NIH Sailing

		NIH Sailing Association	*TRAINING*	photo: C.Sager


	The NIH Sailing Association is committed to providing training to its members at several levels: Basic Training The Basic Training course is offered twice a year, starting in April and August. Cost is $110 plus $35 for Club membership. The course includes 6 evening classroom sessions, a Saturday morning orientation at the marina, and 3 or 4 weekday afternoon sessions in the Club's Flying Scots on the South River near Annapolis. The onboard class size is kept small, with two students and one instructor per boat. Students completing Basic Training qualify to sail the Club's Flying Scots for very low charter fees. Students must be NIH/NOAA employees, patients, or on-site contractors, as well as R&W preferred members. Application forms for R&W and NIHSA membership and further information on the Sailing Club will be available sometime in February at the NIH R&W Activities Desk in Building 31 and at the NOAA R&W store in SSMC2. FALL 2008 BASIC TRAINING Beginning July 1, we will accept applications for the fall class that begins in August. Class space is limited and the class has been filled in recent years, so contact the Sailing Chairperson, listed below, ASAP if you are interested. The Basic Training Course begins on Wednesday evening, August 20, 2008. Cost: $110 (plus $35 for NIHSA membership) Course schedule: Check your calendar carefully to make sure you can attend ALL scheduled sessions, both on and off the water, before registering. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN IF STUDENT DOES NOT FINISH. Classroom sessions: Six Wednesday evenings from 7:30 pm-9:30 pm (August 20, 27; September 3,10, 17 and 24) on the NIH campus in Building 37. Written final at last class. Orientation: Saturday morning, August 23, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Selby Bay Sailing Center, south of Annapolis on the South River near Mayo, MD. Directions distributed at first class. On-Board Training: 3 or 4 WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS (NO WEEKENDS), at Selby Bay Sailing Center, beginning the week after orientation and continuing until weather permits all sessions to be completed. Please indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for afternoons, i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Basic Training is open to Full or Associate members of the NIH Sailing Association, on a first come, first served basis -- class size is limited. Deadline for receipt of applications is April 2 or when the class is full. Those interested in the sailing class can join the club and the class at the same time. When you sign up for the class you can write one check for both membership and class and send it to the Basic Training Chairperson. Basic training applications and membership forms are available electronically by e-mailing the Basic Training Chairperson, Shannon Skarshaug, at skarshas@mail.nih.gov. Please note: After you fill out the basic training application, send all forms and a check to the Basic Training Chairperson listed on the training application form. If you are not yet a member of NIHSA include the NIHSA membership form and annual dues. DO NOT SEND YOUR TRAINING APPLICATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON. Send everything to the Basic Training Chairperson. Advanced Training Varies from year to year, and has included a hands-on big boat cruising course (The Big Boat Experience), celestial navigation, piloting courses, and various clinics and seminars. Photos from the 1998 Big Boat Experience				--> 2008 Training Basic Training Class Advanced Training Photos '98 Big Boat return to NIHSA Home





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NIH Sailing Association