Ranking Regatta #1 Logistics

Hi Everyone,

Ranking Regatta #1 (Fall Champs) October 25-26 at Oak Harbor

Sailors - Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Bella, Dawson, Dmitry, Dylan, Emmett, Errol, Finn, Hans, Hazel, Linnea, Marin, Max D, Max W, Nathan, Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri, Tristan, & Tyce. (23 Sailors)

Drivers - Neuman (3 & Towing), Anna (3 & Towing), Norwood (2), Meyers (2), Meyer (3), Magee (4), Wilcox (4), Vondrell (4 SAT only), Morse (3 SUN only).  (Seats 25 SAT & 24 SUN)

Costs - $15/sailors entry fee. 

Waiver - Linked here. Please fill out.

Schedule - 

Friday, 24 Oct

1545 Loading boats at FJ dock

Saturday, 25 Oct

0730 Sehome Haggen (210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)

0900 Report time. Registration. ( 1401 SE Catalina Drive Oak Harbor, WA  98277)

1030 Registration ends.

1030 Mandatory Competitors' Meeting.

1100 First warning; sailing will continue throughout the day.

*We will be driving home to Bellingham Saturday night

Sunday, 26 Oct

0730 Sehome Haggen (210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)

0900 Report time. ( 1401 SE Catalina Drive Oak Harbor, WA  98277)

1000 First warning; sailing will continue throughout the day.

1500 No starting sequence shall be made after this time

1530 Results and Awards Presentation.

Notice of Race - Linked here. Please read.

More logistics to follow next week. 

Have a great weekend!

Cooper 

Whatcom Sailing Regatta Updates

Hi Everyone,

Regatta signups for Ranking Regatta #1 (Oct 25-26) will be locked tomorrow at noon. Please go review and update any of the information. We will be sending out logistics tomorrow evening. This is a Gold and Silver regatta, and we will be sending everyone. 

Trick or Treat Team Race (Nov 1-2) will be hosted here in Bellingham. We will be sending out more information soon, but for now plan on a home event. It is highly likely that it will just be our program, and maybe a handful of sailors from other north sound programs. This will also be our first Team Racing event!

Looking at the forecasts, wetsuits are most likely going to be required at future practices and regattas. We have wetsuits available that sailors can borrow for the season, but we need to know ahead of time; wetsuits are size dependent and cannot be borrowed day-of or day-to-day.

Thank you,

Cooper 

Cascadia Cup Final Details

Hi everyone,

Here are the final Cascadia Cup reminders! See you at 7:30 @ Haggen's!

Address of competition (~1.5-2 hrs away):

Sail Sand Point, 7861 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Carpools:

Drivers Saturday- Eddy (2), Norwood (1), Mora (1), Rosli/Foo (3), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Baldwin (1), Cooper (3), Coach Anna/Cooper (3)= 20 seats

Drivers Sunday-  Norwood (1), Mora (1), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Baldwin (1), Morse (3), Neuman (3), Coach Anna/Cooper (3)= 18 seats

All sailors and parents, including those who are driving only their own sailor, will be meeting at the Samish Way Haggen's in the morning. 

Sailors should bring:

1. Sailing gear: PFD, wetsuit, quick-dry clothes, spare layers, extra socks, etc.
2. Packed lunch and snacks for both days
3. Ready-to-sail attitude and learning mindset

Notice of Race(NOR)

Official regatta schedule is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWXH-YMj04nNO9M8ry0ctzGdTXTbjuL-/view?usp=sharing

All sailors and parents in attendance should read through it so you know what is up.

Sailors, please don't forget to fill out your SSP before 10am Saturday: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5a6a4392ca618/web/

Cost:

$10 per sailor for regatta registration (due on Saturday), plus $5/day towards gas money for any sailors carpooling with someone

Sailing Instructions (SIs) + Course Diagram:

Attached below- Sailors should read this before the competitor's meeting on Saturday (10:30am) to become familiar with the course! They usually post the SIs online 24 hrs in advance and will have physical copies printed and posted at the event. 

Scoring system:

Scores will be able to be viewed online here: https://scores.hssailing.org/?_ga=2.167977249.1249417633.1760167311-389110662.1754853553 

Schedule:

Saturday, Oct. 11th

7:30am Meet at Samish Way Haggen's for attendance + carpools

9:15am Team arrives at Sail Sand Point (SSP) and start unloading boats from trailer

9:45am Rig boats, change into gear, eat a snack

10:30am Competitor's Meeting

10:45am Launch boats

11:15am First Start- Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

1:00pm College sailing forum will take place on the pier during racing.

~5:00pm Done Racing (no official end time on Saturday)

~5:30pm Boats derigged, put away boats + tents and head home

~7:00pm Arrive back at Samish Way Haggen's

Sunday, Oct. 12th

7:15am Meet at Samish Way Haggen's

9:00am Report time at SSP. Change into gear, rig boats

10:00am First Start-  Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch

3:00pm Last Start- Sailors not racing can change out of sailing clothes, etc. 

