Enhanced Ratings - Instruction Weekends

Start here to perfect your skills before advancing on to higher ratings.

Sunfish Mare and Sailing FUNdamentals Ratings

This class will begin training for Mariners or for those who have satisfactorily completed Basic Sailing or GSSJC Seaman Rating or Small Craft Safety–Sailing who wish to become more proficient on sailboats such as the Sunfish. These two ratings are the prerequisites for many other ratings. The Sailing FUNdamentals Rating will reinforce the sailing theory learned in Basic Sailing adding a variety of other topics of interest to sailors wanting to expand their sailing knowledge and abilities. The Sunfish Mate Rating will let Mariners work on perfecting their skills while sailing solo on a Sunfish as well as learning how to do simple maintenance.

Text: ARC Start Sailing Right or ARC Small Craft Safety, previously purchased and read.

Prerequisite:

Sailing: ARC Basic Sailing Certificate OR GSSJC Seaman OR ARC Small Craft Safety–Sailing
Competent sailing skills ( 2-3 weekends on the water sailing practice time is needed AFTER completing ARC Basic Sailing or ARC Small Craft Safety–Sailing before attempting this rating.
Swim: Girls: Level IV swim card or equivalent or better AND
GSSJC Safe Boating test
Note: NO Safe Boating Tests will be administered at camp; however, ALL participants must satisfactorily complete the Red Cross small craft swim test at the beginning of the event.
Bring copies of your certificates with you to camp.

Who: Girls ages 11 and up
When: May 7-9; 7 p.m. Fri. to 5 p.m. Sun.
Cost: $35 includes all materials and food for the course
Where: Camp Casa Mare, Seabrook,
Min/Max: 4/10
Deadline: April 19
Event Code: 10-56-10-6240

Sloop Captain

This class will enhance training for Mariners who have completed previous ratings and service hours who wish to captain one of the camp-based sloops. This rating is the prerequisites for many other ratings. While earning Sloop Captain, you will expand on your sailing skills while learning how to fly the boats Spinnaker.

Prerequisite:
GSSJC Sloop Crew Rating
GSSJC Sloop Skipper Rating
GSSJC Performance Sailing Rating
Texas Boaters Education Course
GSSJC Program Aide Core
30 hours of service to the Sailing Program

Big Boat Crew Rating and Sailing FUNdamentals Ratings

This class will begin training for Mariners or for those who have satisfactorily completed ARC Basic Sailing or GSSJC Seaman Rating or ARC Small Craft Safety–Sailing who wish to become more proficient on sailboats such as the big keeled boats or sloops based at the Marina off camp. These two ratings are the prerequisites for many other ratings. The Sailing FUNdamentals Rating will reinforce the sailing theory learned in Basic Sailing adding a variety of other topics of interest to the sailor wanting to expand their sailing knowledge and abilities. The Big Boat Crew Rating will let the Mariner work on perfecting their skills while crewing on the “big boats” (keeled sloops) as well as learning how to do simple maintenance.
Note: NO Safe Boating Tests will be administered at camp; however, ALL participants must satisfactorily complete the Red Cross small craft swim test at the beginning of the event.