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

First Sail Recap, Captain Elections, and more!

Hi Everyone,

Great to see you all at our first on-the-water practice! The conditions were beautiful. There are a couple of things that I wanted to share / remind everyone of:

1. The Regatta Signup Sheet should be filled out with your tentative plan by Thursday's practice. 

2. On Thursday, we will be holding Captain elections for each school that has more than 4 sailors. A PDF of the Captain Agreement, which elected captains must sign, is attached below. Please let us know if you are running for captain by responding to this email. We will split up into each school, candidates will give a quick speech, then we will vote.

3. We will be doing an optional 1 hr work party before Thursday's practice, starting at 2:45PM. Thursday is an early release day for Bellingham Public Schools. This work party is not required, but I will be bringing a variety of snacks and treats for anyone who comes. We will be doing some housekeeping tasks like moving the bunks, sewing battens in sails, scrubbing the boats with soap, etc. Things that need to happen, but would be great to do outside of a practice. We will send out a Remind message on Thursday morning.

4. Sailors should complete our Goals & Pairs form so coaches can help make pairs of who will sail together. Due before next Tuesday's practice. 

5. Thank you everyone who has filled out both the Whatcom Sailing and FinalForms registration! Now, our last registration is to that of the high school sailing governing body, North West Interscholastic Sailing Association (NWISA). https://forms.gle/VQuUpB7FovNU4j1U8. Sailors must submit this before competing to prove they attend their registered high school. It is a simple form- a screenshot of your classes or grades including BOTH your name and the school's name or logo is enough. Running start students should submit proof of registration at their normal high school, even if they are taking classes off of the high school campus. Please complete it by this Thursday!

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Best,

Anna & Cooper

WINB Regatta Logistics

Hi everyone,

Here is who will be going to WINB regatta next weekend:

Avery, Hazel, Linnea, Marin, Nusret (5 sailors)

If anyone else would like to go, please let me know ASAP and sign up on the regatta spreadsheet. We have space to take up to 3 more sailors.

Carpool drivers: 

Anna (4) and Linnea's dad Darrin (4). As of right now, we do not need any additional drivers. 

Sailors should bring:

All of their sailing gear (PFD, wetsuit, spare layers, extra socks, towel, etc.), a sleeping bag and sleeping pad, toiletries, homework, a packed lunch for at least Saturday, money for dinner, and packed food or money for breakfast and lunch Sunday, and anything else they need to survive for 48 hours.

Plan:

Drive down Saturday morning EARLY, sail Saturday, then sleep Saturday night at a local sailing family's house in Olympia, sail Sunday, then drive home Sunday evening. We are still waiting on exact regatta schedule to be confirmed by organizers, but sailors should plan to leave Bellingham around 6:30am on Saturday and be home around 7:30pm Sunday.

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.

Our 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 day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

5:00pm Done Racing

6:00pm Team Dinner

10:00pm Sleep

Sunday, Sep. 14th

7:30am Wake up

8:15am Leave Hurley's house, get breakfast on the way

8:45am Arrive at Olympia Community Sailing

9:00am Report time*

10:00am First Start*  Rotate and sail throughout day, eat packed lunch on off rotation

3:00pm Done Racing*

4:00pm Awards*

4:30pm Drive Home

~7:30pm Arrive to Bellingham, carpools deliver sailors to Sehome Haggens

*probably, still waiting on regatta details

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

I know this is our first event of the season, so thank you all for being willing to hit the ground running. I will be in touch to confirm our timeline and regatta details as soon as I hear back from the race organizers.

Best,

Anna

Whatcom Sailing Regatta Signups

Hi Everyone,

Our regatta sign-up sheet is now live, please take a moment to fill it out. A tentative yes or no for each regatta is due by practice on the 11th. We'll also review each regatta in more detail during our first practice.

If you're planning to attend the WINB Regatta, please let us know as soon as possible since it's coming up quickly.

About a week and a half before each regatta, we'll lock the sheet and begin planning logistics. You'll receive a 24-hour notice before the sheet closes in case you need to update your information. After that, we'll send out the logistics sheet, which will include who's going, who's driving, the schedule, and other key details.

I'm excited for our first practice tomorrow!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper

Whatcom Sailing - Swim Test Tonight, First Practice, and Registration!

Squalicum High School
via FinalForms

Hi Everyone,

 

This email is going out to everyone who is on Final Forms. If you are no longer interested in sailing this fall, let us know and we will remove you from our email list and Final Forms roster. 

