Youth Sailing Fundraiser May 2nd

Hi everyone,

Below is some info on a fundraiser for Bellingham Sailing Foundation, a nonprofit that supports both Whatcom Sailing and BYC Youth Sailing through scholarships and equipment purchases. We know that the team will be at a regatta on May 2nd, but there are several ways that we can support the fundraiser, listed below. 

If you are able to help, please reach out to BYC youth sailing director Megan Reed at byc.junior.sailing@gmail.com. We've included Megan's email with more details and the event flyer below:

Best,

Cooper and Anna

BYC Youth Sailing, in partnership with Whatcom Sailing & the Bellingham Sailing Foundation, is excited to announce our Spring Fundraising event! We will be participating in the Opening Day Swap Meet, taking place on May 2, 2026 from 7-11 AM., and we need your help! We are looking for marine-related donations of items that we can sell at the swap meet. Have stuff taking up space in your garage? Donate it to a good cause! Additionally we will be accepting donations of baked goods to sell at our table, as well as volunteers to come help with set up, tear down and running the booth on the day of the event. If you would like to help please get in touch with Megan Reed for more details: byc.junior.sailing@gmail.com

Fleet Race Champs Volunteer Form

Hi everyone,

As you know we are hosting the NWISA Fleet Race Championship on May 9/10. We need your help to make this regatta awesome! Please fill out this form if you can volunteer at the regatta. Lunch will be provided :)

Thank you for supporting the team and the district! 

Thanks,

Cooper 

Silver FR Champs May 2/3 Anacortes Logistics

Hi team,

Here are the logistics for this weekend's Mixed/Silver Fleet Race Northwest Champs.

Sailors - Aoife, Ajax, Atticus, Dima, Dora, Dylan, Emmett, Finn, Hazel, James, Marin, Max W, Patrick, Sawyer, Sotiri, Tristan, and Tyce. (17)

Drivers - Tamminga (4), Neuman (2 & Towing), Meyer (3), Hatch (4), Morse (4). (17)

Schedule -

Saturday, May 2, 2026

0830 Meet at Haggen (210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)

0840 On the road

0930 Report time at regatta (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

1030 Competitors meeting 

1100 First warning

No end time for Saturday

Sunday, May 3, 2026

0800 Meet at Haggen (210 36th St, Bellingham, WA 98225)

0810 On the road 

0900 Report time (601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes, WA 98221)

1000 First warning

1500 No warnings after

1530 Awards presentation

Saturday Night - Driving home for Saturday night. 

Food - Please bring lunch from home, or buy lunch at Haggen's in the morning.

REQUIRED WAIVER -  Please fill out this form.

Coach - Cooper (360) 815-9941

Gear - Review the "what-to-bring" list attached below. Anacortes requires wetsuits. Also, please don't forget a bailer. 

Money -  $25 Total ($15 entry fee and $5 gas money per day)

Notice of Race - Please read through the NOR as it has some great info! 

Sailing Instructions - They are not available yet.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper 

Regatta signups closing for all remaining regattas

Hi everyone,

Tomorrow at 10PM we will be closing the signups for the remaining regattas this season. This is to allow us to plan better for the champs season. Please go through our regatta signup and make updates.

Brief overview of remaining regattas 

Silver Fleet Race Champs May 2-3 @Anacortes - This will be the last fleet race for our silver team. Gold team sailors will also be attending this event, but they have to sail their off position. We plan to send everyone who signs up to this regatta.

Gold Fleet Race Champs May 9-10 @Bellingham - equivalent to state champs, and Sehome and Bellingham have qualified! The 1st and 2nd place teams qualify for Fleet Race Nationals. The 3rd team qualifies for a national invite event. Only the Sehome and Bellingham gold teams will be competing at this regatta, but I encourage everyone to still come out to watch and support the team! 

Golden Bailer Race - Our annual distance race across Bellingham Bay, also known as the most prestigious trophy in high school sailing. Most likely at practice May 12th or 19th.

