Sharks Typical Day

The activities vary depending on weather and session. Below you will find an example daily schedule: (If there is inclement weather, sailors will dock and return to the SoundWaters building. They will continue with their day indoors and have other activities, i.e. science lesson, interacting with live animals, practicing knots)

• 9:00am: Welcome Sailors!!!
  Game time – All sailors gather up and have a fun kick off to your morning!
• 9:15am: Before you head out, record weather and temperature observations, knots, chart a course, parts of the boat!
• 9:30am:  Head to the dock! Ready boats for day (ex. Rig sails, learn lines, check boats)
• 10:15am: Launch boats – Head out to Long Island Sound
• 10:30am: Sailing – practice tacking and jibing, buoy course, point of sail, wind direction, races
• 12:00pm: Tie up! It’s Lunch Time
• 12:45pm: Swim call
• 1:30pm: Afternoon Sailing – Destination sail! Scavenger hunt on a secret island!
• 3:15pm: Arrive back to the dock. Ready boats for bed (clean up sails, wash boat, and de-rig for night). Snack
• 3:45pm: Closing Circle– discuss and share what you learned throughout day, what you would like to learn tomorrow!
• 4:00pm: Camp day ends – parents pick up campers and sign out with staff at the gate to the Cove marina. Please have your ID ready when you pick up your camper.