 

9/2 (Tonight!) and 9/3 we are doing our swim test at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center (1114 Potter St, Bellingham, WA 98229). The pool has asked us to be ready to swim at 7:15pm so please come a little early to get changed. One of us will be just inside the front door- sailors should all check in with the coach before entering the locker rooms. Sailors only need to attend one of the days, not both. If you cannot make it to either night, you are still required to complete a swim test in Bellingham Bay. 

 

Our first practice is 9/4, 3:45pm at the BYC Basement. Please use the side door on the east side of the building. We will be spending half of practice inside going over our code of conduct, team expectations, and getting to know each other. The second half will be at the dock getting our boats ready for the season. We will not be going out on the water during the first practice, but we will be outside so bring clothes for the weather.

 

Please register on Whatcom Sailing if you have not already. It is required before the first practice. We will have a "tryout" period for the first 3 practices for sailors to get an understanding of the team and how we operate. After the tryout period, which ends Sep. 12th, sailors will get refunded if they choose not to be on the team or are cut. We will only be cutting sailors if we are over 36 sailors. Right now we are at 26 sailors.

 

Please let us know if you have any questions!

 

Best,

Cooper and Anna

Thank you,
Anna Morrow
Squalicum High School Athletics

Click here to access FinalForms

Sailing Team Interest Meeting Recap

Good morning,

Thank you to everyone who came out to our fall sailing meeting last night! It was great to see all of the new and familiar faces. In case you missed it, I have included a PDF version of our meeting slideshow below. An older version is also linked at the bottom of the "Join" page on our website.

3 things before practice on Sept. 4th:

1. Complete Whatcom Sailing Online Registration
2. Complete School Registration in Final Forms
3. Complete Swim Test

Our first sailing day will be Tuesday, Sept. 9th. Everyone will need sailing gear by then.

Upcoming Schedule:

Swim Tests Sep. 2 + 3, 7:15pm-7:45pm at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center

-Short 50 yd swim, and treading water for 5 minutes

-Sailors need only to come to one day

First Fall Practice Sept. 4, 3:45pm-6:30pm at Bellingham Yacht Club Basement

-All practices after the first one will start and end at the Zuanich Point Park Youth Sailing Dock, unless inclement weather forces us inside

"Tryouts Week" Ends Sept. 12th

-If we have more than 36 sailors, coaches will email to say who has made it on the team by that Friday. If we have less than 36, everyone has the opportunity to stay.

After our first practice Thursday, Sep. 4th, we will email only those who have completed registration- until then, we'll use a bigger mailing list to make sure everyone is in the loop.

If you have any questions, please reach out to coaches at coaches@whatcomsailing.com

We are looking forward to the season!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Whatcom Sailing Coaches

Fall Sailing 2025

Good afternoon sailors and families,

We are excited to announce the schedule for the Spring 2025 sailing season.

On Thursday, August 28th, we will have our High School Sailing Pre-Season meeting, 7:00pm @ The Bellingham Yacht Club downstairs.  This meeting is for both parents and students who plan to be on the team. We have many important topics to cover at the meeting including practice and regatta schedules and expectations.

It will also be a good meeting to attend for new sailors interested in joining the team, so please encourage anyone interested to be there. The team is open to all high schoolers in Whatcom County.

Fall 2025 Practice and Regatta schedules are posted on the website: https://www.whatcomsailing.com/schedule

First practice is Thursday, September 4th @ 3:45 at the Bellingham Yacht Club. All other practices will meet at Zuanich

REGISTRATION & TEAM FEES

Team fees are $400 fee + $35 pinnie deposit = $435 for the spring season. As always, we don't want these fees to stop anyone from participating so please let us know if you need financial assistance. Also, if you aren't sure if you should pay the pinnie deposit, let us know. We have a list of which sailors kept their pinnies at the end of spring.

Registration is now available on the website.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Please note: Our fall mailing list will be based off of registration, so please be sure to register using email addresses you can access easily and check frequently.

ALSO, all high schoolers must do the required sports clearance with your school on Final Forms. This is an online process on the school's website: https://bellingham-wa.finalforms.com/

A sports physical is required, so please get that scheduled ASAP if you do not have a current physical on file with your high school.  

Registration and school clearance is required before you can practice. For a list of everything that is required, see the Join Page of our website.  Attached is the sailor packet with more information- some of the contact info etc. is outdated, please direct any questions to this email address. General information about how to join, what to wear, is still accurate.

