Beacon Sloop Club Sailing Class - 8 weeks

Name: Beacon Sloop Club Sailing Class - 8 weeks
Start: 2025-04-16T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-16T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Beacon Sloop Club

Schedule

Wed Apr 16 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Beacon Sloop Club | Beacon, NY

Beacon Sloop Club Sailing Class
Instructors: Woody Guthrie Captains, Tome LaBarr, James Malchow, Ben Mazer, Steve Schwartz
Organizer/Facilitator: Mary Arnold, [email protected]
When: Wednesdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: The Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr., Beacon, NY 12508
The building with tree growing through the roof on Beacon Harbor
Course Outline
Apr. 16 Introduction, Registration, Knots, Gear, Clothing, Basic safety, Introduction to the Sloop Club and Sloop Woody Guthrie: James Malchow
Apr. 23 Upwind Sailing: Steve Schwartz
Apr. 30 Downwind Sailing Tom LaBarr
May 7 Rules of the Road, Aids to Navigation and Charts: Ben Mazer
May 14 Anchoring, Mooring and Docking: Tom LaBar
May 21 Safety and Emergency Steve Schwartz
May 28 Weather, Tides and Currents Steve Schwartz
June 4 Overall Review (test, awards/certificates, community resources,) James Malchow
Tuition: $50 per person in advance $60 cash or check at the door, including textbook. Discount for household sharing texts.
Payment: Credit Card / Paypal, Cash, Check
Textbook: Learn to Sail Right, from U.S. Sailing
Registration: Online, or email [email protected]
https://beaconsloopcluboffice.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=12