Our teaching methods are hands on, on the water, with fewer students than most other schools.
The commission is shared between the listing and selling broker. Taught in the afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm This program includes all the skills taught in our Basic Keelboat Adult program. | Norwalk, CT | soundsailingcenter.com The kids will sail the boats themselves, accompanied by USCG Captain and or instructor. Kids must pull up the mask when rotating positions. With over 25 years of yacht sales and service experience, we can offer expert advice. We will practice knots, pratice throwing ropes, use our microscopes to look at water samples, and play games. This means you will not pay extra for our superb service. Sound Sailing has a special use permit from the US Forest Service allowing us to comply with, and access the Tongass National Forest.We are an Authorized Concessioner of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior -allowing us to sail in Glacier Bay National Park.. We also hold permits to operate in Alaska State Marine Parks and the City and Borough of Sitka recreation lands. Read the entire story at J Boats. We require your child to stay home if they are showing any signs of Any Illness or has come into contact with anyone who is infected (or if they are running a temperature over 100 degrees or have a Oxygen level under 95%). To do this more effectively we will have no more than four kids per boat. Speaking of weather, we generally go out unless steady winds are over 20 knots or gusts are over 24 knots (the Ensign’s have very deep reefs in the mainsail, allowing us to reduce to sail area so that in effect, 20 knots of wind has the same effect on the boat as about 12 knots). Students getting certified will undergo a two-hour checkout test sail on their final day as well as receive a one-year membership to US Sailing. Before the practice sessions, all students must have read the textbook and passed the US Sailing Basic Keelboat written test. We buy boats we like! Our fleet operates up to Maine in the summer and down to the Caribbean in the winter. Targets with buckets underneath on the mainsail is one way we measure how they did (the boat with the least water load is one of the winners), along with the fastest boat, best pirate spirit and best costumes. ©2020 Sound Sailing Center. F. After the health check at the ramp, please apply sunscreen, then walk your child down to their assigned boat. Dan Spurr’s excellent book ‘Heart of Glass’ recounts the history of the early fiberglass boats. At other times, IF all parents on the boat allow it, when the kids are more than 6’ apart and on station, we will allow the masks to be pulled down. Arie was a key person in the sailboat business from the late 50’s to the 80’s, responsible for such boats as the Block Island 40. The islands are easy to explore with our smaller boats.
54 Calf Pasture Beach Rd, Norwalk, CT 06855 |, Dories Summer Sailing Camp + Junior Basic Keelboat, Enrolling Now - Junior Dories Sailing Camp. This importer for the Dutch-built Contest Yachts, was founded by Martin’s father, Arie van Breems. Martin van Breems is the head of Sound Sailing and President of MVB Inc., manufacturer of Dutchman Sailboat Hardware, makers of the Dutchman Sail Flaking System.
We can help make this a reality, through our brokerage or new yacht sales division. Continue Reading →, Learning to sail is like opening the door to a new world, sometimes challenging or difficult, but incredibly rewarding, for you, and for us. The Junior Basic Keelboat Program is taught in the afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Our instruction is based on a simple concept—in 20 to 30 hours you will be out sailing my boats by yourself, so we damn well better do a good job! We are happy to announce that our annual Junior Dories summer camp will still be taking place this summer. Sailing Memberships • Sailing Lessons • Summer Kid Camps • Private Charters • and more! “I started Sound Sailing in 1986 to help you get involved in sailing through an innovative instruction and membership program. Email Martin at dutchman_mvb@hotmail.com or call 203.981.3590 for more info. Each boat gets a bucket of fresh water for reloads. Although many schools promote a package program that has you sailing larger boats in a week, you will be a better sailor and enjoy sailing more if you practice with daysailers. Unlike other membership, timeshare, or fractional use programs, we offer far more flexibility combined with expert, on site staff, in a diverse fleet from our 2014 VAr37, to our affordable and fun Ensigns. A sailing school, a couple of charter boat companies, a plethora of yacht brokers and an active cruising and racing community of local sailors give Oriental a distinctly nautical character.
We can accommodate a limited number of campers under a covered 50’ by 20’ patio behind our office, for parents who have to work. We realize there some parents uncomfortable with group lessons. We have a dingy available for non-swimmers and we often beach the Ensign so we can step off the bow if not good weather for swimming.