Summer Racing Opportunity

Hi Everyone,

This summer, I'll be coaching a ILCA (Laser) Team out of CBC. We will be attending regattas in the Northwest Youth Racing Circuit (NWYRC) summer series. It is a series of big regattas with 150+ sailors across 5 different kinds of boats and is a great source of competitive racing. Racing Lasers in the NWYRC is a great way for youth sailors to get better at dinghy sailing locally. 

The summer season runs from June 26th to September 5th. We have two practices and one race night each week. The team will attend four regattas and sailors have the opportunity to go to clinics. Find out more information about the team here. Registration is live! 

Summer Sailing is different from High School sailing in a couple of ways. The biggest is there is no rotating at regattas. Instead, regattas start a little later in the day and sailors get breaks while on the water to eat lunch. Each sailor will sail all day and be supported by me on a coach boat. Because of this, the race team is limited to 10 sailors. Lasers are also a different boat than FJs, with only one person in the boat instead of two like we have as the standard for High School. With the time on the water and the style of the boat, laser sailing is the best way to grow racing skills and confidence. I find that it transfers back to FJ sailing for the school year. 

The Community Boating Center offers both full and partial scholarships for programs including the race team. We do not want cost to be a reason for not joining. Scholarship form. Let me know if you have any questions about scholarships. 

We will be having an info meeting next Tuesday, June 4th at 7pm in the upstairs of CBC's new Wheelhouse building. Please let me know if you plan on attending by responding to this email.

CBC will be running a fundraiser for youth programs and scholarships this Friday May 31st. "Empty the Boatyard" and enjoy a fun evening celebrating youth at the Community Boating Center. Find more info about Empty the Boatyard here. 

I'm super excited to be able to offer this race team to all of you! This is the #1 way to get better for the highschool season, and is a fun summer of sailing.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Cooper