3:30pm Derig boats + load up trailer

4:00pm Awards

~4:30pm Head home

~6:00pm Arrive at Samish Way Haggen's

See you tomorrow!

Best,

Anna

Re: Cascadia Cup - More Drivers Needed & Trailer Loading Friday

Good morning everyone,

Thank you to everyone who reached out to us about driving sailors on Saturday! 

We now have more than enough seats for everyone to get there and back both days. I've updated the regatta/carpools spreadsheet with the recently added drivers in yellow: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fFSinPsZZiDLeLczyqocPWbb49hROQwLP0o-BshBBZA/edit?usp=sharing

Sailors - Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Hans, Hazel, James, Jonathan, Marin, Max W., Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri (18)

Drivers Saturday- Eddy (2), Norwood (1), Mora (1), Rosli/Foo (3), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Baldwin (1), Cooper (3), Coach Anna/Cooper (3)= 20 seats

Drivers Sunday-  Norwood (1), Mora (1), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Baldwin (1), Morse (3), Neuman (3), Coach Anna/Cooper (3)= 18 seats

All sailors and parents will be meeting at the Samish Way Haggen's each morning, which gives a chance for Cooper and I to take attendance, and for parents to exchange contact info if needed before we head out. 

More info/ final details coming soon, but for now we know the carpools are more than good! Thank you everyone again for helping out! 

Best,

Anna 

On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

We need some more carpool drivers for this weekend. You don't have to commit to both days. Here are the current numbers: 

Sailors - Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Hans, Hazel, James, Jonathan, Marin, Max W., Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri (18)

Drivers - Norwood (1), Mora (1), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Morse (3 SUN only), Neuman (3 SUN only), Coach Anna (3). 11 Saturday and 17 Sunday. If any more parents can drive on Saturday, please let us know ASAP; Right now we do not have enough spots in cars for the sailors that are going. If any Sunday drivers can squeeze in one more sailor, that would be much appreciated.

We are loading our trailer this Friday at 5:30PM. It should take about an hour. Everyone should come and help, even if you are not attending the regatta. Treats will be provided!

Please let us know if you have any questions. 

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Cascadia Cup - More Drivers Needed & Trailer Loading Friday

Hi Everyone,

We need some more carpool drivers for this weekend. You don't have to commit to both days. Here are the current numbers: 

Sailors - Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Hans, Hazel, James, Jonathan, Marin, Max W., Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri (18)

Drivers - Norwood (1), Mora (1), Meyer (3), Brewin (1), Hatch (1), Wilcox (1), Morse (3 SUN only), Neuman (3 SUN only), Coach Anna (3). 11 Saturday and 17 Sunday. If any more parents can drive on Saturday, please let us know ASAP; Right now we do not have enough spots in cars for the sailors that are going. If any Sunday drivers can squeeze in one more sailor, that would be much appreciated.

We are loading our trailer this Friday at 5:30PM. It should take about an hour. Everyone should come and help, even if you are not attending the regatta. Treats will be provided!

Please let us know if you have any questions. 

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Cascadia Cup next weekend, Oct. 11-12

Hi everyone,

Here is the final roster for who will be going to Cascadia Cup next weekend, Oct. 11-12, at Sail Sand Point, Seattle:

Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Hans, Hazel, James, Johnathan, Nusret, Marin, Max W, Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri (19 sailors)

Carpools:

Families of these sailors are driving: Ajax (sunday only), Bella, Dawson, Dylan, Johnathan, Marin, Sawyer. If you are planning to drive your sailor but do not have extra room, please list the number of sailors you can drive as "1" so we know who all are driving and where extra seats may be available. 

Sailors should bring:

1. Sailing gear: PFD, wetsuit, quick-dry clothes, spare layers, extra socks, etc.
2. Packed lunch and snacks for both days
3. Ready-to-sail attitude and learning mindset!

Parents wanting to watch should bring rain gear, a folding chair and a blanket. We have one or two tents we will be using to protect from rain and sun.

Notice of Race(NOR)

Official regatta schedule is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xWXH-YMj04nNO9M8ry0ctzGdTXTbjuL-/view?usp=sharing

All sailors and parents in attendance should read through it so you know what is up.

Please note that all sailors must have an SSP waiver on file to complete. If you have not sailed at SSP before, fill the waiver out at this link by next Friday: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5a6a4392ca618/web/

Cost:

$10 per sailor for regatta registration, plus $5/day towards gas money for any sailors carpooling with someone

Schedule:

Saturday, Oct. 11th

7:30am Meet at Samish Way Haggen's for attendance + carpools

9:15am Team arrives at Sail Sand Point (SSP) and start unloading boats from trailer

9:45am Rig boats, change into gear, eat a snack

10:30am Competitor's Meeting

10:45am Launch boats

11:15am First Start- Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

1:00pm College sailing forum will take place on the pier during racing.

