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“The instructors made it fun for the scouts and exceeded my expectations”
Thanks to Troop 1853 for the encouraging email! “The scouts from Troop 1853 very much enjoyed their time on the water with the team of instructors. The boats and facilities were perfect for the day. The instructors made it fun for the scouts and exceeded my expectations. Scouts sometimes look at these opportunities much like [...]
Cruising Camp 2013
Are you a teen looking for adventure this summer? Spend a week living aboard a 40′ sailboat sailing the Chesapeake Bay! Check out our trailer with footage from last summer.
It’s time! Sign up for Summer Sailing Camps 2013
Summer is right around the corner! We have a crazy fun schedule planned for this upcoming summer! Camps are beginning the fill up… Dingy Camp Weeks June 3-7th: Home school week June 10- 14th: Home school week June 17- 21st: Spots Available June- 24-28th: Spots Available July 1-5 (No July 4th)-July 8- 12th: Non-profit Week [...]
Boys and Girls Club came sailing!
We had the great pleasure of taking 10 kids from Aberdeen Boy’s and Girl’s club on a sunset sail! For most of the kids, it was their first time sailing. Theres nothing like seeing the face of fear when the boat heels (tips) change to huge smiles by the end of the trip. Towards the [...]
Get Sailing: Capitol Sailboat Club
The weather is warming up, people are starting to venture outdoors again, and the Chesapeake is just a hop, jump and skip away from Northern Virginia, DC, and Central Maryland. It’s time to start thinking about the breezy bay winds filling our sails under the spring sun. Capitol Sailboat Club is a division of Planet [...]
Venturing towards the Eastern Shore
The day started at 8:00 am with some much needed breakfast at the City Dock in Annapolis. We then gathered as a team in the cockpit for team positions on the boat and a debriefing of the days plans. The plan was to sail about 30 nautical miles to the historical town of St. Micheals [...]
Planet Hope is about adventure
One of my favorite parts of Planet Hope sailing camp is that day of the week when we decide that the wind is right and the sailors are ready to sail to Crystal Mountain! It’s a stretch to really call Crystal Mountain a mountain, but it is pretty much the highest point we can see [...]
All Aboard: Southeast White House
Last weekend, Planet Hope had the sweet privilege to take four returning sailing students on Palakas, an Ericson 28. For several years Planet Hope has partnered with Southeast White House through our summer sailing program. This last summer, we had a group of bubbly kids join us for one of our week long sailing camps [...]
Sailing with Teen Challenge
Earlier last week, Teen Challenge joined us for a day of sailing. Teen Challenge is a faith based, Christ centered rehabilitation program for adult men who struggle with substance abuse.
Aurora House Enjoys the Bay for a Day
Meet some of the lovely faces of Aurora House. Aurora House residents Myra and Janice (pictured above on the left) took the helm of Jubilee, a Jeanneau 30′. That’s right, we had those girls out sailing a thirty foot boat on the winsome waves of the Chesapeake Bay. Janice had previously joined us at one [...]