We will go over all this in more detail at the meeting, but feel free to contact us if you have questions!

Hope to see you soon.

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Sailing End-of-Season Party Sat. May 24

Good afternoon everyone,

The Andress family will be hosting the end-of-season sailing party on Saturday, May 24th from 3-6pm at 2786 Northshore Rd. This is the same location as last spring. For those that haven't been there before, it is an awesome spot on the shore of Lake Whatcom with boating, swimming, and sailing opportunities if the weather allows. Parking is limited so please carpool if you can.

This will be a potluck so please bring something to share. RSVP by signing up your name, a dish to share, and any allergies etc. on this spreadsheet: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7huMOdd_oM3ytKfyIjKE0SFA9--c3YB7qGQXOLIp1E/edit?usp=sharing

The BBQ will be hot and the fire pit will be blazing. We look forward to seeing everyone. Feel free to reach out to Tim with any questions:

Tim 

JT Andress

360.927.8562

Based on feedback in the last few weeks, this was the time that worked for the most people! If anyone can only make it for part of the time, please let us know. We want to do the end-of-year awards at a time that works for everyone. 

Thanks again for a great season and we look forward to seeing you all there!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Re: Silver Champs 5/3-5/4 in Anacortes

Hi Everyone,

Couple of updates for this weekend's regatta.

Waiver - Please fill out.

Sailing Instructions - Sailors should read through this and remember the course diagram. 

Gear -  Everyone needs to bring a wetsuit. In the past AWA has required everyone to wear one. 

Food - Lunch is not provided. Please bring a sandwich from home or buy one in the morning at Haggen. The Meyer's are bringing some snacks (bars, fruit, crackers, cheese, and water) for everyone. Thank you Lorena, Rob, and Dawson! 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Cooper 

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Silver (aka Open) Champs this weekend in Anacortes, WA:

Sailors - Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Marin, Tyce (8)

Drivers - Neumann (3), Hatch (2), Little (3), Tamminga (1)

Address - Seafarer's Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer's Way, Anacortes, WA 98221 (45-60 minutes away)

Schedule -

Saturday, May 3, 2025

0845 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Cost - $10 regatta registration fee, plus money for food and gas money to carpool drivers.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Re: Gold Champs 5/10-5/11 in Anacortes

So sorry everyone, I was clearly not fully awake when I wrote this email last night!

To clarify:

Silver (Open) Champs is this weekend in Anacortes May 3-4

Gold Fleet Champs is next weekend in Hood River, Oregon May 10-11

The Silver (Open) Champs email is accurate, I got dates and location confused when I wrote the gold fleet champs email. Gold champs are in Oregon May 10-11, NOT Anacortes. These are two completely separate events, unlike last year.

Gold Champs schedule is as follows:

Friday, May 9, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 10, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Attached is the gold champs Notice Of Race: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XC-sZOcGMgMaFqGvunb5ErIO5VooaK6p/view?usp=sharing

Again, my apologies for the confusion, and thank you to those who noticed the error and let me know. 

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions!

Best,

Anna

On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Gold Fleet Champs, May 10-11th, in Hood River, OR:

Sailors - Avery, Bella, Errol, Finn, Fiona, Hans, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan (10)

Drivers - Resnick (3), Hayes-Fegley (3), Cooper (4)

Waiver -  All sailors must complete this waiver before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVniRSKPO8j2xn8FZJFdhRcGqHqH2mm-r_iyArkyFWC5hTtg/viewform

Address - Columbia River Gorge Racing Association, Cascade Locks Marine Park Beach, 355 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014 (4-6 hours away depending on traffic)

Schedule -

Friday, May 2, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 3, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Housing - We will be hosted by a local sailing family. Exact address TBA.

Cost - $30 regatta registration fee, plus money for 7 meals and gas money to carpool drivers. Likely around $90 total; if cost is a barrier let us know.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Silver Champs 5/3-5/4 in Anacortes

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Silver (aka Open) Champs this weekend in Anacortes, WA:

Sailors - Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Marin, Tyce (8)

Drivers - Neumann (3), Hatch (2), Little (3), Tamminga (1)

Address - Seafarer's Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer's Way, Anacortes, WA 98221 (45-60 minutes away)

Schedule -

Saturday, May 3, 2025

0845 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Cost - $10 regatta registration fee, plus money for food and gas money to carpool drivers.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

Gold Champs 5/10-5/11 in Anacortes

Good morning everyone, 

Here is who is going to Gold Fleet Champs, May 10-11th, in Hood River, OR:

