Tag: YMCA Sailing Program

Things To Do- YMCA Sailing Program

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

sailing_gloucester

Hi Joey,
Great blog at GMG, many thanks.  I was wondering if you could remind your readers about the YMCA sailing program in the harbor this summer (as you did last year).  The details are below, and I’ve attached a picture.
Many thanks!
Jim
Youth Sailing Camp
Summer Rec Program
Ages: 8-15
Session Length: One week, Monday-Friday
Session offered: 2-10
Time: AM Group 8:00am-11:30am
PM Group 12:30pm-4:00pm
Generations of sailors have gotten their start
and honed their skills in this educational and
recreational program. Your child can safely
explore our beautiful waterways in this fully
certified and licensed camp program. Life
Jackets provided. Program sails from
Harbormaster’s Office at Harbor Loop.
Fee: $105
Location: Habor Loop, Gloucester
Program Director: Katy Milne, 978.283.0470 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting   978.283.0470 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,
milnek@northshoreymca.org
Adult Sailing
Summer Rec Program
Ages: 16 & up
Session Length: Four weeks, Monday/Wednesday and
Tuesday/Thursday
Session offered: 2-5, 6-9
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Treat yourself for a series of great evenings on the
water of beautiful Gloucester harbor. Our certified and
experienced instructors will teach and guide you. All
levels of experience welcome. Life Jackets provided.
Program sails from Harbormaster’s Office at Harbor
Loop
Fee: $150
Location: Harbor Loop, Gloucester
Program Director: Katy Milne, 978.283.0470 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting   978.283.0470 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,
milnek@northshoreymca.org

YMCA Sailing Program

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

After all the talk this past week of wishing children had an opportunity to get on the water for a sailing program Damon Cummings wrote to tell me that there are already many programs in place to get local youth out on the water-

Here is a link to the High School and Middle School program run by Patti Page. It is during the school year, spring and fall, of course so the YMCA summer program is using the floats and boats for the summer (except that we took a bunch of Tall Ship sailors out sailing the afternoon before last):

http://www.sailghs.org/
Joe,
When you saw the City of Gloucester Youth Sailing Program Boston Whaler and a runabout leave the harbormaster’s pier this morning full of kids, they were on their way out to go sailing on the city owned Rhodes 18s and 19 and the Gloucester High school sailing team 420s. They went by us under sail a few minutes later. They go out every weekday except Friday. The program is run by the YMCA now since the city summer recreational program has been phased out. Here is a link to the program:
http://www.northshoreymca…sailing_2009_handout.pdf
That is only one of the sailing and harbor related programs presently under way for kids in Gloucester. During the school year Patti Page runs a High school and Middle School program with the 420s and Rhodes. The students do not pay a cent and we take both beginners and champions. The program has a joint Gloucester and Rockport sailing team that competes against other high schools around the state. Kevin Cook is the coach and some funny old guy runs the races. Moreover the Heritage Center and the Lannon run a massive program for Gloucester students and the Gloucester Museaum school at Ram Island does as well. The International Dory Racing Committee has junior racers (some in Middle School) racing against Canada and the Heritage Center has an off and on youth program in the pilot gigs. It is my understanding that a Community Boating center is in the works and that is something we all have wanted for a long time.
Whatever you may have heard to the contrary, Gloucester offers a wealth of opportunities for youth who are not in private yacht clubs to get out on the water.
Here’s a picture of the kids leaving the Harbormaster’s float to head to the sailing program.

YMCA Sailing Program, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Thanks for the info Damon