Sailors for the Sea is a nonprofit organization that educates and empowers the boating community to protect oceans and local waters. We have a few different programs and projects for the boating community, you might have heard of or been to a Clean Regatta, our largest program to date. This spring we have launched a new program called Rainy Day Kits. These kits are lesson plans, made for sailing coaches for those less than desirable sailing days.

The lesson plans focus on marine ecology, but you don’t need to be a bio major to teach them. Leaders in marine and environmental science education fields, organizations such as the New England Aquarium and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, have designed the kits, and have made them easy to teach. They are fun activities that get children involved whether they are playing Oyster Tag or creating and understanding Ocean currents with the Density Currents lesson. Best of all, the first six lesson plans are free, and available online, just click here.

If you are going to be a sailing instructor this summer, impress your boss by showing up with a plan for those less than optimal sailing days, and if you are the boss – parents will be excited to know that their kids are getting some science lessons on the side!

If you have any questions contact Chris Mancini, chris@sailorsforthesea.org or give our office a call, 401-846-8900.