The Community Sailing Center is changing it’s youth camp registration process for the 2024 season.
Our goals for this change are to create more equitable access to registration, allow more time for families to decide on the best camps for their campers, and give new campers, returning families, and previously waitlisted campers equal ability to register. Our lottery registration process will be randomly sorted in order to meet these goals, across all of our camps.
Entering the lottery will be a simple two-step process open January 15 though January 21. During the lottery, we will be limiting campers to requesting 1 or 2 camps. Once the lottery is completed on February 6, families can register for any unfilled spots or put them themselves on the waitlist for any additional camps.
Stars & Stripes Camps the week of July 1-5 will not be part of the lottery. Registration will open after the lottery on February 6.
Important Dates:
Monday, January 15: Registration for the Lottery opens
Sunday, January 21: Last day to register for the Lottery
Monday, January 29: Selection announcements begin
Monday, February 5: Final lottery announcements sent
Tuesday, February 6: Remaining spots open for General Registration. Waitlists will be active for any filled camps.
Between January 22- February 5 all registrations EXCEPT lottery selections will be on pause. If you miss the lottery registration, please contact the CSC at info@communitysailingcenter.org to be notified when general registration opens again.
Over the past few years the demand for spots in our youth camps has grown significantly beyond what we are able to offer.
Having an open registration has led to stress and pressure on families to be the quickest at registration. Timing, technical issues, and connectivity have locked out families from registering for even one camp
Each year we see over 1,000 campers interested in 570 camp spots. By limiting the number of camps during the lottery to a maximum of 2 camps per camper we hope to spread the demand and have more campers out on the water this summer.
The lottery registration will be open from January 15th though the 21st. This is not a first come first serve registration and there is no benefit to completing it earlier or later.
There is a two step process to register for the lottery:
Register each camper on the lottery form
Add each camper to the waitlist for 1 or 2 camps of their choosing.
We know this might be a little confusing. To make the lottery most convenient for families and ourselves, we are running this lottery with our existing registration system. The waitlisting process has the functionality we need to run the lottery. Once the lottery process is complete, the waitlists will convert to standard waitlists. If you have not been selected to register for the camp you have requested, you will automatically be added to the waitlist. Thank you for your understanding!
No! There is no fee to enter the lottery. If you are offered a space in camp, you will need to pay a 20% deposit per camper per camp to secure your spot.
Before you are able to complete the lottery form and add your campers to a waitlist, you will need to create an account in our registration system, Amilia. You can create an account here. Once you have an account, you can then add your campers to the account as additional account members. Linked here is more information about using Amilia and managing your account. Please contact info@communitysailingcenter.org or call 802-864-2499 with questions.
You may preference 1 or 2 camps per camper in the lottery process by putting them on the waitlist for their preferred camp(s).
After the lottery process is complete and we open up registration for remaining spots, there are no restrictions on how many camps you may register or put your camper on the waitlist for.
No, as long as each child is on the waitlist for at least 1 camp and you have completed the lottery form, they will be in the lottery. You can request two different weeks of the same camp, or two different camps in the same week or any other combination. If you have any questions about which camp is the best for your child, please contact info@communitysailingcenter.org.
On February 6, we will open registration for any unfilled camp spaces, as well as camps for the week of July 1-5 (Stars & Stripes Camps). Stars & Stripes Camps: July 1-5 camps will be daily camps and NOT included in the lottery. There are no camps on July 3rd.
At that point you can also add your child to the waitlist for any other camps, regardless of the lottery.
You’ll need to pay a 20% deposit to secure your spot when it is offered to you. The remaining balance is due May 1. You can set up a personalized payment plan with the CSC after you accept your space and pay the deposit. The cost of camp this year is $525 for a one-week camp and $990 for a two-week camp.
The Scholarship application will be live starting January 15, the same day we open for lottery registration. Applying for a scholarship will not affect your chances of getting into camp. You’ll be notified about scholarship awards on a rolling basis starting February 5. If you are unable to pay the 20% deposit to secure your spot, please make note of that in your scholarship application and we will reach out about next steps before you are offered a space.
You’ll be notified the week of January 29. Details on how to register and what to look for will be emailed to all lottery applicants prior to placement notification emails.
Emails about registration will come from info@communitysailingcenter.org and/or notifications@amilia.com. Please double check your email setting and add these emails to your contacts to avoid important information being flagged as spam.
Once you receive the email offering you the space, you will have 3 days to respond and pay the deposit.
If you take no action during the 3 days, we will assume you are no longer interested and the space will be offered to the next person. This also means that you will not be added to the waitlists once the lottery process is finished. You can always add yourself back to the waitlist during open registration if needed.
The lottery form will ask if you have siblings that you wish to be placed in the same week together. We will do our best to honor these requests, but it is not guaranteed.
The lottery will be sorted into three groups: returning campers and their siblings, previously waitlisted campers, and new campers. Although individuals registered for the lottery will be chosen randomly, we will aim to represent each of these groups across camps. Standard age and camp prerequisites still apply.
The lottery will go through separate processes for families who have either attended or been on the waitlist for camps in previous years and new families.
This does NOT mean your chances as a new family to CSC camps are more limited, because returning families are often registering for intermediate & advanced camps, and new families are registering for beginner camps.
All campers who are not offered a space in camp through the lottery selection process will automatically be placed on the waitlist for the camp they selected. This will be confirmed via email by February 5.
There is still potential for spaces to open up down the line, whether families cancel or we are able to open more spaces in camp.
Yes! Because of the demand we have seen over the last few years and the switch to the lottery, Little Guppies are now offered as full day camps and you can opt in to the half day. If you would prefer your Little Guppies to be here for the half day, please note on your lottery form if you would prefer AM (9am-12pm) or PM (1pm-4pm) or email info@communitysailingcenter.org.
If you need to cancel please notify us ASAP. If you receive an email offering you a placement, you may ignore the email or select the option to remove the camper from the waitlist. Once you pay the 20% deposit it is non-refundable. Any cancellation up to 1 month prior to the start of the camp will receive a full refund minus the 20% deposit. Cancellation after this date will not receive a refund.
