Fall End-of-Season Party Nov. 14

Good evening,

We are excited to celebrate the fall sailing season with you all!

Thank you to all of the sailors who came to practice last week with their availability and ideas for the end-of-season party. As we discussed at practice, the Fall End-of-Season Party is a potluck this Thursday, November 14th from 5:00-7:00pm at Bellingham Yacht Club in the upstairs bar room. Apologies for getting this email out so late. 

We have also been approved to use the upstairs of the yacht club! Thank you to Ajax's parents Jayna and Andy Neumann for their help with yacht club logistics. We will be doing a potluck, so anyone bringing food please sign up on this list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W0ZXKvJFnO1chY3ARauGfQC0eK1Kzd7bHSC121JjouU/edit?usp=sharing

Please let us know if you have any questions and we hope to see you Thursday night. :)

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Last week of practice + End of season party + Turkey Bowl

Hi Everyone,

This is the last week of practice for the season. Due to the limited daylight, practice will end at 5:30 PM on both days.  

Typically for the end of fall season we have a potluck in the downstairs of the BYC, and then for the end of spring when the weather is a little nicer we do a potluck at a sailor's family's house. We will be asking sailors this week about a good date to do this end-of-season potluck as each sailor will get to be recognized so it is important we pick a time and day that most can make it. It will likely be a weekday evening in the next few weeks.

Turkey Bowl (NOV 23 - 24) is a one-off regatta hosted by CYC Seattle. I'm going to be putting together a team like last year. Sailors have the option of sailing FJs, Lasers, or Optis. This regatta is non rotational, so sailors are spending the entire day out on the water being coached by me in a powerboat. Let me know if you are interested in learning more or attending. 

Find out more about Turkey Bowl here.

Best,

Cooper

Re: Trick or Treat Regatta NOV 2nd and 3rd @Anacortes

Couple of updates for the weekend.

Sailors -  Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Bella, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Grace, Hans, Marin, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan, and Tyce (15 Sailors).

Wetsuits are required for everyone. This is an Anacortes Waterfront Alliance rule and they take it seriously. Please also bring extra dry clothes and rain gear. 

Pizza will be our group lunch this weekend. Additionally, the regular morning fare like bananas, oranges, fruit bars, OJ, and hot chocolate. No lunch fee. Thank you Lorena for organizing! 

I'll see everyone tomorrow at 8:45AM.

Thanks,

Cooper    

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 2:41 PM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for getting this email out so late. We were originally only allowed to send 6 sailors, but now we can send more. Also it is now a two-day 2v2 Team Race regatta, instead of a one day clinic and one day regatta. 

Sailors -  Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Axel, Bella, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Grace, Hans, Marin, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan, and Tyce (16 Sailors).

Drivers - Neuman (4), Norwood (1), Vondrell (3), Hatch (3), Cooper (3 and towing) (14 Spots).    

We need a couple more spots, let me know if you can drive. Please note that we plan to drive back to Bham on Saturday night. 

Fees - No registration fee. 

Housing - No housing, planning on driving back to Bham on Saturday night 

Venue - Seafarers Memorial Park (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

Waiver - Anacortes Waterfront Alliance waiver. Everyone needs to sign this!  

Coach - Cooper (360) 815-9941

Schedule 

Saturday, 26 Oct

0845 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
1000 Report time (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

Sunday, 27 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0930 Report time (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)
1500 No Races After 

Let me know if you have any questions

Best,

Cooper

Trick or Treat Regatta NOV 2nd and 3rd @Anacortes

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for getting this email out so late. We were originally only allowed to send 6 sailors, but now we can send more. Also it is now a two-day 2v2 Team Race regatta, instead of a one day clinic and one day regatta. 

Sailors -  Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Axel, Bella, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Grace, Hans, Marin, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan, and Tyce (16 Sailors).

Drivers - Neuman (4), Norwood (1), Vondrell (3), Hatch (3), Cooper (3 and towing) (14 Spots).    

We need a couple more spots, let me know if you can drive. Please note that we plan to drive back to Bham on Saturday night. 

Fees - No registration fee. 

