Family Sailing Camp Feb 2014

THE AQUASAIL SAILING FAMILY CAMP

FEBRUARY 1^ST AND 2^ND

For details / registration connect offbeatmandala.com / asif@natureknights.net / sms 9619182010

Welcome Aboard: Learn To Sail, Learn From the Best, Learn With Aquasail!! 

A wonderful way to spend quality time with your family and friends as you learn a new hobby.

2 days full of sun, sand, sea, learning to sail and windsurf on our world class boats. Welcome to the Aquasail Children and Family Sailing Camp and get yourself an exhilarating hobby for life! At the camp, we will teach each member of the family how to sail, windsurf and dinghy sail. Usually conducted around Diwali or Christmas or other vacation or over a long weekend, the camps are timed such that they coincide with public holidays. This camp is being held on FEB 1^ST AND 2^ND

Discover the joy of sailing and thrill of windsurfing at the two daycamp by Aquasail. Kids can learn how to sail a dinghy while the adults learn to windsurf or learn to sail in a keel boat. Give yourselves an inimitable, high energy experience which will get you quite rejuvenated and leave you with boating skills for life. Each member of the family will be taken through the different boating experiences so that while one parent learns to sail, the other learns to windsurf and the kids learn to dinghy sail. All this is under the guidance of our expert skippers who will ensure your complete safety.

Aquasail courses are structured to ensure high learning and also designed to be fun. You need not know swimming and need not have had previous exposure to sailing.

Course Details

Aquasail conducts different courses for different age groups. Depending on the group profile we will recommend the right course for you. Typically you can choose between learning to sail a keelboat, learning to dinghy sail or windsurf. We also do have courses in powerboating and multi hull endorsements. Courses range from basic for beginners to advanced and racing courses.

Where: Mandwa Beach (Alibaug)- Aquasail Training Center (Located within the Mumbai harbour)

Mandwa - is a beautiful, serene beach located 1 hr by ferry from the Gateway of India or 20 mins by speedboat.. When the sky is clear the enchanting view across the bay till the Gateway of India cannot be expressed in words. They are a joy to the mind and a feast to the eyes. The Mandwa village is charming and it is a beauty of its own.

Course Length: 2 days

Equipment: Beneteau 7.5 keelboats, Hobie 15 multihull, Laser Pico dinghy, Starboard windsurfer. These are all best in class equipment.

Course includes: The course is a completely hands on course and all teaching will occur on and with the boats. These practical sessions will ensure that you learn confidently and get maximum time on the water. The course will include theory, rigging, boat maintenance and safety. Training material is provided. The course is based on international standards – Shakeel Kudrolli, MD of Aquasail who has won for India at the Enterprise World Championships and also coached the Junior Squad that won the Gold at the Junior Cadet World Championships has structured the course

Course outcome: Depending on the course offered and selected you will be able to independently and confidently sail/ windsurf/ dinghy sail

Other activities: the 2 days are full of activities and will give participants a fantastic exposure to many dimensions of sailing. While you will be able to LEARN the basics and gain a certificate in one select type of course you can try your hand and enjoy other on water activities from kayaking and windsurfing, to fun dinghy sailing and trapezing in the Hobie Cat. Fun group activities are organized and the days are filled with excitement.

Instructors : are highly qualified and with many years of relevant sailing and teaching experience. They are from diverse international backgrounds with many years of instructor experience in the relevant course.