Summer Sailing Sessions TCYC provides summer programs offering instruction and coaching for children and teens ages 7-18 at all levels, from beginning sailing through advanced racing. Regardless of age, we have introductory, intermediate and advanced courses that will match students with other students that are close in age and experience in a boat that is appropriate to them in terms of physical size and strength. TCYC’s Junior Sailing Program is staffed with a Director of Sailing that develops and manages our instructional programs; he also teaches the courses and certifies other instructors on his staff. All TCYC instructors are US Sailing certified as well as certified in First Aid and CPR. We follow US Sailing prescribed teaching methods. TCYC’s Summer is broken into four two week sessions to allow juniors to participate as their schedule permits. Sign up for one or the entire season. Each session will have mixture of beginning, intermediate and advanced sailors so every junior will fit right in. Summer Session #1 - June 10 - 13, 17-20 Summer Session #2 - June 24-27, July 1-4,8,9,17,18 Summer Session #3 - July 23-25,July 29-August 1 Summer Session #4 - August 5-8, 12-15 The various instructional programs available at TCYC are described below:   Registration Form Optimist Beginner Optimist classes are offered in two week sessions throughout the summer to sailors between the ages of 8-12 years old. this course is designed to teac students with little experience the basic skills needed to sail. In an environment where fun adn teamwork are paramount, students are intoduced to: · Wind and water awareness · Sailing terminology · Sail Trim · Hull Trim Intermediate Optimist is designed for sailors between the ages of 8-12 who have completed at least two sessions of the Optimist Beginner course. In this course students will become proficient in all points covered in the Optimist Beginner course and they will also be introduced to: · Weather · Sail Trim · Hull Trim · Equipment Maintenance Advanced Optimist is designed for sailors between the ages of 8-12 who have completed at least two sessions of the Optimist Intermediate course. In this course students will become proficient in all points covered in the Optimist Intermediate course and they will also be introduced to: · Starting Techniques · The Racing Rules of Sailing · Racing Tactics Laser Beginner Optimist classes are offered in two week sessions throughout the summer to sailors between the ages of 8-12 years old. this course is designed to teac students with little experience the basic skills needed to sail. In an environment where fun adn teamwork are paramount, students are intoduced to:· Points of Sail · Wind awareness · Sailing terminology · Tacking · Gybing Intermediate Laser is designed for sailors between the ages of 12-18 who have completed at least one two-week session of the Laser Beginner course. Students will become proficient in all points covered in the Laser Beginner course. They will also be introduced to: · Sail Trim · Hull Trim · Equipment Maintenance · Weather Advanced Laser is designed for sailors between the ages of 12-18 who have completed the Laser Intermediate course. In this course students will become proficient in all points covered in the Laser Intermediate course. They will also be introduced to: · Boat Handling · The Racing Rules of Sailing · Racing Tactics · Starting Techniques 420 Beginner 420 classes are offered in two week sessions throughout the summer to sailors between the ages of 12-18 years old. This course is designed to teach students with little experience the basic skills needed to sail. In an environment where fun and teamwork are paramount, students are introduced to: · Points of Sail · Tacking · Gybing · Sailing terminology Intermediate 420 is designed for sailors between the ages of 12-18 who have completed at least one two-week session of the 420 Beginner course. Students will become proficient in all points covered in the 420 Beginner course. They will also be introduced to: · Sail Trim · Hull Trim · Equipment Maintenance · Weather Advanced 420 is designed for 420 sailors between the ages of 12-18, and focuses on racing. All participants in TCYC’s 420 Instructional program must supply their own boat. During this course, teamwork and sportsmanship will be emphasized while practicing skills necessary to become proficient racers. Coaches will also teach boat-handling, tactics, and physical fitness while stressing the importance of sportsmanship. Classes will focus on perfecting the processes involved in sailboat racing.