Deep Creek Sailing School, Inc.
390 Glen Cove Road, Swanton, MD 21561
phone: (301) 387- 4497
eMail: DCSS.PRESIDENT @ SailDeepCreek.info
Deep Creek Sailing School admits students of
any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

2012 Schedule of Week-Long Classes beginning week of:
 
June 18 June 25 July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug 6
Adult Adult Junior Junior Teen/Laser Junior Junior Junior


January 2012

Sailors, Junior Sailors, Friends, Parents, and Grandparents,

Summer is coming and we are getting ready for the new sailing season. For your planning purposes we have set the above schedule for the 2012 Deep Creek Sailing School program.

The regular sailing weeks will run from Monday through Friday starting each day at 9:30 AM and ending at 4:00 PM. These sailing weeks are group lessons which will be held at the Deep Creek Lake Sailing Association (Turkey Neck Yacht Club, 204 Yacht Club Road) and are open to everyone. The school does not discriminate. During adult weeks, on the water lessons will be geared to each student's ability. We know that families are limited to certain dates, and we will no longer have separate weeks for beginners and more advanced juniors, but will divide the children into two groups by ability and experience each week. The exception will be the week of July 16th. Requirements for this week are, (1) attending our sailing school previously and (2) having passed the Red Laser Level. Enrollment for this week will be limited by age, experience, and the number of Lasers we have available. Students are encouraged to bring their own Laser when possible.

Adult Weeks: We will cover beginning sailing for participants without experience, or those with very little experience. Capsize demonstrations will be included. More experienced sailors will learn the use of the spinnaker and the basics of sailboat racing. If you own a Flying Scot we encourage you to use it for the sailing week; if you do not, we will provide boats. We encourage couples to sign up but welcome singles too. Sometimes, mom, pop, and older children sign up together.

Junior Weeks: These weeks are for youngsters of all ages and experience. New/smaller kids will sail Optimist Prams; more experienced/bigger kids will sail Lasers with our shorter rig. The week will start with capsize drill, rigging and derigging, continue through on-the-water instruction, knot-tying, and progress to racing for the more advanced sailors, free sails and, group "cruises" and cruising picnics for everyone. We have a minimum ages limitation of 8 for the junior programs. All juniors must be swimmers. We will test this by having the junior sailors swim 50 yards and stay afloat, in place, for 5 minutes. All junior sailors must wear life jackets at all times on or near the water. Parents must execute a medical release form which is included below. All participants will need to bring a bag lunch and everyone needs to wear some kind of sailing, tennis, or closed toe swim shoes. SInce it can be quite cool at Deep Creek even in summer, we suggest that all participants have a dry clothing change along. Don't forget sun screen.

Teen/Laser Week: Enrollment for this week will be limited by age, experience, and the number of Lasers we have available. Students are encouraged to bring their own Laser when possible. We have twelve used Lasers available for this season.

Certified instructors, Josh Bullock, Jessica and Justin Burnam, Scot Parry, Gary Schubert, Isaac Vance, and Head Instructor, Ryan Schubert, have agreed to return. Dave Bertsch, Dave Mahan, David Tuel, and Frank Wolfe are available certified instructors as needed. There will be at least one intern available each week.

These sailing courses are aimed at providing a fun experience for the participants. Children who have gone through earlier courses have had a good time, made new friends, and learned to sail. All youngsters will receive a Sailing School cap and an award at the end of the week. Skill badges will be awarded to those who earn them. Tee shirts and extra caps will be available for purchase.

Each junior sailing week will have a maximum of 16 sailors. The adult week class size will depend on the number of sailboats brought by the students and the distribution of experience in the class. The school has three Flying Scot available. If you have a specific week in mind get your application with tuition check to us as soon as possible. If you are registering more than one junior sailor or have friends who want to register, just make additional copies of the application form and medical form downloaded from below. Please submit a separate form for each junior. We are also requesting medical forms for adults. Adults will also have a swim test, similar to the one for children.

The tuition rate for the Junior and Teen Laser weeks will be $275 per student per week. Students bringing their own Flying Scot, Laser, or Optimist Pram to the school get a $50 per boat discount. The tuition for the Adult weeks will be $300. We will provide private lessons, weekdays only, at $175 per day or $115 for half day. We have Start Sailing Right, a beginning text from US Sailing, available to all students at $15 per copy.

We will begin accepting telephone reservations March 20, 2012. You will only be allowed to select one week until May 1st when you will be allowed to select additional weeks as space is available. We will hold telephone reservations for a maximum of two weeks without payment. Our spring mailing will go out in March. If you need extra forms, they can be downloaded from the links below. Be advised that last summer some junior weeks were full by mid-May.

Use of School Boats: We are not renting boats this year.


Wednesday Evening Racing: Wednesday evening races sponsored by the Deep Creek Yacht Racing Association, and run by the Sailing School beginning June 22 go through August 31. The short race or races will start at 5pm, prior to the regular club pitch-in and will be conducted in front of theTurkey Neck club. They will be free and are offered to club or DCYRA members and registered students. Students may use school boats.

Kids in Scots: The DCYRA (weekend race committee at DCL) realized that since the Master's fleet only sails the first race on Saturday, a lot of Flying Scots are available later in the afternoon. There will be a program on Saturday afternoons during July and August for juniors to sail with parents or older teens to race together while the second race is happening.

Weekend Racing for Juniors: Volunteers are working on plans for several weekends of racing in both radial and 4.7 rig Lasers and Optimist Prams. Details are not yet available.


Sincerely,

David Tuel, President, Deep Creek Sailing School
DCSS.PRESIDENT @ SailDeepCreek.info
Adult Application .doc click here .pdf click here Adult Medical Form .pdf click here

Junior Application .doc click here .pdf click here Junior Medical Form .pdf click here

Download Quicktime movie of typical junior week activities click here.

Other Lake Links click here.