Hello Sailors and Parents,
We had our pre-season meeting last night- thank you to all who came! Here is a recap for everyone: (you can find all the forms and most of the information at www.whatcomsailing.com )
Most all our communication is done via email, so please help us out by responding to emails quickly and make sure we have your current email address.
FORMS
New Sailors:
Please fill out the forms and checks outlined in the new sailor packet (attached). Make $150 check out to Whatcom Community Sailing and the $35 check out to WWUAA
Bring these forms with you to the first practice (or you won't be able to sail!)
Returning sailors from the fall do not need to fill out any forms, but you may need to renew your WWUAA membership. Please do so and bring us a receipt showing it has been renewed. Returning sailors should also update your medical forms if necessary.
PRATICES
Our first practice is Tuesday Feb 28th. We will practice Tues/Thurs 3:15-6:30 till the end of May. We will be conducting a swim test and capsize drill for all new sailors. Please bring a wetsuit, towel and warm clothes. PARENTS- Please help us by scheduling dentist and doctors appointments around these practices. Practices are held at Lakewood. If you need a carpool, please contact us and we will put you in touch with another sailor from your school.
We require all sailors to have a Type III Coastguard approved lifejacket, a whistle on their life jacket and a wetsuit. There will be days where we will require a wetsuit or you won't be able to sail. We strongly encourage proper gear, such as gloves, booties, and no cotton. On our gear page on the website, we suggest places to buy gear and what kind of gear to get. (Westcoast sailing offers high school students 15% off gear, and free shipping). Please ask us or your fellow sailors what gear we recommend if you have any questions.
8TH GRADERS
Please arrive at practice as soon as possible after school gets out. 8th graders can participate in all regattas on the spring schedule with the exception of national events if we qualify.
REGATTAS
Please see our schedule on our website for a schedule of all regattas. We will be more strict this year about going to regattas (and practices). We won't be accepting 'I have homework' or 'I have a big test' as an excuse. You know all the regattas we plan on attending now, so plan accordingly.
REGATTA SIGN UP - Please fill out this regatta sign up form so we know which events you absolutely can not make. We expect you to attend all regattas, so if you can not make a regatta please come talk to us so we can discuss why.
PARENTS
We are excited to have your sailor on the team, and will be kept very busy organizing practices, regattas and teaching them how to become awesome racers! So, we will need your help! Regatta travel is usually based on parent drivers. We try to reimburse for gas, and food is usually free or very cheap for the weekend. (Provided by the hosting team). Please take a look at the regatta schedule and make note on which regattas you would be able to drive. Also, we have a Fundraising Committee this year. Please let us know if you are interested in being on the committee or helping out! We wouldn't be able to run this team without you!
TEAM RACE DISTRICTS
This year our team is hosting team race district championships. We are also co-hosting the lakewood regatta on Mar 17th with the WWU team, but the team race event will be much bigger and will need the help of everyone. There will be around 150 kids for a 3 day event needing housing, lunches, dinners, prizes, and a great regatta. We will need tons of help from parents and sailors both on and off the water. We will need plenty of small boats for race committee, judge boats, mark boats, safety boats, etc, so please let me know if you know of one available. We will be having a planning meeting soon to discuss the event, stay tuned for that email. Sailors be thinking about good give away items.
GEAR BAGS
Steve Hood and Amy Kashiwa (Liam and Rileys parents), have made some very cool gear bags. The bags are made of used sails and are perfect for taking gear to regattas. They are available for purchase for 10 dollars. We will have the bags at practice. The following people owe money for the bags you already took: Elsa, Riley G, Miles, Zoe, Christian.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us or visit our website for information. We are excited to be starting another season of sailing! See you on the water!
Scott Wilson
Coach - WCS
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