b'Available Now:2019 Season Memberships andClass Registrations Our waterfront facility offers over 50 instructional sailing and boating classes for all age groups and ability levels. PBCB has lessons for adults and youth from 6 years and up. Younger children mayaccompany adults for parent/child sailing programs. The preservation of Pleasant Bays amazing natural habitats and spectacular beauty requires engaged stewards. All of our programs foster an appreciation First Sail Program for nature and respect for our environment, inspiring The fifth annual First Sail, a learning opportunity with 300 stewardship of the Bay. local children from the Monomoy and Nauset schoolPBCB uses sailing to teach STEM principles and districts, is being held this Spring. The program teachesoffers a rich variety of additional marine education the principles of wind, sails, tides, navigation, teamworkand environmental stewardship programs. and resilienceall in a fun and social format. Children are given the opportunity to engage with Pleasant Bays marinePlease refer to website for our membershipenvironment, experience the joys of sailing and marine information and to register for classes and events exploration, acquire environmental and scientific (www.pbcb.cc).understanding, and spark a lifelong appreciation of theoutdoors. And for many, it is their first sail! Universal Access Programming people who have special needs to sail.It has allowedMany disabled residents and visitors enjoy theme to better develop relationships and has encouragedwonders of being on the water, but opportunitiesme to always try to be my best in everything becauseto do so are scarcePBCB offers programs thatnot everyone is as fortunate as me.accommodate everyone. Please let your friends, My school motto is Serviam, I will serve, and I feel thatfamily, and neighbors know that we offer classes for: this is a perfect way to describe PBCBs mission.It isBlind and Vision-Impaired Sailingincredible that one place can show so much care forand Paddlingthe community and can impact so many lives. All of theVeterans Sailing and Paddlingpeople I have met at PBCB have offered me a unique opportunity to connect with a variety of different Special Olympics Sailingsituations, which help me both to learn about myselfSenior Sailingand the world around me.shroud. As an instructor, I relate that new direction tonumerals of a clock. And with the crew on the helm, I will ask them to call out the wind direction every time itchanges. There is no magic; it takes time for the studentsto learn, and it gets tense when the wind is light. Anaccidental jibe is no way to build anyones confidence, mine included. Teaching sailing skills to people who are blind is a challenge for me. However, my visually impaired crew has a greater challenge. There is plenty of time for conversation on the boat, not all of it serious, and a sense of camaraderie soon builds. Getting to know these brave people and especially seeing those who have only recently become blind grow in their general confidence has been my greatest reward.'