Sailing Camps
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Beginner/Novice Sailing Camp (Ages 8-17)
This learn-to-sail beginner program is designed for students who want to learn the basics of sailing while being comfortable on the water. Beginners and Novices will primarily be sailing Laser Pico & RS Zest sailboats with partners to learn boat parts, rigging, knots, basic boat handling, boat safety, terminology, docking, and basic capsize recovery. If you have never been on a sailboat and want to learn the basics of sailing, this class is for you. Students primarily will sail within the bay early in the week with partners and progress further outward onto Lake Dillon as skill allows. Students sail with an instructor nearby at all times. The instructor to student ratio places an emphasis on safety, fun, and learning! |
Skills Needed to Complete Beginner/Novice Course
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Wind Direction
Rigging/Unrigging Basic Boat Parts Knots/Lines Cleat Hitch Figure 8 Square Knot |
Basic Right-of-Way
Departure/Docking Steering Safety Position Tacking Basic Points-of-Sail Team Capsize Recovery Getting out of Irons |
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Intermediate Sailing Camp (Ages 8-17)
The Intermediate sailing program is for students who have either successfully completed the Beginner program with Dillon Junior Sailing, or demonstrated success in basic boat handing and knowledge from a different sailing school. This camp works with drills and games to improve a sailor's skills, focusing on tacking, jibing, sail trim, harder knots, different capsize recovery methods, and understanding all points-of-sail. Students will primarily be sailing the RS Tera and RS Zest single-handed. Using both single and double handed boats, we put an emphasis on team work and communication. |
Skills Needed to Complete Intermediate Course
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Understanding Wind
Sailing Upwind Sailing Downwind Sailing a Reach Basic Sail/Boat Trim Parts of the Sail All Points-of-Sail |
Knots/Lines
Bowline Clove Hitch Coiling Proper Tiller Handling Solo Sailing Solo Capsize Recovery |
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Advanced Sailing Camp (Ages 10-17)
In the advanced sailing program, sailors will begin to learn the basic racing rules, basic tactics, race rigging, how to recognize and use weather and wind conditions, and how to make the boats sail faster. Students will primarily sail the RS Feva, RS Tera, and Laser 4.7. This class is for anyone between 10 and 17 years old. Prerequisites - to participate in Advanced camp, students must have participated in a beginning and intermediate class and be able to apply the following skills while sailing single-handed: 1. Identify starboard, port, windward and leeward. 2. Skipper a boat on all points of sail and in breeze up to 15 knots. 3. Tack and Gybe correctly, passing the tiller extension behind their backs. |
Skills Needed to Complete Advanced Course
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Heavy Wind Sailing
Advanced Knots Roll Tacking Headers/Lifts Backwards Sailing Adv Sail/Boat Trim Sail Windward Leg |
Sail Downwind Leg
Starting Finishing Mark Rounding Lay Lines Rules of the Road Man-Overboard Recovery |
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