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SOUTHERN YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMSon keelboats, with overnight trips on boats. $620 up, depending.Ages 14-21. John Oprandy (305) 393-0127. Extensiveinformation at www.bsaseabase.org.Upper Keys Sailing Club Youth Sailing ProgramsSummer youth sailing programs for ages seven through 17.Mark Sorensen Youth Sailing program. Key Largo. Sail summerclasses and year around. www.msysp.com. (305) 522-3245 orjcreasman@aol.com.Key West Sailing Club, Key WestThe club has both year round sailing and a summer program.225 for one child, $400 for two, $510 for three. Sailinginstructor Celine Peccatte at (305) 849-8168.www.keywestsailingclub.org.WEST FLORIDA: Naples to Cedar KeyNaples Sailing Center, NaplesThis organization offers sail training and instruction, althoughno summer camps or courses are currently scheduled. It doeshave an active, year round high school sailing program.www.naplessailingcenter.com/.Edison Sailing Center, Ft. MyersCommunity center offering sailing courses. Families may combinedifferent programs including sail, power, fishing, kayaking.$175. Ages 6-24. www.edisonsailingcenter.org.Venice Youth Boating Association, VeniceVYBA has a year-round sailing program. Summer Youth Sailingcamps are held during the summer. $200 per session, scholarshipsavailable. Jabbo Gordon atveniceyouthboating@verizon.net, or call (941) 468-1719.http://www.veniceyouthboating.com.Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sarasota2007 program has expanded to include an increase in the racingclasses, and “adventure sailing,” for older students whowant to continue sailing experience in a non-racing environment.$275 for non-racing. $300 for racing. Ages 8-18.Programs running all summer and year around. Or StuGilfillen at (941) 504-4236. www.sarasotaysp.com.Clearwater Community Sailing Center, ClearwaterYouth sailing programs year around and expanded courses allsummer. $250/week. Scholarships available. Ages 8-16. (727)517-7776. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org/.Clearwater Yacht Club, ClearwaterExtensive youth program year around and summer.Ages 8-18. David Billing (727) 442-3430. Www.clwyc.org.Davis Island Yacht Club, TampaExtensive year round youth sailing program at Davis IslandYouth Sailing Foundation. 813.251.1158 extension 273 .Ages 8-18. Contact diysf@diyc.org, www.diyc.org.City of Dunedin Sailing Programs, Dunedin, FLMonday through Friday sailing camp for youth run allsummer long beginning June 16 th . Saturday sailing lessons foradults and youth run throughout the whole year. Ages 10-18.$195 for one camp session. www.dunedingov.com.City of Safety Harbor, Tampa BayYouth kayak and sailing camps ages 10 and up. The Web sitedoes not work well, so best to call (727) 724-1555 as the linksare broken, but work periodically if you can find them byincredible searching. But they do have these programs. Go tohttp://fl-safetyharbor.civicplus.com/.St. Petersburg Yacht Club, St. PetersburgActive year round youth program, in cooperation with the city ofSt. Petersburg. High school youth sailing. www.spyc.org .Eckerd College–Waterfront Program, St. PetersburgYear around extensive programs, going on for 37 years.Instruction in a variety of water sports, including sailing. (800)456-9009 or (727) 867-1166.www.eckerd.edu/waterfront/watersportscamp/index.phpBoca Ciega Yacht Club, GulfportYouth sailing program, current information for 2008 is postedon the Web site. Ages 8-18. (727) 345-5760. www.sailbcyc.org.Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth SailingApollo Beach, Tampa BaySummer Youth sailing programs, beginning, intermediate andadvanced. Ages 7-14. Adult programs year around. US Sailinginstructors. Scholarships available for under privileged. RichardWhite at youthsailing@yahoo.com, or (863) 712-0071.www.tampasailing.org/youthsailing.html.FLORIDA PANHANDLE: Apalachicola to PensacolaEmerald Coast Sailing Association, Ft. Walton BeachThis organization raises money to train young sailors in thepanhandle and cover their expenses at regattas. (850) 862-2801. www.fwyc.org/ecsa.htm.Pensacola Yacht Club, PensacolaThe club offers summer sailing instructions for all interested localarea youths – members and non-members. Junior SailingProgram. Ages 5 and up. Contact Beth Partington at (850) 572-5245 or (850) 433-7208. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola BeachThis club offers both beginning and advanced sailing lessonsduring the summer. Information for 2008 was not updated atthe time of writing. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org > jr sail.■ ALABAMAPhoto by Steve MorrellFairhope Yacht Club, FairhopeThis club’s web site has information about its youth 2008 programat: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com.40 April 2008 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com