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

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
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.

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
• Bring copies of your certificates with you to camp.

Min./Max.: 6/12
Cost: $10

GSSJC Girl Program Aide Specialty Course; Sailing, Canoeing, Swimming

These are the specialty course offerings the girls need to take in order to earn their Program Aide Bar. The Core course is offered just prior to these specialty courses. Because this is an aquatic weekend, only the canoeing, sailing and swimming specialty courses will be offered. This course will enable program aides to assist instructors teaching the various Red Cross canoeing, sailing, and swimming courses, as well as helping where needed at an aquatic event with roper supervisory personnel. If you assist at a later date with a registered Red Cross course, you may also earn the Red Cross Instructor Aide certificate for that particular specialty.

Who: Cadettes or Seniors - 7th grade and up
Where: Camp Casa Mare
When: April 3; 9 a.m-3 p.m. Sunday
Prerequisites

• Cadettes or Senior Girl Scout ( 7thgrade and up)
• GSSJC Leadership Project Program Aide Core
  (check with GSSJC for class dates)

Min./Max.: 4/16
Cost: $8.50