Sailors - Avery, Bella, Errol, Finn, Fiona, Hans, Max, Oscar, Oz, Tristan (10)

Drivers - Resnick (3), Hayes-Fegley (3), Cooper (4)

Waiver -  All sailors must complete this waiver before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVniRSKPO8j2xn8FZJFdhRcGqHqH2mm-r_iyArkyFWC5hTtg/viewform

Address - Columbia River Gorge Racing Association, Cascade Locks Marine Park Beach, 355 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014 (4-6 hours away depending on traffic)

Schedule -

Friday, May 2, 2025

Carpools leave as sailors are available on Friday- we will sort out carpools at practice the week before so sailors can plan. No meeting at Sehome Haggens due to differing departure times.

Saturday, May 3, 2025
1000 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1030 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, May 4, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Samish Way Haggens
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No races started after this time.

1530 Results and awards presentation

Housing - We will be hosted by a local sailing family. Exact address TBA.

Cost - $30 regatta registration fee, plus money for 7 meals and gas money to carpool drivers. Likely around $90 total; if cost is a barrier let us know.

Coach - Cooper 360-815-9941

Let us know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Anna and Cooper

4/17 Practice Debrief + Goals Form + Photo Album

Hi Sailors,

Some homework to do before Tuesday's practice. I know this is more than usual, but this is all very important as we get into our champs season. 

Practice Debrief + Photo Album

Link to our photo album. Please find and review your videos. If you have any questions let me know. Looking at your boat maneuvers from an outside perspective helps so much!  

Don't worry if the one video I took of you was a bad tack or acceleration. Bad tacks happen from time to time, but it is important to break down the video and understand "Why was this tack a bad tack, and what led to it?". The goal is to be more consistent. 

FJ acceleration example videos. Light Air Accelerations. Watch through the first couple accelerations and focus on boat 17. Some things to highlight is how much they control the boat with their body weight. They have a great shoulder out snap flatten. The crew does an amazing job in the first acceleration! Our goal is to get the boat flat as fast as possible. Notice how the skipper has to lean back towards the stern of the boat to get a good flatten and still be able to turn up. Later on in the video at 1:20, the skipper of boat 15 does huge shoulders out flatten. This should be the standard. Last thing to note is how smooth and continuous the body/boat movements are.

This example video has much more wind. Notice how the acceleration changes when they have more wind. The wind does most of the work of creating heel. Then both sailors hike hard to flatten and then they are off racing. Not wasting any time slowly getting the boat flat. 

Here is the Laser example of shooting up at the start line. While it's much more effective in a laser, it's still a great tool to use during FJ starts. If you find yourself with both of your neighbors bow out on you at the start, you should shoot up and try to regain good positioning. It allows you to increase how big your leeward gap is. Just be careful about shooting up too much and being over early. We are going to practice this next week and then hopefully be able to do magic carpet. 

Also please watch through our first practice race from Thursday's practice. The race is split up into three videos (Start, windward rounding, and finish). The start video is the one that's 35 seconds long. This is the best start I've seen from you guys! Everyone on the line with speed. This race was super competitive all the way through. Look how grouped up everyone is at the windward mark.

Goals Form

Please complete this goals form. 

Thank you sailors for making Thursday's practice competitive and fun! 

Enjoy your weekend,

Cooper 

Whatcom Sailing Schedule

Hi Everyone,

With about a month remaining on our Spring Season, I wanted to go over the last couple events.

Silver Fleet Race Champs @ Anacortes May 3/4 

We will be sending everyone that we can to this event. If you are also attending Gold FR Champs the following weekend and want to sail at Silver FR Champs, you will have to sail your off position. e.g. if you crew at Silver, then you have to skipper at Gold, if you plan on going to both. 

Gold Fleet Race Champs @ Columbia River Gorge May 10/11

This event is the one that teams qualify for at ranking regattas. Bellingham High School qualified. Both Sehome and Squilcum are on the waiting list if any other teams drop from this event. Sehome is 2nd and Squalicum is 3rd on the list. 

Golden Bailer Regatta @ Bellingham May 13

Some might say this is the most important regatta all year. We will be hosting the Golden Bailer Regatta on May 13 at practice. 

Final Practice May 15

Putting away boats day. 

End of Season Party - Date TBD 

We are starting to plan our End of Season Party. The date is not set but will most likely be the weekend of May 17/18 or sometime in the following week. Let us know if you would like to host, help plan, or have a time conflict. 