Housing - No housing, planning on driving back to Bham on Saturday night 

Venue - Seafarers Memorial Park (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

Waiver - Anacortes Waterfront Alliance waiver. Everyone needs to sign this!  

Coach - Cooper (360) 815-9941

Schedule 

Saturday, 26 Oct

0845 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
1000 Report time (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

Sunday, 27 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0930 Report time (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)
1500 No Races After 

Let me know if you have any questions

Best,

Cooper

RR#1 Weather & Final Reminder

Hi Team,

The forecast is up to 20kt all day tomorrow. Everyone is required to bring a wetsuit and extra clothes. It's going to be a big breeze day! 

Fees - $15/Sailor fee for registration. $10/Sailor for lunch/snacks both days. Recommended $10/sailor gas donation to your carpool driver for the weekend.

Waiver - Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Waiver. Everyone needs to sign this! 

Venue - Oak Harbor Marina (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277)

Schedule 

Saturday, 26 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0900 Report time. Registration. (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277) Sailors should meet at the boat ramp to unload boats.

1000 Team Meeting at boat ramp. A fleet sailors can change between team meeting and competitors meeting. B fleet sailors will help carry gear to F dock. 
1030 Registration ends.
1030 Mandatory Competitors' Meeting.
1100 First warning; sailing will continue throughout the day.

Sunday, 27 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0900 Report time. (1401 SE Catalina Dr, 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

See you all tomorrow,

Cooper 

Photos

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share some awesome photos taken at the last two regattas, plus some photos taken by Cooper and I at practice. 

Oz's dad Adam Resnick took photos at both the North Regionals and Cascadia Cup regattas, and has shared his smugmug photo albums for both:

https://resnickphoto.smugmug.com/Sehome/Whatcom-Sailing-Cascadia-Cup-Sand-Point-October-2024/n-7Kdvsp

https://resnickphoto.smugmug.com/Sehome/Bellingham-North-Regional-Regatta-Whatcom-Sailing/n-GkkMcn 

Thank you Adam!

BHS Sailor Emma Moore and WWU sailors Carolyn Harmon and Malcom Duncan-Graves also took photos at North Regionals, which we have added to the Fall 2024 Whatcom Sailing Photo Drive. Thank you to all three of them for their photos as well!

And finally, Cooper has been taking photos at practice to show sailors how their maneuvers look from an outside perspective. We will continue to periodically update this photo drive to share feedback photos taken at practice, as well as photos taken at regattas. 

Thank you again to those who took and shared photos! If anyone else has photos that they would like me to add, or if you have any questions, please let me know.

Best,

Anna

Ranking Regatta #1 OCT 26th/27th Logistics

Hi Everyone,

Sailors - Adham, Ajax, Atticus, August, Avery, Bella, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Grace, Hans, James, Marin, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan, and Tyce (18 Sailors). It's not too late to sign up, but please let us know ASAP!  

Drivers - Neuman (4), Norwood (1), Scheyer (1), Vondrell (3), Madi (1), Hatch (3), Haines (1), Little (3), and Cooper (3 & towing). (20 Spots) 

Please note that we plan to drive back to Bham on Saturday night. 

Fees - $15/Sailor fee for registration. $10/Sailor for lunch/snacks both days. Recommended $10/sailor gas donation to your carpool driver for the weekend. Cash or Venmo for the registration fee. 

Housing - No housing, planning on driving back to Bham Saturday night (~70 min drive)

Venue - Oak Harbor Marina (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277)

NOR - Notice of Race. Please read through this, it has a lot of important information. 

Waiver - Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Waiver. Everyone needs to sign this!  

Coach - Cooper (360) 815-9941

Schedule 

Saturday, 26 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0900 Report time. Registration. (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277) Sailors should meet at the boat ramp to unload boats.

1000 Team Meeting at boat ramp. A fleet sailors can change between team meeting and competitors meeting. B fleet sailors will help carry gear to F dock. 
1030 Registration ends.
1030 Mandatory Competitors' Meeting.
1100 First warning; sailing will continue throughout the day.

Sunday, 27 Oct

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggens (Haggen, 210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)
0900 Report time. (1401 SE Catalina Dr, 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

Let me know if you have any questions

Best,

Cooper