Course Descriptions
Registration is first-come-first-served by mail, accompanied by a registration form and your non-refundable deposit check, in the amount of $30 per course per session. Deposits will only be returned if space is not available or program is canceled.
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Waiting lists will be maintained for all programs.
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Need based Scholarships are available to full time residents of Jefferson County.
See the Registration form or email us at info@HHWSP.com for more information.
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Maximum enrollment numbers may change depending upon guidance available at the time.
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Registration and required forms are found under the Register tab on this site.
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NYS SAFE BOATING
No cost - Donations to HHWSP are encouraged
ages 10 years - adult min. 8 - max. 20 students
8 hours classroom instruction plus exam
Available dates and registration can be found on: parks.ny.gov/boating
Registration can only done online at the above website.
Courses are usually posted on line 5-6 weeks prior to the start date.
Ending times for exam days may vary depending upon length of time needed to complete exams
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Per NYS law, anyone operating a vessel, of any size or kind, with a motor or engine is required to hold a valid Safe Boating Certificate.
NYS charges fees for processing adult paperwork & adding icons to driver’s licenses.
SWIMMING
​2 week sessions M/T/W class times listed below
Tuition $60 per session
Ages 3 years and up Maximum class size 10
Classes are taught in Henderson Harbor.
A parent or guardian is required to remain on-site during Level 1 courses.
~ Level 1: Water Exploration: 11:45 am - 12:15 pm
~ Level 2: Primary Skills: 11:00 - 11:30 am
~ Level 3+: Stroke Readiness and Stroke Development: 3:00 - 3:45 pm
STEM CAMP
1 week sessions M/T/W
Tuition $30 per week Maximum class size 20
Divided into two different, age appropriate, courses. Hands on explorations and discoveries, with a different subject each week, of water and boating related STEM concepts. Courses are taught using US Sailings REACH curriculum and standards.
Ages 5 - 9 years 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Ages 10 - 15 3:00 - 3:45 pm
~ Week 1: Finding and Measuring Wind -How can we use wind?
~ Week 2: Buoyancy -How does this boat float?
~ Week 3: Water Quality Testing - What is happening in our water out there and why?
~ Week 4: Microscopic Mysteries - What "invisible" creatures live here?
~ Week 5: Marine Debris - How does it get there & where does it go?
~ Week 6: Simple Machines - Why do boats have all these ropes?
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SEA SQUIRTS SAILING
2 week sessions M/T/W 9:00 - 11:00 am
Tuition: $180 per session
Ages 5 - 7 years
minimum 5 - maximum 10 students
Fun In Boats - Sailing and Boating fundamentals are introduced through a variety of land and water games and activities. Subjects covered include: Boat Parts, Wind Direction and how to find it, Tiller skills, Basic Rigging, Introduction to basic knots, Points of Sail, Capsize and Recovery, Safety, Sculling, and more. Depending upon comfort level, students will be in a boat with another student or an instructor/sailing assistant. As skills and confidence progress, students will - depending upon their comfort level - be able to skipper a boat solo. Students MUST be comfortable in the water and be able to swim while wearing a life jacket (PFD). Helmets are required, at all times, when on the water and near boats.
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SEAFARERS SAILING
2 week sessions M/T/W 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Tuition: $180 per session
Ages 7 - 9 years
Age 7 MUST have prior SeaSquirts experience
minimum 5 - maximum 10 students
Sailing basics taught using a variety of age appropriate activities. Students are expected to sail independently (one student per boat). Subjects covered include those from SeaSquirts above, but at a more advanced level, plus: Skills Drills, Finding and Using the Wind, Right of Way, and more. Students must be comfortable in the water and be able to swim while wearing a life jacket (PFD). Helmets are required, at all times, while on the water and near boats.
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YOUTH SAILING
2 week sessions M/T W 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuition: $360 per session
Ages 10 - 17
minimum 5 - maximum 12 students
Designed for sailors of all experience levels, and taught according to US Sailing curriculum and standards. Those new to sailing will learn basic sailing and rigging, safety on and off the water, and basic marlinspike skills. More experienced sailors will be grouped according to demonstrated skill levels and learn more advanced skills. All sailors progress at their own speed and comfort level. Advancement is based upon demonstrated skills. Students must be comfortable in the water and able to swim with and without wearing a life jacket (PFD). Helmets are required, at all times, while in boats.
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YOUTH RACING PROGRAM
2 week sessions M/T/W/Th and depending upon regatta schedules possible F/S/S
Tuition: $500 per session
9:00 am - 4:00 pm and earlier or later on regatta days
Ages 9 with permission of coaches and director - 17 years
Students MUST be able to demonstrate basic sailing skills.
minimum 4 - maximum 12 students
Open to participants, with strong basic sailing skills who are interested in challenging themselves and participating in competition. These students will work in their own group on Racing Rules, Racing Concepts and Technique, Teamwork, Skill Sets, and more. In general, these students will spend most of their time sailing in open water (further out into the Bay or Lake). Weather depending, they may join the advanced youth sailors for activities and drills. Racers are expected to assist, as junior counselors, on Thursday afternoons, with teaching skills to participants from the Town Rec Program. All participants are expected to participate in InterClub regattas and in HHWSP's Friday Night Fun Racing.
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Parental involvement is crucial to this program. We need parents who can transport boats and kids to and from regattas and act as chaperones at overnight regattas and long distance InterClub regattas. If we do not have enough volunteers, we may have to reduce the number of regattas we will be able to attend.
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Regional Regatta fees, when required, are at the expense of participants. Need based scholarships are available to cover these fees.
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PRE-SEASON YOUTH RACING
June 30, July 1, 2, & 3 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuition $250
Student MUST have previous racing experience.
Minimum 4 - maximum 10 students
Open to students interested in having a head start on the regatta season. Review of Racing Rules, Skills Drills, Marlinspike, Rigging for Performance, and Tactics will be covered. The first InterClub of the season is July 8. This program will give racers a chance to 'get up to speed' before then.
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​ADULT SAILING
2 week sessions M/W
Tuition $160 per session
age 18+
5:50 - 7:30 pm
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Session 1 - Typhoons
Session 2 - Keel Boats
Session 3 - Typhoons
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Minimum 6 - Maximum 8 students
We hope to find a few more instructors for this course and will maintain a waiting list, filled first come first served, based upon when registrations are postmarked.
Learn to sail or enhance your skills. Progress at your own pace. No experience needed. Participants should be comfortable in the water and able to swim with a life jacket (PFD) on.
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