Get-Kids-Afloat (GKA) Course

Our August was fully packed with GKA sessions every week and one class was conducted in September! Despite the rainy weather in the mornings of our courses, the afternoons gave the kids an ample opportunity to test their skills on the water. In learning how to sail, it is a good thing to remember not to underestimate the eagerness of kids to truly learn based on their age. Our youngest participants were 7 year old kids who amazingly displayed confidence in handling their own boats out in the sea!

The rainy weather also brought along strong gusts of wind throughout August and September. This turned our calm seas into a perfect training ground for the kids to test out their reflexes in unpredictable sailing conditions. One moment they are moving along calmly and the next they’ll be watching out for the boom!

All the know-hows of sailing is taught step-by-step by our sailing instructors. This allows encouragement for the love of the water, sailing, and all that sailing involves, especially having fun! Our last batch of GKA

kids enjoyed learning about different terminologies, knots, rigging, capsize recovery, as well as the basics of launching and recovery with guidance at our beach area. Safety comes first so all sailors and instructors wear life jackets on and around the water.

Kids that have completed our GKA course can then move on to our C Squads and B Squads which continues their learning and helps advance their skills in sailing. These squads are all about getting more time on the water. This is a great way for the kids to practice and refine the skills they have learned from GKA.

We closed the course registration for our October, November and December classes as has been fully subscribed since early July! If you are interested in signing-up your kids for this amazing sailing course, please refer to the upcoming course dates we have in the first quarter of 2022.

Jan-Mar 2022 Course Dates

January

3 - 6 Open for registration February

7 - 10 Open for registration March

14 - 17 Open for registration 21 - 24 Open for registration

Call us at 6758 3359 or email us at scangel@safyc.org.sg to register! Hurry while slots are available!