“Would Your Daughter Benefit from a Higher-Level of Confidence?”
ou work hard to prepare your daughter for life in the big world. Would you like to see her make better choices for herself? Know when to take the lead and when to follow? Be more understanding and patient towards others? Embrace her strengths as a young woman? And, have the adventure of a lifetime?
You’re not alone. Parents send their daughter on a Sisters Under Sail passage with these same goals in mind. And they’re grateful for the results.
We are still hearing about the adventure of a lifetime. What did you do to that girl? I got an unsolicited, sincere, hug for no apparent reason. Emilie has a new found sense of humor and bolstered self confidence that we have never seen before. Whatever you did to make this transformation, Tricia and I can't thank you enough. "Sister's Under Sail" is truly an outstanding program run by a great crew.
Richard Cassano ~ Father
Long Island, New York
isters Under Sail is a leadership program exclusively for teenage girls. We use a traditionally rigged topsail schooner, Tallship Unicorn, as our ultimate learning lab. The program mission is to build confidence and self-esteem, increase social conscience and teach how empowering it is to work with your sisters towards a common goal.
“Sail training has long been recognized as a character-building experience for young people.” says Dawn Santamaria, Founder & Executive Director of Sisters Under Sail and Co-Owner of Tallship Unicorn. “As a mother of four daughters, I know from our family's personal sailing experience aboard our own tall ship that sail training, specifically for young girls, builds confidence, teaches responsibility and respect for themselves, for their fellow crew members and their ship.”
Can you see your daughter at the helm of a 118-foot tall ship?
Just imagine how powerful that will be for her! Sisters Under Sail has put over 200 teenage girls at the helm in the past four sold out summers. Your young sailor will work closely with the ship's crew to: stand watch, steer the ship, set sails, climb the rigging, navigate a course, swab the decks and learn the skills it takes to operate and maintain a 118-foot, 150-ton steel vessel. Lively daily group discussions and journaling sessions connect the dots between her shipboard experience and life as a teenager.
Your daughter will be under the command of Tallship Unicorn's experienced all-female and college educated professional crew who draw upon their extensive sail training backgrounds to passionately teach the fundamentals of tall ship sailing through fun and challenging team-oriented activities. Each day, through facilitated sessions, she will then process and translate her learning’s to real life lessons.
Don’t you wish a program like this existed when you were a teenager!
“The secret to Sisters Under Sail success,” says Santamaria, “is that we are an all-girl boat. There are no boys. And, with that, we establish a safe, fun and empowering learning environment. Girls come together as a team, learn to support and be supported by each other....girls working with girls....a wonderful lesson to teach our daughters.”
“My daughter set sail with some apprehension and doubt, but with a love for the water. It was a week of tough love and hard work. She found strength and bravery she didn't know she had inside of her. She learned the value of listening, working as a team and reaching inside of her to discover her true worth. Although tired after her voyage, she was more confident, her self-esteem soared and this school year has been one in which she has attempted new activities, experienced a deeper level of friendships and believed in herself. The sailing experience will always be remembered as a pivotal point in her life and it couldn't have come at a better time in her adolescence.”
Melinda Wilp ~ Mother
Clinton, New Jersey
NEWS FLASH -
Summer 2009
Sisters Under Sail will sail the Atlantic Coast from Baltimore to Nova Scotia to New England from June through August 2009. We’ll be docking in ports like Baltimore, Atlantic City, New York City, Boston and Halifax. Anchoring off Cape Cod, Block Island, Nantucket, Newport and Mystic where your daughter will be escorted into town to souvenir shop and scout out the nearest ice cream parlor.
This coming season there are 7 weeks of programming. Space is limited to only six girls per passage and we sell out quickly. In fact, several weeks are already sold out.
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DATES |
LEG | FEE |
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| Jun. 14 - Jun. 19 | Oyster Bay, NY to Atlantic City | Boys | $250 |
| Jun. 21 - Jun. 26 | Atlantic City to Baltimore | Girls | FULL |
| Jun. 28 - Jul. 3 | Baltimore to Oyster Bay, NY | Girls | FULL |
| Jul. 6 - Jul. 10 | Oyster Bay to Salem, MA | Boys | FULL |
| Jul. 11 - Jul. 31 | Salem to Nova Scotia to Boston | Girls | FULL |
| Aug. 2 - Aug. 7 | Boston to Newport | Girls | FULL |
| Aug. 9 - Aug. 14 | Newport to Port Jefferson, NY | Girls | FULL |
| Aug. 16 - Aug. 21 | Port Jefferson to Mystic | Girls | FULL |
| Aug. 23 - Aug. 28 | Mystic to Cape Cod | Girls | FULL |
Sisters Under Sail is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Corporation.
Space is limited to 6/passage between the age of 13 - 21
Schedule is subject to change.
“Our daughter, Beatrice, had the pleasure of sailing with Sisters Under Sail last summer. We want to let you know how much we appreciate that opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on so many levels. Truly a valuable program and an adventure she will never forget.”
Harriet Tepel ~ mother
Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
Put your daughter at the helm!
And, give her an adventure she will never forget.