Our private summer camp is for youths ages 11 to 17. Our goal is to teach kids how to sail in a safe, fun environment. Campers will learn in Harvard's fleet of Collegiate FJs and 420s on the Charles River.
Our summer camp offers:
- Excellent, experienced instructors
- A small camp environment with a maximum of 20 sailors per session
- A cutting edge facility in the heart of the Metro Boston area that is accessible by T
- A unified curriculum that is designed to reach children with diverse learning needs and styles
Courses
We offer two comprehensive levels of instruction in small groups to ensure individualized instruction...
Mates
11 - 17 year old beginners
Mates
will learn the basics of sailing both on land and on the
water
assuming no prior instruction.
- reading the wind
- parts of the boat and sail
- points of sail
- knots
- rigging and derigging
- tacking and gybing
- sailing upwind
- man-overboard recovery
- capsize recovery
- docking
Ensigns
11 - 17 year old intermediates
Ensigns will improve upon their basic skills. In addition to
reviewing Mates' skills they will also learn:
- basic roll
tacking and gybing
- how to read telltales
- lifts and headers
- sailing
upwind efficiently
- hiking
- planing
- right of way rules
- basic racing
