Summer Sailing - Seamanship Program ~ REGISTER NOW ~
The After-School Boat Shop Program
The KESTREL Program
The 2012 Herreshoff Institute Seamanship Program
Students in the Herreshoff Institute Seamanship Program
1 & 2 Sailing a Herreshoff 12 1/2 3. Sailing our good will ambassador KESTREL
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Our mission is to teach seamanship and sailing, with the goal of promoting self-reliance, responsibility, and accountability, both on and off the water. We are offering daytime youth sessions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students aboard the historic Herreshoff 12 ½'s, and the Fishers Island 31 KESTREL. Evening adult classes will utilize the same fleet. In addition, we now offer family sailing classes and private lessons.
Youth Sailing Classes in iconic, antique, Herreshoff 12½s built in Bristol between 1914 and 1939
Students 8-17 years old can choose from the list below. Additional weeks and siblings merit 15% discount.
o Half day class: Monday – Friday…………................................……$300/2 week session $510 for two sessions
Choose 9:00 am - 12:00 OR 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
o Full day class: Monday – Friday…………………………….……...……$500/2 week session
From 09:00 – 4:00 pm with ½ day afloat and ½ day ashore in the museum, boat shop, and/or classroom. This new class combines elements of our in- school programming, Mentorship Program, and Summer Seamanship Program.
o Monday & Wednesday 10 am – 3 pm (optional Friday)……….…….…$250/2 week session
o Tuesday & Thursday 10 am – 3 pm (optional Friday).……………….…$250/2 week session
Contact
If you would like to learn more about this unique program you can contact Richard Feeny at (401) 253-5000.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Class dates:
Session I – June 25 – July 6 (no class July 4th)
Session II – July 9 - July 20
Session III - July 23 – August 3
Session IV – August 6 - August 17
Occasionally, optional sailing trips to the islands of Narragansett Bay in a variety of boats, and other special events,
such as visits to Battleship Cove or sailing on visiting schooners will be offered and are included in tuition.
~ Need-based scholarships are available; please inquire. ~
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Junior Instructor Sailing Class
For advanced junior sailors seeking to become sailing instructors, we offer training with one of our senior instructors in a variety of boats. Students are expected to enroll in advanced class in the afternoon, and then be trained as a junior instructor in the morning. Will include RI mandatory motorboat operators permit. Students may choose two-week period for classes.
Class dates and times:
Monday through Friday
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuition: Two week minimum, at $150/two week session.
Adult Classes
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-8:30pm
June 19 - August 23
$110/ week or $425/5 weeks or $775/10 weeks
Registration must be complete one week prior to first class.
Family Classes
Come sail with your children aged 5 and older.
Class dates and times:
Session 1: June 25 - July 16
Session 2: July 23 - August 13
Mondays 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Tuition: $325/session for two people + $90 for each additional student
Private lessons are available on evenings and weekends.
Please contact Richard Feeny at education@herreshoff.org to make arrangements. Prices begin at $45/hour.
As part of its ongoing mission, the Herreshoff Marine Museum/ America's Cup Hall of Fame offers a variety of educational programs throughout the year. These include our sailing school, which instructs adults and youth in seamanship; Our 5th grade curriculum enrichment lessons; the after-school program in the Boat Shop; the KESTREL Program; and senior project guidance and supervision. The Herreshoff Institue would like to thank the following supporters for making these programs possible:
Bristol Boats
Collectors Foundation
Guck Inc.
Jamestown Distributors
RIISA
Roger Williams University
Torch Foundation
The Herreshoff Institute Afterschool Boat Shop Program
Students and Mentors work in the Boat Shop Photos by: Mary Feeny
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Produced by Austin Lane Studios
This Month: The Boat Shop Program runs through March. This month our 12 1/2, POOKA, will receive new coamings from a massive piece of white oak (Quercus Alba), an outstanding tree among all trees. We drove to the Connecticut hills to buy this oak from New England Naval Timbers. Come help us turn this stunning wood into varnished coamings. Students are re-riveting URCHIN, another historic 12 1/2. Come visit our boat-shop and meet our dedicated staff and volunteers. We would love your help!
Dates: September 27 - March 30
Tuesdays for High School students
Wednesdays for Middle School students
Hours: 3:00 to 5:00
Possibly some Saturdays dependant on availability of volunteers
About the Program: Now in it's second year, this program allows students to work alongside boat-builders and teachers to learn the skills and art of caring for, preserving, and restoring the Herreshoff 12 ½s, a Fish Class, and an S-Class, used in the Museum’s summer sailing program. The classroom is in the same complex of 19th century buildings where the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. designed and built the boats. The new after school program reaches out to the Museum's skilled volunteers, staff, and regional boat restoration specialists to serve as mentors to middle and high school students.
The goals of the program are to help young people grow to become more responsible individuals while contributing to their community’s rich cultural heritage and modern industry. The curriculum teaches a variety of hands-on and interpersonal skills including project planning; communication; shop safety; sanding, painting, and varnishing; time management; tool use; and team building. The Museum is pleased to have the cooperation of local leaders in the marine trades, including Guck Inc., Kinder Industries, Hall Spars, and Bristol Boats.
This program is made possible with a grant from the Collectors Foundation. Collectors Foundation is an educational grant-making organization funded by collector vehicle and classic boat enthusiasts to serve youth development and the long-term interests of the collector vehicle and classic boat communities. More information about the Foundation can be found on its website: www.collectorsfoundation.org.
For more information, please contact Richard Feeny at education@herreshoff.org.
The KESTREL Program
Luke Rein on Kestrel; Museum Educator, Richard Feeny chats with young sailors before boarding; KESTREL starts a race Photos by: Mary Feeny
2012 KESTREL Seamanship Program: (Kestrel is a 1927 Fishers Island 31; 43’ LOA)
Promoting safety at sea and near-coastal cruising. Standing watch aboard will inspire and motivate youth to study navigation, seamanship, and naval architecture. Choose from the dates and destinations below.
$150/person/day for members of the museum includes meals and safety gear. Day trips limited to 6 students, overnight trips limited to 4 students. Minimum age 10 years old. Adults welcome.
KESTREL Coastal Cruise and Race Dates (Preliminary 2012 options)
May 16 .........Bristol Yacht Club Wednesday Night Tune-up race 5-8pm
May 20 ......... Prett Gladding Race around Prudence Island
May 23 ......... Bristol Yacht Club Wednesday night race #1 5-8pm
May 30 ......... Bristol Yacht Club Wednesday night race #2 5-8pm
June 23-24 .... Newport to watch Americas Cup Catamarans
June 26-28 ... Sail from Bristol to Mystic (2 nights, 3 days)
July 7-8 ....... Sail from Fishers Island to Bristol (1 night, 2 days)
July 9-12 ......Op Sail in Newport (Currently planned as day sails)
July 16-18 .....Providence, Edgewood (overnight), Barrington, Bristol (2 nights, 3 days)
July 19 ....... Youth Race around Prudence Island
July 23-25 ..... Bristol, Fall River, Cove Cabin, Tiverton (2 nights, 3 days)
August 15-18. Sail to New Bedford, Cape Cod, Nantucket. (2 nights, 3 days)
August 19 .... Opera House Cup
August 20-23 .Sail from Nantucket to Martha’s Vineyard, Cuttyhunk, Sakonnet, Bristol
August 24-26 ..Herreshoff Rendezvous Bristol
September 1-2. Museum of Yachting Classic Regatta, Newport
September 8... Greenport, Long Island WoodenBoat Regatta
September 9-?? ..Cruise Long Island Sound
September ??.. Indian Harbor Classic Regatta