~5:00pm Done Racing (no official end time on Saturday)

~5:30pm Boats derigged, put away boats + tents and head home

~7:00pm Arrive back at Samish Way Haggen's

Sunday, Oct. 12th

7:15am Meet at Samish Way Haggen's

9:00am Report time at SSP. Change into gear, rig boats

10:00am First Start-  Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

3:00pm Last Start- Sailors not racing can change out of sailing clothes, etc. 

3:30pm Derig boats + load up trailer

4:00pm Awards

~4:30pm Head home

~6:00pm Arrive at Samish Way Haggen's

Please let me know if you have any questions on this info so far! We will be sending out final details next week.

Best,

Anna

Team Gear, Inclement Weather Plan, and Cascadia Cup!

Hi all,

A couple of updates as we get further into our season:

Inclement Weather Plan

Our inclement weather plan is to meet in the basement of the Bellingham Yacht Club, the same location as the info meeting: 2625 S Harbor Loop Dr, Bellingham WA 98225. It is about a 10 minute walk from our normal sailing location at Zuanich Park. If the weather or forecast requires it, we send out day-of practice location reminders on Remind. 

Remind App

If you did not get our Remind message about indoor practice on Tuesday, please make sure you can in the future! Remind is how we send SMS messages to the team in case of sudden change of plans (like Tuesday's practice). You can join our Remind by texting "@sailboats" to the phone number 81010. The Remind app is not required to get messages. If you cannot join the Remind for some reason, please let us know ASAP so we can troubleshoot or make a game plan.

Team Gear

If you ordered team gear (hats, tees, hoodies), please pay parent Jayna Neuman (cc'd) who organized the team gear and stickers. She accepts PayPal (@jaynaneuman), Venmo(@jayna-williams-neuman) & cash app ($jaynaneuman). 

Cascadia Cup Oct. 11-12:

If you haven't yet, please make sure to fill out the regatta signups as "yes" or "no" for next weekend. Cooper and I will be sending out a logistics email tomorrow based on who is signed up as "yes".

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you all next week.

Best,

Anna

Bailer-making Team Bonding Tonight!

Good morning team,

Here are tonight's team bonding logistics from your captains:

Location: 3118 Bennett Dr. 

Time: 4:00-6:00 pm

What you can bring for bailer making: Empty bottles of detergent, juice, etc., colorful duck tape, markers/ paint pens, stickers, and scissors.

Bring any snacks you would like to share with the group!  

Thanks, 

Avery, Bella, Dawson 

Re: North Regionals Home Event this weekend!

Wrong NOR link, sorry! Here is the correct one: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZwUd1I25Q_bMSdDP29-IpFcrEQrkmzc03t7F49gsZhs/edit?usp=drivesdk

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 at 2:07 pm, Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Here is the final roster for who will be going to North Regionals this weekend, Sep. 27-28:

Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Errol, Finn, Hans, Hazel, James, Johnathan, Linnea, Nusret, Macy, Marin, Max D, Max W, Nathan, Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri, Tristan, and Tyce! (28 sailors!!)

Parking/Carpools:

Due to our overlap with SeaFeast, parking will be extremely limited, especially in the afternoon. See the parking map below for more details. Sailors and families please carpool if you can! Sailors can drive themselves and others to home events (just like practice).

Sailors should bring:

1. Sailing gear: PFD, wetsuit, quick-dry clothes, spare layers, extra socks, etc.
2. $5-10 for food: $5 each day will cover breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the day.
3. Ready-to-sail attitude and learning mindset!

Parents wanting to watch should bring rain gear, a folding chair and a blanket. We have three tents we will be using to protect from rain and sun.

Notice of Race(NOR)

Official regatta schedule is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IIub3YRrnWW7em51_M6UBCl4lN4QwU9/view?usp=sharing

All sailors and parents in attendance should read through it so you know what is up.

Team Food:

Squalicum parents Lorena (cc'd) is leading food, with Jayna and Andy assisting on Saturday. They are organizing team breakfast, lunch, and snacks both days, which will amount to around $5 per sailor per day. Any scholarshipped sailors are not required to pay this fee, but it helps cover costs of group food. 

Cost:

$5/day or $10/weekend for food. Since this is our first home event, we are not charging a registration fee to Whatcom sailors. Visiting teams will be paying $10/sailor registration fee to help cover the costs of hosting the regatta.

Schedule:

Saturday, Sep. 27th

9:00am Whatcom Sailing Team report time: Arrive at Zuanich and prep boats to tow

9:30am Tow boats to Gate 5 (Saturday's rotation dock) in Squalicum Harbor

10:00am Change into gear, eat breakfast if you haven't yet

10:45am Competitor's Meeting

11:00am Rig boats at Gate 5

11:30am First Start- Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat team lunch on off rotation

~5:00pm Done Racing (no official end time on Saturday)

~5:30pm Boats derigged, put away team tents and head home

Sunday, Sep. 28th

8:30am Whatcom Sailing Report time: Arrive at Zuanich, put sails in correct boats

9:00am Eat breakfast, change into gear, rig boats

10:00am First Start-  Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat team lunch on off rotation

3:00pm Last Start- Sailors not racing can change out of sailing clothes, etc. 

