The end of week four means that camp is half way over. It is always sad to say good-bye after spending a week with a group of kids. You just grow used to seeing the same people every morning. Ian and I have been fortunate enough that Andrew decided to join us for three weeks (a camp record!). But the end of this week marks the last time he will be at camp. He will be missed.
The big highlight for both Ian and I from this week was the trip to the harbor patrol. Usually a visit to the harbor patrol just means getting a tour of the police station but this year they took us all out in one of their patrol boats and we got to use their huge water cannon. There are lots of pictures from the tour included this week and looking at them all I think I may have gone a little overboard in taking photos.
This week we had some good weather earlier in the week however on Wednesday the mornings started getting a little muggy, but they always turned sunny by lunch time. We had some exciting sailboat races this week and everyone got into playing "laser ball" a sailing game where we play tag with a tennis ball.
This entire summer I have been impressed with everyone's sailing skills. I think a lot of it has to do with having returning students in the class and that we have been fortunate enough to have some good wind which has allowed us to do more sailing. Everyone has shown some good sailing and people seem to really be improving by the end of the week.
The boat building race at the end of the week also was exciting. With a three way tie going into the final round between Sydney, Hank, and Sophie. However Hank and his very cool milk carton boat pulled ahead at the end. Thanks everyone for coming. This week I made the photo slideshow a little smaller so hopefully it will be easier to load. Let me know if you have any problems.
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About Camp
Queen City Junior Yacht Club, 2608 Boyer Avenue East on Portage Bay invites swimmers 8-17 years old to join one of 8 one-week sessions from 9-3.
The Camp is open to all Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, and High School Students regardless of whether you have any affiliation with the Queen City Yacht Club.
Certified Sailing Instructors will provide instruction in boating safety, small boat handling, basic rowing, rigging, sailing fundamentals, knot tying, boating and games. The goal of the camp is to give campers a taste of the many opportunities boating has to offer.
Unlike any other boating/sailing camp in Seattle we maintain small class sizes to ensure every student gets the attention they need. We make sure that every student gets at least one one-on-one time out on the water with an instructor. To ensure this our class sizes range between 5-7 campers each week with two counselors.
Classes are available for beginning and intermediate sailors. For further questions please e-mail juniorboating@queencity.org.
to visit the official Junior Boating page click here
The Camp is open to all Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, and High School Students regardless of whether you have any affiliation with the Queen City Yacht Club.
Certified Sailing Instructors will provide instruction in boating safety, small boat handling, basic rowing, rigging, sailing fundamentals, knot tying, boating and games. The goal of the camp is to give campers a taste of the many opportunities boating has to offer.
Unlike any other boating/sailing camp in Seattle we maintain small class sizes to ensure every student gets the attention they need. We make sure that every student gets at least one one-on-one time out on the water with an instructor. To ensure this our class sizes range between 5-7 campers each week with two counselors.
Classes are available for beginning and intermediate sailors. For further questions please e-mail juniorboating@queencity.org.
to visit the official Junior Boating page click here
What to Expect
2009 QCJYC Begining Schedule (PDF)47.4 KB
2009 QCJYC Intermediate Schedule (PDF)56.66 KB
We are fortunate to be able to have small class sizes so we are able to easily change our schedule to fit people's interests, ability, and weather to give our campers' the best experience possible. So while we try to stick to these schedules there is some wiggle room.
2009 QCJYC Intermediate Schedule (PDF)56.66 KB
We are fortunate to be able to have small class sizes so we are able to easily change our schedule to fit people's interests, ability, and weather to give our campers' the best experience possible. So while we try to stick to these schedules there is some wiggle room.
What to Bring To Camp:
Please make sure your child has: a swimsuit, lunch, sun screen, water bottle, sun glasses with lanyard, towel, and a change of clothes. Please note that if your child has glasses they need a lanyard so they don't lose them in the water. Already this summer we have had two pairs of glasses disappear.
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