Hello Opti Family!
We are finally back to weekend practice!
A few notes-
1.)I will not be around on Saturday because I will be coaching a high school regatta. Please turn in registration forms. I asked Sophia from the accounting office to be around in the morning so she can collect registration as well as past dues.You can also pay with a credit card if you forget your checkbook.
If you happen to miss Sophia in the morning, then you can put registration forms and checks in the grey mail box that is locked to the right of the mark room.
2.) I previously made a typo on Green fleet practice schedule. Green fleet will practice on Sunday from 1:30-4:30.
3.) We will have our first Opti work day on Sunday at 9:45am!
The goal of the work day is to teach the Green fleet sailors the importance of boat maintenance and how to rig and de-rig the boats properly. We encourage Green fleet parents as well as Silver and Gold fleet parents to help with the work day.
This is what we plan to accomplish for the work day-
a.)We will assign boats and sails. You can have the same boat and sail from the fall unless you would like to be assigned another
b.) Inspect dollies. Put air in tires, build the dollies with missing parts, etc.
c.) Clean hulls. The assigned green fleet boats will go on the dollies and each sailor will wash their hull with soap and water.
d.) Inspect Hull. Check lines, bungees, airbags, hardware, gudgeon, etc. and replace whatever is needed. I will hand out a laminated checklist.
e.) Inspect sail. The assigned sails will be taken out of the garage and we will make sure that all sail ties and corner ties are tied corectly and that none are missing. We will also review how to tune your boat in different conditions.
f.) Inspect blades. Inspect for needed fiber glass repairs, check pintols on rudder, tiller, tiller extensions, and universal.
e.) Review de-rigging procedures.
g.) Complete goal sheets for the season in classroom.
I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday!
Julia Melton
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