~3:30pm Awards, then pack up tents, put boats away etc.

~4:30pm Head home

Please let me know if you have any questions! I know this is the first regatta of the season for a lot of sailors, so no question is a bad one.

Best,

Anna

North Regionals Home Event this weekend!

Hi everyone,

Here is the final roster for who will be going to North Regionals this weekend, Sep. 27-28:

Adrianna, Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Bella, Dawson, Dima, Dylan, Dora, Emmett, Errol, Finn, Hans, Hazel, James, Johnathan, Linnea, Nusret, Macy, Marin, Max D, Max W, Nathan, Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri, Tristan, and Tyce! (28 sailors!!)

Parking/Carpools:

Due to our overlap with SeaFeast, parking will be extremely limited, especially in the afternoon. See the parking map below for more details. Sailors and families please carpool if you can! Sailors can drive themselves and others to home events (just like practice).

Sailors should bring:

1. Sailing gear: PFD, wetsuit, quick-dry clothes, spare layers, extra socks, etc.
2. $5-10 for food: $5 each day will cover breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the day.
3. Ready-to-sail attitude and learning mindset!

Parents wanting to watch should bring rain gear, a folding chair and a blanket. We have three tents we will be using to protect from rain and sun.

Notice of Race(NOR)

Official regatta schedule is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IIub3YRrnWW7em51_M6UBCl4lN4QwU9/view?usp=sharing

All sailors and parents in attendance should read through it so you know what is up.

Team Food:

Squalicum parents Lorena (cc'd) is leading food, with Jayna and Andy assisting on Saturday. They are organizing team breakfast, lunch, and snacks both days, which will amount to around $5 per sailor per day. Any scholarshipped sailors are not required to pay this fee, but it helps cover costs of group food. 

Cost:

$5/day or $10/weekend for food. Since this is our first home event, we are not charging a registration fee to Whatcom sailors. Visiting teams will be paying $10/sailor registration fee to help cover the costs of hosting the regatta.

Schedule:

Saturday, Sep. 27th

9:00am Whatcom Sailing Team report time: Arrive at Zuanich and prep boats to tow

9:30am Tow boats to Gate 5 (Saturday's rotation dock) in Squalicum Harbor

10:00am Change into gear, eat breakfast if you haven't yet

10:45am Competitor's Meeting

11:00am Rig boats at Gate 5

11:30am First Start- Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat team lunch on off rotation

~5:00pm Done Racing (no official end time on Saturday)

~5:30pm Boats derigged, put away team tents and head home

Sunday, Sep. 28th

8:30am Whatcom Sailing Report time: Arrive at Zuanich, put sails in correct boats

9:00am Eat breakfast, change into gear, rig boats

10:00am First Start-  Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat team lunch on off rotation

3:00pm Last Start- Sailors not racing can change out of sailing clothes, etc. 

~3:30pm Awards, then pack up tents, put boats away etc.

~4:30pm Head home

Please let me know if you have any questions! I know this is the first regatta of the season for a lot of sailors, so no question is a bad one.

Best,

Anna

Team Gear Order

Good morning parents and sailors,

Team gear is here! Or at least, the order form is. Thank you to Jayna, (cc'd) one of the Squalicum team parents, for putting this together. 

Kudos also to Sehome senior Bella and Squalicum '25 graduate August for making the designs that inspired the team gear order. 

We have 3 items available: 

1. Hats (Baseball cap style) - $18 each

2. Long sleeve tech tees (perfect for layering and wearing on the water!)  - $22 each

3. Hoodie Sweatshirts - $40 each

Attached is the mockups of the team gear which has images of all three items. Sailors can order one item, or get all three for $80 total! Family members, friends, and other team supporters are also welcome to purchase gear- just add additional purchases at the bottom of the order form.

The order form is linked here: https://forms.gle/GoXhwfEucfgFrnL37  

We hope to submit these orders BY END OF PRACTICE ON TUESDAY, 9/23 so that the sailors can wear the gear for Cascadia Cup, the away regatta in Seattle, on Oct. 11-12.

Please let us know if you have any questions! 

Best,

Anna

Whatcom Sailing Updates

Hi Team,

Singlehanded Quals September 20/21 - We are not attending this regatta as we did not get enough signups. 

North Regional Regatta September 27/28 - The regatta signup sheet for this regatta will lock tonight at midnight. Please go through and update any information that has changed. This is a great first regatta, and everyone who signs up will be going. If you are a parent and want to help run this regatta, please respond to this email. 

Goals and Pairs Form - The goals form is due by the start of practice today. Make sure to complete it if you haven't already. 

