Sloop Captain
This class will enhance training for those Mariners who have
completed previous ratings and service hours who wish to captain
one of our 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.
| 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 Skipper Rating
* 30 hours of service to the Sailing Program
* ARC Level IV swim card or equivalent or better
l 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. |
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.
| Who: |
Mariners with proper sailing and service hour prerequisites
- adults too |
| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
May 6-8; 7 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday |
| Prerequisites: |
* ARC Basic Sailing Certificate or GSSJC Seaman or
ARC Small Craft Safety–Sailing
Competent sailing skills
* Participants need to have four sessions of practice
on the Sunfish and two sessions on the Big Boats after
taking Basic Sailing before attempting this rating. (One
session is Saturday a.m., Saturday p.m., or Sunday a.m.,
or Sunday p.m.)
* GSSJC Safe Boating test
* Girls: ARC Level IV swim card or equivalent or better |
| Min./Max.: |
4/8 |
| Cost: |
$35 includes all materials and food |
| Text: |
ARC Start Sailing Right, or ARC Small Craft Safety,
previously purchased and read. |
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First Mate
and Performance Sailing
This class will enhance training for those Mariners who have
completed previous ratings and service hours who wish to learn
to sail the large sloops or fixed keeled boats. 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 the First Mate rating, you will learn how to maneuver
and crew/skipper a large keeled boat, putting your new navigational
information into practical 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 |
| Prerequisites |
* GSSJC Big Boat Crew Rating
* GSSJC Sailing Fundamentals Rating
* Texas Boaters Education Course
* 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 |
| 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. |
Taste of Racing
This is a NEW course designed to introduce girls to the sport
of racing sunfish at Camp Casa Mare. You will learn the details
on how to participate in a race from rigging the sailboat,
to figuring out how to round the marks (buoy), the rules and
regulations of sailing and how to cross the finish line a
winner!
| Who: |
Mariners with Sunfish Mate rating, 12 years old and
up |
| Where: |
Camp Casa Mare |
| When: |
May 8; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday |
| Prerequisites |
* GSSJC Sunfish Mate Rating
* GSSJC Sailing FUNdamentals Rating
* ARC Level IV swim certificate or better or equivalent
* GSSJC Safe Boating Test Certificate |
| Min./Max.: |
6/12 |
| Cost: |
$10 |
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