FIRE ISLAND STUDENT SAILOVER MONDAY AUGUST 4TH (8AM-3/4pm ALL SESSIONS OF YOUTH CLASSES GO TOGETHER!) Weather permitting, ALL youth students will arrive by 8am instead of regular classes and will sail over to Fire Island on our larger boats, returning around 3-4pm. This is a free event.
Send your student with a bag lunch marked with your student's name, refillable water bottle also marked with last name, send them wearing a swimsuit and coated in sunscreen. A hat, towel and sunglasses recommended. They WILL be getting wet. Besides instructors we have an instructor/lifeguard along and parental support boats by volunteers.
DO NOT FORGET TO SEND YOUR CHILD WITH:
- WATER
- FOOD
- HAT
- SUNGLASSES
- LIFE JACKET
- SUNSCREEN - pre applied and extra for later
They will enjoy a picnic, swimming (bay side only) and the infamous watermelon football! Students are not to leave the group or go to the ocean side. Please tell your child this in advance to reinforce our rules. If you arrive after 9:00am you may have missed all of the boats, so don't be late! They do not return for late arrivals and they do not bring anyone back early.
The weather forecasts change throughout the week. BAD WEATHER/WIND WE WILL CANCEL AND GO WITH A RAINDATES UNTIL WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER.
RAINDATE: THURS 8/5, 8/6 OR 8/11 @ 8AM-until 3-4PM
boats leave AT 9AM SHARP - you miss the boat, you don't go
There is no class if students are not attending.
CHILDREN WILL NOT BE SAILED BACK EARLY - NOTE THE TIMES & PLAN ACCORDINGLY
NO - WE WILL NOT TRANSPORT PARENTS OR OTHER NON-STUDENTS
In the event of unfavorable conditions the day scheduled, students will still come but will picnic here, have fun activities and watch a movie. PICKUP TIME WILL CHANGE TO 12:00PM!!
The sailover runs 8am-4pm - it can run later than noted if winds don't cooperate, but typically they are back here and helping to derig the boats between 3:30pm and 4:00pm.
Questions: psc@wetpantssailing.org
Session A students may participate as well and youth students in the night classes. You MUST RSVP your student by the day prior so we can coordinate students and boats.
