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