Thank you everyone for a great season so far! 

Best,

Cooper 

Gold Team Race Spectating this weekend

Hi everyone,

Last call for any sailors/parents that want to come watch the team racing this weekend at Zuanich. It's a great opportunity for sailors to watch high level team racing. Just let me know if you are going to be around or want to help out. 

I hope everyone is having a great spring break! 

Best,

Anna 

Re: Team Race in Bham this weekend

Ah shoot. Attached the volunteer doc instead of the notice of race on accident. Here's the notice of race: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXYyeM7M5uelGnS7ki7B3ZNTTuip5PIHAfOomXPod-A/edit?usp=sharing

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Anna

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Happy Spring break!

We are hosting the gold team race qualifier race this Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13th at Zuanich. Here is the Notice of Race, which includes the schedule for this weekend: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZFxamfVAcDps0jS8sHKOoW6S20XwJHLd5z_sPR7vsM/edit?usp=sharing.

Because of the timing of this event with spring break, we sadly do not have enough skippers to form a team racing team for either gold or silver, and will not be able to compete. However, I strongly encourage sailors that are in town to come out for one or both days to watch and help with racing. 

We have two umpires this weekend that have offered a ride along to any high school sailors who are familiar with the racing rules of sailing sections A and B. This is a super cool learning opportunity and I would love for a couple of our sailors who are in town to take part if possible, even if you can only make it one of the days.

Any parents and sailors interested in being involved on or off the water please reach out to me ASAP. I am sending out the volunteer logistics document to all volunteers. If you plan to volunteer and talked to me already but did not get sent the Volunteer logistics, please follow up. 

Best,

Anna

Team Race in Bham this weekend

Hi everyone,

Happy Spring break!

We are hosting the gold team race qualifier race this Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13th at Zuanich. Here is the Notice of Race, which includes the schedule for this weekend: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZFxamfVAcDps0jS8sHKOoW6S20XwJHLd5z_sPR7vsM/edit?usp=sharing.

Because of the timing of this event with spring break, we sadly do not have enough skippers to form a team racing team for either gold or silver, and will not be able to compete. However, I strongly encourage sailors that are in town to come out for one or both days to watch and help with racing. 

We have two umpires this weekend that have offered a ride along to any high school sailors who are familiar with the racing rules of sailing sections A and B. This is a super cool learning opportunity and I would love for a couple of our sailors who are in town to take part if possible, even if you can only make it one of the days.

Any parents and sailors interested in being involved on or off the water please reach out to me ASAP. I am sending out the volunteer logistics document to all volunteers. If you plan to volunteer and talked to me already but did not get sent the Volunteer logistics, please follow up. 

Best,

Anna

Ranking Regatta#3

Hi everyone,

We will not be attending Ranking Regatta #3. With spring break plans being a conflict for the vast majority of sailors, and the event being Gold only, we are unable to send a team to the event. Thank you to the sailors who made efforts to help make it happen. 

We will be sending as many sailors and teams as possible to silver fleet race champs in Anacortes. Unlike last year, silver and gold fleet race champs are on separate weekends which allows us to maximize our numbers at silver champs.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best,

Cooper and Anna

Re: Combined Division March 29/30 Logistics

Combined Division March 29/30 Logistics UPDATES

Hi Everyone, 

Sailors - Avery, Ajax, Atticus, August, Dawson, Errol, Max, Tristan. (8)

Drivers -  Montiel (5), O'Donnell (3 Saturday Only), Scott (3 Sunday) 

Waiver - Please Sign

Notice of Race - Link to NOR

Address - Sail Sand Point, 7861 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Schedule -

Saturday, March 29, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggen 
0930 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1000 Mandatory Coaches Meeting
1015 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

0715 Meet at Sehome Haggen
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No warning signal after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Lunch - Everyone should bring lunch and snacks from home or buy lunch at Haggen in the morning. 

Cost - No entry fee, $10 gas money to carpool driver.

Coach - Scott (360) 303-1759

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone, 

Sailors - Avery, Ajax, Atticus, August, Dawson, Errol, Max, Tristan. (8)

Drivers - Scott (3), We will need another carpool driver or two. Please reach out if you can drive. It's okay if drivers can only commit to one day. 

Address - Sail Sand Point, 7861 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Schedule -

Saturday, March 29, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggen 
0930 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1000 Mandatory Coaches Meeting
1015 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

0715 Meet at Sehome Haggen
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No warning signal after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Lunch - Everyone should bring lunch and snacks from home or buy lunch at Haggen in the morning. 

