2020 Welcome Letter Camp Info
Welcome Sailing Education Adventures 2020 camp season. We are very much looking forward to having your child(ren) in camp and opening our family to yours. Below please find all the information you need to prepare for camp.
Contact Meghan Hartnett (Program Director)- Text of Call 607-643-6097 between 8:30 AM - 10 PM.
Pick up/Drop Off
Basic/Intermediate Camp: Marin Yacht Club- 24 Summit Dr. San Rafael
Food and Water
Clothing
It is often cool in the morning and then hot but windy in the afternoons. Please dress your child in layers and bring the following:
Other Notes
Camp Rules
Sailing Education Adventures Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your registration with our office. However, please be aware of our refund limits for our camps. Also, please be considerate of other camp families. Last minute cancellations are unlikely to be filled which results in another waitlisted student not being able to attend camp!
Missed Days
There can be no make ups for missed days. If you do need to skip a day due to illness or doctors appointment, please alert the Head Counselor at the beginning of the session and the day prior to the planned missed day.
Graduation (Basic/Intermediate Camp only)
Please mark your calendar for Graduation Ceremony for camp. It is the last day of camp (the second friday of the session)
Adventure Sail on Seaward
Students who participate in Basic/ Intermediate/ SEA Explorers / Bahia Vista/ SEA Stars are invited to sail onboard the 82 ft. Schooner Seaward for a 3 hour day sail to learn to sail a tall ship, marine ecology and about the marine life found in San Francisco Bay
Dates/ Time:
July 18- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
August 1- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
August 8- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
Location: Seaward docs at the Bay Model in Sausalito, transportation to the ship is the responsibility of the campers family.
Registration in the above mentioned camps includes 1 camper space onboard Seaward. Please visit the SEA website to RSVP for your campers preferred date https://www.sfsailing.org/adventure-sail-onboad-seaward.html . Space is available on a first come first served basis so please RSVP as soon as possible.
The boat leaves promptly at the scheduled time, please arrive 15 mins prior to the sail time.
If extra space is available, parents may join the students aboard for $40 per person. If you are interested in joining the campers aboard, please contact Program Director Meghan Hartnett to be added to the waiting list. Parents will be allowed to join the group if there is extra space and will be notified 1 week prior to the sail date if you have been cleared to sail with the students. You will be instructed to make payment for the space after you have been confirmed.
Contact Meghan Hartnett (Program Director)- Text of Call 607-643-6097 between 8:30 AM - 10 PM.
Pick up/Drop Off
- Times:
- Mini Camp:
- Introductory Mini 9am- 1pm
- Advanced Mini 9am- 4pm
- Basic/Intermediate: 9am- 4pm
- Advanced: 12pm- 4pm
- SEA Explorers: 9am- 4pm
- Mini Camp:
- Monday: Arrive early at 8:45 am to check in with our Program Director. Parents should plan on staying until 9:15 am for parent orientation
- Each day, please be on time for drop off and pick up. There is a $30 per hour charge for late pick ups starting at 4:30 pm for Basic/Intermediate Camps and after 1:30 for Mini Camp Intro and 4:30 for Mini Advanced.
Basic/Intermediate Camp: Marin Yacht Club- 24 Summit Dr. San Rafael
- Gate Code is 1397# for access after Monday morning. Please DO NOT call the harbormaster if you forget the code. Instead, please contact S.E.A Program Director Meghan Hartnett at 607-643-6097. (This is my private phone, please be respectful of contacting me during appropriate times).
- Dock A, next to Loch Lomond Yacht club and behind the newly opened Andy’s Market
Food and Water
- Pack lunch with students of Basic/Intermediate/SEA Explorers and Advanced campers.
- Refrigeration is not possible at the Jr. dock, it lunch items need to be refrigerated, please pack them accordingly.
- Pack snacks with the student- including Mini Campers
- Pack water in a re-usable container- NO PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES please!
- STAY HYDRATED! No caffeinated drinks please, caffeine causes dehydration
Clothing
It is often cool in the morning and then hot but windy in the afternoons. Please dress your child in layers and bring the following:
- SEA provides Coast Guard approved PFD’s
- Wetsuit is recommended for BASIC/INTERMEDIATE CAMP ONLY- SEA has some on site but they may not fit your child (“shorty” wetsuits are recommended as the full body suits can be too hot in the summer sun). (Not required, wetsuits are only an option IF you choose).
