DANBURY - Every year the Candlewood Yacht Club sponsors an event with the Good Friend program in Danbury.
DANBURY â Every year the Candlewood Yacht Club sponsors an event with the Good Friend program in Danbury.
Good Friend is a professionally-run social service program which provides adult mentors to children, ages 7-14, from one-parent families.Â
A qualified skipper is pair with two or three Good Friend guests. After a brief introduction to sailing in which the Good Friend guests learn to handle the lines, sails and helm, the races begin.
About five short races are run in which the kids practice teamwork, race rules and competitive spirit. The kids are offered the chance to go swimming and fishing off the docks.
The next Good Friends event will be August 20. For more information on the Candlewood Yacht Club, see the web page at http://www.cycsail.org.