End-of-Season Potluck Thurs. Nov. 19th

Good evening parents and sailors,

Unfortunately, we have a scheduling conflict on Thursday, Nov. 12th, our original end-of-season potluck date.

Based on the feedback we got from sailors, Thursday works better on average for more families. Therefore, we will be moving the potluck to the following Thursday, Nov. 19th.

5:30pm-7:30pm at the Bellingham Yacht Club Ward Room. We will be celebrating the season and recognizing the hard work all of the sailors have put in!

Please RSVP for the potluck, and share what dish you are bringing, via the regatta signup sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fFSinPsZZiDLeLczyqocPWbb49hROQwLP0o-BshBBZA/edit?usp=sharing

I apologize for the change of plans. 

Everyone is welcome- sailors, families, and some friends (especially if your friend is interested in joining the team next year). I hope to see you there!

I also wanted to thank everyone for winterizing and securing the boats last week. All of our equipment stayed safe throughout the weekend's windstorms, which included gusts of wind up to 60 mph at nearby Locust Beach!

Best,

Anna

Trick-or-Treat Regatta Final Details

Good evening all,

Here are final details for this weekend's regatta: Trick-or-Treat Team Race NOR

Sailors - Bentley, Dylan, Elliot, Finn, Hazel, Jonah, Laith (7)

Carpool Drivers - Meyer (2), Sebens (6). We are not bringing our boats, so no towing.

Cost - $10 per sailor registration fee. Additional $5 for gas daily, plus food $ if needed

Food - Sailors should bring their own lunch and snacks both days. There will be a water bottle filling station there, plus hot water.

Waiver - Linked here and in the Notice of Race. Please fill out ASAP if you did not sail at Cascadia Cup. All sailors who have filled out the SSP waiver this season are good!

What to bring - Lots of warm clothes and layers, wetsuit, snacks, water bottle, and lunch!!

Team Costume - Princesses is the leading idea- Bring your tutus and tiaras, anything else that seems princess-themed you can sail in

Schedule -

Saturday, October 31st

7:45am Meet at Sehome Haggens

9:15am Report Time at Sail Sand Point; help other teams unload trailers

9:45am Team Meeting

10:00am Competitors Meeting

10:30am First Warning

3:00pm No starts after this time

4:00pm Costume contest!

~4:30pm Head Home

~6:00pm Arrive in Bellingham

Don't forget to set clocks back- we all get an extra hour of sleep Saturday night!

Sunday, November 1st

7:15am Meet at Sehome Haggens

9:00am Report Time at Sail Sand Point

9:15am Team Meeting

10:00am First Warning

2:30pm No Starts After- derig boats

3:30pm Awards

~4:00pm Head Home

~5:30pm Arrive in Bellingham

Notice of Race - Linked here

I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Anna

End of Season and Trick-or-Treat Team Race Details

Hello sailors and families,

Great job to all of our sailors who competed this past weekend! I am proud of the growth and learning all of you have displayed over this season. Thank you also to the many parents and family members who helped make it happen :)

Sailors, if you haven't already, please fill out the Regatta Debrief Form for this weekend.

Fall 2026 Google Photos Album

We have a shared photo album for each season of sailing. I just uploaded the photos I had from this weekend. Parents or sailors with photos, please feel free to upload and share your photos with the team!

Trick-or-Treat Team Race Oct. 21-Nov.1

Next weekend is our last event of the season, and the first opportunity to practice team racing, a different style of competition that we mostly do in the spring. This year the event was very popular and there were limited spaces, so we could not send everyone.

Sailors: Elliot, Bentley, Dylan, Ezra, Finn, Hazel, Jonah, Laith (8)

Drivers: Bentley's family (6), Dylan's family (2) (8)

Team Bonding Event this Wednesday

The sailing team captains Marin, Errol, and Sotiri have organized the annual sailing team pumpkin carving this Wednesday, October 28th, at 5:30pm after our final team meeting. All sailors are invited, and there is carpooling available from the team meeting on Wednesday to Sotiri's family's house afterwards for those interested. Sailors should talk to their captains for more information- Thank you captains!

End of Season Schedule

This week, October 26-30, is our last week of normal sailing practice, ending at 6:15pm due to sunset. 

The following week, practice will end at 5:30pm. We will be winterizing the boats (not sailing) but students should still be dressed warm for the weather. Thursday Nov. 5th will be our last day of practice.

We will also be doing an end-of-season potluck and banquet in the Bellingham Yacht Club basement later in November. Exact date and details to be announced. 

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Best,

Anna

Fall Champs October 24 & 25 Final Logistics

Hi team, 

Some final notes before the regatta. 

Food - Sailors should bring lunch from home or buy lunch in the morning at Haggen. We do not have a group food plan for this regatta. There are not any lunch spots near the regatta venue. 

Gear - Wetsuits are required for this regatta. Bring lots of warm clothes, layers, and rain gear. It is going to be in the low 50s with a chance of rain.

