Acknowledgements
The Junior Big Boat Sailing Program and this Guide are the result of many years of hard work and dedication by a talented group of individuals.
Don Glassell has been the lead volunteer on this project for many years. He crafted the general structure for the program and is the author of the “Cue Cards” which provide positional guidance for the sailors. Don has previously served on the US Sailing Board of Directors, held the position of Area K Regional Training Director and has been a member of the US Sailing Training Committee since its inception. Don was also Chairman of the working party that developed the very successful “Join the Race Committee” pamphlet.
Doug Sharp provided content for the program including the initial outline for the lesson plans.
Jahn Tihansky contributed his expertise from having instructed at J/World Annapolis.
Janine Connelly, as US Sailing’s former Training Director, worked for many years to develop a sustainable product mix for JBBS and coalesce everyone’s ideas into the current product.
Jim Lubeck developed and named the hugely successful Junior Big Boat Program at the Black Rock Yacht Club, which served as the inspiration for US Sailing’s program.
Jim Muldoon the former President of US Sailing, has been an incredible advocate for education and training and was a vital contributor to the program, helping secure the U.S. Coast Guard exemption allowing for Level 1 Instructors to participate in the program.
Rich Jepsen has served as a fierce advocate for education and training. As the Chair of US Sailing’s Training Committee, Rich was the driving force that helped secure funding and donations for the Junior Big Boat Sailing program and also was instrumental in working with the U.S. Coast Guard to secure approval for unlicensed instructors to coach kids on loaned boats.
In addition, US Sailing would like to extend its gratitude to Kurt Thomsen, Emlie Veinot, Todd Fedezyn, Kevin Broome and Bob Whittredge who provided feedback and support for the final stages of the program. US Sailing staff members Bradley Schoch and Stu Gilfillen also contributed to the development of this Guide.
We would ask that you provide feedback to US Sailing at
keelboat@ussailing.org so that we can take your suggestions and improve the program as a whole.
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