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

Swim Test Tonight, 1st Practice, Regatta Signup

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

Meeting, Swim Test, and First Practice

Good evening,

Thank you to everyone who came to the spring sailing interest meeting last Thursday! It was great to see you all.

For those that couldn't make it: the spring schedule, requirements to join, and a PDF of the slideshow we went over are all available on the website. Please note: some of the slideshow dates on the PDF are inaccurate, so please refer to the website schedule and our emails for more accurate dates. 

Swim tests will be tomorrow, Tuesday Feb. 25th, and Wednesday Feb. 26th at 7:00pm at Arne Hanna. It should take 20 min or less. 

First spring season practice will be this Thursday, Feb. 27th, at 3:45pm. For the first practice we are meeting in the downstairs Ward room at BYC.

This is our last email to the fall mailing list. Going forward, we will be using the emails of the current spring 2025 registration, so please make sure to register for Whatcom Sailing using the online form.  As always, emails sent to the team are visible on the website, so if you're not sure you're on the new mailing list, check the website to see if there is anything you missed. 

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us. Hope to see you later this week! 

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Meeting Today, Thurs. Feb. 20th at 6pm at BYC

Good morning everyone,

Just a quick reminder that we are meeting at 6pm in the Ward Room (downstairs room) at BYC this evening for our beginning-of-spring-season meeting.

We will be going over the spring schedule, expectations, and more.

Please let me know if you cannot make it but still intend to join the team, or if you have any questions. 

We hope to see you there tonight!

Best,

Anna and Cooper

Interest Meeting Next Thursday, Feb. 20th at 6pm

Good evening,

Just a quick reminder that we are having a Whatcom Sailing interest meeting a week from today, on Thursday, Feb. 20th at 6pm in the downstairs of the BYC.

Registration and the schedule are both live on the website, but we will be going over schedule details in person at the meeting.

Please let us know if you have any questions about the meeting or registration!

Best,

Anna

Spring Sailing 2025

Good morning sailors and families,

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

On Thursday, Feb 20th, we will have our High School Sailing Pre-Season meeting, 6pm @ The Bellingham Yacht Club downstairs.  This meeting is for both parents and students who plan to be on the team or are interested in learning more about it. The team is open to all high schoolers in Whatcom County and 8th graders with racing experience. 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.  

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

First practice is Thursday, February 27th @ 3:45 at the Bellingham Yacht Club. 

REGISTRATION & TEAM FEES

Team fees are $350 fee + $35 pinnie deposit = $385 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 fall.

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

Please note: Our spring 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 (not 8th grade) must do the required sports clearance with your school on Final Forms.  This is an online process on your school's website: https://bellingham-wa.finalforms.com/

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

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.

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