition boat for youth ages 8-15 and is the ideal craft for
teaching sailing, beginner to advanced. It is an 8' one-person
single sail dinghy used not only to teach basic sailing but also
advanced sailing and racing techniques. The Junior Sailing
Program uses fourteen IODs, all built and maintained by the
staff and volunteers of the N.C. Maritime Museum's Watercraft
Center. Maximum weight limit for the IOD for each student is
130 lbs.
Flying Junior
The Flying Junior is larger, has two sails (a jib and a
mainsail) and uses a two-person crew. The Flying Junior sessions
introduce students to this sloop-rigged two-person racing
dinghy. Each crew will learn to rig, launch and sail this fun
and fast day sailer. Racing fundamentals, tuning techniques and
proper boat handling will be covered.
Students wishing to participate in
the Flying Junior class must have sailing experience and
knowledge, preferably in at least one session of the Museum
Junior Sailing Program. Preferable weight is at least 100 lbs,
but instructors may make exceptions based on skill, knowledge
and pairing with a heavier student.
Sunfish (SF)
The Sunfish is 13 feet, 9 inches long and usually is sailed with a crew of one. It has a single, lateen rigged sail. Probably more (>500,000) Sunfish have been sold throughout the world than any other sailboat. Preferably students will have had at least one session in an Opti, although the Sunfish can be a starter boat for bigger kids. The program presently owns 4 Sunfish.
JSP Sessions
Two week sessions (Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4) for both Optis and FJs are offered beginning June 9, June 23, July 7 and July 21 with one group meeting in the morning from 8:30 AM until 12 noon and another different group of students in the afternoon from 1 PM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. In addition, in the morning period of session 2, beginning on June 23, a Sunfish class is offered.
A Regatta Week
Session (Session 5) will meet for one week, Monday through Friday,
beginning August 4, from 12:30 PM until 5 PM, followed on the
weekend of August 9-10 with participation in the Hoop Pole Regatta
on the Intracoastal Waterway in the Merrimon area north of Beaufort.
The purpose of this session is to gain greater familiarity with
the boats and to prepare for and race in a regatta.
Registration and lunch and dinner on Saturday are included in the Regatta Week fee. It is expected that a parent or guardian will accompany students to the regatta.
An Advanced One Design session, all day from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM, will begin on August 11. The objective of this session is to expose students to several types of one design sailboats (Sunfish, Flying Junior, Flying Scot, etc.) and to improve their sailing skills. Entrants must be at least 11 years old and must have participated in at least one basic session of the Junior Sailing Program. Students should bring their own lunches during this session, and may, with permission, bring a one design sailboat.
The maximum number of students per type of boat in each group is listed in the Session sign-up table.
Regatta
Week
In addition to the regular sessions a one-week session, Regatta Week, is held in August. Students who have
completed at least one session in the Junior Sailing Program are
welcome to participate. Regatta Week is held in the afternoons
from 12:30 PM until 5:00 PM, and concludes with participation on
Saturday and Sunday in the annual Hoop Pole Regatta in Beaufort,
North Carolina.
The Regatta Week session includes instruction for five days,
coaching for the two days of the regatta, the regatta
registration fee, lunch and dinner on Saturday and lunch on
Sunday. It is suggested that a parent or guardian accompany the
participant on Saturday and Sunday. The fee for Regatta Week is
$200 (Friends of the Museum Members at the Family level and
above receive a $20 per student discount).
Advanced One Design Sessions
An
Advanced One Design session, all day from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM
will begin on August 13. The objective of this session is to
expose students to several types of one design sailboats
(Sunfish, Flying Junior, Flying Scot, etc.) and to improve their
sailing skills. Entrants must be at least 11 years old and have
participated in at least one basic session of the Junior Sailing
Program. Students should bring their own lunches, and may, with
permission, bring a one design sailboat.
Enrollment
and Fees
Sessions I through VI are limited to 24 students, 16 in the
Optimist Dinghies and 8 in the Flying Juniors.
Students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The
number of students in the Advanced One Design session will be
limited to 12.
The fee for all sessions of the 2007 Junior Sailing Program is
$200 per Session. Join the Friends of the Museum and receive a
$20 discount per student per session – contact the Friends of
the Museum.
PARTICIPANTS IN ALL OF
THESE SESSIONS MUST:
- Be at least 8 years old when or before classes begin (NO EXCEPTIONS)
- Be able to successfully demonstrate his or her ability to swim
- Have parent complete and return the Student Medical and
Liability Release Forms
- Own or purchase a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket (PFD)
Special Thanks to these
Program Sponsors:
- Opti hull - Beaufort Realty, Beaufort Yacht Club, Beaufort
Yacht Sales, Christmas Flotilla, Clawson's 1905 Restaurant,
Crystal Coast Business Supply, Dr. Wells, Flow Lexus, Glander
Marine, Nordic Pride, Scuttlebutt, Sound Bank, Beaufort Grocery,
Sailing Club of Oriental, Veneer Technology, Coastal Equipment
Rentals, Lookout Cruises, Dock House Restaurant
- Opti sail - Window Gang, Carpet Gang, Island Ferry Adventures,
Lookout Cruises
- FJ hull - Carteret Community Foundation, Pecan Tree Inn,
Guy C Lee, Island Traders
- FJ sail - Omar Sails, North Sails, Globe Kids, Flow Lexus
- Chase boats - Optimist Club, Gregory Poole
Junior Sailing Program 2008
North Carolina Maritime Museum
315 Front Street
Beaufort, NC 28516-2124
For more information call:
(252) 728-7317
(252) 728-1638 |
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