RIBFest - September 20th the Bellingham Sailing Foundation is hosting a fundraiser to replace our old and worn out RIB coach boat. It will be a BBQ  rib dinner and silent auction. Wear your Hawaiian shirts! Link to RSVP. 

4:30 PM Doors open & silent auction items available for bidding

5:30 PM Live music by youth band Radium

6:00 PM Buffet rib dinner, wine raffle

6:45 PM Dessert Dash

7:00 PM Radium second set, silent auction bidding closes

7:45 PM silent auction winners announced

8:30 PM Event end time

Best,

Cooper

WINB Regatta Final Updates

Hi everyone,

Here is the final roster for who will be going to WINB regatta this weekend, Sep. 13-14:

Avery, Hazel, Linnea, Marin, Nusret, Adrianna, Dora (7 sailors)

Carpool drivers:

Anna (4) and Linnea's dad Darrin (4), enough seats for everyone!

Sailors should bring:

1. Sailing gear: PFD, wetsuit, quick-dry clothes, spare layers, extra socks, towel, etc.
2. Overnight stuff: Sleeping bag and sleeping pad, toiletries, pajamas/ change of clothes
3. Homework and/or games: we will have some down time Saturday evening for both
4. Food + money for food: Packed lunch for Saturday, money for dinner, and packed food or money for breakfast and lunch Sunday
5. Anything else they need to survive for 48 hours

Notice of Race(NOR)

Official regatta schedule, and a map of the parking/racing area, is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-IIub3YRrnWW7em51_M6UBCl4lN4QwU9/view?usp=sharing

All sailors and parents in attendance should read through it so you know what is up.

Who we are staying with:

Katie and John Hurley. Their daughter Caroline Hurley is a coach for the Bellingham Community Boating Center's middle school sailing team. They have kindly offered to make us dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning, and have asked if anyone has dietary restrictions. If you do, please let me know over email or at practice today.

Schedule:

Saturday, Sep. 13th

6:30am Meet at Sehome Hill Haggens- roll call, then get into carpools

6:45am Leave Sehome Hill Haggens

9:45am Arrive at Olympia Community Sailing

10:00am Report time

11:00am First Start- Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

~5:00pm Done Racing (no official end time on Saturday)

~6:00pm Team Dinner

10:00pm Sleep

Sunday, Sep. 14th

6:30am Wake up

7:30am Leave the Hurley's house, stop for lunch items at grocery store

8:00am Report time: Arrive at Olympia Community Sailing

10:30am First Start-  Rotate and sail throughout the day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

2:00pm Last Start- Sailors not racing can change out of sailing clothes, etc. 

~3:30pm Awards?

~4:30pm Drive Home

~7:30pm Arrive to Bellingham, carpools deliver sailors to Sehome Haggens

Please let me know if you have any questions! This is the first regatta of the season so no question is a bad one. Thank you all again for being ready to go to this event on relatively short notice.

Best,

Anna

First Sail Recap, Captain Elections, and more!

Hi Everyone,

Great to see you all at our first on-the-water practice! The conditions were beautiful. There are a couple of things that I wanted to share / remind everyone of:

1. The Regatta Signup Sheet should be filled out with your tentative plan by Thursday's practice. 

2. On Thursday, we will be holding Captain elections for each school that has more than 4 sailors. A PDF of the Captain Agreement, which elected captains must sign, is attached below. Please let us know if you are running for captain by responding to this email. We will split up into each school, candidates will give a quick speech, then we will vote.

3. We will be doing an optional 1 hr work party before Thursday's practice, starting at 2:45PM. Thursday is an early release day for Bellingham Public Schools. This work party is not required, but I will be bringing a variety of snacks and treats for anyone who comes. We will be doing some housekeeping tasks like moving the bunks, sewing battens in sails, scrubbing the boats with soap, etc. Things that need to happen, but would be great to do outside of a practice. We will send out a Remind message on Thursday morning.

4. Sailors should complete our Goals & Pairs form so coaches can help make pairs of who will sail together. Due before next Tuesday's practice. 

5. Thank you everyone who has filled out both the Whatcom Sailing and FinalForms registration! Now, our last registration is to that of the high school sailing governing body, North West Interscholastic Sailing Association (NWISA). https://forms.gle/VQuUpB7FovNU4j1U8. Sailors must submit this before competing to prove they attend their registered high school. It is a simple form- a screenshot of your classes or grades including BOTH your name and the school's name or logo is enough. Running start students should submit proof of registration at their normal high school, even if they are taking classes off of the high school campus. Please complete it by this Thursday!

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Best,

Anna & Cooper

WINB Regatta Logistics

Hi everyone,

Here is who will be going to WINB regatta next weekend:

Avery, Hazel, Linnea, Marin, Nusret (5 sailors)

If anyone else would like to go, please let me know ASAP and sign up on the regatta spreadsheet. We have space to take up to 3 more sailors.

