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| Mark & Doug |
We have 2 senor instructors that teach the Jr. Sailing program. Doug Kaukeninen will be back
for his 17th year teaching this program. Doug is a High School math teacher at Fairport High
School. He has been sailing for over 30 years, and finishes top in both Sunfish and Thistle
fleets at the National level. Our other senior instructor, returning for his 6th year is Mark
Weider. Mark is an Earth Science teacher at Wayne Central High School. Mark has been sailing
pretty much his whole life, and is a sunfish "master" finishing top in a lot of the sunfish
races. He also races his Thistle at the national level. Helping teach the program are a few
"Jr. Instructors." All of them have gone through the program themselves, and actively sail at
the club. Some compete in national regattas in their boat.
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| Equipment Needed: |
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The students will need to bring and wear a coast guard approved life jacket. The students are to
have and wear it at all times when they are on or near the water. It is also a good idea to bring
an extra change of clothes. We will often take a break where we allow the kids to go swimming,
and when they are sailing, they will most likely get wet. A hat and sunscreen is a good idea to
bring as well. The students should bring "closed toed" shoes. Broken glass and zebra muscles wash
up on the beach, and we don't want people to cut their feet.
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| Daily Lessons: |
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The instructors have organized the sessions into a structured, fun way to learn to sail. The day usually
starts out by the students rigging the boats that will be needed for the day. Following that is a "chalk
talk" where the instructors will teach the material that we will be doing that day. Also during that time
we will practice the drills on land before we take them out onto the water. Once we get onto the water,
we run them through a series of drills to have them practice all aspects to sailing. During this time we
will take some breaks and play a few games on the water. We end the day de-rigging the boats, and end with
another "chalk talk" for students to ask any questions they might have.
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| In case of bad weather: |
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If the weather is not safe to sail, or there is no wind, the instructors have alternate activities planed.
These activities still help with their sailing, and are also fun. We try to provide as much on the water
sailing practice, but sometimes the weather doesn't co-operate. The instructors always monitor the weather
on the marine radio listening for bad weather coming.
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If you want more information please look in our brochure.
Also we will have an information night at the club on June 6th from 6:30-7:30 PM.
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| ALL FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED TO REGISTER |
| Medical Consent form(click to open) |
| Waiver form(click to open) |
