Advanced Sail Training in Shields
Coasters Harbor Navy Yacht Club
There are two ways to qualify as a Shields skipper:
(1) The Yacht Club conducts a two-day Shields upgrade course for MWR that
meets on Thursday from 1700-1900 and Saturday 1000-1200. This course is
geared toward experienced skippers qualified in the Rhodes-19 and other smaller
sailboats. Sign up at the Marina Office. The cost of the course is $45.
(2) If Thursday-Saturday does not fit your schedule or you have significant
experience as a skipper in large sailboats, contact the Marina Office or the Shields
Fleet Captain by email to indicate your interest. Plan on about a week lead time
between your request and an on-the-water check out. A volunteer Shields qualifier
will contact you. Qualifiers will provide familiarization and instruction with the
rigging features particular to the Shields boat and will check to see that you are
capable of sailing the boat. You must have already acquired the necessary sailing
skills. Be prepared to provide one crewman. The qualifier will not act as your crew.
If schedules can be arranged so that multiple individuals are being checked out,
you will crew for each other. You must have your NAVSTA/MWR Qualification Card
on file with the Marina or evidence of previous qualification at another duty station
or equivalent sailing experience. You are encouraged to find an opportunity to sail
with a Shields skipper for familiarization before your checkout. You are
responsible for paying the normal boat rental fee to the marina during your
checkout sail and a one time $10.00 upgrade fee to the Yacht Club. The $10.00
upgrade fee is waived if you are a member of the Coasters Harbor Navy Yacht Club.
Contact the Shield's Fleet Captain for more information.
(1) The Yacht Club conducts a two-day Shields upgrade course for MWR that
meets on Thursday from 1700-1900 and Saturday 1000-1200. This course is
geared toward experienced skippers qualified in the Rhodes-19 and other smaller
sailboats. Sign up at the Marina Office. The cost of the course is $45.
(2) If Thursday-Saturday does not fit your schedule or you have significant
experience as a skipper in large sailboats, contact the Marina Office or the Shields
Fleet Captain by email to indicate your interest. Plan on about a week lead time
between your request and an on-the-water check out. A volunteer Shields qualifier
will contact you. Qualifiers will provide familiarization and instruction with the
rigging features particular to the Shields boat and will check to see that you are
capable of sailing the boat. You must have already acquired the necessary sailing
skills. Be prepared to provide one crewman. The qualifier will not act as your crew.
If schedules can be arranged so that multiple individuals are being checked out,
you will crew for each other. You must have your NAVSTA/MWR Qualification Card
on file with the Marina or evidence of previous qualification at another duty station
or equivalent sailing experience. You are encouraged to find an opportunity to sail
with a Shields skipper for familiarization before your checkout. You are
responsible for paying the normal boat rental fee to the marina during your
checkout sail and a one time $10.00 upgrade fee to the Yacht Club. The $10.00
upgrade fee is waived if you are a member of the Coasters Harbor Navy Yacht Club.
Contact the Shield's Fleet Captain for more information.
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