Carpool drivers: 

Anna (4) and Linnea's dad Darrin (4). As of right now, we do not need any additional drivers. 

Sailors should bring:

All of their sailing gear (PFD, wetsuit, spare layers, extra socks, towel, etc.), a sleeping bag and sleeping pad, toiletries, homework, a packed lunch for at least Saturday, money for dinner, and packed food or money for breakfast and lunch Sunday, and anything else they need to survive for 48 hours.

Plan:

Drive down Saturday morning EARLY, sail Saturday, then sleep Saturday night at a local sailing family's house in Olympia, sail Sunday, then drive home Sunday evening. We are still waiting on exact regatta schedule to be confirmed by organizers, but sailors should plan to leave Bellingham around 6:30am on Saturday and be home around 7:30pm Sunday.

Who we are staying with:

Katie and John Hurley. Their daughter Caroline Hurley is a coach for the Bellingham Community Boating Center's middle school sailing team.

Our Schedule:

Saturday, Sep. 13th

6:30am Meet at Sehome Hill Haggens- roll call, then get into carpools

6:45am Leave Sehome Hill Haggens

9:45am Arrive at Olympia Community Sailing

10:00am Report time*

11:00am First Start*  Rotate and sail throughout day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

5:00pm Done Racing

6:00pm Team Dinner

10:00pm Sleep

Sunday, Sep. 14th

7:30am Wake up

8:15am Leave Hurley's house, get breakfast on the way

8:45am Arrive at Olympia Community Sailing

9:00am Report time*

10:00am First Start*  Rotate and sail throughout day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

3:00pm Done Racing*

4:00pm Awards*

4:30pm Drive Home

~7:30pm Arrive to Bellingham, carpools deliver sailors to Sehome Haggens

*probably, still waiting on regatta details

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

I know this is our first event of the season, so thank you all for being willing to hit the ground running. I will be in touch to confirm our timeline and regatta details as soon as I hear back from the race organizers.

Best,

Anna

Whatcom Sailing Regatta Signups

Hi Everyone,

Our regatta sign-up sheet is now live, please take a moment to fill it out. A tentative yes or no for each regatta is due by practice on the 11th. We'll also review each regatta in more detail during our first practice.

If you're planning to attend the WINB Regatta, please let us know as soon as possible since it's coming up quickly.

About a week and a half before each regatta, we'll lock the sheet and begin planning logistics. You'll receive a 24-hour notice before the sheet closes in case you need to update your information. After that, we'll send out the logistics sheet, which will include who's going, who's driving, the schedule, and other key details.

I'm excited for our first practice tomorrow!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper

Whatcom Sailing - Swim Test Tonight, First Practice, and Registration!

Squalicum High School
via FinalForms

Hi Everyone,

 

This email is going out to everyone who is on Final Forms. If you are no longer interested in sailing this fall, let us know and we will remove you from our email list and Final Forms roster. 

 

9/2 (Tonight!) and 9/3 we are doing our swim test at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center (1114 Potter St, Bellingham, WA 98229). The pool has asked us to be ready to swim at 7:15pm so please come a little early to get changed. One of us will be just inside the front door- sailors should all check in with the coach before entering the locker rooms. Sailors only need to attend one of the days, not both. If you cannot make it to either night, you are still required to complete a swim test in Bellingham Bay. 

 

Our first practice is 9/4, 3:45pm at the BYC Basement. Please use the side door on the east side of the building. We will be spending half of practice inside going over our code of conduct, team expectations, and getting to know each other. The second half will be at the dock getting our boats ready for the season. We will not be going out on the water during the first practice, but we will be outside so bring clothes for the weather.

 

Please register on Whatcom Sailing if you have not already. It is required before the first practice. We will have a "tryout" period for the first 3 practices for sailors to get an understanding of the team and how we operate. After the tryout period, which ends Sep. 12th, sailors will get refunded if they choose not to be on the team or are cut. We will only be cutting sailors if we are over 36 sailors. Right now we are at 26 sailors.

 

Please let us know if you have any questions!

 

Best,

Cooper and Anna

Thank you,
Anna Morrow
Squalicum High School Athletics

Click here to access FinalForms

Sailing Team Interest Meeting Recap

Good morning,

Thank you to everyone who came out to our fall sailing meeting last night! It was great to see all of the new and familiar faces. In case you missed it, I have included a PDF version of our meeting slideshow below. An older version is also linked at the bottom of the "Join" page on our website.

3 things before practice on Sept. 4th:

1. Complete Whatcom Sailing Online Registration
2. Complete School Registration in Final Forms
3. Complete Swim Test

Our first sailing day will be Tuesday, Sept. 9th. Everyone will need sailing gear by then.

