*Important* Last Day of LYC Opti Practice on 5/10

Parents,
 
We are cancelling practice on Sunday 5/11 to honor Mother's Day. The last practice is on 5/10 for Gold, Silver and Green fleet.

• You will be receiving end of season sailor evaluations this week. Please let me know if you have any questions.

• We will be taking team pictures before practice on Saturday.

• Don't forget we still have one more event of the season-the Hospice Youth Regatta is on May 17! Please register today if you haven't already.

• Lastly, I hope that everyone can attend the Luau banquet on May 22nd!

Sincerely,
Julia Melton

End of Season Pizza Party!

Opti Parents and Sailors!

 

To celebrate the end of the season  and our last practice before we all break for the summer, there will be a PIZZA PARTY for all Opti sailors and their families on… 

 

Saturday, May 10th (after practice) 

$20/per family

Please RSVP as soon as you can using the Pizza Party spreadsheet in the "Upcoming Events" folder on the blog. 

 

We'll have pizza, cupcakes and refreshments!  Hope you can all make it!

 

Please call Meaghan Carroll with any questions (954) 629-6894

Green Fleet Last day of Practice May 10th

The last day of practice for green fleet will be moved from Sunday May 11th to Saturday May 10th.

10:30am-5:30pm Practice on May 3rd and 4th

This is a reminder that practice will start and end an hour later this weekend. Green fleet practice will be the normal time, 1:30-4:30.

LYC Calendar April-May 2014

LYC Optimists,

As we wrap up our spring season, I wanted to share a few important dates to note on your calendar.

·        Markus will be coaching Silver and Gold combined practice this weekend. Practice will begin both days at 9:30am.

·       The last spring series race will be on Sunday 4/27 for green and silver fleet. The racing will take place in front of the club from 1:30- 4:30. Gold fleet is encourage to participate in the series racing but will not be scored. Silver and green fleet will be scored separately. Silver and gold will start during their normal practice time and then come in for the series racing at 1:30

·        May 3-4 weekend practice will start and end an hour later 10:30-5:30 for all fleets. Green fleet will have a normal practice time from 1:30-4:30. This time change is to reduce congestion at the sailing center as we are hosting the annual Ron Payne Snipe regatta.

.     On Saturday May 10th is the last spring series race for Gold fleet.

·        Team pictures will taken first thing on the last day of practice,  May 11^th.

·        The Hospice Youth regatta is on Saturday May 17^th !!

·        The spring Banquet is on Thursday May 22^nd, at 6pm. Invitations will be sent out soon. Please email me any photos from the fall or spring that we can include in the slide show. 

Thank you all for your support through the transition this year; it's been a great season!

Sincerely,

Julia

Month	Practice	Time	Coaches	Details:
APRIL
22nd	Silver & Gold	Tue 3:30-6:30	Juan	*Sailor Evaluations
23rd	Juan Leaves for Team Trials	Wednesday
24th	Green Fleet Practice	Thur 3:30-6:30	Julia
26th-27th	Gold & Silver	Sat & Sun 9:30-4:30	Markus
26th-27th	Laser	Sat & Sun 9:30-4:30	Colin/Chris
27th	Green Fleet (Series)	Sun 1:30-4:30	Julia/Kyle	*Spring Series Silver and Green *Sailor Evaluations
29th	Silver &Gold	Tue 3:30-6:30
MAY
1st	Green Fleet Practice	Thur 3:30-6:30	Kyle
3rd-4th	Gold & Silver	Sat &Sun 10:30-5:30	Markus	*Practice will start and end an hour later
3rd-4th	Laser	Sat &Sun 10:30-5:30	Colin/Chris	*Practice will start and end an hour later *Laser Team Pictures on 5/4
4th	Green Fleet	Sun 1:30-4:30	Kyle/Liz
6th	Gold & Silver	Tue 3:30-6:30	Juan
8th	Green	Thur 3:30-6:30	Juan/Julia
10th-11th	Gold & Silver	Sat & Sun 9:30-4:30	Juan/Markus	*Opti Team Pictures on 5/11 *Sat 5/10 Gold Series Race *Last practice on Sunday May 11th
10th-11th	Laser	Sat & Sun 9:30-4:30	Colin/Chris	*Last practice on Sunday May 11th
17th	Hospice Youth Regatta	Sat	Julia
22nd	Spring Banquet	Thur 6pm

2014 South East Dinghy Championship

South East Dinghy Championship
Key Biscayne Yacht Club - April 18 & 19, 2014

Dear Opti Families,

We have the South East Dinghy Champs this weekend at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club!  Please note that this is a Fri & Sat event, no sailing on Easter Sunday.  If you want your sailor to attend sign-up your sailor in this blog by clicking here.  And then register on-line at the US Sailing Regatta Network site (here's the link) where you can find additional information like the Notice of Race, view the registrants and visit the event website.

Trailer Loading/Unloading
Load your Optis and sailing equipment/gear by Thursday night at the latest since the LYC truck and trailer will be heading south on Friday early morning.  Our trailer will be on-site and ready for the unloading process at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club at 7:45 am.

Schedule Of Events
Thursday, 17 April 1600-1800 Early Check-in (highly recommended)

Friday, 18 April
0730- 0830 Check-in & continental breakfast
0845 LYC Team Rig & Ready time followed by a team meeting at flag pole
0915 Competitors' Briefing- Opti R,W,B
0930 Green Fleet Competitors' Briefing
1030 First Warning Signal- Opti R,W,B
1045 Green Fleet First Warning Signal

Saturday, 19 April
0815 LYC Team Rig & Ready time followed by a team meeting at flag pole
1000 First Warning Signal Opti R, W, B
1030 Green Fleet First Warning Signal
1330 No Warning Signal After
1330 Buffet Lunch, Music, and Awards

LYC Event Coaches
RWB Fleet Course:  Juan Carlos & Marcus Edegran
Green Fleet Course:  Kyle Pond

Coach Boat Towers/Volunteers
We need (3) coach boats to tow to and back from KBYC please contact me by phone or email if you can help us out on this matter.  It is important that we all make the effort to tow so we don't have to ask the same sailing families over and over again.

Please let me know if you have any questions...we are all looking forward to a great racing experience for our sailors!

See you all this weekend!

Juan Carlos Romero

Hospice Youth Regatta Sign-Up

Hello all!

The parent volunteer sign-up sheet for the Hospice Youth Regatta is now posted under "Upcoming Events" and can be found here. The sailor participation list is also up; please be sure to note in the appropriate field if you are using a club boat. The participation list can be found here. Thank you all in advance for your help and support with this event!

Julia Melton