Octoberfest

September 24 & 25, 2011 Sail Sand Point, Seattle, WA

Another beautiful weekend filled with the full spectrum of wind and weather! Saturday was a hot, sunny day with light breeze. Sunday brought stormy, gusty, rain filled clouds cruising over Lake Washington. Winds ranged from 12-18 mph, with gusts up to 31 mph. Our sailors did awesome- they were still racing competitively in such high breeze! Riley and Ben placed first in the FJ fleet. Robyn placed 2nd in the Northwest Youth Race Circuit, which totals all results from a total of 7 races throughout the summer. Full results have not been posted yet, but we will send those out as soon as we receive them. Good job Whatcom sailors!!

Being towed in on Saturday

Sunday brought better wind...notice carnage in the background as Liam hikes through it

Sailing, San Francisco, Fundraising

Another great job by everyone this weekend in another windy regatta.  Winds yesterday were a steady 15+ mph with gusts as high as 30!  A special congratulations to Robyn who finished 2nd overall in the Northwest Youth Circuit Laser Radial season standings.  We will be posting pictures soon to the blog on our website www.whatcomsailing.com.

We have 2 weekends off from racing before we head back down to Seattle for Cascadia Cup and McCurdy cup.  After that we would like to send some of our varsity sailors to San Francisco to race with some of the top programs in the country.  The regatta we would be attending is held at the San Francisco Yacht Club on November 5th and 6th.  We would leave on Friday Nov 4th and return Monday the 7th.  Preliminary costs look to be around $250-300/per sailor.  We would like to purchase tickets and get everything arranged by the end of the week.  Please discuss with your parents and let us know by the end of the week if you would like to go and can for sure go.  If you have any questions about how an event like this typically works please give us a call and we can chat.

Fundraising Committee - We would like to set up a parent fundraising committee to help us raise money for the program.  If you are interested in helping with this please let us know.  We will have a meeting shortly to discuss potential fundraising opportunities.

Thanks, see you at practice tomorrow!

Mallory & Scott

Coaches - WCS

360.303.1759 c

www.whatcomsailing.com

Octoberfest Details

Sailors and Parents,

Details for this weekend:

We are meeting at the Sehome Haggen parking lot at 7am.  Be on time please.

Drivers - Jo Kaas (towing 2 lasers), Steve Hood (towing 2 lasers), Griffins, Kerseys (towing 2 FJs), and Scott (towing 3 fjs and 1 v15).    WOW 10 BOATS!

Sailors going - Riley A, Liam, Robyn, Miles, Elsa, Elise, Victoria, Kara, Lainey, Zoe, Riley G, Ben, Cassie, Mac, Sawyer, Jay, John, Garrett

BRING: Sleeping bag, Pad, Pillow, Bailer, Electrical Tape, Money for registration ($40), Money for dinner Saturday night and breakfast sunday morning, clothes for both hot and sunny and cold and rainy.

Lunches are provided with registration fees.  We will be going out for dinner Saturday night and for breakfast Sunday morning.  Parents, additional lunches are available for $5.

We are staying at Liam's Grandpas house on capital hill, sleeping on the floor of his downstairs.

On Sunday when we return to Bellingham we will be going straight to Lakewood to unload boats.  Everyone must come and help with this so we can get it done quickly.

See you tomorrow!

Mallory & Scott Wilson

Coach - WCS

360.303.1759 c

www.whatcomsailing.com

         

DJOD

September 17 & 18, 2011 Bellingham Yacht Club, Bellingham, WA

What a wonderful weekend of sailing in all wind conditions! Saturday was a very windy, wavy, challenging day and the team did great! It's getting out in those crazy conditions and surviving that builds your sailing ability quickly! Sailors came off the water soaking wet and exhausted, but with a smile on their faces. Sunday was met with much calmer seas, and near the end of the day, some light wind racing. In the FJ fleet, Robyn and Elsa placed 3rd and Miles and Elise placed 2nd, both going home with some neat prizes! Full results divided by fleet can be found here: http://sailfleet.byc.org/2011/09/17/dale-jepsen-one-design-regatta/ More pictures can be found here: http://janpix.smugmug.com/Boats/2011-DJOD-Regatta/19086649_mwFqmt#1485171752_TLVxpdQ target= and here: https://picasaweb.google.com/104803912432940640237/2011DaleJepsenOneDesignRegatta?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Trailer Needed

We are in need of a trailer to tow 2 lasers down to Seattle this weekend.  If anyone has one we could use please let me know.

Thanks,

Scott Wilson

Coach - WCS

360.303.1759 c

www.whatcomsailing.com

JAM

September 10&11, 2011 Port Madison Yacht Club, Bainbridge Island, WA

Whatcom Sailing showed up en masse to JAM with 15 sailors filling 9.5 Lasers, Radials and V15s. It was a sunny weekend with light winds. Everyone did very well, and even placed in a couple classes. The Laser class got in 5 races, and Jack Thompson placed 3rd. The V15 fleet got in 7 races; Riley Ghio and Ben Kaas placed 2nd and Miles Johannessen and Elise Chambers placed 1st. Complete results can be found here: http://results.sailwave.com/JAM.htm

Braving the goo

How many sailors does it take...?

Octoberfest

Great job this weekend to everyone sailing in some pretty tough conditions.  Just being able to sail in wind and waves like that makes you great sailors.  Good job!

Our next regatta this coming weekend is just down to Sail Sand Point in Seattle.  It is the final regatta of the Northwest Youth Circuit regattas.  We will be sailing v15s, fjs and lasers.  If you have a preference on what you sail please let us know and we will try to accommodate.  Depending on the competition we may sail in just V15s or just FJs.  We will find out what the other teams are sailing. 

We will be meeting at the Sehome haggen parking lot on Saturday morning at 7am and leaving shortly after.  The regatta fee is 40 dollars which includes lunches both days.  You will need to bring 20 dollars or so for dinner Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning.  We will also be house camping again, so bring your sleeping bags, pad, and pillow.  That being said, please pack only what you absolutely need so we can keep some room in the cars.  We will be returning on Sunday evening after racing.  

Parents: We need drivers, please let us know if you can drive and or tow boats on a trailer. 

We have the following sailors signed up so far, if you are not on this list and would like to go please let us know asap.

Joshua Pryde

Victoria Clark

john andrews

Jay andrews

Kara Johnson

Mac Cook

Sawyer Griffin

Ben Kaas

Liam Hood

Garrett McHugh

Robyn Lesh

Elsa Balton

Lainey Lesh

Riley Ghio

Zoe Barton

Miles johannessen

Jack Thompson

Nicholas Bourlier

Riley Allsop

Amy Han

Cassie Rea

Elise Chambers

Scott and Mallory

Coaches - WCS

360.303.1759 c

www.whatcomsailing.com