SAILING
Cape Cod Sea Camps
THE PROGRAM: Cape Cod Sea Camps, Monomoy and Wono continue to be leaders of Sail Education in a summer camp setting. Our sailing programs are designed to offer instruction for a wide variety of sailing experiences; from the complete novice to the racing enthusiast. Cape Cod Sea Camps are uniquely able to offer programs on Cape Cod Bay and lake sailing at our Long Pond site.
Small Craft Safety. In addition each has met our requirements and those of the American Camp Association for teaching experience and sailing knowledge as demonstrated during our orientation prior to the start of camp. Because of our commitment to a strong educational program in sailing, we maintain an instructor to camper ratio of approximately 1:4 in the sailing department.
Our teaching methods incorporate hands-on participation by campers with clearly outlined teaching progressions and attainable goals for the children. Safety, learning and fun is the outcome expected through the sailing program.
THE FLEET: The CCSC fleet is comprised of 30 Cape Cod Mercurys, 18 Sunfish, 6 Cape Cod Dinghies (used for rowing), 9 Boston Whalers, 14 Windsurfers, a racing fleet of 9 Collegiate 420’s, and 2 Rhodes 18’s.
As soon as campers feel comfortable, they are encouraged to crew and skipper their own boats while our sail staff teach along side from Boston Whalers.
The Mercurys are moored in front of camp on Cape Cod Bay. These 15’ marconi rigged centerboard sloops are excellent teaching boats. Each carries a skipper and two to three crew with an additional crew member added in heavy wind. Of the 30 Mercurys, 12 are fully rigged for racing with spinnakers.
In order to assure enough on-water experience, campers choose sailing for the entire morning or afternoon, for the entire 5 to 6 day activity cycle. (Some days may be missed due to weather, out of camp or unit trips.) THE STAFF: We have been fortunate over the camp’s more than 95 year history to attract superb sailing instructors from across the country and around the world. In addition to these seasoned instructors, our program continues to groom excellent sailors through our 4-year Leadership Training Program who ultimately return as staff members. Many of our program leaders are teachers and coaches with experience in our CCSC sailing program or other programs. Our Sailing Staff are certified in CPR, First Aid and
Our Sunfish are kept at our Long Pond site and are popular among our younger, ages 6-11, sailors (younger campers are given their choice of Long Pond or Bay Sailing). Generally, a skipper with one crew or single-handed sailing is the norm for these boats. Campers enjoy the early hands-on sailing experience in the sheltered cove at our Long Pond site. The basics can be learned very quickly on these boats, thus resulting in great personal satisfaction among our novice sailors. Trained staff supervise and instruct all sailing activities from our Boston Whalers, other motor craft and from sailing directly with campers in the sailboats.
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