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

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