Hurricane Irma - Important

All, please see Arthur's e-mail about Hurricane Irma preparation below.  Loose sailboats and gear can damage others so it's important that you remove your items from LYC property until the storm passes.  If you can't, find a friend, but please don't rely on staff who must delay their own preparations to handle your responsibilities.  Hopefully this will all be wasted effort and we can go back to normal next week.  Plan ahead, stay smart and safe!


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Team,
    Hurricane Irma's current track and projections are such that we are initiating our Hurricane preparedness plans at the LYC Sailing Center. Here's the plan for Optis:

*Practice canceled for Thursday (Green), Friday, Saturday, Sunday (all fleets) September 7-10. 

*All Private Optis need to be removed from LYC by the evening of Wednesday 9/6. 
     - If possible, come and get your Opti (I will be around and we can help you put it in or on your vehicle. Take it home and inside your house (optis make great coffee tables).

     - If you live remotely, you can:
          (a) email me to have LYC staff put your opti on our trailer and take it off site.There will be a $100 charge to your account.
         (b) arrange to have a local parent take your opti or put it on one of our Opti trailers at following time:

We will be loading Opti trailers with LYC owned boats, and remotely owned  private boats at 5:00pm on Wednesday - feel free to stop by and help!

*Opti Rigs - private rigs are getting de-rigged (slid off mast, rolled on boom) TODAY as the Garage is being occupied with FJ's. If you can get them before 4:00pm great, otherwise, they will be upstairs in the classroom. All green fleet rigs are being folded, rolled and stored in the classroom as well. 

*High School: putting FJ's inside today.

*Lasers: same as Optis - please remove your boat from LYC. 

The safety of you and your family is the most important thing with this potential storm approaching. Our goal is to have the LYC sailing center shut down by Wednesday night to afford everyone plenty of flexibility for themselves. JC, Courtney, Ted and I will be working hard the next 2 days to secure all our assets so we can continue our program when the storm passes. 
     Again, we cherish the safety of all families in our sailing community and trust that you are making good plans and preparing for this potential hurricane. Now is not a time for worry, but for action - and to set a good example to our kids of being prepared -  as we do every day in sailing.

Thanks,

Arthur Blodgett 

LYC Head Opti and High School Sailing Coach
arthur.blodgett@lyc.org

Cell: 812 325-1137