Cost - No entry fee, $10 gas money to carpool driver.

Coach - Scott (360) 303-1759

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper

Re: March 22nd Team Race Clinic at Oak Harbor

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the late email. This is the Oak Harbor Waiver that everyone needs to complete. 

Also the flu is going around and I want to encourage everyone to stay home if they are not feeling well. Please let me know if you cannot attend because you are sick. 

This is the list of sailors that are still attending. If your name is on this list and you are not attending, please let me know. 

Sailors - Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Dawson, Emmett, Finn, Hans, Marin, Max, Tristan, Tyce.  (11) 

I'll see everyone tomorrow morning.

Best,

Cooper 

On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

This weekend we will be in Oak Harbor for a Saturday Only Team Race Clinic. Tyler Nolasco (WWU Alum) will be leading the clinic. We can send everyone who has signed up! I know this email is coming out later than I wanted and I apologize for that, if any sailors or carpool drivers can no longer go let me know. 

Sailors- Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Dawson, Emmett, Errol, Finn, Hans, Marin, Max, Tristan, Tyce.  (13) 

Drivers- Tamminga (1), Neumann (Towing + 3), Meyers (3), Brewin (3), Vondrell (4). (14 Spots) 

Address- 1301 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Schedule

Saturday, March 22nd

Meet at Sehome Haggen 8AM
Report Time 9:30AM
Chalk Talk in Yacht Club 10AM
Lunch + Change 11:30AM
On the water 12PM
Off the water 3:30PM
Debrief 4PM
Out the door at 4:30PM

Lunch - Everyone should bring a home lunch or buy lunch at Haggen in the morning. 

Cost - No entry fee, $5 gas money to carpool driver.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Cooper

Combined Division March 29/30 Logistics

Hi Everyone, 

Sailors - Avery, Ajax, Atticus, August, Dawson, Errol, Max, Tristan. (8)

Drivers - Scott (3), We will need another carpool driver or two. Please reach out if you can drive. It's okay if drivers can only commit to one day. 

Address - Sail Sand Point, 7861 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Schedule -

Saturday, March 29, 2025

0745 Meet at Sehome Haggen 
0930 Report Time. Registration
Check-in, boat rigging begins
1000 Mandatory Coaches Meeting
1015 Mandatory Competitors Meeting
1100 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

0715 Meet at Sehome Haggen
0900 Report Time
1000 First Warning: Racing will continue throughout the day.
Eat during boat rotation – no lunch break.
1500 No warning signal after this time.

Housing - We will be driving back Saturday night. 

Lunch - Everyone should bring lunch and snacks from home or buy lunch at Haggen in the morning. 

Cost - No entry fee, $10 gas money to carpool driver.

Coach - Scott (360) 303-1759

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

Thanks,

Cooper

March 22nd Team Race Clinic at Oak Harbor

Hi Everyone,

This weekend we will be in Oak Harbor for a Saturday Only Team Race Clinic. Tyler Nolasco (WWU Alum) will be leading the clinic. We can send everyone who has signed up! I know this email is coming out later than I wanted and I apologize for that, if any sailors or carpool drivers can no longer go let me know. 

Sailors- Aiofe, Ajax, Atticus, Avery, Dawson, Emmett, Errol, Finn, Hans, Marin, Max, Tristan, Tyce.  (13) 

Drivers- Tamminga (1), Neumann (Towing + 3), Meyers (3), Brewin (3), Vondrell (4). (14 Spots) 

Address- 1301 SE Catalina Dr, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Schedule

Saturday, March 22nd

Meet at Sehome Haggen 8AM
Report Time 9:30AM
Chalk Talk in Yacht Club 10AM
Lunch + Change 11:30AM
On the water 12PM
Off the water 3:30PM
Debrief 4PM
Out the door at 4:30PM

Lunch - Everyone should bring a home lunch or buy lunch at Haggen in the morning. 

Cost - No entry fee, $5 gas money to carpool driver.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Cooper

Re: Silver RR2 Logistics and Waiver

Also, if any other parents are interested in helping out with the Silver regatta this weekend (helping with registration, parking on Saturday morning or getting on the water either day as a mark setter), please let me know!

I just sent out volunteer logistics to those who have talked to me already- if you did not get an email about it but want to help, let me know.

