Blueberry Cove, Tenants Harbor - Sailing Camps
Blueberry Cove offers 3 sailing programs to accommodate the needs of just about every camper who wants to learn to sail! All programs are in partnership with the Saint George Community Sailing Foundation (SGCSF).
Blueberry Cove Sailing Camps
Meet the Sailing Instructors
Sailing instruction is provided by the St. George Community Sailing Foundation, which teaches sailing, seamanship and water safety to children and adults on Maine’s Saint George peninsula. The program also encourages respect for our water environment and honors Maine’s nautical history.
Lead by experienced instructors, certified by the US Sailing Association, campers are given the opportunity to learn about:
- Safety
- Parts of a sailboat
- Wind awareness
- How sails work
- Rigging the boat
- Sailing upwind and downwind
- Capsize and overboard recovery
- Leaving and returning to a dock or mooring
- Right-of-way
- Weather, tides and currents
- Knots and lines
- Ecology of St. George harbors
- History of St. George sailing
And above all, have plenty of FUN!
Boats
- 10 “Hunter 90″ dinghies (also known as “JY 9′s”). These nine foot, single sail catboats are unsinkable and self-right if capsized.
- 4 fourteen foot high-performance “420″ dinghies
- 3 larger sloops
Session dates, fees and availability
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