6 days / 5nights Youth Sailing Camp in Suzhou - July & Aug. 2022

SAIL GLOBAL Youth Sailing Camp is finally getting back on the agenda in July and August this year！

Are you ready for opening full sails in the wind, breaking waves, racing on the lake, no time-limit playing in the warm summer water, tanning your skin and refreshing your mind and leaving all those Omicron, lockdown stuff behind your mind.

Learn beyond family and school

Sailing camp is undoubtedly one of the perfect options for youths. Last summer had witnessed young campers from 15 nations joining in, forming truly multinational groups for them to share cross-culture ideas. These super successful sailing camps not only had won trust and praise from parents, but also had rewarded campers with friendship, confidence, nautical knowledge and skills and countless light-hearted memories. Some of them even had took advanced sailing courses seeking to be certified sailors and taking sailing as a lifestyle for leisure.

Sailing is challenging for beginners but more educational. When the youth try to handle the sailboat, lots of factors have to be considered. First of all, one has to apply all the theories into to practice when getting on board. Then she/he must deal with machinery works, wind, wave and boat altogether. It often starts with more or less panic which will finally turn into courage and enjoyment when the mass is got under control. Sailing also requires the crew to develop their leaderships and team spirits so as to steer the boat safely and speedily via cooperation and communication. Last but not least, sailing enables youths to better understand nature and respect its power and laws.

All in all, the sailing camp is about fun and unique summer experiences, which is worthy to explore by youths.

Brief Schedule (focus on outdoor activites)

Location - Suzhou base

The sailing base is located in the East Taihu Lake Ecological Park by Suzhou bay, Wujiang, Suhzou, Jiangsu, China. It is a place full of atmosphere and culture of sailing with excellent sailing facilities including club house, tents, docks, J80s, Laser, iboot, Topcats catamaran, Kayaks, SUPs, dinghies and so on. The sailing water area is stable for beginner to practice plus safety boat patrolling on the water in case emergency occurs.

The base is surrounded by a huge ecological park combined by forests, large lawns, bicycle tracks and karting race track, which is an ideal place for youths to explore and have fun.

Address for taxi: 

江苏省苏州市吴江区体育路东太湖生态园南P3停车场

Next to P3 Parking lot on the south side of  East Taihu Lake Ecological Park, Tiyu Rd, Wujiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu

Accommodation

The hotel SAIL GLOBAL selected is comfort class. Every two campers share a twin room. SAIL GLOBAL team will offer healthy and fresh food every day and cater to the preferences of campers according to their feedback. There will be stuff in charge of escorting campers back and forth form hotel to the camp site. 

Tuition

The tuition of the SAIL GLOBAL Youth Sailing Camp (6 days and 5 nights) is RMB 9,800 which covers theory and practical lectures, handbooks,  outfits (2 T-shirts, 1 cap and a pair of ice sleeves) exam and ASA certificates (if choosen), facilities (boat etc.), hotel and full board.

Course contents

American Sailing Association (ASA for short), is an association of sailing schools, charter companies, professional sailing instructors and sailors.

To date ASA schools have certified nearly half a million sailors around the world! The ASA system has graded levels of student certification from Basic Keelboat all the way to Offshore Passage making. With a qualified ASA certificate, you can skipper or charter a sailboat in most the sea areas all over the world.

The instructor

The instructor Chris is a sailing expert. Before he devoted into sailing, he was working as a Managing Director for an international company in Shanghai. He started with sailing more than 40 years ago and since that time sailing is his passion. He also has rich experience (+25 years) of global sailing cruising across Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Asia.

 Q&A

Absolutely! Wearing a life jacket when you use our equipment is one of those things we won’t budge on. But we’ll give you one that fits perfectly, and our team will help you however they can with putting it on, checking the zippers, and making sure your it’s safe and you’re snug as a bug! You must wear your life jacket for the entirety of your boating.

It´s possible, but more likely this will not happen. Our main boat J80 has a heavy keel which prevent the boat from capsizing. If you try one of the smaller boasts like a laser, you might maybe capsize with stronger wind conditions. But don’t worry. First we will train the capsizing and second you will wear a life jacket. Safety first!!

Except the J80 sailboats, there are abundant sports facilities at the campsite.

For water sports, the laser sailboat (a smaller type), SUP, Kayak, floating mat are available. For ground sports, you may choose to play basketball, darts, football, soccer, rugby, frisbee, bean bags, badminton etc. In addition, activities like movie night, sunset dinning and other group games will be organized depending on the circumstances. We also support campers bring their own devices and equipment for fun.

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