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

Note: Bring copies of all your certificates with you to camp.
Text: Bring ARC Start Sailing Right previously purchased and read plus previous ratings notebook.

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
Note: Bring copies of all your certificates with you to camp.
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
Note: Bring copies of all your certificates with you to camp.
Text: Bring ARC Start Sailing Right previously purchased and read PLUS previous ratings notebook.

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
• GSSJC Safe Boating Test

Min./Max.: 2/6
Cost: $35 includes all materials and food for the course
Note: Bring copies of all your certificates with you to camp.
Text: Bring ARC Start Sailing Right, previously purchased and read PLUS previous ratings notebook.