Wednesday, December 17, 2014

2015 Spring Season Information

Dear Parents and Sailors,

Thank you to those who were able to make it to our meeting last night. I know it is a very busy time of the year for us all. We covered a lot of information, so please read the following items thoroughly.

Attached you will find  the following documents( I have several copies of each in my office, so please save paper before you print!):

2015 Spring Practice Schedule
2015 Spring Calendar
2015 Spring Registration
2015 Regatta Calendar
Optimist Survival Guide-Spring 2015
Green Fleet Syllabus




1.)   Registration form
a.       Registration forms must be turned in by Jan 2nd.
2.)    Season Calendar
a.       The season will begin on January 5th and run until May 17th.
b.      There will be no green fleet practice on Thursday January 8th because of the winter banquet.
c.       Our first green fleet practice is on Sunday Jan 11th and we will be having a boat work morning before practice starting at 11am.
d.      There are two Winter Series and two Spring Series race days for each fleet. Silver fleet will be scored separately than Gold fleet.
3.)    Practice
a.       Always refer to the LYC Opti Blog for schedule updates and changes.
b.      All Club equipment must be returned if you are not planning to sail in the spring. I will be checking after practices this week to make sure that all blades, rudders, sails are returned. If you are not planning to sail in the spring, please notify me so I can remove your monthly charter fee for the spring season. If you are sailing in the spring and would like to request the same or different equipment from in the fall, please let me know.
c.       Commodore’s fleet sailors will not be assigned a club Opti.
d.      Attached you will find the Green Fleet Syllabus. We are still working on the Commodores fleet and Championship fleet syllabus.
e.      Each sailor will receive an end of the season evaluation/progress report from the fall. These will be sent out shortly after the holiday.
4.)    Coaching
a.       We are hiring a Silver Fleet coach for the spring. We interviewing for the position this week.
b.      I will be announcing our new additions to our coaching staff in the next two weeks.
5.)    Regattas
a.       Boomerang Regatta hosted by LYC. Encourage all LYC sailors who participated in the fall to sign up for the event. Registration is open https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=9264
b.      Refer to the regatta schedule document to get an overview of the events for the season.
c.       Refer to the Opti survival Guide for details on each regatta venue for the spring. (I have several extra copies in my office. I recommend making refundable hotel reservations for the events you think you might participate in.
d.      This summer LYC is supporting Nationals in Pensacola, July 16-26th. LYC will have a coaching for green fleet and championship fleet. More information on pre-nationals summer clinic dates will go out soon, but it will most likely be the week of June 29-July 3 and July 6-10.
6.)    Blog
a.       Signup sheets for all of the spring regattas are listed on the blog. Check your calendars to see which one you can do, register for the event and then sign up on the blog. This is very important for planning and travel logistics.
b.      Towing Signup sheet will also be up on the blog. We need everyone to take a turn towing.

7.)    Orange Bowl Logistics-
a.       The championship fleet will be practicing in KBYC this weekend and the Opti trailer will be back to the sailing center on Sunday  between 5:30- 6pm. Orange Bowl Sailors will be loading their boats after practice on Sunday. If you are not able to come and are sailing orange bowl, then you need to find a way to get your boat on the trailer or coordinate with me.
b.      Friday Dec. 26th Check in is from 1pm-5pm.
c.       Saturday Dec. 27th I would like green fleet sailors to be arriving no later than 7:15am. Green Fleet will have a team meeting before the skippers meeting at 8:45.
d.      Parents please purchase snacks, fruits, Gatorade, and waters. It would be easiest for you to bring the snacks to practice on Sunday and I will load into the cooler and bring to the event.
e.      We are still need 3 parents to tow coach boats. Please let me know if you are able to tow and when you will be able to pick up the boats. I will be making call to those who haven’t towed yet this season.
f.        I saw 9 green fleet sailors signed up for orange bowl, but only 4 are signed up on the blog. Please sign up on the blog as well so we have your contact information. You can find the signup under the regattas and clinics tab or click here.

I think that covers most of it. I know this is a lot of information so please reach out to me with any questions.

It's been such a pleasure to coach the LYC team this year! We look forward to an awesome spring!

Cheers!

Julia Melton

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