Friday, April 1, 2011

APRIL 2011 ISSUE

Sunday April 17th
The First RRYC Junior Event of the Year is Near
**The Upside Down Regatta**
I Pity the April Fool Who Doesn't RSVP!


12:30 PM - Quick 45 minute Course on Regatta Management with Emphasis on:
  1. Sailing Instructions & Notice of Race
  2. Starting Sequence
  3. Penalty & Recall Flags:  What do they mean?
  4. Scoring
1:15 PM - Let the Races begin!  Kids board the Nancy Jane!  Parents ... you know what to do.


The Junior Fleet Spring Tune Up
Special thanks to Paddy Kurtz, Taylor Tompkins, Taz Carrington, Tom Richardson, Scott Vail, & Frederick Johnson for pitching in to pull all of the junior sailing boats out of the racks and rig, clean and repair them.  It was a lot of work and these guys did a great job preparing the fleet for another successful season of junior sailing.


Spring & Summer Courses at RRYC
We just had our first jr. sailing committee meeting and wow.. these classes are filling up fast!


April 23rd:  RRYC Sunfish Coaching Day Clinic
April 30th:  RRYC Optimist Coaching Day Clinic

These April one day clinics are designed to get you and your boat tuned up for the Spring Series beginning May 1st.  Registration forms and information are provided to the right under "Upcoming Events".



June 6 - 10:       RRYC Junior Training Week
July   5 - 8:        Chesapeake Academy Junior Sailing Course
July 18 - 22:      Chesapeake Academy Junior Sailing Course
July 25 - 28:      RRYC Race Training Week - leads up to the RRYC Jr. Regatta on July 29.
August 1 - 5:     RRYC Junior Training Week




RRYC Junior Sailing Foundation 501 (c) 3
Thank you, thank you, thank you to early donors Marshall Orr, Tommy & Brenda Asch, Joe and Carol Sarnowski, Doug Lyle, Pete Clay, Frank Birdsall, Pete & Tove Power, Stu Kramer and Cheyrl & Ron Mihils.


The Junior Sailing Program now has three new Optimists sailboats with dollies.  Look for "Opti-Mystic" and "Lil Skip" out on the water this year.


We aim to purchase three more as well as a travel trailer as more funds are raised.
Contact Bo Bragg or Scott Vail if you are interested in providing your support or simply mail your donation to:


RRYC Junior Sailing Foundation
POB 55 Irvington, VA 22480

Murphy's Rules of Racing
Many Junior Sailing parents participated in this great seminar on March 26th at RRYC.  We hope to see more of you at the next one.

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