Sailing instructor Simon Hall, 16, center, of Auburn helps Magnolia Trautz, 7, right, of Hebron sail up to the dock Wednesday on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Hall is one of three instructors from Taylor Pond Yacht Club who are teaching first-time sailors during the Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Pictured from left are: Vera Papo, instructor Grace Skelton, Tia St. Peter-Scott, Hall, Rosemary Bolduc and Trautz. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sailing instructors Grace Skelton, third from right, Molly Skelton and Simon Hall bring students down to the dock on Taylor Pond Wednesday in Auburn. The instructors from Taylor Pond Yacht Club are teaching first-time sailors during the Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Oto Macri, 7, learns how to use a tiller Wednesday from his sailing instructor Grace Skelton, right, at Taylor Pond Yacht Club in Auburn. Skelton of Auburn and Simon Hall, left, of Auburn are two of the three instructors who are teaching first-time sailors during the Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Macri of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is spending the summer with his grandmother, Joan Macri of Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Oto Macri, 7, plays with a pool noodle Wednesday while riding with his sailing instructors Molly Skelton and Simon Hall on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Macri is a first-time sailor in the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Macri of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is spending the summer with his grandmother, Joan Macri of Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sailing instructor Grace Skelton, left, of Auburn teaches Rosemary Bolduc, 8, right, of Auburn about sailing Wednesday on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Skelton is one of three instructors who are teaching first-time sailors during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Tia St. Peter-Scott, 8, of Auburn is in the sailboat in the background. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Tia St. Peter-Scott, 8, of Auburn relaxes Wednesday before setting sail on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Tia St. Peter-Scott, left, and Audrey Bolduc, both of Auburn, carry sails down to the boat dock Wednesday during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Molly Skelton, left, of Auburn points Wednesday to where the wind is coming from while teaching Magnolia Trautz, 7, of Hebron how to sail on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Skelton is one of three instructors who are teaching first-time sailors during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Oto Macri, 7, sits next to Skelton. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Vera Papo, left, and Magnolia Trautz, right, learn about sailing Wednesday during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sailing instructor Simon Hall, Grace Skelton and Molly Skelton work with first time sailors Wednesday on Taylor Pond in Auburn. Children are learning how to sail through classroom and on-the-water instruction during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. The five-day class is offered each summer prior to the start of TPYC’s more advanced sailing lessons. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sailing instructors Molly Skelton and Simon Hall work Wednesday with Magnolia Trautz, 7, and Oto Macri, 7, during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Oto Macri, 7, learns how to sail Wednesday during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sailing instructors Grace Skelton, left, and her sister, Molly, write down what children learned Wednesday during the Taylor Pond Yacht Club Kids Discover Sailing program. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo


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