Best,

Anna

On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good afternoon,

Here are the final logistics for the silver regatta in Bellingham this weekend:

Sailors: Dawson, Atticus, Ajax, Marin, Aiofe

Cost: $20 (covers regatta registration fee which includes snacks both days! If this cost is an issue, please contact me for a scholarship, no worries at all.

Driving: Since it is a home regatta, sailors and parents are driving themselves to this event

Sailing Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16wKpNYI0rq1AF64aCFvWASNbdIm02DTiRIM__lbAMzE/edit?usp=sharing

Please read this. It includes the racing schedule, a map of the parking lot, the race course diagrams, and a reminder that wetsuits are required at this event!

Waivers and Registration: All sailors need to complete these two online forms before competing this weekend. One is to register as a sailor within the competitive conference, and must be completed before sailing in any regattas this spring: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOfzKgRK_FRSHsNyuT4MS_raF1Vlep3ptuYUUIVJWAiesRRw/viewform

The other is a waiver for the event this weekend and also must be completed before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4e90bzYn5ufWU7-0FhQBCzidbdNWPCO7zPIfb8dEbVdT5Yg/viewform?usp=header

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Anna Morrow

Silver RR2 Logistics and Waiver

Good afternoon,

Here are the final logistics for the silver regatta in Bellingham this weekend:

Sailors: Dawson, Atticus, Ajax, Marin, Aiofe

Cost: $20 (covers regatta registration fee which includes snacks both days! If this cost is an issue, please contact me for a scholarship, no worries at all.

Driving: Since it is a home regatta, sailors and parents are driving themselves to this event

Sailing Instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16wKpNYI0rq1AF64aCFvWASNbdIm02DTiRIM__lbAMzE/edit?usp=sharing

Please read this. It includes the racing schedule, a map of the parking lot, the race course diagrams, and a reminder that wetsuits are required at this event!

Waivers and Registration: All sailors need to complete these two online forms before competing this weekend. One is to register as a sailor within the competitive conference, and must be completed before sailing in any regattas this spring: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOfzKgRK_FRSHsNyuT4MS_raF1Vlep3ptuYUUIVJWAiesRRw/viewform

The other is a waiver for the event this weekend and also must be completed before sailing: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4e90bzYn5ufWU7-0FhQBCzidbdNWPCO7zPIfb8dEbVdT5Yg/viewform?usp=header

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Anna Morrow

RR#2 SILVER March 15/16

Good evening,

Silver team going to the "home" aka Lake Whatcom Regatta:

Sailors- Dawson, Atticus, Ajax, Marin, Aiofe (5 sailors)

We do not have enough sailors to send a Squalicum team to varsity- therefore, we will have a mixed team here at home working on doing well in Silver.

Drivers- Since it is a "home" event, sailors can drive themselves and we will not be organizing carpools

Address- WWU Lakewood Watersports Facility, 2410 Lake Whatcom Blvd, Bellingham, WA 98229

Schedule

Saturday March 15th

9:45AM Arrive to help set up

10:00AM Report Time - other teams arrive

10:45AM Competitors Meeting 

11:30AM First Start

Sunday March 16th

9:15AM Arrive to help set up

9:30AM Report Time - other teams arrive

10:30AM First Start

3:00PM No Starts After

Costs - $20 Registration Fee, includes snacks both days. May be a small additional cost for group food

Food - Dawson's mom Lorena is leading the food organization for this event. If anyone is interested in helping out, please let me and Lorena know!

 

Notice of Race - (RR#2 Silver NOR) Please read.

We currently have 14 visiting teams and around 70 sailors signed up for the silver event we are hosting. If you haven't been to Lakewood before, it's awesome, it's where the WWU team sails and the high school team started there! Lakewood has a lounge that includes a kitchenette and fireplace, which is nice for these earlier spring regattas.

If any parents or family members of sailors are interested in helping out, on or off the water, please let me know!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Anna

RR#2 GOLD Logistics March 15th/16th

Gold Team going to Bainbridge Regatta 

Sailors - Avery, Bella, Emmett, Errol, Hans, Max, Oz, Tristan (8)

Drivers - Cooper (5), We need another chaperone/driver for this event. You would be committing to early morning Saturday through Evening Sunday.  

Schedule

Saturday March 15th

6:45AM Meet at Sehome Haggens 

7:00AM On the road 

8:55AM Ferry to Bainbridge

9:30AM Report Time (301 Shannon Dr SE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110)

10:15AM Competitors Meeting 

11:00AM First Warning 

Sunday March 16th

9:30AM Report Time (301 Shannon Dr SE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110)

10:30AM First Warning 

3:00PM No Starts After 

Waiver - (Friends of Bainbridge Island HS Sailing Waiver of Liability/Release of Risk) Please Sign! 

