Hoisting Sails teaches life skills...

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Written By Brad Dress

​St. Mary's City, MD - 
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Friday, July 26 marks the last day of the Brendan 2019 Summer sailing season. Brendan Sailing celebrates with it's last day of camp tradition - the Parents Sail. After our students show their new skills on the water to their parents, the Brendan Sailing graduation ceremony will commence at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Stories of success, trail and error, and pure fun will be revisited during the event, in which all campers will get some time in the spotlight. 

​Summer 2019 with Brendan Sailing in Annapolis was action packed and filled with fun! 

The second session came to close Friday July 12 with some remote control sailboating (thanks to Craig Priniski). Every camper took a turn maneuvering the boats, racing up the side of the dock, avoiding the curious ducks in the area.  

After our pizza party lunch, parents arrived and were given sailboat rides by their kids.  Joyful faces with big smiles were seen on every boat. 

Staff has a couple of days off to prepare for the Overnight Camp at St. Mary’s College starting on Wednesday night.  

Take a look at the action from Friday, the last day of  the 2019 Annapolis program:

Brendan Sailing students were treated to an afternoon of sailing onboard the Woodwind II. Captain Jen and her crew taught the sailors about navigation and sailing traditional vessels. 
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See some of the action from Annapolis aboard the schooner below:

​Yesterday - Monday July 1, 2019 - marked the opening day of our second Annapolis program session. Campers had a blast outside and on the water, learning about sailing basics, and getting to know each other:

​Yesterday - Monday July 1, 2019 - marked the opening day of our second Annapolis program session. Campers had a blast outside and on the water, learning about sailing basics, and getting to know each other:

​Welcome skippers to the Brendan Sailing Program! 


Last Friday also marked the closing of the first Annapolis session. We're very proud of our new class of sailors for accepting the challenge of learning new skills - the past two weeks have been a huge success! See some footage from our first session's closing day: