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Greetings! 
As the winter begins to drag on, we want to remind all of our friends of Hudson River Community Sailing that we are hard at work to make 2010 the best year for HRCS yet. As the cold wind nips at your ears and scenes like this (picture below) clog your view, remember, the days are getting longer, the temperature is getting warmer, and each day we get closer to sailing at HRCS again.  Above: Pier 66 in mid-January
Hopefully this newsletter brings warm thoughts to your heart and gets you as excited as we are for the 2010 season! HRCS New Site Up and Running
The new site is now live and we are very excited for the new look! The new pages will be much more organized with many more pictures and videos. Within the next week or so, visitors to the site will also be able to purchase a Taste of Sailing lesson, a Basic Keelboat Certification Course, and sign up for the Summer Sailing Academy right on the site! Stay tuned and keep checking the site for other updates. Check out the new site here.
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HRCS and National Sailing Hall of Fame Forge Partnership
HRCS and the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) have teamed up to bring the successful Accredited After School Program (AASP) to schools and sailing centers around the country. Annapolis, Maryland, the home base of the NSHOF, has been selected as the first city to pilot the program outside of New York City. This is a really exciting opportunity for HRCS. It gives our scope of programming a national platform to engage young people in the exciting sport of sailing while enabling them to earn much-needed math credits towards their high school graduation. Check us out on the NSHOF education page!
Other Youth Programs News
Landmark High School, located in Chelsea, has been selected as the newest school to be a part of the Accredited After School Program (AASP). Landmark High School, with an enrollment of 450, serves grades 9-12 and
is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools - a network of schools
focused on creating personalized, equitable, and intellectually
challenging schools. There are now three different high schools that make up the AASP - The James Baldwin School, Humanities Preparatory Academy, and Landmark High School. The Accredited After School Program uses sailing as a learning medium to make math more interesting and accessible to public high school students in New York City. We are excited to welcome a new group of students into the program. Learn more about the program here.
Summer Leadership Program
In the next month, thousands of public high school students will learn about the exciting Summer
Leadership Program. Unfortunately, only 64 lucky students among them will
be chosen to be part of the four-week 2010 program. To find this select
group, HRCS will be presenting the program at high schools and middle schools
all over New York City in hopes of gleaning the most promising students the
city has to offer. In the past, the SLP was only open to HRCS' partner
programs who brought their own students to Pier 66 for a week of sailing.
With the move to open enrollment, HRCS will have its own group of students who
we will work with over a full week on development in leadership, teamwork, and
communication skills as well as sailing. In March, we will let you know
what schools this group hails from. For more information on the SLP,
click here.
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Summer Sailing Academy - Early Bird Special until March 15th
Summer Sailing Academy
Sign up between now and March 15th and receive 10% off the program fees.
Give your son or daughter the chance to learn to sail without them even having to leave their own city. The Summer Sailing Academy offers kids from ages 11 to 18 a week of exciting sailing on the Hudson River and New York Harbor. Participants will not only learn how to drive the boat and trim the sails but also the math and science behind the sport. Competitive races and trips down to the Statue of Liberty makes this experience unlike any typical sports day camp.
2010 Session Dates:
Session 1: June 14-June 18
Session 2: June 21-June 25
Session 3: June 28 - July 2
Session 4: July 19 - July 23
Session 5: July 26 - July 30
Session 6: August 16 - August 20
Session 7: August 23 - August 27
Remember: Camp ends at 12pm on Fridays with an optional FREE afternoon for those who choose to participate.
For details visit our website. To sign up give us a call at 212-924-1920.
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- Offered weekends amd select weendays
- For beginner to intermediate sailors
- 18-20 hour course
- Covers boat handling, sail trim, tacking and gybing, points of sail, man overboard procedure, etc.
- Personalized instruction - maximum 1:4 instructor to student ratio
- Certified by US Sailing - great to have for boat chartering!
Private Lessons - Book a private lesson between now and March 15th and receive 15% off
- For all sailors
- Design your own lesson - racing, spinnaker use, advanced tactics, etc.
- One on one instruction
- Minimum 2 hours
Other Sailing opportunities...
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For all sailors
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2 hour fun sail
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Hands-on or sit back and enjoy, your call!
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Opportunity to go sailing on New York City's great waterways
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Adult Membership - Next New Member Orientation March 15th
Next new member orientation is Monday, March 15th. Sign up now!
Your ticket to sail in 2010 is here! An HRCS membership offers you the chance to go sailing whenever you want! We are open 7 days a week and we want you to come sailing. Interested in racing? We offer three series of competitive racing, two nights a week, with regattas at the end of each series. Want to learn to sail or improve your sailing skills? Members receive 10% off all lessons. Want to bring lots of friends and family sailing? Its easy. All immediate family members sail for free and friends, after the first two, are just a small fee. Looking for a vibrant sailing community with lots of fun people? Look no further. We are an organization full of friendly, exciting, knowledgeable people always looking for others to join in. So what are you waiting for? Sign up!
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Take Your Group Sailing!
Looking for a great team-building experience to make your group more cohesive? Need an excuse to get out of the office? Sailing inherently teaches leadership, teamwork, and communication and can be a great bonding experience for your group. Bring your co-workers, department, alumni group, club, summer associate group, and any other group you are a part of.
- Customized experience
- Lesson, fun sail, or regatta format
- Organized post-outing cocktail hour
- Contact us for details; (212) 924-1920 or info@hudsonsailing.org
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Fleet Looking Better than Ever
The HRCS staff and volunteers continue to put in long hours to make sure the HRCS fleet is in tip-top shape come April. From painting the sides to repairing the decks, the group has been kept busy since December. If you've been on an HRCS boat before, you will not even recognize these boats - they look that good! Thanks go out to HRCS member Mark Napoletano for volunteering much of his time to help in the effort. 
Above: Founder and Executive Director Bill Bahen putting the finish touches on a gorgeous new side.
Below: Program Director Alex Baum (Left) and Racing Director Greg Azzaretti (Right) putting the final coat of paint on a hull.
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Want to Teach Sailing to Youth or Adults - HRCS is hiring!
We are currently hiring sailing instructors for our youth and adult programs. We are looking for hard-working, enthusiastic people, who love giving back. Check out our ad on Sail1Design for Adult Instructor and Youth Instructor.
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Look forward to seeing all of you soon.
Keep warm!
-The HRCS Team
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