Cold Water Sailing Guide
Very helpful tips for sailing in cold weather! Pdf is also found on program documents tab.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Good Boathandling Videos to Watch!
Green & Lime Fleet Families!!
We've had a great month of practice! Both Green & Lime are raising their game to the next level. Both Teams are working on more efficient boathandling, particularly tacks - leading up to to roll tacks. A picture is worth one million words, I told both groups I'd send some links to videos for them. There's lots of video out there; boats capsizing, surfing waves, feel free to search around for lots of Opti sailing fun from all over the world!
Here are links to some YouTube Videos. Please share these with your sailor, and feel free to watch them with him/her!! Look at the body/leg/feet/hand positions.
Some by the RYA... (Royal Yachting Association) Great Britain's National Sailing Authority. They are great demos of tacks!!
We've had a great month of practice! Both Green & Lime are raising their game to the next level. Both Teams are working on more efficient boathandling, particularly tacks - leading up to to roll tacks. A picture is worth one million words, I told both groups I'd send some links to videos for them. There's lots of video out there; boats capsizing, surfing waves, feel free to search around for lots of Opti sailing fun from all over the world!
Here are links to some YouTube Videos. Please share these with your sailor, and feel free to watch them with him/her!! Look at the body/leg/feet/hand positions.
Some by the RYA... (Royal Yachting Association) Great Britain's National Sailing Authority. They are great demos of tacks!!
Tacks in lighter & lumpy, Crossing boat with a hand on
the centerboard trunk (not RYA).
Jibing in Medium Breeze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUxvFfreNU
Accelerating (on a start line)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b709I2Bbm8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUxvFfreNU
Accelerating (on a start line)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b709I2Bbm8U
All the sailors should join the US Opti Class - for more
info and for a great video, Checkout USODA.org
Reach out with questions!!
Cheers!
-Coach Amy
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Accommodations for Upcoming Regattas
CYC Green Team,
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| USODA Midwest Championship at Tawas Bay Yacht Club. Team Picture: CYC RWB and Green Sailors. |
We had a blast at the USODA Midwest regatta last weekend! Many
of you are discussing plans for the next two upcoming regattas, which is awesome! I’ve
had a couple questions about hotel accommodations. You are welcome to stay
wherever you would like, but below is where I’ve booked rooms for the coaches.
- US Junior Olympics regatta @ Macatawa
Bay Yacht Club October 7-8th. There are 20 rooms left at
the Quality Inn and several other hotel options in the Holland area. I did
not reserve a room block, but if you would like to stay at the Quality Inn
, it’s about 12 mins away from MBYC. There will be no practice on Friday.
The drive is about 3 hours so you may want to arrive Friday evening if you’re
not a morning person.
Quality Inn:
422 E. 32nd St.
Holland, MI, 49423
Front Desk:(616) 392-1000
- Halloween Spectacular @ Lake Geneva
Yacht Club, October 28-29th. Please see the Notice of Race (NOR)
attached. The NOR has a few hotel recommendations. I booked a room for the coaches at the
Fontana Village Inn about 8-12 mins away from the Club. There will be no
Friday practice so if you are up for making the 2 hour drive on Saturday
morning, then you only need to book for one night.
Fontana Village Inn:
100 E Dewey Ave,
Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, WI 53125
I will send out a detailed regatta schedule a week prior to each
event. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions. I’m thrilled
with the amount of enthusiasm and participation that we have for these upcoming
events!
Thank you,
Julia Melton | Sailing School
Director
Saturday, September 9, 2017
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:
- 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.
- 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.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Need Housing for USNT Sailors Sept 1-4
Chicago
Yacht Club has agreed to host a practice weekend for the US Optimist Dinghy
Association (USODA) National and Development teams. The purpose of the US
National Team and Development Team is to improve the level of Optimist sailing
in the United States by providing high level training to top US Optimist
sailors who compete internationally.
The
US Optimist National and Development teams meet regularly during the year to
train as a team in a variety of conditions, and to receive coaching offered by
top Optimist coaches from around the US.
Team
members travel solo without parents to practice weekends.
The
practice weekend at Chicago YC is September 1- 4, 2017.
This
practice is an opportunity for Chicago YC to showcase our facilities and our
growing Optimist dinghy program. Our Optimist race team has one member on the
US Development team and, in the last few years, several sailors have qualified
for the USNT/DT selection regatta.
The
USODA asks the host club to provide housing for the team’s sailors as a way for
the visiting sailors to meet new people, hone their independence skills, and
provide inspiration for young sailors.
We
looking for host families to provide housing and transportation, details are
below. Host family time commitment is at the beginning and end of each day. The
“SCHEDULE” section below there is an outline of the weekend with the host
family responsibilities in bold.
Practice Weekend Schedule:
Friday,
Sept 1
- 3pm –
5pm: scheduled flight arrival at O’Hare and Midway , meet parent
chaperones and host club drivers for drive to Chicago YC (looking for
volunteers)
- 5-8pm –
sailors at Chicago YC for welcome dinner
- 8pm –
host family pick up
Saturday,
Sept 2, and Sunday, Sept 3
- 7:30
am: sailors arrive at Chicago YC
- 7:30
am: breakfast at Chicago YC
- 8am –
7pm: team activities
- 7pm:
sailor pick up
- 9pm:
lights out
Monday,
Sept 4
- 7:30
am: sailors arrive at Chicago YC
- 7:30
am: breakfast at Chicago YC
- 8am –
4pm: team activities
- 5-7pm
sailors to O’Hare and Midway with host club drivers, meet parent
chaperones for escort flights
Housing
–
- It is
ideal for the sailors to have at least one other teammate at a host family
house. This helps with team building for the sailors and helps to keep the
number of host families to a minimum. We ask that you host 2-3 sailors if
possible but will be happy to have host families that can host 1 sailor.
- Sailors
of the same sex can share a bed or air mattresses. Sailors can sleep
on a couch.
- Sailors
do not need their own room(s)
Meals
-
Main
meals are provided by the USNT/DT at Chicago YC. Snacks are nice but not
expected.
Laundry
-
USNT/DT
members do not expect laundry during their practice session. They will pack
enough clothing for the practice.
Transportation
–
- Sept 1
between 3 and 5pm – this is arrival day at O’Hare and Midway. The parent
coordinators is working on easy ways to transport the sailors to and from
the airports to minimize the need for every host family to go to O’Hare
and Midway, volunteers for this duty are appreciated.
- See the
“Schedule” for estimated times at the beginning and end of the practice
days for transportation needs
If
you are able to assist with providing housing and transportation as a host
family, please contact Kathy Barnard at barnardkathy@hotmail.com to finalize the details.
Announcement
of the assignment of USNT/DT team members and host families will be made around
August 29th.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Green Fleet Sailors Compete at North Shore Cup
North Shore Cup Write Up
By Coach Abigail McFadyen
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| Green fleet sailors having fun waiting for the wind! |
Just a
few miles up the shores of Lake Michigan, 9 CYC green fleet sailors went to
compete in Lake Forest for the North Shore Cup on July 21. An AP flag (postponement) was
raised at the start of the day and it was not until 11:30 that the first race
got off. The sailors conquered the windward-leeward course that they so often
sail around at practice. Unfortunately, only one full race was run due to
declining wind. But as the racing rules of sailing state, even just
one race constitutes a regatta. Notable finishes include: Grace Renz in 2nd,
Cal Kinnear in 4th, Spencer Von Peterffy in 6th, and Tyler Crabb in 8th. Congrats to all 9 sailors for a job well done!
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| Cal Kinnear rounds the windward mark ahead of the fleet. |
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