All sail camps are Monday through Friday, 9:45 am to 3-30 pm. Class starts promptly at 9:45 am. Check-in at 9:30 am. There is no supervision before 9:30 am. Consistent attendance is important because learned skills build upon each other.

Every parent/guardian will be asked to affirm that their child has demonstrated the ability to:

• Swim freestyle for at least 50 feet without any flotation device or goggles
• Be fully submersed in water
• Tread water or float for at least 1 minute, keeping face out of water

All students are required to wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) while in the marina and we will teach them how to put on their life jacket properly. During the "Learn to Sail" course participants will be required to swim with a life jacket during the capsize drill.

On the first day of “Learn to Sail” camp, students will will learn how to put on a life jacket. They then participate in a capsize drill where they will learn to get acclimated to the water and how to recover from when the boat turns over in the water, a capsize.

During the capsize drill, the student will:

• Jump into the water and swim to the capsized boat, a distance of about 25 feet.
• Climb onto the boat's dagger board, right the boat then move to the stern while maintaining contact with the boat.
• Enter the boat over the transom.
• Capsize the boat for the next student, then swim to the ladder to exit the water, approximately 40 feet from the capsized boat.

Be sure to watch the capsize video with your youth before the first day of camp.

All PYC Junior Sailing camp instructors are certified (1) as Small Boat Instructors by U.S. Sailing and (2) in first aid and CPR by The American Red Cross and/or U.S. Sailing.

The Learn to Sail and Single-handed Racing camps use RS Terras. The Double-handed Sailing and Adventure Sailing camps use Vanguard 15s. The Junior Sailing Program Fleet web page has more detailed descriptions.

Single-handed Racing, Double-handed Sailing and Adventure Sailing students must be pre-qualified by our instructors. To register for these advanced classes, you must contact the Director at JuniorSailing@PoulsboYC.org for the required code access. For the safety of our students, we require confirmation of sailing capability before signing up for these camps.

PYC Jr. Sailing is dedicated to the safety of everyone involved in the program. The the PYC Junior Sailing Safety Plan documents the procedures, equipment, training, location/standards of training/skills, identified risks and controls, and documentation/records that are in place to protect the safety of the participating students, instructors, directors, lookouts, and others persons participating.

Camper-Initiated Cancellation
The camper’s parent/guardian must send an email notification to the PYC Junior Sailing Camp Director at juniorsailing@poulsboyc.org

1. At least 21 days prior to the start of the camp week – 100% refund will be issued.
2. Between 15 and 21 days prior to the start of the camp week – 100% refund will be issued if we can fill the space. If we are unable to fill the space, no refund will be issued.
3. Within 14 days of the start of and during the camp week, including if a student chooses not to attend – No refund will be issued.

Inclement Weather or Other Unforeseeable Conditions
In the event of inclement weather or other unforeseeable reasons, it may become necessary to cancel a sail camp day. We will contact you via email or a text message as soon as possible, but no later than 8 a.m. on the day of a sail camp. Please keep us updated with your latest email address and phone number. We do not provide refunds or replacement classes if class must be cancelled due to causes described above.

To register for one or more sail camps please complete the online registration form. Following submission of your registration we will review class availability. We will call you if any changes are necessary. After our review you will receive an email with payment information, and links to the required waiver and student agreements. Your registration will not be confirmed until your payment is processed, and all forms are signed and submitted.

Relatives may register a child for camp, but only the legal guardian can sign the release forms. Please be sure to indicate contact information for the legal guardian if this case applies to you.