Upcoming Schedule:

Swim Tests Sep. 2 + 3, 7:15pm-7:45pm at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center

-Short 50 yd swim, and treading water for 5 minutes

-Sailors need only to come to one day

First Fall Practice Sept. 4, 3:45pm-6:30pm at Bellingham Yacht Club Basement

-All practices after the first one will start and end at the Zuanich Point Park Youth Sailing Dock, unless inclement weather forces us inside

"Tryouts Week" Ends Sept. 12th

-If we have more than 36 sailors, coaches will email to say who has made it on the team by that Friday. If we have less than 36, everyone has the opportunity to stay.

After our first practice Thursday, Sep. 4th, we will email only those who have completed registration- until then, we'll use a bigger mailing list to make sure everyone is in the loop.

If you have any questions, please reach out to coaches at coaches@whatcomsailing.com

We are looking forward to the season!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Whatcom Sailing Coaches

Fall Sailing 2025

Good afternoon sailors and families,

We are excited to announce the schedule for the Spring 2025 sailing season.

On Thursday, August 28th, we will have our High School Sailing Pre-Season meeting, 7:00pm @ The Bellingham Yacht Club downstairs.  This meeting is for both parents and students who plan to be on the team. We have many important topics to cover at the meeting including practice and regatta schedules and expectations.

It will also be a good meeting to attend for new sailors interested in joining the team, so please encourage anyone interested to be there. The team is open to all high schoolers in Whatcom County.

Fall 2025 Practice and Regatta schedules are posted on the website: https://www.whatcomsailing.com/schedule

First practice is Thursday, September 4th @ 3:45 at the Bellingham Yacht Club. All other practices will meet at Zuanich

REGISTRATION & TEAM FEES

Team fees are $400 fee + $35 pinnie deposit = $435 for the spring season. As always, we don't want these fees to stop anyone from participating so please let us know if you need financial assistance. Also, if you aren't sure if you should pay the pinnie deposit, let us know. We have a list of which sailors kept their pinnies at the end of spring.

Registration is now available on the website.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Please note: Our fall mailing list will be based off of registration, so please be sure to register using email addresses you can access easily and check frequently.

ALSO, all high schoolers must do the required sports clearance with your school on Final Forms. This is an online process on the school's website: https://bellingham-wa.finalforms.com/

A sports physical is required, so please get that scheduled ASAP if you do not have a current physical on file with your high school.  

Registration and school clearance is required before you can practice. For a list of everything that is required, see the Join Page of our website.  Attached is the sailor packet with more information- some of the contact info etc. is outdated, please direct any questions to this email address. General information about how to join, what to wear, is still accurate.

We will go over all this in more detail at the meeting, but feel free to contact us if you have questions!

Hope to see you soon.

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Sailing End-of-Season Party Sat. May 24

Good afternoon everyone,

The Andress family will be hosting the end-of-season sailing party on Saturday, May 24th from 3-6pm at 2786 Northshore Rd. This is the same location as last spring. For those that haven't been there before, it is an awesome spot on the shore of Lake Whatcom with boating, swimming, and sailing opportunities if the weather allows. Parking is limited so please carpool if you can.

This will be a potluck so please bring something to share. RSVP by signing up your name, a dish to share, and any allergies etc. on this spreadsheet: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7huMOdd_oM3ytKfyIjKE0SFA9--c3YB7qGQXOLIp1E/edit?usp=sharing

The BBQ will be hot and the fire pit will be blazing. We look forward to seeing everyone. Feel free to reach out to Tim with any questions:

Tim 

JT Andress

360.927.8562

Based on feedback in the last few weeks, this was the time that worked for the most people! If anyone can only make it for part of the time, please let us know. We want to do the end-of-year awards at a time that works for everyone. 

Thanks again for a great season and we look forward to seeing you all there!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Re: Silver Champs 5/3-5/4 in Anacortes

Hi Everyone,

Couple of updates for this weekend's regatta.

Waiver - Please fill out.

Sailing Instructions - Sailors should read through this and remember the course diagram. 

Gear -  Everyone needs to bring a wetsuit. In the past AWA has required everyone to wear one. 

Food - Lunch is not provided. Please bring a sandwich from home or buy one in the morning at Haggen. The Meyer's are bringing some snacks (bars, fruit, crackers, cheese, and water) for everyone. Thank you Lorena, Rob, and Dawson! 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Cooper 

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Silver (aka Open) Champs this weekend in Anacortes, WA:

Sailors - Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Marin, Tyce (8)

Drivers - Neumann (3), Hatch (2), Little (3), Tamminga (1)

Address - Seafarer's Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer's Way, Anacortes, WA 98221 (45-60 minutes away)

Schedule -

Saturday, May 3, 2025

0845 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Cost - $10 regatta registration fee, plus money for food and gas money to carpool drivers.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Re: Gold Champs 5/10-5/11 in Anacortes

So sorry everyone, I was clearly not fully awake when I wrote this email last night!