Housing - We are staying with a Bainbridge family. Please bring a sleeping bag and pad. Let me know if you do not have access to these items.  

Costs - $10 Registration Fee, $10 for Ferry/Gas, ~$40 for food - bring enough for one breakfast, and two lunches.

Food - We are currently not planning on doing group food. So please bring enough money / food for the weekend. Our hosts are feeding us dinner Saturday night. 

 

Notice of Race - (NOR) Please read. 

Everyone should look at the forecast and bring the necessary gear. Always bring your wetsuit!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Cooper 

Regatta Signup Reminder- Please fill out info for March 15/16!

Good morning,

Please go through and fill out your availability for the next few weekends Regatta Signup Sheet by tonight. If you can fill out availability for all events, that's even better, but we really need info for Ranking Regatta #2 which is coming up in just ten days (March 15/16).

Gold sailors will be traveling down to Bainbridge and sailing in Eagle Harbor. Silver sailors will be staying at home and sailing at Lakewood on Lake Whatcom. In order to figure out which sailors are going where, we need to know who is able to go.

Thank you to those who have filled it out already!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Women’s Clinic March 8/9

Good morning,

The plan for the Women's clinic is that everyone who signed up to go can go. August's mom is driving, we are driving there and back both days. 

Here is the current plan, which may change if more sailors can go:

Saturday: Aiofe, August (August's mom driving)

Sunday: Aiofe, August, Avery (August's mom driving)

If we have uneven numbers we will rotate through. 

The overall schedule for the clinic has not been released yet, but I would expect we are meeting at Sehome Hill Haggen's around 7am Saturday and at SSP from 9-5 Saturday and 9-3 Sunday. I will confirm as soon as I hear from the hosts. 

All sailors should bring a sack lunch and lots of snacks. Clinics often include a classroom session and a long block of sailing, instead of regattas which has more rotating on and off the water, so bring a water bottle and snacks that are easily accessible on the water. 

Sailors, if you have not signed up your availability for next weekend yet, please do ASAP. 

If anyone has questions, please let me know.

Best,

Anna

Re: Swim Test Tonight, 1st Practice, Regatta Signup

Hi all,

Thanks to those who filled out the Regatta Signup Form we sent out yesterday evening. My apologies that the setting was turned to "comments" instead of editing. All of the sheets have now been opened for editing so sailors and parents can fill out the sheet easily.

See you all at 3:45 at BYC today! No sailing gear required- we are prepping boats and more today. 

Sailing gear will be required at next practice, Tuesday March 3rd.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or any other issues with the regatta signup spreadsheet!

Best,

Anna

On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM Whatcom Sailing Coaches <coaches@whatcomsailing.com> wrote:

Good evening,

Thank you for registering for Spring 2025 High School Sailing! This is the new spring season mailing list.

Just a reminder that we have our last swim test this evening at 7pm at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center. The swim test itself should take 15 minutes or less, so expect to be there from 7:00-7:30ish. Sailors just need to attend one swim test, not both. If any sailors cannot attend either night of the swim test, please let us know.

Here is the regatta signup sheet for Spring 2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11I6siGsA7Rv1akjqlePjGLAvvKmJ6aHjiJ0IaVjm8to/edit?usp=sharing

Some notes about the schedule:

• Our first event of the season is in just 10 days, so any sailors interested in attending WINB (aka the Women's Clinic) in Seattle on March 8-9, please give us your availability by practice tomorrow if at all possible.
• The two events we are hosting here in Bellingham this spring are March 15-16 and April 19-20. March 15-16 is not far away, so please fill out that availability as soon as you can! Any parents or family members interested in helping with either event or in hosting teams, please let us know!

First practice tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 27th, will be in the Ward room (downstairs) at the BYC at 3:45pm. We will meet inside and talk through some logistics before heading to the docks and prepping the boats. Sailors do not need to bring wetsuits but should have warm clothes and rain gear in case of weather.

Tuesday, March 3rd, and all following practices, sailors should expect to meet at the Zuanich dock at 3:45pm with all of their sailing gear (including a wetsuit). If we ever meet indoors or end early for weather, we will send out Remind messages as soon as we can to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Please let us know if you have any questions and we'll see you tomorrow (or sooner)!

Best,

Anna and Cooper