Resource person: Liz Rollins, program director TEIAsailing@gmail.com 207-653-5325

Location: Docks | 12 Trefethen Landing, Peaks Island, ME, 04108

Description:

This is an older beginner/intermediate sailing class for those with limited or no experience. Students sail in 14' "420 class" sailboats with one or two other people in morning winds that tend to me milder. Emphasis is on learning basic termionolgy, boathandling skills, steering, destination sailing and safety.

Beginner/Intermediate age 13-18.   110 lbs+ 

0-3 yrs. experience

Mandatory membership(s):

• 2024 One Week Family Membership
• 2024 Two Week Family Membership
• 2024 Friends of TEIA
• 2024 Individual Junior Seasonal Membership
• 2024 Adult and Youth Seasonal Membership
• 2024 Seasonal Family Membership

Available: 12/16

Price: $237.00 Taxes waived

Required age: 12 - 18 on the day of the activity

Notes: Emergency contacts, medical information, insurance #s, and liability waiver forms must be completed online in Amilia by each student's parent/guardian before their first class. Students are asked to bring their own US Coast Guard approved life vest with a whistle attached (or borrow one of ours), foul weather gear and a water bottle. Classes will meet rain or shine, but students will remain on shore in dangerous weather. Our instructors’ 2024 class placement assignments for last year’s sailors are available. A mandatory swim test must be passed their first day - please wear a bathing suit and bring a towel. Questions: Liz Rollins, program director TEIAsailing@gmail.com 207-653-5325

Prerequisites: Ages 13-18, 110lbs+, 0-3 yrs. experience On the first day, students are required to swim the length of the dock (40 ft - without floatation aids) and then put on a lifejacket while in the water - when it is thrown to them. 

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