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This class offers students a basic introduction to sailing using two different sized sailboats. Students begin aboard 14’ Quest sailboats, paired with another student, learning rigging, basic sailing skills and capsize recovery. The class then progresses to a 26’ Colgate sailboat, on which they refine sailing skills and learn how to work together as a team and take turns controlling the boat as skipper while the rest of the group rotate as crew. The class begins in the protected waters of Frenchman’s Creek and then moves into the open waters of Boca Ciega Bay where they can take advantage of a larger sail area and steadier winds.
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