Menu
Log in
Forgot password
Go to Home page
Log in
Forgot password

Sailing Participant Registration: Access-Ability Saturday Event

  • 13 Jul 2019
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Downtown Sailing Center "A" Dock
  • 13
  • 22 registrants

Registration

  • Session 1 Sailors: This registration is for those interested in sailing in an Access Dinghy. These are our 2 person boats. You can sail either with a guest or with one of our DSC Volunteer Sailing Buddies.

    Important: Please arrive between 9:45 and 10:00 AM. This allow time for transfers into the boats and on the water time. Sailing time will be approx 45 minutes for Access Dinghies, depending on transfer time and number of additional participants. Session 1 Access Dinghies and Sonars return to the docks around 11am and participants are helped off the docks by 11:15am. At this time the second Session of participants may be loading into the boats. Once done sailing everyone is welcome to be a spectator and watch the boats from on the docks or under the pavilion. On the afternoons where we have only a few registrants you may be able to stay on the water for longer than 45 mins. All participants must be off the water by approx 12:15, so please arrange your ride with that in mind.
  • Session 2 Sailors: This registration is for those interested in sailing in an Access Dinghy. These are our 2 person boats.

    Important: Please arrive between 10:45 and 11:00 AM.

    This allow time for transfers into the boats and on the water time. Sailing time will be approx 45 minutes for Access Dinghies, depending on transfer time and number of additional participants. Session 2 Access Dinghies and Sonars return to the docks around 12pm and participants are helped off the docks by 12:15-12:30am.
  • Session 1 Sailors: These are our larger 3-5 person boats; they have a Skipper and crew member on board. You can participate in sailing, but you are not responsible to sail these boats on your own.

    Important: Please arrive between 9:45 and 10:00 AM. This allow time for transfers into the boats and on the water time. Sailing time will be approx 45 minutes for Sonar and Freedom Keelboats, depending on transfer time and number of additional participants.

    Session 1 boats return to the docks around 11am and participants are helped off the docks by 11:15am. At this time the Session 2 participants may be loading into the boats. Once done sailing, everyone is welcome to be a spectator and watch the boats from on the docks or under the pavilion.
  • Session 2 Sailors: This registration is for those interested in sailing on our Sonar and Freedom Keelboats. These are our larger 3-5 person boats; they have a Skipper and crew member on board. You can participate in sailing, but you are not responsible to sail these boats on your own. Important: Please arrive between 10:45 and 11:00 AM. This allow time for transfers into the boats and on the water time. Sailing time will be approx 45 minutes for Sonars, depending on transfer time and number of additional participants. Session 2 boats return to the docks around 12pm and participants are helped off the docks by 12:15-12:30. All participants must be off the water by approx 12:30, so please arrange your ride with that in mind.

This is a no-cost, volunteer-run program that allows individuals with disabilities to experience the freedom of sailing and help them learn to sail.

Sailors come to the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) and are coached and often accompanied by a tireless group of volunteers, friends and family.

Our two boat choices are "Access Dinghy" and "Keelboat." The Access Dinghy is a small two person sailboat that is specifically made for people with limited mobility. They are easy to sail and can be sailed solo, with a family member or friend, or a DSC volunteer sailing buddy.  The Keelboats are Sonar and Freedom sailboats, which do not tip over and can sail with a whole family.

When you register to sail, please pick the type of boat. The DSC strives to give everyone the opportunity to sail, but we have a limited number of boats and volunteers, so occasionally we may have to make small changes to boat assignments.
Note: If you decide that you want to switch the type of boat to sail after registering, please let the staff know the morning of the event and we will try to accommodate this change. 

If you have further questions about the Access-ability Program, please feel free to contact Johanna via johanna@downtownsailing.org