Summer Sailing Camp - SailStrong

Qualifications

Must meet at least one of the following factors.

Eligible for Reduced/Free School Lunches

Live in single-parent home

Have an incarcerated (or previously incarcerated) parent/guardian

Current or past child maltreatment or child welfare involvement

Child lives in high-crime neighborhood

Referred by school personnel, juvenile court or law enforcement official

Requirements

Below items must be completed

Parent/Guardian must attend Camp Orientation Meeting

Campers must complete a swim check

Campers must attend Day 1 (Monday) of camp

Our primary week of sailing camp will be held at Austin Yacht Club on Lake Travis. Typically it begins at 8 am with the youth being picked up at locations in Austin and driven with Camp transportation to Austin Yacht Club. Youth check in and prepare for the day – applying sunscreen, getting water bottles filled, etc. A potential weeks activities is shown below.

Monday – Review safety procedures and learn the layout of the camp and yacht club. Check swimming skills. Learn parts of the boat. Get sailing if weather permits.

Tuesday – Review Monday subject matter. Get out on the water in the boats, practicing skills. Tie dye t-shirts.

Wednesday – Learn knots. Continue to practice sailing skills. Enjoy time in the pool

Thursday – Try other types of boats, switching teams. Take part in STEM lesson that applies to water or sailing.

Friday – Parent day where youth get to show their skills for family.

Once our youth complete the 1st year of Summer Sailing Camp, should they decide they want to continue on with sailing, we hope to support them in other activities in the following years. Potential activities include Sea Scouts, crew on boats at Austin Yacht Club, attend a 2nd year of camp, attend sailing functions with local organizations.