One if by Land, Two if by Sea

During the summer the Skippers and First Mates experience a unique opportunity to go to a new place to explore, discover and learn about their surroundings. The Skippers take the Christeen over to Teddy Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill to learn more about the history of one of America’s most accomplished Presidents. The First Mates [...]

Splashing Around with the Swashbucklers

A kayaking adventure for the Sound Swashbucklers yesterday turned into a beach field day, complete with silliness galore and a wonderful afternoon under the sun and in the sand! As the kids took turns kayaking, time was filled playing in the water and on the shore, and the group could not have been happier. It [...]

Lost and Found

One of the most important things to learn as a sailor is how to find your way: on Wednesday, the First Mates took the afternoon to learn orienteering (the art of navigation), and learned how to spell using nautical flags. Set up on the beach, the groups used compasses to make their own paths along [...]

Waiting for the Fish to Bite: An Afternoon with the High Schoolers!

The second session of the high school junior summer program has begun, and the small group is ready to get their feet wet with sailing, fishing, and other adventures that await them. I hung out with them at the beginning of the week, and got a chance to get to know this sessions oldest group [...]

First Mates Floatsom Contest

The overcast weather today didn’t stop the First Mates from having a great time indoors and out! Since today was the WaterFront Center’s annual Pirate Day, we celebrated with a contest of sea vessels so fearsome it would intimidate even Blackbeard himself. With only a bag full of recyclable, floatable materials, some tape, scissors, and [...]

Gone Fishin’

This morning, the Bay Buccaneers group kicked back, relaxed, and went on their own personal fishing trip here at the WaterFront Center. It was a hot morning, but the kids nonetheless enjoyed their time out on the pier, relaxing and enjoying the suspense of waiting for the fish to bite! Lucky for us, there were [...]

Sound Swash Goes Paddleboarding!

Today the Sound Swashbucklers got the chance to go Stand-Up Paddleboarding! They rocked it, and here are the photos to prove it!       

Smooth Sailing

It’s been a scorching few days here a the WaterFront Center, and without much wind it’s been a tough week for sailing. Yesterday, however, despite the blistering heat and dead breeze, our young sailors found every way possible to cool off and have a great time! I got caught in the middle of all-out water [...]

The Hunt is On!

To test their knowledge of Oyster Bay’s resources and wildlife, the First Mates tackled a challenging scavenger hunt today that incorporated everything they had learned over the course of the program. They were excited to get started as Andi, Annemarie, and Connor handed out a daunting list of items, and rushed to get started the [...]

Fun with the Bay Bucs

The Bay Buccaneers, the WFC’s youngest group of Junior Summer participants, had an exciting last two days of their session – sailing, rowing, and meeting animals was all part of their adventurous week, and they were a great group of kids to spend a couple of days with. On Thursday, the Bay Bucs went for a [...]