Student MEALS

Shared meals are a pillar of the community experience at J-Town. Sharing meals is one easy way of connecting informally with other sailors, off the water. These connections often lead to sailing opportunities, education, mentorship, friendships and more, and these important community connections are an essential part of learning to sail.

JTown introduces new students to this important aspect of learning to sail during our CanSail 1&2 courses. On the first day of a course, the club usually orders pizza for students. After that, students take turns bringing food.

For each class, 3 students will volunteer to bring/prepare part of the meal: one student brings/prepares a main course; another salad and bread; and a third brings dessert. The clubhouse has a fridge, stove, oven, prep area, a barbecue, and well stocked kitchen. The meal is held after class for evening classes, and usually at lunch for full-day classes.

To split meal expenses, students have successfully used the Splitwise app, with one student in the class co-ordinating setup for the class. The app allows for quick and easy upload of expenses, and automatically divides those expenses by students who participating. If a student skips a meal, the app can automatically account for that too. A class may choose to discuss budgeting for the meal in order to ensure that this practice remains accessible to everyone.

Although strongly encouraged, students are not required to participate in meals, and you won’t have to split expenses if you don’t participate.