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Project YESS recruiting students to sail a tall ship for a week through the Great Lakes this summer

Posted at 3:02 PM, Jan 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-23 15:02:25-05

CLEVELAND — The Rotary Club of Cleveland is recruiting teens for a once in a lifetime opportunity to sail a tall ship for a week through the Great Lakes.

Project YESS (Youth Empowered to Succeed through Sailing) is recruiting students to be part of the crew that will set sail in early June.

The club will be hosting an interactive informational event on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Davis Aerospace and Martime High School, 1440 Lakeside Avenue.

Students interested in participating must be between the ages of 13-17, complete and submit an application, as well as participating in a brief interview process.

The program begins in June with the week long sailing voyage scheduled to begin on July 2. Applications will be available online here beginning on Feb. 3.