Payne Whitney Gymnasium 70 Tower Pkwy. Summer term: May 25­Aug. 11 Summer hours: 7 a.m.­7:30 p.m. Monday­Friday; 10 a.m.­2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Class schedules: 432-1431 Membership info.: 432-2474 The Payne Whitney Gymnasium offers nine-week physical education classes to students and gym members in aerobic exercise, aqua aerobics, yoga, weight training and swimming. Exercise classes and swimming instruction begin Monday, June 7 and conclude the week of July 26. Also available during the summer months is private swim instruction (by appointment only) for adults and children ages 4 and older. The gym is currently undergoing major renovations and alterations. The new air-conditioned Colonel Lanman Center is a 30,000 square foot addition for basketball, volleyball and other sports activities, and includes a suspended three-lane indoor jogging track (one-sixth of a mile). The Adrian C. "Ace" Israel Fitness Center, which opened last year, is an air-conditioned facility that features 72 pieces of state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment. Other facilities currently available for use include two pools; indoor jogging tracks; gymnasia for dance, volleyball, basketball and martial arts; a gymnastics studio; a fencing salon; a men's sauna; and a women's steam and sauna complex. Graduate and undergraduate students may use the gym for a nominal fee during the summer term. Summer memberships are available for faculty, staff and student spouses. Tennis Center Derby Avenue The Yale Tennis Center includes 22 Deco Turf II (hard) courts, 5 clay courts; and, in case of rain, 4 indoor courts. Group and private lessons are offered by certiÞed professionals, and there are summer tennis campus for children. Court rentals for members of the Yale and New Haven communities from July through September are on a Þrst-come basis. Full-time Yale students play for free. Contact the court attendant on site after May for more details. Yacht Club Short Beach 179 Clark Ave., Branford Info.: 488-9330 Adults and children who would like to learn sailing and windsurÞng can do so at the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club (YCYC), located at Short Beach in Branford. The club offers adult memberships for recreational and competitive sailing during the summer and school year. In the summer, sailing and windsurÞng lessons are taught to adults and children (from beginner to advanced). All members of the yacht club are welcome to participate in regattas and weekly racing, as well as cookouts and other social activities conducted by the Yale Faculty Yacht Club. Golf Course Conrad Drive Hours: 8 a.m.­9 p.m. weekdays; 7:30 a.m.­9 p.m. weekends Info.: 432-0895 The Yale Golf Course is open to students, faculty, staff and their families and guests. The course includes a driving range, picnic area and clubhouse featuring a pro shop and grill room. Dave Paterson, Yale's golf director, and his PGA teaching staff offer a variety of instructional programs for an extra fee. Annual memberships -- for both individuals and families -- are offered to students, faculty (full-time, part-time, visiting and clinical), staff, alumni and fellows. Daily green fees require a valid Yale I.D. and are $18­$50 depending on Yale afÞliation. Polo and Equestrian Center Corner of Derby and Central avenues Info.: 432-1431 Riding and polo lessons, competitive polo and other equestrian-related activities are available at the Polo and Equestrian Center. Polo matches are held on weekends throughout the summer. The center contains 62 stalls, indoor and outdoor arenas and outdoor riding facilities and trails. Summer riding programs for children ages 5­8 are offered in one-week sessions, and one-week and two-week sessions for children ages 9­16 are offered during June, July and August. Yale Outdoor Education Center Scott Road East Lyme, CT Info.: 432-2492 Located on 2,000 woodland acres on the shore of a mile-long lake is the Yale Outdoor Education Center (OEC), a recreational complex in East Lyme. Swimming, boating, camping and picnicking are offered at the center, which is open daily to all Yale afÞliates and their families from the third week in June through Labor Day weekend. Members can rent lakeside cabins and woodland campsites. Rowboats and canoes are also available. Lifeguards and instructors are on duty daily 10 a.m.­noon and 1­5 p.m. (5:30 p.m. on weekends). The facility contains a dining hall with a large deck, pavilion, shower house, picnic groves with tables and grills, a grass and sand beach, hiking trail, wildlife conservation marsh, duck pond, volleyball court, horseshoe pit, playing Þeld and more. Season memberships may be purchased 10 a.m.­ 2 p.m. at the OEC ofÞce, Rm. 511 of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 70 Tower Pkwy. Summer Sports Camps Info.: 432-2488 Children can sharpen their athletic skills in a variety of summer sports camps. Day camps are offered in baseball, basketball, soccer and tennis, and there are multi-sports camps for younger children. All specialty camps are concentrated for rapid improvement. The campus present many diverse sports activities with an emphasis on fundamentals. A weekly bus trip to Yale's Outdoor Recreation center in East Lyme features swimming, boating, canoeing, Þshing and other activities. S U M M E R T I M EA TY A L E ExhibitsMusicYale & the CityTheater LecturesRecreationProfessional SportsEt Cetera T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Commencement, 1999 Style Facility to enhance strength in environmental sciences Guide again taps Yale as a 'must-see' attraction 'Under My (Green) Thumb': Rolling Stones sideman talks about life . . . 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 Many children have spent part of their summers learning to ride at the Yale Polo and Equestrian Center.