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