Youth Development

Youth programs are turning kids away… they are that popular. High School Sailing is exploding. College Sailing is going well. Sailors disappear after College…. What happens???

Goal is life long sailing

With kids… Safe Fun Education Social Opportunities

You will loose kids in an instant if they get scared…

Lots of parents have NO culture of sailing… so… you have to educate them as well for long term enrollment.

Kids NEED social… Opti’s and Lasers don’t work for LOTs of kids… two kid boats and sailing with kids on the big boats may grow MORE life long sailors the racing racing racing.

Once the sailing program is over… then what…. You need a program.

If you introduce a new sailor once… you need two more times to have a good chance of getting them hooked on the sport.

Yo... I am not interested in growing sailors for my fleet... I want them NOW! What Works (unknown participant).

Mark