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One-on-One |
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SailNOW! |
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Docking Intensive |
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RaceNOW! |
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Introduction to Cruising |
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Introduction to Steam Power |
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Sail the Museum Pieces |
Adult Seamanship - Sailing and Steam
One-on-One: Individual Sailing Lessons
Year 'Round Monday - Friday
(Limited availability January - April and October - December)
Available between Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Fee: $35/hr members - $45/hr non-members. All lessons must be prepaid.
Instructors: CWB Volunteers
For sailors with sporadic schedules or who just need a little brush up on their skills, we offer One-on-One sailing lessons. You and an instructor will work on your particular needs along your path to better sailing. Lessons are available by appointment only and can be experienced on one of the 100 plus boats at the CWB, from our 8' El Toros to our classic 26' Thunderbird, or one of our traditionally rigged vessels, such as the Sharpie Ketches. Whatever you want to learn, we can teach you. Just call (206) 382-2628 to schedule a lesson.
SailNOW!: Group Sailing Lessons
Year 'Round
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. &
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays
and
May
- August
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday
Fee: $300 members/$330 non-members (includes
a one-year CWB membership for those who aren't already members, Student LogBook, the textbook The Complete Sailor,
and practice line for knot-tying)
Instructors: CWB Volunteers
For 15 years, SailNOW! has been our signature learn-to-sail program. SailNOW! Program offers adults a six-week (six lessons) basic sailing course covering how to sail in a variety of classic boats. Each course starts with a Saturday classroom session, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., where we de-mystify the theory and terminology of sailing. After the morning classroom session, we offer an afternoon group sail in one of our larger keelboats.
The rest of the lessons are hands-on and completely on the water. On the water lessons are available Saturday and Sunday at both 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Weekday lessons are available at 6:00 p.m. May-August. Upon registration, students choose the available dates and times that work with their personal schedule. Each lesson is two hours on the water, with an instructor for every two to three students. These lessons are reserved at the time of registration. Missed lessons may only be made up by sailing stand-by during the course for which you are registered.
All of our instructors are volunteers, committed to teaching the art of sailing and instilling confidence in a positive environment. Their experiences range from ocean cruising and racing to lake sailing and many are graduates of SailNOW!
The program, which includes a one-year CWB membership, Student Log Book, supplemental textbook (The Complete Sailor, by David Seidman), and practice line for knot tying, is $300 ($270 for those already members). After successful completion of the course, you are welcome to sail and rent boats year round in the CWB Livery.
January 21 - February 25, 2006
February 25 - April 1, 2006
May 6 - June 10, 2006*
June 10 - July 15, 2006*
July 15 - August 19, 2006*
August 19 - September 23, 2006
September 30 - November 4 , 2006
November 4 - December 9 , 2006
*Weekday
evening lessons available
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Docking Intensive
Session 1: April 10
Session 2: May 15
Session 3: July 24
Session 4: October 2
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sundays
Fee: $30 members/non-members - $15 SailNOW! Graduates
Instructors: CWB Staff
Are you a recent graduate of our SailNOW! Program who's never been back to sail because docking is still unnerving? Are you a competent sailor with plenty of experience but a little nervous about sailing an 80 year old museum piece into the dock instead of onto the dock? This afternoon class is designed for you. The entire class will be spent learning about and practicing docking. Upwind landings, downwind landings, cross wind landings - we'll do everything we can in the conditions that present themselves. After a brief classroom session, we'll head out on the water and start by landing on forgiving foam rubber, then move on to practicing on a dock. After this class, you'll be fearless as you dock under sail!
RaceNOW!
Session 1: April 9, 16 & 23
Session 2: Stay tuned for a possible fall session
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Fee: $225 members/$260 non-members
Instructors: Oliver Davis and Kemp Jones
You've learned to sail, now you want to race! Designed as a follow-on program for SailNOW! graduates, RaceNOW! is an opportunity for the intermediate sailor to learn first-hand about advanced sailing skills and be introduced to basic racing rules and tactics among students of similar sailing ability. Every day will be on the water. Day one of RaceNOW! will begin with a short classroom session focusing on refreshing rusty sailing skills, some advanced sailing concepts such as efficient upwind and downwind sailing and tacking, and sail trim, followed by basic racing skills, including beginning starting, tactics, and rules. On-the-water sessions will begin on day one, with sailing 8' El Toros in sailing drills, followed by informal fun racing. Subsequent Saturdays will involve a short classroom session, then sailing on classic Blanchard Junior Knockabouts. Each day's sailing and racing will conclude with a short de-brief session. Start racing NOW!
Introduction to Cruising
Date: February 14 - March 21
Time: TBA
Monday nights
Fee: $275 per person
Instructors: Bob Farrell
This introductory course is designed to help new sailors and boat owners become confident in their ability to manage and cruise a sailboat efficiently and safely. The course will cover navigation, trip planning, rules of the road, VHF radio use, interpreting tide and current tables,and will include some hands-on practice of docking and anchoring. Limit: 8 students
Introduction to Steam Power
Session 1: March 12
Session 2: June 11
Session 3: October 8
Time: Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Fee: $40 members/$50 non-members
Instructors: Doug Weeks
The class will give an overall view of steam power, its history and application, focusing primarily on steamboats. The class consists of lecture, demonstrations and hands-on operation. It will also include the opportunity to operate one of the Center's steam launches and tour the engine room of one of the larger, historic steamboats on Lake Union. Topics covered in the classroom: Basic principles of steam and power generation - why steam works and how it compares to other engine types, history and early development of steam power, early steamboats and later development of steamboats. Limit: 10 students
Sail the Museum Pieces
Date: Third Saturday of the month, May - September
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Fee: $25 members per session/$30 non-members
Instructors: CWB Staff
Some of the boats on the CWB docks are too valuable and historic to take out for a casual sail on the Lake. "Sail the Museum Pieces" gives you the chance to learn the vessels' histories while you lend your hand at sailing them. Boats include: Classic Ted Geary designed racing yacht Pirate, Bristol Bay Gillnetter, Chesapeake Bay Sharpie, and the Longboat Discovery.
