Learn to Sail Event
August 5 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin invites you to join Green Bay Sail & Paddle (GBSP) to experience the joy of sailing on Monday, August 5, 2024. Their mission is to help people with all abilities build confidence and a sense of freedom through empowering on-water experiences.
This program is specifically designed for individuals with diverse abilities, aiming to impart essential water safety and sailing skills while enriching lives. Participants can take charge of a boat on their own or sail with friends and family. This fun, introductory sailing session uses a “quick-start” method to teach sailing on Hobie® Wave catamarans.
The three-hour session covers crucial topics such as safety guidelines, operating safety boats, steering with the tiller, and positioning on the boat. Participants will receive both classroom instruction and hands-on experience on the water, with guidance and support from our instructors throughout.
*Participants are not required to know how to swim. Children must be at least 8 years old.
Skills taught include:
- Understanding Green Bay sail & Paddle’s safety rules and emergency procedures
- Proper fitting and adjustment of a Personal Floatation Device (PDF)
- Staying protected from the sun
- Appropriate use of safety whistle
- Signal to return to beach
- Understanding hazards to avoid in the instruction area
- Wind direction and sailing angles to the wind
- Understanding how buoys will be used during instruction
- Weight placement – where to sit on the boat
- Leaving the beach
- Steering with the tiller
- Sailing upwind, on a reach
- Gybing and tacking
- Sailing a figure eight
- Recovering from irons
- Sailing between two (2) buoys upwind doing multiple tacks
- Avoiding collisions
- Sailing back to beach
- Enjoying sailing with others!!!
What to bring:
- Old tennis shoes or water shoes are required to be worn at all times to protect your feet.
- A completed & signed waiver
- Eyeglasses or sunglasses – with strap
- Sunscreen
- Swimming suit
- Towel
- Dry clothes
- Water bottle full of water/ beverage
- Snack
- We provide life jackets
For more details and to register click here: https://76148.blackbaudhosting.com/76148/Green-Bay-Sail–Paddle-Event