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  1. DarthSailor

    "Don't touch anything, let them do it (not easy)"...racing with young teens

    I spent a lot of time teaching about 24 miles north of there, there are these concrete pilings that are placed across the lake marking a gas pipeline I think, anyway there is one just outside Mandeville harbor maybe a 1/2 mile out this was the area that we had our classes. two kids per sunfish...
  2. DarthSailor

    "Don't touch anything, let them do it (not easy)"...racing with young teens

    It also has a lot to do with your location that you are teaching in, lakes you can have students head for a set of trees or a house on shore. I taught in Dallas, North Shore of Pontchartrain and Long Island Sound and have used houses, bridges, trees, smokestacks etc. as sailing goals. Having a...
  3. DarthSailor

    "Don't touch anything, let them do it (not easy)"...racing with young teens

    I taught sailing for about 20+ years and the idea of racing being counter productive to learning to sail has some merit. I think it works for juniors that have racing events available a couple of times a month in the season. After basic sailing the move to non-single handed boats mixing kids...


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