The race results from day #1 of the RRYC Junior Spring Series are posted below along with the other regatta documents. The first race of the day this past April 29th was characterized by light air but a nice sea breeze filled in before the 2nd race making for a great day of sailing. See you next week for the 2nd of 4 race days.
The 2012 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Chesapeake Bay Open to be held in Annapolis, MD July 5 - 8, 2012
The 2012 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Chesapeake Bay Open is a youth sailing regatta to be held just 3 weeks before the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Highlights will include opening ceremonies with ESPN Personality and sailing promoter Gary Jobson officiating, high-quality clinics, community outreach, a youth-oriented “Olympic Village”, and three days of fun and competitive junior sailing. This is a double high point event for CBYRA. The Annapolis Yacht Club Junior Regatta (7/6), the Sandy McVickar/SSA Regatta (7/7), and the Hobie Youth North American Championships run concurrently with the Junior Olympics (7/6-8).
US SAILING's Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwide series of regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event in this family of regattas is hosted by a different club or organization, but all events share a common goal: to promote the enjoyment of sailing and development of skills to young sailors as well as provide an Olympic pathway for talented junior sailors.
Events mix Olympic-style competition with elements of learning and fun for all levels--from beginning racers to those with Olympic aspirations. In 2012, 30 events are planned in the continental United States and Hawaii and over 4,500 sailors expected to participate. Junior Olympic Sailing is coordinated by US SAILING and sponsored nationally by West Marine, Gill, andActive.com.
Check out the complete website.
The RRYC Spring Junior Starts on Sunday April 29th
Posted April 23, 2012
by Bo Bragg
Sunday April 29th marks the start of the RRYC Junior Race Series. Registration forms, Notice of Race (NOR), and Sailing Instructions (SI's) are posted on the Jr Sailing website. Race results will be posted to the website as well.
We are looking to form a Laser fleet at RRYC and would like to provide a separate course for Lasers at the Spring Series this year if there is enough interest. Please contact Bo at 804.436.7337 or Bo@BraggCo.com if you know a junior with a Laser looking to race.
CBYRA Junior Division High Points Awards.
Posted February 20th, 2012
by Bo Bragg
Congratulations to all the CBYRA Junior award recipients. CBYRA posted the final results and winners for CBYRA Jr Highpoint. Take a look at the results.
Junior Sailing Program 2012
Posted January 20, 2012
by Arabella Denvir
As our Young Sailors become teenagers we have to work hard to keep them in the fold and make sure that sailing becomes even more fun for them!
The 2012 season will include more emphasis on adventure and fun, particularly the early June session. The July Race Training Course will, on the other hand, be intensive Race Training. And the August session will be for our wonderful sailing babies and other beginners. And we introduce J24 sailing to RRYC teenagers for the first time.
SESSION 1: RRYC Adventure Sailing Week
– Intermediate level June 4-8
Now that you can sail with some confidence let’s have some fun using your sailing skills. During this week you will plan and make some voyages, some sailaway days. You will learn how to use VHF radios, how to beach and raft up, how to use all relevant safety equipment, and we will have on the water games. And possibly how to row your boat!
SESSION 2: RRYC Race Training Week July 16-20
My favourite course to teach each year! This year it will be a five day course, leading to the RRYC Junior Regatta on Saturday 21st. This year we will include some team racing. Team racing improves your boat handling skills and your knowledge of the rules amazingly. Race training will include boat speed, boat preparation, racing rules, racing tactics, mark rounding, starting strategies and will take place at RRYC and at Premier Sailing at The Tides, and will culminate in the RRYC Junior Regatta on Saturday.
SESSION 3: RRYC August Training Week August 6-10
This course is ideal for beginners and also for families looking for sailing dates later in the summer. From age 6 upwards. Optimists and sunfish.
J24 Teenager courses: Take the next step and learn to sail a J24, to handle a jib and fly a spinnaker. For age 14 and over with maximum group size of 4 students in each J24. Available on several dates throughout the summer .
Please phone Arabella at Premier Sailing School to book your course on 804 438 9300
2012 Junior Sailing Regattas
Posted February 19th, 2012
The complete CBYRA and US Sailing junior regatta calendars are online. Check them out and sign up!
Boyd Bragg is RRYC 2011 Junior Sailor of the Year
Posted December 1st, 2011
Boyd Bragg won RRYC's Mary Parker Mocure Vaden Junior Sailor of the Year Award at RRYC's Annual Meeting in December.
Burwell Vaden established a special Junior Sailing Award in memory of his wife Polly Vaden, who died June 26, 1999. The award includes a permanent trophy to be kept at RRYC. The trophy is engraved with the name of the junior sailor who best meets the criteria for the award, and is presented at the RRYC annual meeting in November. The recipient also receives an engraved award to keep.
Criteria for the award are sportsmanship, leadership, and participation, as well as proficiency in sailing classes, races, and other related sailing events. Helping children reach their full potential was a goal actively pursued by Polly, and this award in her memory is a meaningful way for us to remember her and the ideals she espoused.
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