USODA Midwest Regatta Logistics

Opti Team,

Next weekend is USODA Midwest Championship at Tawas Bay Yacht Club! Amy will be coaching Green Fleet and I will be coaching RWB for this regatta.

Please come help load your boats on Wednesday Sept 13 at 5:15pm. If you are unable to load your boat at that time then you have two options:

1. Load your boat to the 6 boat Opti trailer on Sunday after practice. NOTE THAT 6 BOAT OPTI TRAILER WILL NOT BE ARRIVING TO TAWAS BAY UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT SO DO NOT LOAD YOUR BOAT TO 6 BOAT TRAILER IF YOU PLAN TO PRACTICE ON FRIDAY.

2. Ask another family to load your boat for you. IT IS NOT THE COACHES RESPONSIBILITY TO LOAD YOUR BOAT.

I will be arriving to Tawas Bay Thursday night with the trailer of boats practicing on Friday and Amy will be arriving late on Friday night with the 6 boat trailer.

Weekend Schedule:

Friday, September 15

9am-12pm CYC Green Fleet Practice

12-4pm CYC RWB practice

3-6pm Check-In: Competitors & Coach/Support Boat Flags

6:30pm Welcome Reception

Saturday, September 16

*Arrive to Club as early as needed to be rigged and ready at 8:25am.

7:30-8:30am Check-In: Competitors & Coach/Support Boat Flags Continental Breakfast

8:25am  Rigged and Ready

8:30am CYC Team Meetings

8:45am Coaches Meeting

9:00am Competitors, Coaches and Parents Meeting (Mandatory)

*CYC Team Meetings again after Competitors Meeting.

9:30am Harbor Start

1030 First Warning – Championship Fleet Lunch on the water

After Racing Competitors Dinner

Sunday, September 17

*Arrive to Club as early as needed to be rigged and ready at 7:40am.

7:00-8:30am Breakfast

7:40am Rigged and Ready

7:45am CYC Team Meetings

8:00am Coaches Meeting

8:30am Harbor Start

9:30am First Warning – Championship Fleet Lunch on the water

1430 No first warning signal after this time

After Racing Awards Ceremony

Be sure to read the Notice of Race before arriving to the event. Also, please sign up to bring heathy snacks for the kids to share on the coach boats. We will have jugs of water on our coach boats so pack a refillable water bottle that your sailor can clip on to the boat.

Essential items to bring:

-sailing gear: booties, spray gear, gloves, layers (fleece, wetsuit, spandex, etc.)

-PFD

-refillable water bottle

-healthy snacks

-sunblock, hat, sunglasses

-race team pinny

-notebook to take notes

-binoculars (for parents on land)

We are looking forward to a fun event! Please let me know if you have any questions.