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ADVENTURE SAILING

A SCIENCE AND SAILING EXPERIENCE

Ages: 10-14                     Time 9:00 - 4:00
ADVENTURE SAILING
NO SAILING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Ages 10-14
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This unique program is based in exploration!  It is a fun combination of sailing and science and how discovery in both fields can work together in a STEM based program.

These classes are taught in partnership with Iowa Lakeside Laboratories and the Okoboji Sailing Center. Students will discover areas of science that include limnology, geology, physics and ornithology studies while sailing to field trip destinations around West Lake Okoboji.

Feathers, Tails and Sails – How do birds fly and sailboats sail?  June 17-18 (repeated June 24-25)
Students will be challenged to learn the principals of winged flight with a focus on the concepts of lift and how it works to power sailboats.
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What's swimming with us? July 8-9
THIS CLASS IS FULL WITH a FULL WAITLIST
A regional focus on the Great Lakes Area aquatic environments as seen from a sailboat.


Where did the lakes come from? July 22-23   
THIS CLASS IS FULL WITH a FULL WAITLIST
A regional focus on the Great Lakes Area formation that includes geologic and archeological perspectives. Afternoon sailing.



THE BEES AND THE BREEZE​ 
​August 3-5
Adventures in sailing and Pollination ecology.

PLEASE NOTE: SIGN UP FOR THIS CLASS, BEES & BREEZE, IS ONLY ON THE LAKESIDE LABORATORY WEBSITE; https://iowalakesidelab.org
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SESSION
2021 DATE
COST
Feathers, Tails and Sails – How do birds fly and sailboats sail?
Thursday/Friday June 10-11
$90
Feathers, Tails and Sails – How do birds fly and sailboats sail?
​Thursday/Friday June 24-25
$90
What's swimming with us? ​
Thursday/Friday July 8-9
THIS CLASS IS FULL With Full WAITLIST
Where did the lakes come from? 
Thursday/Friday July 15-16
THIS CLASS IS FULL With Full WAITLIST
BEES & BREEZE
Wed/Thurs/Friday Aug 3-5
https://iowalakesidelab.org
REGISTER
BE SURE TO WAITLIST YOUR CHILD IF YOUR CLASS CHOICE IS FULL. ADDITIONAL SPACES WILL BE LIKELY BE ADDED AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUND COVID-19 CHANGE.
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  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • Lessons
    • TINY PUFFS Age - Under 6
    • LITTLE PUFFS Ages 6 - 8
    • BEGINNERS AGE 9 - 12
    • ADVENTURE SAILING 10-14
    • INTERMEDIATE (Advanced) AGE 9 - 12
    • BIC/LASER (Advanced) AGE 11 - 18
    • OPTI RACING (Advanced) AGE 8 - 14
    • X-Boat RACING
    • CREW U - ADULT
    • ART WORKSHOPS
    • SCHOLARSHIP
  • RACING
    • High School
    • CrewBoard
    • OSC Race Series
  • Gear
    • GIFT CERTIFICATES
    • MOORING APPLICATION
    • Leasing
    • Storage
  • About
    • LOCATION/CONTACT
    • Media
    • Governance
    • Policies
    • Employment
    • Welcome Residents