By Emory Heisler, President, Arizona Sailing Foundation
Arizona Sailing Foundation (ASF) is planning a “Reimagining Workshop”, part virtual and part in person, to gather ideas and translate them into actions.
Do you have ideas for how to REIMAGINE ASF sailing classes? If so, please CLICK HERE to sign up for the workshop team and to submit your ideas!
We were all disappointed to hear that ASF would put its sailing class programs on “pause” for the 2025 fall season. And yet, we know that there are MANY people out there wanting to learn to sail and many other people – LIKE YOU – interested in helping to make that possible.
OUR CHALLENGE – if you should choose to accept it – is to create new sailing class offerings that:
1. Fit volunteer skills, passions and schedules
2. Align to insurance and risk management guidelines
Would you be able to help us? If so, please CLICK HERE to sign up for the workshop team and to submit your ideas for new ways ASF can connect with volunteers and the community to deliver sailing education programs. From your entries, we’ll schedule a virtual meeting in November to assess what we can do to bring your ideas to life.
As a reminder, here are the types of classes ASF has been offering: (more class information HERE)
- Kids Intro to Sailing
- Ages: 8-12 years
- Format: four 4-hour days, two weekends
- Class size: 8-10 students
- Volunteer Staff: 1 LEADER and 3+ support
- Junior Racing
- Ages: 8-12 years
- Format: 2 hours on TTL race day Sundays
- Class size: 6-8 students
- Volunteer Staff: 1 LEADER and 1+ support
- High School Sailing
- Ages: 13-18 years
- Format: 2 hours weekly (either Tuesdays or Thursdays, most recently, 4pm or 5pm till 6pm or 7pm)
- Class size: 6-10 students
- Volunteer Staff: 1 LEADER and 1+ support
- Adult Learn to Sail
- Ages: 18+
- Format: two 7-hour days (1 weekend)
- Class size: 4-10 students
- Volunteer Staff: 1 LEADER and 6+ support
If you have questions or comments, please email ASF@ArizonaYachtClub.org, or call/text Emory at 480/269-2699.
Thanks in advance for your ideas and willingness to help make your ideas a reality!