To clarify:

Silver (Open) Champs is this weekend in Anacortes May 3-4

Gold Fleet Champs is next weekend in Hood River, Oregon May 10-11

The Silver (Open) Champs email is accurate, I got dates and location confused when I wrote the gold fleet champs email. Gold champs are in Oregon May 10-11, NOT Anacortes. These are two completely separate events, unlike last year.

Gold Champs schedule is as follows:

Friday, May 9, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 10, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Attached is the gold champs Notice Of Race: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XC-sZOcGMgMaFqGvunb5ErIO5VooaK6p/view?usp=sharing

Again, my apologies for the confusion, and thank you to those who noticed the error and let me know. 

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions!

Best,

Anna

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Gold Fleet Champs, May 10-11th, in Hood River, OR:

Sailors - Avery, Bella, Errol, Finn, Fiona, Hans, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan (10)

Drivers - Resnick (3), Hayes-Fegley (3), Cooper (4)

Waiver -  All sailors must complete this waiver before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVniRSKPO8j2xn8FZJFdhRcGqHqH2mm-r_iyArkyFWC5hTtg/viewform

Address - Columbia River Gorge Racing Association, Cascade Locks Marine Park Beach, 355 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014 (4-6 hours away depending on traffic)

Schedule -

Friday, May 2, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 3, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Housing - We will be hosted by a local sailing family. Exact address TBA.

Cost - $30 regatta registration fee, plus money for 7 meals and gas money to carpool drivers. Likely around $90 total; if cost is a barrier let us know.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Silver Champs 5/3-5/4 in Anacortes

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Silver (aka Open) Champs this weekend in Anacortes, WA:

Sailors - Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Marin, Tyce (8)

Drivers - Neumann (3), Hatch (2), Little (3), Tamminga (1)

Address - Seafarer's Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer's Way, Anacortes, WA 98221 (45-60 minutes away)

Schedule -

Saturday, May 3, 2025

0845 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Cost - $10 regatta registration fee, plus money for food and gas money to carpool drivers.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Gold Champs 5/10-5/11 in Anacortes

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Gold Fleet Champs, May 10-11th, in Hood River, OR:

Sailors - Avery, Bella, Errol, Finn, Fiona, Hans, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan (10)

Drivers - Resnick (3), Hayes-Fegley (3), Cooper (4)

Waiver -  All sailors must complete this waiver before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVniRSKPO8j2xn8FZJFdhRcGqHqH2mm-r_iyArkyFWC5hTtg/viewform

Address - Columbia River Gorge Racing Association, Cascade Locks Marine Park Beach, 355 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014 (4-6 hours away depending on traffic)

Schedule -

Friday, May 2, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 3, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Housing - We will be hosted by a local sailing family. Exact address TBA.

Cost - $30 regatta registration fee, plus money for 7 meals and gas money to carpool drivers. Likely around $90 total; if cost is a barrier let us know.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

4/17 Practice Debrief + Goals Form + Photo Album

Hi Sailors,

Some homework to do before Tuesday's practice. I know this is more than usual, but this is all very important as we get into our champs season. 

Practice Debrief + Photo Album

Link to our photo album. Please find and review your videos. If you have any questions let me know. Looking at your boat maneuvers from an outside perspective helps so much!  

Don't worry if the one video I took of you was a bad tack or acceleration. Bad tacks happen from time to time, but it is important to break down the video and understand "Why was this tack a bad tack, and what led to it?". The goal is to be more consistent. 

FJ acceleration example videos. Light Air Accelerations. Watch through the first couple accelerations and focus on boat 17. Some things to highlight is how much they control the boat with their body weight. They have a great shoulder out snap flatten. The crew does an amazing job in the first acceleration! Our goal is to get the boat flat as fast as possible. Notice how the skipper has to lean back towards the stern of the boat to get a good flatten and still be able to turn up. Later on in the video at 1:20, the skipper of boat 15 does huge shoulders out flatten. This should be the standard. Last thing to note is how smooth and continuous the body/boat movements are.

This example video has much more wind. Notice how the acceleration changes when they have more wind. The wind does most of the work of creating heel. Then both sailors hike hard to flatten and then they are off racing. Not wasting any time slowly getting the boat flat. 

Here is the Laser example of shooting up at the start line. While it's much more effective in a laser, it's still a great tool to use during FJ starts. If you find yourself with both of your neighbors bow out on you at the start, you should shoot up and try to regain good positioning. It allows you to increase how big your leeward gap is. Just be careful about shooting up too much and being over early. We are going to practice this next week and then hopefully be able to do magic carpet. 

Also please watch through our first practice race from Thursday's practice. The race is split up into three videos (Start, windward rounding, and finish). The start video is the one that's 35 seconds long. This is the best start I've seen from you guys! Everyone on the line with speed. This race was super competitive all the way through. Look how grouped up everyone is at the windward mark.

Goals Form

Please complete this goals form. 

Thank you sailors for making Thursday's practice competitive and fun! 

Enjoy your weekend,

Cooper