Safe Harbor DORMITORY & DOCK Tour
Each boy lives aboard his own boat, giving him private quarters while he is at Safe Harbor
with over 50 boats in the water there is a large variety of vessels, both sail and power to choose from
He learns to operate his boat and others by practicing docking, practicing maneuvers in a small area, until he becomes quite skilled.
They move to learning navigation, and they he is allowed to take a short trip in his boat to the downtown area of Jacksonville
They progress to longer outward bound trips, with many overnight trips occurring throughout the year; the staff follows in their boats.
The friendship and camaraderie these trips build is truly amazing, as is the self confidence, self discipline, and appropriate pride
the boys gain by captaining their boats
Piloting their own yacht while people watch as they masterfully dock their boats with precision and skills captains admire
Over the past 25 years many of the boys of safe harbor have been employed in the yachting industry
Safe Harbor has boys who are captains of Mega Yachts all over the world
With the variety of skills they learn at Safe Harbor, they are very attractive to employers in many industries
While Safe Harbor Boys Home seeks to help
each student achieve their goals
upon program completion they leave with enough skills to immediately enter the
management level of employ