Sailing Instructions - Linked Here

Course - 

Gold Scores - Linked Here

Silver Scores - Linked Here

Bronze Scores - Linked Here

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Cooper 

Fall Champs October 24 & 25 Logistics

Hi team,

Sailors - Ajax, Elliot, Bentley, Dylan, Emmett, Errol, Ezra, Finn, Graydon, Hazel, Jack, Jonah, Kaden, Laith, Marin, Max, Patrick, Sawyer, Silas, & Sotiri (20)

Drivers - Neuman (2), Meyer (2), Pinnow (5), Hatch (4), Wilcox (4), Baldwin (2), & Cooper/Anna (2 & Towing) (21)

Cost - $15 per sailor for registration fee. Additional $ for gas money and team food.

Waiver - Linked here and in the Notice of Race. Please fill out ASAP.

What to bring - Lots of warm clothes and layers, wetsuit, snacks, water bottle, and lunch!! Wetsuits are required (regatta rule).

Venue Map - Look over the venue map attached below. It is about a 10 minute walk between trailer unloading (boat ramp) and where we will be setting up for the day (F dock). We will meet at the boat ramp to unload the trailer and stay there for our team meeting, competitors meeting, and helping A fleet launch. Once A fleet is on the water, B fleet and coaches will walk over to F dock and set up our area for the day. Sailors will not have enough time to walk down to F dock and back before the competitors meeting.

Schedule -

Saturday, October 24th

8:00am Meet at Haggen

9:30am Report Time (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor WA 98277)

10:15am Team Meeting

10:30am Competitors Meeting

11:00am First Warning

No end time for racing on Saturday

Sunday, October 25th

7:15am Meet at Haggen

8:45am Report Time (1401 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor WA 98277)

9:15am Team Meeting

10:00am First Warning

3:00pm No Warnings After

~3:30pm Awards

Notice of Race - Linked here. 

Best,

Cooper 

Cascadia Cup Final Logistics

Good evening team,

This is our first big team away regatta so I wanted to go over some notes in extra detail. 

All sailors and all carpools go to Sehome Haggen (210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225) at the start and end of every regatta day unless we are spending the night. We are meeting at Sehome Haggen parking lot tomorrow at 7:15AM. We will have a quick morning meeting with all sailors going over attendance, weather conditions, entry fee payment, boat unloading plan, and carpools. 

Sailors can run in Haggen to grab last minute snacks if they want, although there are a lot of shared team snacks and lunch for this regatta (thank you parents!). Check the regatta signup sheet notes section to the right for specifics on what team food there is. 

We will be sailing at Sail Sand Point, a community sailing center on Lake Washington in Seattle. The address is Sail Sand Point, 7861 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115. Carpools will drive home to Sehome Haggens after the regatta. Boats will stay Saturday night with the host team, then be loaded up and driven home on Sunday evening.

Please have $10 cash (regatta entry fee) to give to coaches at the morning meeting. Coaches will submit the entry fee to the regatta hosts in one big sum. If the regatta registration costs are a barrier, please reach out to us directly, we have scholarships.

All sailors must have the Sail Sand Point Waiver filled out in order to compete. The regatta hosts check each sailor's waiver on Saturday morning. Please have it filled out tonight.

The sailing instructions are available online here. They include the race course diagrams at the end. If any sailors want a physical copy of the race courses to have with them on the water, I recommend printing out the course diagram and putting it in a ziploc bag.

All sailors should bring their sailing gear INCLUDING WETSUIT, a water bottle, spare layers, a change of dry street clothes and a small towel, plus homework or anything else they need for the day.

Let us know if you have any questions. This regatta is a fun one, and we are excited for you all to attend. See you tomorrow morning at Sehome Haggens.

Best,

Cooper and Anna

Fuel the Fleet Fundraiser October 17th

Hi team, 

Fuel the Fleet Fundraiser with Bellingham Sailing Foundation is coming up and we need your help. Bellingham Sailing Foundation is a nonprofit that supports scholarships and equipment for both Whatcom Sailing and Bellingham Yacht Club Youth Sailing. They are hosting a silent auction and pasta dinner on October 17th at the Bellingham Yacht Club Marina room at 5PM. Anna and I will be there and we hope to see many of you there as well! Here are a couple of different ways to help support the fundraiser, both in-person and from afar:

1. Sell fundraiser tickets: Share the event with friends, family, neighbours, and anyone else who might want to support youth sailing in Bellingham. Buy tickets here.

2. Donate an auction item: We're looking for items, experiences, gift cards, services, or anything else that could be included in the silent auction. Item donation form here.

3. Volunteer at the fundraiser day-of: We'll need help setting up, running the event, checking people in, and cleaning up. These volunteer roles are split up into 2-hour-ish jobs. You can sign for one or multiple. Volunteer signup here.

4. Bake for the Dessert Dash - Bring a favorite dessert for the Dessert Dash, a mini-fundraiser within the evening's event where desserts are sold to the highest bidding table. Respond to this email if you are planning on bringing a dessert!

Every contribution helps us raise money to support youth sailing in Bellingham. This year the focus is to grow our scholarship and maintenance funds. We only have one big fundraiser a year, so please help out in whatever way you can. We do not have a regatta the weekend of the event.

Thanks,

Cooper