- Towel and plastic bag to store wet clothing (Also recommended that you keep towels in your car to cover your seats at the end of the day)
- Comfortable, functional and appropriate bathing suit.
- Waterproof shoes which are lightweight are best to wear in and around the boats, on docks, rocks, beaches etc. Sandals and flip-flops which do not stay on easily are not as useful and could easily get lost in the water.
- Waterproof sunscreen- Keep spray sunscreen away from food/other students. - Counselors remind campers to apply sunscreen often throughout the day but it is the campers responsibility to do it.
- Sunglasses and hat
- Waterproof windbreaker
- Full change of clothes: t-shirt, long-sleeve, shorts, pants, fleece sweater- avoid cotton and denim!
- Sports Basement, San Francisco.
- West Marine, Sausalito
- Play-It-Again Sports, San Rafael , Big 5, Kmart, Target
- Online- Craigslist or Amazon- use Amazon Smile to contribute to Sailing Education Adventures
Other Notes
- Please leave all media devices at home (music, earphones, etc)
- Cell phones should be put away and used only to contact parents when necessary. (If a camper is excessively using their device and ignores counselors requests to put it away, the device may be collected by the Head Counselor and returned at the end of the day).
- Please bring completed Medical Forms to check in on the first day of camp at 8:45 am. This form is attached here for your convenience, please print and bring it.
Camp Rules
- Please confine parents presence to the parking lot and the Jr. Dock area except during Graduation for Basic/Intermediate camp when we are permitted to use the patio at the clubhouse.
- Parents are invited to stay and watch their camper get started in camp for a short period of time if you so desire, but in an effort to foster the students independence we request that parents vacate the premises by 10 am.
- Restrooms are available to use for the campers. We expect that campers use the facilities as if they were guests at another person’s home.
- Use of the showers is strictly prohibited. It is suggested that each camper bring a large towel as they can rinse off using the nearby hose.
- Trash receptacles are located at the Jr. Dock. Camper lunch and snack should be well wrapped and stowed out of reach of birds.
- Although we discourage sharing of lunches, please be mindful of other students potential allergies when packing items which may contain nuts.
Sailing Education Adventures Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your registration with our office. However, please be aware of our refund limits for our camps. Also, please be considerate of other camp families. Last minute cancellations are unlikely to be filled which results in another waitlisted student not being able to attend camp!
- 30 +days prior to the session start date: Full refund
- 21- 29 days prior to the session start date: 75% refund
- 14-20 days prior to the session start date: 50% refund
- 0-13 days prior to the session start date: Non-refundable
Missed Days
There can be no make ups for missed days. If you do need to skip a day due to illness or doctors appointment, please alert the Head Counselor at the beginning of the session and the day prior to the planned missed day.
Graduation (Basic/Intermediate Camp only)
Please mark your calendar for Graduation Ceremony for camp. It is the last day of camp (the second friday of the session)
- 3:00 pm- Parents and families are invited to join the campers for Family Sail. This is a chance for your child to share with you all that they have learned at camp during a sail around the MYC harbor. Pro-tip: BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES!
- 5:00 pm- BBQ on the Marin Yacht Club patio
Adventure Sail on Seaward
Students who participate in Basic/ Intermediate/ SEA Explorers / Bahia Vista/ SEA Stars are invited to sail onboard the 82 ft. Schooner Seaward for a 3 hour day sail to learn to sail a tall ship, marine ecology and about the marine life found in San Francisco Bay
Dates/ Time:
July 18- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
August 1- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
August 8- 11:00 am- 2:00 pm
Location: Seaward docs at the Bay Model in Sausalito, transportation to the ship is the responsibility of the campers family.
Registration in the above mentioned camps includes 1 camper space onboard Seaward. Please visit the SEA website to RSVP for your campers preferred date https://www.sfsailing.org/adventure-sail-onboad-seaward.html . Space is available on a first come first served basis so please RSVP as soon as possible.
The boat leaves promptly at the scheduled time, please arrive 15 mins prior to the sail time.
If extra space is available, parents may join the students aboard for $40 per person. If you are interested in joining the campers aboard, please contact Program Director Meghan Hartnett to be added to the waiting list. Parents will be allowed to join the group if there is extra space and will be notified 1 week prior to the sail date if you have been cleared to sail with the students. You will be instructed to make payment for the space after you have been confirmed.