Mayhem TR Regatta May 15-16 @Seattle (SSP) - This is an open/mixed team race regatta to end our spring season. We will be sending everyone to this regatta.

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Thanks,

Cooper 

Team Race Champs in Oak Harbor April 25-26 Update

Hi everyone,

This weekend is a gold team race regatta, so it requires 6+ sailors from the same school. We do not have the signups to send a Bellingham or Squalicum team. If you are from those schools, you do not have a regatta this weekend.

Sehome may be able to attend - I just sent an email out to the Sehome sailors that signed up as "yes" on the regatta signup sheet. Please find and respond to that email ASAP. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper 

Silverdale TR Regatta documents and pairs

Good Morning,

It's been a bit since we have attended a team race regatta and I wanted to go over some TR-specific stuff.

1. Sailors are in teams of 6, 3 pairs each. We will have two teams attending this regatta (listed below). Teams will compete 3vs3 against other schools.

2. This regatta is split into two events - gold and silver. Scores and rotations will be separate for each fleet and are available on Techscore. We have one team in each.

3. Rotations are not like fleet racing. Teams will only sail one race at a time and then go back to the dock to rotate. 60% of the time, sailors have to immediately go back out on the water and do another race. 30% of the time, sailors have a quick 5-10 min break to water/snack/bathroom. 10% of the time, sailors will have a 20-30 minute break to go back to our tent and rest. In general, sailors will be spending more time on the water than a fleet race regatta, and will not have as much time to chill under the tent. Rotations are linked below.

Sailing Instructions - Please Read

Sehome Gold Team 

Tyce	Finn
Bella	Fiona
Tristan	Max W

Bellingham Silver Team

Dylan	Dmitry
Marin	Aiofe
Sotiri	Ajax
	Hazel

Gold Fleet - Gold Fleet Scores          Gold Fleet Rotations 

Silver Fleet - Silver Fleet Scores          Silver Fleet Rotations 

Thanks,

Cooper

UPDATED Silverdale Team Race Regatta Logistics

Hi everyone,

Sailors - Aoife, Ajax, Bella, Dima, Dylan, Finn, Fiona, Hazel, Marin, Max W, Sotiri, Tristan, & Tyce (13)

Drivers - Tamminga, Neuman, Mora, Meyer, Scheyer, Hatch, Wilcox, & Snell

We have plenty of seats available. 

Schedule -

Saturday, April 11, 2026

0630 Meet at Sehome Haggen

0645 On the road (we are planning on driving around through Tacoma as that is the fastest)

0930 Report time (3337 NW Byron St, Silverdale, WA 98383)

1030 Competitors meeting 

1100 First warning

No end time for Saturday

Sunday, April 12, 2026

0900 Report time (3337 NW Byron St, Silverdale, WA 98383)

1000 First warning

1500 No warnings after

1530 Awards presentation

Housing - We are staying with a local family. Sailors should bring a sleeping bag and pad. I have extra to lend out if you don't have one, just let me know.

REQUIRED WAIVER -  Please fill out this form.

Gear - Review the list attached below. Please bring your wetsuits and rain gear! Bring any Sehome and Bellingham pinnies that you have. 

Money -  ~ $70 Total = ($10, entry fee) + ($10, gas money) + (~$50, food money). Sailors will need enough food money for lunch Sat & Sun, dinner on Sat, and breakfast on Sun. I'm estimating $50 for food. Sailors should bring Saturday lunch from home or buy it Saturday morning at Sehome Haggens. Saturday dinner will be a team dinner somewhere out. Sunday morning, we will stop at a Safeway to buy breakfast and lunch. 

Notice of Race - Please read through the NOR as it has some great info! 

Sailing Instructions - They are not available yet.

Racing Rules of Sailing - Read through Appendix D - Team Racing Rules (Page 87 through 91ish) on your drive down. It shouldn't have anything surprising, but it's nice to see how the rules are actually written. 

Thanks,

Cooper