All applicants must complete health forms and must be competent swimmers. Students practice traditional sailors' skills aboard our ships and in our exhibits on the museum grounds. Other activities may include scrimshaw, sea chanteys, rigging climbing, and astronomy. All students sail with partners in our 9' dinghies. Students sail solo in our 9' dinghies.
Instruction focuses on improved boat handling, seamanship, and safety.
Also included in this 6-day camp experience are barbecues, rigging climbing, and a cruise down the Mystic River aboard the steamboat S.S Sabino. This level is for students who have completed the Level II program or who are experienced in sailing alone in a small boat. Instruction will concentrate on fine tuning sailing skills and an introduction to racing, racing rules, tactics and racing strategy, with an emphasis on practice time on the water. Other camp activities will include a sailing regatta. The S.A.'s will work closely with the staff and will be evaluated on their leadership skills, ability to work with staff and students, enthusiasm, ability to complete tasks and daily performance.