Sailing
Sailing will provide a learning and recreational opportunity for participants. Five adaptive Freedom Twenty or other adaptive sailboat will be used.
Objectives:
- Participant will be exposed to a sailboat adapted for people with disabilities.
- Participant will learn the basic techniques of sailing.
- Participant will be introduced to a sailing program which promotes recreational, instructional and/or a competitive sailing for people with disabilities.
Plan:
- Coordinate 2-hour sailing module with Sailing Administrator.
- Devise boat assignments with participants and staff who will be sailing.
- Participants with little or no trunk stability sit in harnessed seats.
- Equip participant with PFD (personal floating device) prior to entering dock.
- Staff needed to transfer participants on boats.
Staff:
Five to six staff for a group of twelve. Two staff for each participant for boat transfers.
Site criteria:
Accessible sailing center with accessible bathroom facilities.
Supplies and equipment:
Water
Spray bottles
Sunscreen
Slide Board
Bug spray
Participants should bring:
White soled shoes
Jacket/sailing weather gear
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Water bottle
Resources:
Piers Park Sailing Center, Boston, MA www.piersparksailing.org 617-561-6677
Sail To Prevail, Newport, RI www.sailtoprevail.org 401-849-8898
Shake-A-Leg Miami FL www.shakealegmiami.org 305-858-5550
Lake Champlain Yacht Sales, Inc., VT - Sailboat sales www.windride.com 800-311-7245