Sailing |
AHOY MATIES!
There are three types of sailing opportunities
for girls ages 11 and up who have at least a Red Cross Level
IV swim card or better or YMCA equivalent, and a GSSJC Safe
Boating Test certificate can attend. The three types offered
by the GSSJC Sailing Program are Mariner weekends, Instruction
weekends (including Aquatic weekends) and the Just Add Wind
and Sails (JAWS) weekends! Adults are always needed to help
at any of the weekends, contact the event leader to volunteer!
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| Instruction and
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 the Sunfish sailboats,
camp sloops, or off Council based keeled sloops. Classes are
also offered in lifeguard training, first aid and CPR, babysitting,
canoeing and a host of other water related activities at the
August Aquatic weekends. If you want to learn how to sail and
become a Mariner, the first class you need to take is the Basic
Sailing class held several times a year for girls and for those
adults wishing to help volunteer with the sailing program. It
is suggested that the girls participate in a JAWS weekend to
see what sailing is like. Additional ratings for enhancing sailing
skills are also offered several times a year. Resident camp
also offers opportunities during the General Sail, Mates, and
Seafarers sessions to obtain the basic sailing certificate as
well as the enhanced ratings. Check page 44 for course offerings,
dates, and prerequisites for the spring sailing season. Check
the resident camp brochure for the summer camp offerings. 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
to the Girl Scout Center. For more information contact Sarah
Boyd at sboyd@sjgs.org or
713-292-0269. |
Mariner weekends
are for those girls who have earned an 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. The girls need to use the Program Registration
Form found in The Golden Link and send it in to the Council
registrar with the proper  fees.
Be sure to bring your certifications, permission slips, and
medical forms with you to camp. (Do not send them to the Girl
Scout Center.) For more information about Mariner weekends,
contact Sarah Boyd at sboyd@sjgs.org
or 713-292-0269. |
| Just Add Wind and Sails (JAWS)
weekends are designed for
girls who meet the above swim and age requirements with no previous
sailing experience or ratings a chance to sail at Camp Casa
Mare on Sunfish sailboats and on camp sloops skippered by Mariners
(girls who have earned their ARC Basic Sailing, GSSJC Seaman,
or ARC Small Craft Safety-Sailing Rating or above). Mariners
may earn service hours for ratings advancements by signing up
for these 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.
This is an individual event so all girls must register independently,
not as a troop. Check the schedule in The Golden Link for dates
and specifics and who to contact for further information and
who to send the registration information, proper fees, and copies
of all your certifications (swimming and sailing). |
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