GSSJC Sailing
Ratings
Enhanced ratings or progressions for those girls/adults who
have earned their Red Cross Basic Sailing or Small Craft Safety-Sailing
certificates are offered each fall and spring. All ratings are
offered once in the spring and once in the fall starting in
August.
Note: For those Mariners who have taken the theory segment
of the following ratings, optional activities will be provided.
If you are unsure of what to take next, check the ratings
chart on the Mariner Web site (http://gssjc.org/mariners/sail.htm).
Sunfish Mate 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 Sunfish. These 2
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 Sunfish Mate Rating will let
the Mariner work on perfecting their skills while sailing
solo on a Sunfish as well as learning how to do simple maintenance.
| Who: |
Mariners with proper sailing and service hour prerequisites
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| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
May 6-8; 7 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday |
| Min./Max.: |
4/12 |
| Prerequisites |
* ARC Basic Sailing Certificate OR GSSJC Seaman or
ARC Small Craft Safety–Sailing
* Competent sailing skills
* Participants need to have 6 sessions of practice
on the Sunfish after taking Basic Sailing before attempting
this rating. (one session is Sat AM, Sat PM,
or Sun AM or Sun PM)
* Girls: Level IV swim card or equivalent or better AND
GSSJC Safe Boating test
* Adults: GSSJC Safe Boating test |
| Cost: |
$35 includes all materials and food for the course |
| Text: |
Plan to purchase PRIOR to the class the following book:
ARC Start Sailing Right. |
Sloop Crew
Those Mariners who have completed the prerequisite ratings
and service hours may sign up to learn how to crew on a small
camp sloop. This course will teach the Mariners how to rig,
de-rig, and crew a small sloop. They will also learn how to
properly use a jib sail, proper maintenance and care of the
sloops, and the use of the various lines on the boat. Crew
responsibilities will be included.
| Who: |
Mariners with proper sailing and service hour prerequisites. |
| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
May 6-8; 7 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday |
| Prerequisites: |
* GSSJC Sunfish Mate Rating
* GSSJC Sailing Fundamentals Rating
* 10 hours of service to the Sailing Program
* ARC Level IV swim card or equivalent or better
* GSSJC Safe Boating Test |
| Min./Max.: |
4/10 |
| Cost: |
$35 includes all materials and food for the course |
| Text: |
Bring ARC Start Sailing Right previously purchased
and read PLUS previous ratings notebook. |
|
 Sunfish
Skipper and Performance Sailing
This class will enhance training for those Mariners who have
completed previous ratings and service hours who wish to become
a skipper on the Sunfish. These two ratings are the prerequisites
for many other ratings. The Performance Sailing rating will
further enhance the principles of sailing and its components.
You will learn more about navigation and weather. Charting
a course will be one challenge. While earning Sunfish Skipper
you will expand on your skills while developing good helmsman
ship and learning how to sail well. Learning to sail a Marconi
rigged boat or small sloop with just the main sail will give
the Sunfish Skipper a new experience.
| Who: |
Mariners with proper sailing and service hour prerequisites |
| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
April 1-3; 7 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday |
| Min./Max.: |
3/6 |
| Cost: |
$35, includes all materials and food for the course |
| Prerequisites |
* GSSJC Sunfish Mate Rating
* GSSJC Sailing Fundamentals Rating
* GSSJC Program Aide Core
* 10 hours of service to the Sailing Program
* ARC Level IV swim card or equivalent or better
* GSSJC Safe Boating Test |
| Text: |
Bring ARC Start Sailing Right previously purchased and
read plus previous ratings notebook. |
Sloop Skipper and Performance
Sailing
This class will enhance training for those Mariners who have
completed previous ratings and service hours who wish to become
a skipper on our small sloops based at camp. These two ratings
are the prerequisites for many other ratings. The Performance
Sailing rating will further enhance the principles of sailing
and its components.You will learn more about navigation and
weather. Charting a course will be one challenge.While earning
Sloop Skipper, you will expand on your skills while learning
your responsibilities of skippering your ship.
| Who: |
Mariners with proper sailing and service hour prerequisites |
| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
April 1-3; 7 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday |
| Prerequisites: |
* GSSJC Sloop Crew Rating
* Texas Boaters Education Course
* GSSJC Program Aide Core
* 20 hours of service to the Sailing Program
* ARC Level IV swim card or equivalent or better
* GSSJC Safe Boating Test |
| Min./Max.: |
2/6 |
| Cost: |
$35 includes all materials and food for the course |
| Text: |
Bring ARC Start Sailing Right previously purchased
and read PLUS previous ratings notebook. |
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