Classic Sailing Camp – Boulder Prep

Our Classic Youth Empowerment Summer Sailing Camp where, while learning to sail, we discuss every lesson in sailing as a lesson in life, to break-down beliefs of inadequacy (compounded by the trappings of social media,) de-bunking the negative mental chatter that leads to high-risk choices, and, in their place, we establish self-affirming thought patterns and beliefs, to inspire and empower your kids into their greatest-yet-to-be!

We teach the basics of sailing: parts of the boat and rigging, capsize recovery, boat handling, tacking, jibing, and points of sail. Learning to sail then serves as the foundation on which we teach Self-Esteem. Self-esteem is a skill, like sailing, which we’re not born with, but can be learned, and must be practiced in order to maximize! And in teen culture, today, we MUST BE TEACHING! And so we bookend each day reflecting on and talking about how applying the lessons learned about sailing can be applied to navigating the stormy seas of youth.

ABLE to Sail uses that pesky “no-wind” time to empower our youth by using the metaphors of sailing to change the negative mental chatter that causes depression, anxiety, excessive ‘screen-time,’ and ultimately leads teens to participate in high-risk behaviors like Drugs, Alcohol, Self-Harm. Isolationism, and Suicidal Ideations.

Based on pre- and post- surveys, our sailors report an 81% increase in pride, self-esteem, and belief in their place in the world.