Introduction for Experienced sailors

Tue 03-Aug-2021

13:30-15:00

Registration Start:	27-July-2021 at 00:00
Registration End:	02-August-2021 at midnight

Description

Introduction to the Sailing Pavilion and the Firefly Dinghy for Experienced Sailors new to MIT Sailing. This includes members on MIT Covid Pass who have sailed the Tech Dinghy in the past and want to learn how to rig a mainsail-only Firefly.

Class date: Tuesday, August 3rd

Class time: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

 

Class will be about 1.5 hours long or less and covers:

• General information about MIT's Sailing Program.


• Tour of the facility - what we have and where it all is - how you can use it.


• Quick demo of rigging a Firefly dinghy (mainsail only).

 

Class does not include sailing time, however you want to take out a Firefly dinghy after class, we will be around to help.

 

Requirements:

• You want to sail at MIT.
   
• You know how to sail singlehandedly and rig a small boat of some kind.


• You are a member of the MIT community cleared for access via MIT Covid Pass

 

 

Registration:

Registration is open.

Click the "Registration" link above in the red menu bar (when available) to register. 

Confirmations for class spots will be first-come, first-serve.

 

Organizers

Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): Hannah Agate, Stewart Craig