| Sailing
AHOY
MATIES! There are three ways to sail away with GSSJC!
The
Sailing program has three types of sailing opportunities
available for girls ages 11 up and in sixth grade who
have at least a Red Cross Level IV swim card or better
or YMCA equivalent and a GSSJC Safe Boating Test certificate.
They are: Just Add Wind and Sails (JAWS) weekends, instruction
weekends (including Aquatic Weekends), and Mariner weekends.
Adults are always needed to help at any of the weekends;
contact the event leader to volunteer! |
 The
Just Add Wind and Sails (JAWS) weekends are designed
for girls who meet the above swim/age requirements and
have no previous sailing experience or ratings. Girls
can participate in a JAWS weekend to see what sailing
is like. This is a chance for girls to sail at Camp Casa
Mare on Sunfish sailboats and on camp sloops skippered
by Mariners (experienced girl sailors). Mariners may earn
service hours for ratings advancements by signing up for
JAWS weekends. Girls (non Mariners or Mariners) may individually
sign up for any JAWS weekend by sending the proper information
and fees ($20) to the event registrar on a first come,
first placed policy. The cost includes two nights at camp,
five meals, and sailing on Saturday and Sunday morning,
weather permitting. Remember this is an individual event
so all girls must register independently, not as a troop/group.
Check the Sailing Calendar in The Golden Link for dates,
specifics, contact information, and who to send the registration
information, proper fees, and copies of all your certifications
(swimming and/or sailing). For more information about
JAWS weekends, contact Nicole McInnes at 713-292-0353
or nmcinnes@sjgs.org. |
 Instruction
weekends including the fall Aquatic Weekends
are for girls and adults with the proper prerequisites
to take classes to learn how to sail or to enhance their
sailing abilities on Sunfish sailboats, camp sloops, or
keeled sloops. Classes are also offered in lifeguard training,
first aid and CPR, baby-sitting, canoeing, and other water-related
activities at Aquatic Weekends. If you want to learn how
to sail and become a Mariner, the first class needed is
Basic Sailing. It is offered several times a year for
girls and adults who wish to help volunteer with the sailing
program. Additional ratings for enhancing sailing skills
are also offered. Check the January and April Golden Links
for course offerings, dates, and prerequisites for the
spring and fall sailing season. Use the Program Registration
Form found in The Golden Link, and send the completed
form along with the proper fees to the Council registrar.
Bring copies of all your certifications, prerequisites,
permission slips, and medical forms with you to camp.
DO NOT send them with your registration. If you have questions
concerning the spring/fall instruction weekends, contact
Nicole McInnes at nmcinnes@sjgs.org.
Resident camp offers opportunities to obtain a basic sailing
certificate as well as enhanced ratings during the General
Sail, Mates, and Seafarers sessions. For resident camp
details contact Nicole McInnes at 713-292-0353 or nmcinnes@sjgs.org
or check the camp catalog. |
 Mariner
weekends are for girls who have earned an American
Red Cross (ARC)
Basic Sailing certificate or an ARC Small Craft Safety-Sailing
certificate or GSSJC Seaman rating or higher ratings.
Activities on these weekends center around sailing for
fun but also include events like Mariner Dinner Theatre,
Mariner meetings, and a host of other activities designed
by the girls. Only girls who have obtained the “Mariner”
rating may attend these weekends. Check The Golden Link
for dates and specifics of the various weekends. The
cost is $20 for the weekend. Mariners need to use the
Program Registration Form found in The Golden Link and
send it in to the Council registrar with the proper
fees. BRING certifications, permission slips, medical
forms with you to camp. DO NOT mail them with your registration.
For more information on Mariner weekends contact Nicole
McInnes at 713-292-0353 or nmcinnes@sjgs.org.
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