Schedule & Rates

Summer Schedule

Session I: June 23 – July 18
Session II: July 21 – August 15
Junior Race Week: August 11 – August 15
(See below for full Junior Activities Schedule)

Weekly Schedule for 2008

Classes are planned to be full day (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM).

CLASS	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THRUSDAY	FRIDAY
Beginning Opti	X*		X*		X*
Intermediate Opti	X	X		X
Advanced Opti (&Racing)		X	X	X
Intro 420 (&Racing)		X	X	X
N10 (Turnabout)	X**				X**

* While all classes are planned to be full day, there will be special consideration to accommodate Half Day options on an individual basis. This will depend on class size, and the possibility of arranging to have one half day student in the AM and another in the PM. Please contact us if you would like to consider this option for your child.

** Twice a week, 2/3 the cost, also available to juniors already in the 420 classes.

Rates

Session: $347 per session
Membership: $50 for Junior Member, $25 for Junior Family Member
Discount: 5% discount for fees paid in full on or before April 1 2008 for both sessions.
(Junior or Junior Family Membership required for participation.)

Achievement Levels

Achievement levels will recognize the juniors that have mastered the defined skills necessary for a particular level. The levels will be: Able Bodied Seaman, Second Mate, First Mate, Skipper, Racing Skipper and Junior Instructor. Upon achieving a lever, the junior gets a patch that can be sewn on to their jacket or their Personal Flotation Device (as long as you do not tell the Coast Guard). An achievement board will be display at the club for both parents and juniors to review and track progress.
Qualifications for each are:

*Level*	*Required Skills*
Able Bodied Seaman	Swim Test Sailing Safety Rig and De-rig a Boat Name Parts of a Boat Sculling Safety Position
Second Mate	Leave and Return to Dock Sail in a Straight Line Start and Stop a Boat Proper Tack Proper Jibe Basic Right of Way Rules
First Mate	Know Parts of the Sail Proper Sail Trim Capsize Recovery Man Overboard Drill Tie Basic Knots Sail a Basic Course
Skipper	Sail all Points of Sail Racing Starts Sail a Racing Course Create & Use Race Plan Advanced Right of Way Rules Basic Fleet Race Rules Adjust Boat Speed Roll Tack & Roll Gibe
Racing Skipper	Use Telltales Read Navigation Chart Set & Fly Spinnaker Roll Gibe with Spinnaker Advanced Fleet Race Rules Basic Team Race Rules Minor Boat Maintenance Knowledge of Tide-Wind Pattern
Junior Instructor (in training)	Sail Rudderless Sail Backwards Proper Anchoring Knowledge of Weather Patterns Advanced Boat Maintenance Basic First Aid Demonstration Techniques Create Visual Aids Plan & Run Races for Others

Special Events for 2008

Big Boat Sailing

We hope to have one or two events where all juniors can experience an evening on bigger boats. The moonlight sails provided much enjoyment and learning the last few summers, and we are planning on providing the juniors with a similar experience this year.

Dances

We will have two dances, one each session. The students will pick a theme for each dance, and there will prizes for the best costume (for the theme) and the best dancers. Students from each session will be invited to both dances.

Awards Banquet

The annual awards banquet will be held Saturday August 16^th where students excelling in various categories will be recognized. Parents are invited to this fun event.

Independent Sailing

When a junior has achieved a certain achievement level, they will be allowed to take out the junior boats (weather permitting) on their own when they are not being used for classes. The specific rules for this are being defined and MUST:

Have a buddy boat

Be in before sunset

Get permission from someone in charge

Stay in a predefined area

The allowed predefined areas will be based on their Achievement Level. This will provide the juniors the opportunity to show off what they have learned to their friends as they will be allowed to bring a guest who is not be enrolled in the program.

O'Day Sailor

Take your parents out for a sail. Those Juniors who have achieved at least the Skippers rating will be eligible to rent the Newport Yacht Club’s 18 foot O’Day sailor, after being certified on that vessel by one of the Sailing Instructors.

The O’Day sailor is available for Newport Yacht Club members (including Junior members who have achieved at the Skippers rating) for rent by the hour. Reservations must be made in advance, and there is a standard charge for being checked out on that vessel).

The checkout certification includes:

Tacking, Jibing, getting into and out of irons, docking, and generally demonstrating that you can sail the vessel safely.