Windy Day in Paradise!
It was definitely too windy for us to sail on today. It blew 20-30 Kts, gusting up to 35 Kts. It eventually dropped down some, but not enough to go sailing
Intermediate Sailors - Morning Session
Thanks to the Siebel Sailors Program, we have plenty of stuff to do on days when we can’t go sailing. We spend almost 3-hours in the classroom this morning and the kids were focused and engaged the entire time. The classroom lessons are much-needed because we normally do not have a lot of time for this during a 3-hour sailing session.
Our intermediate students are being tested on the beginner level knowledge base to ensure that we all fully understand each other. Our Siebel Coach, MacKenzie McGuggin, has created a series of Jeopardy games which was very well received by the kids. We also handed out a couple of worksheets on Knot Making and Points of Sail. Their scores will be entered into the new app, Skill-Up, by US Sailing. Skill-Up tracks the progression of each student and it contains valuable information with videos and lectures on sailing. The Siebel Sailors Program is Awsome!
Homework
In order to speed up the learning process, I’m encouraging the kids to visit www.teamparadise.org/classroom in order to prepare for their next lesson!
Beginner Sailors - Afternoon Session
Kids from Breakthrough Miami and CARE Elementary School joined in with our regular group today. The wind was hauling, but we made it out, towing one RS Venture behind our Castoldi safety boat. Our destination was the south (leeward) side of #Paradiseisland305.
We returned to the US Sailing Center at about 3.25 PM. Today’s class was shortened by 1-hour due to the strong wind. Most of the kids were picked up by 4.15 PM.