NIH Sailing Association
The NIH Sailing Association is committed to providing training to its members at several levels:
The Basic Training Course is offered twice a year, starting in April and August. The cost is $175. The cost includes the two required memberships: NIH/NOAA R&W Preferred Membership and NIH Sailing Association Membership.
The course is comprised of 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.
Spring 2010 Basic Training
The Basic Training Course begins on Wednesday evening, April 7, 2010.
Cost: all-inclusive $175 (includes NIH/NOAA R&W Preferred Membership and 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 (April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12) on the NIH campus. Written final at last class.
- Orientation: Saturday morning, April 10, 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 on a first come, first served basis -- class size is limited. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 31 or when the class is full.
Basic training applications (with membership forms) are available electronically by e-mailing the Basic Training Chairperson, Kay Gray.
Please note: After you fill out the basic training application and membership forms, send the forms and a check to the Basic Training Chairperson listed on the training application. DO NOT SEND YOUR TRAINING APPLICATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON. Send all forms and the check to the Basic Training Chairperson.
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 2000 Big Boat Experience
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