2010 Summer Camp at the Greater Wildwood Yacht
Club
- Introduction
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The Greater Wildwood Yacht Club (GWYC) located at Park Avenue and
Forget Me Not Road in Wildwood Crest offers a summer camp for
children ages 8 to 15. The summer camp will operate from Monday,
June 28, 2010 to Friday, August 6, 2010 from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Activities include arts and crafts, swimming, kayaking and sailing.
All students are required to bring a life jacket, sunscreen, sandals
or water-shoes and lunch to summer camp each day. Students are
required to wear their life jackets when on the docks or on the
water. Registration, medical and liability releases must be
completed by a student's parent/guardian on an annual basis.
Students may not attend classes until all forms are completed.
- Sailing
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Sailing is a major part of the GWYC summer camp where we teach an
entire "learn to sail" program including: safety on the
water, parts of a sail boat, how sailboats sail, wind awareness,
points of sail, sailing a course, racing, righting a capsized boat,
knots and lines, etc. The GWYC is a member of the Mid Atlantic Yacht
Racing Association (MAYRA) which includes yacht clubs in Cape May,
Stone Harbor, Avalon, Sea Isle, Brigantine and the Philadelphia
area. Our sailing instructors are trained and certified by the US
Sailing Association. Beginning sailors are instructed on club owned
Optimist and Sunfish sailboats. Sailors who return for a second year
are encouraged but not required to have their own boat. All sailors
will be required to pass a GWYC swim test prior to sailing on Sunset
Lake.
- Camp Fees
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- For GWYC members:
- First child in family $300
- Each additional child $250
- Membership is open to everyone
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Optimist vs. Sunfish
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The use of an Optimist or a Sunfish sail boat is based on a
combination of three factors: age, weight and experience. Usually
an Optimist is no longer used after two of experience, or when a
sailor weighs more than 90 pounds or is older than 12 years old.
- Schedule
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- Saturday, May 29th, 11 A.M. to 12 P.M. - Registration at Greater Wildwood Yacht Club
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Monday, June 28, 2010 to Friday, August 6, 2010 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.*
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Tuesdays Family Night at GWYC 5:30 P.M. to 9 P.M.**
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MAYRA racing schedule will be posted later
- * It is not necessary that your child attend every day. However,
please call and leave a message when your child will be absent.
- ** These activities require parent volunteer participation
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Parents on Dock (PODS)
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Parents are permitted and encouraged to sit dockside during sailing
class. A sign up sheet of parent volunteers will be made to insure
that parents are present for every class. All parents of sailors are
encouraged to become GWYC members.
- Awards Dinner
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An end of season awards dinner will be held during which Certificate
of Participation and Perpetual Trophies will be given. Perpetual
trophies are as follows:
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- Dr. Michael R. Aquila Trophy presented to the Sunfish Class Champion
- Dr. David Paul Trophy presented to the Commodore's Regatta Winner
Sunfish Class
- Judy Mitchell Trophy presented to the Optimist Class Champion
- Evelyn Bailie Trophy Trophy presented to the Commodore's Regatta
Winner Optimist Class
- Eugene "Scoop" Taylor Trophy presented to the Most
Improved Sailor in Sailing Program
- Lady Lois M. Brody Award presented to the Most Promising Girl Sailor
- Edward De Haven Lewis Sportsmanship Trophy
- Joseph McGrath Dedicated Sailor Trophy engraved will be each student
name who completes the following:
- For First Year Student
- Attends 25 lessons and
- Attend 1 MAYRA race and
- Attends 1 CYCCM race
- For Returning Students
- Attends 25 Lessons and
- Attends 3 MAYRA races and
- Attends 3 CYCCM races