| Since its inception in the 1960s,
Shattemuc Yacht Club's summer Sailing Academy has introduced
hundreds of young people to the joys of outdoor activity on
the water. The Academy's goal is to turn novices into skillful,
confident, safety-conscious sailors. It accomplishes this with
a training program that emphasizes personal experience, close
supervision, and progressively more demanding tasks. You will
be amazed at how much your son or daughter will learn after
only one 4-week session. |
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The Sailing Academy is operated by
a Director and a paid staff of experienced instructors, with
administrative support from a volunteer committee of Club members
and policy guidance from the Shattemuc Board of Directors. Students
learn to sail in the Academy's fleet of Club 420s, O'pen Bics and Optimist
prams. Depending on wind and weather, much of the day is spent in organized
sailing activities on the water, with breaks for classroom instruction
and a mid-day break for lunch and a dip in the pool. |
| The Junior Sailing Academy runs two
4-week sessions in the course of the summer, with a one week
break, if time permits, between sessions. The Sailing Academy
season will be capped by a gala awards dinner on the last day
of second session. |
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At least once in each Academy session,
some of the Club members make their large, cruising sailboats available
for an Academy cruise. These 'Big Boat Days' are immensely popular
with the Academites. |
Wednesday Night Races let the Academites practice their sailing and racing skills. Parents are
invited to join in the viewing of the Wednesday Night Races at 6pm, while the Academy is in session. |
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The Academy fleet consists of Optimist, O'pen Bic and Club 420. |
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The 8 foot Optimist is the most popular sailboat for juniors. |
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The 8 foot O'pen Bic is a high performance, planing sailboat. |
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The 14 foot Club 420 enables sailors to learn teamwork, trapeze and spinnaker techniques. The Club 420 take their name from their length - 420 centimeters. |
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Academites learn big boat skills as well,
graduating to highly sought-after crew for HRYRA racers.
2011 Summer Sessions
July 2008 Awards
| Best 420 Skipper |
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Morgan Buckley |
| Best O'pen Bic Skipper |
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Graydon Cook |
| Best Crew |
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Doug Rivera |
| Most Improved |
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Alex May |
August 2008 Awards
| Best 420 Skipper |
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Morgan Wheeler |
| Best Opti Skipper |
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Tara Bergstrom |
| Best Crew |
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Trevor Coogan |
| Most Improved |
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Farrah Assad |
Freddy O'Brien Award Winners
| 2008 |
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Tom Mosler |
| 2007 |
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Dan Kaplan |
| 2006 |
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Trevor Koelsch |
| 2005 |
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Ian Heller |
| 2004 |
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RC Wheeler |
| 2003 |
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Jeffrey Epstein |
| 2002 |
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Austin Cohen |
| 2001 |
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Lukas Edegran |
| 2000 |
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Gregory Azzaretti |
| 1999 |
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Cornelia Hobbie |
| 1998 |
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Mathew Fleming |
| 1997 |
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Whitney Waugh |
| 1996 |
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Harriet Thayer |
| 1995 |
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Eric Barreveld |
| 1994 |
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Patrick Kiley |
| 1993 |
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Serena Clarke |
| 1992 |
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Daniel Sparacin |
| 1991 |
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Evan Gillespie |
| 1990 |
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John Mitchell |
Joanna and Michael May Aquarius Trophy
| 2008 |
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Youssef Assad |
| 2007 |
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Mitchell Wilson |
| 2006 |
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Tom Mosler |
| 2005 |
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Hallie Voulgaris |
| 2004 |
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Ian Heller |
| 2003 |
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Alexander D'Attore |
| 2002 |
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Markus Edegran |
| 2001 |
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Jeffery Epstein |
Joe Naar Memorial Trophy
| 2008 |
Ian Heller & Nina Heller |
| 2007 |
Ben Goldsmith & Dan Kaplan |
| 2006 |
Jasper Fox |
| 2005 |
Jeff Samalot Skipper, William Holder & Christopher Clancy Crew |
| 2004 |
Jeremy King & Matt Benedetto |
| 2003 |
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| 2002 |
Jeff Samalot & Thad Cook |
