Kinder Pram

BEGINNER

Ages 4-6 + Parent or Guardian

Basic Course Description:

Kinder Pram is a course that gets kids into sailing early. Kids aged 4-6 do fun little activities which teach them sailing basics such as boat handling, knots, and boat safety.

Skills Learned:

Sailing: Launching, sailing out while steering up down, “3t’s: tack-tiller-toward sail”, landing.
Seamanship: 8-knot lesson, rope coil races, rolling sails, boat part label game, make-a-boat.
Teamwork: Bailer races, boat scavenger hunt, human knot, happy ball, life jacket race, water relay.

Requirements:

One parent or guardian per child to be actively involved with supervising and assisting the GLSS staff with the program.
No drop offs.
Student and guardian must each bring properly-fitting Coast Guard approved life jacket.

Full Summer Course
June 7 - August 9
Monday 5-7pm
No Sailing on July 12

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More Information

A late afternoon of sailing and fun. Kinder Pram is an easy introduction to sailing at our lakefront. Kids enjoy entertaining activities targeting rudimentary sailing skills both on and off the water along with a parent or guardian. This unique program will be a safe, interactive experience requiring one adult parent or guardian to accompany each student enrolled.