These sessions are half-day 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM for Ages 6-9 This is introductory course that will teach the basics of rigging a boat, basic boat handling, sailing fundamentals, and water safety. Instruction is done in Optimists with 2-3 sailors/boat. The goals of this class are to: ‐ be able to rig and de‐rig an Optimist ‐ know the points of sail ‐ be able to label all the parts of the boat ‐ be comfortable steering the boat and trimming the sail ‐ be able to leave the dock and return ‐ be able to tack and gybe safely ‐ be able to capsize and recover