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2012 Summer Youth Program Lottery Information


Important Dates:
  • Lottery Registration Opens: Monday, March 5, 2012
  • Lottery Registration Closes: Monday, March 26
  • Confirmation Letters mailed by April 15

**NOTE: Registration in 2012 will be lottery-based. Unlike past years, there is NO advantage to submitting a registration form early. This is NOT a "first-come-first-served" system. Forms must be mailed to the Charlestown office. There is NO advantage to hand-delivering a form. Emailed and faxed forms will not be accepted. More Rules and Restrictions

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How to Register for the Lottery:
  2. Choose the Step that's right for you based on your age and experience. Read class descriptions here.
  3. On the Lottery Registration Form, number your top four session choices in order of preference.
  4. Fill out the front side of the application completely.
  5. Mail your lottery registration form to Courageous Sailing Center, One First Ave, Boston, MA 02129. No Fax and no Emails will be accepted! There is no advantage to hand-delivery!

Please Note: Confirmation letters regarding registration and waitlist status will be mailed to registrants no later than April 15, 2012. Please allow one week from that date (until April 22) for delivery prior to calling the office. Thank You!

Rules and Restrictions:

  • All Courageous Sailing Youth Program students MUST provide proof of their ability to swim 75 yards and tread water for 90 seconds. All students in Step 3 and above will be subjected to an onsite "swim check" by Courageous instructors.
  • Before registering for the lottery, please note the age and skill requirements for each Step. All session choices must be in the same Step.
  • All students entering the lottery for Jamaica Pond classes MUST be Boston residents per order of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. Courageous Sailing reserves the right to require proof of address.
  • Lottery registration forms must be postmarked by Monday, March 26, 2012. Forms postmarked after this date will not be processed.
  • All lottery registration forms received will be processed in the following order of priority: (1) returning students, (2) siblings of returning students, and finally (3) new students who have no siblings in the program.
  • WAITLISTS ARE CAPPED AT 40. All students whose lottery registration forms have been processed will received confirmation fo their status of registered, waitlisted, or not registered.
  • Post-lottery: Once you receive a letter of confirmation, you may make changes, additions or cancellations via telephone, subject to availability. Please call the office 617.268.7243 as soon as possible if you must cancel your class. Be advised that "no-shows" will be automatically waitlisted in 2012.
  • WE EXPECT LONG WAITLISTS DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND THE VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS. Thank you for understanding!