BOTTOM POLISH TUTORIAL

Time to wax and polish your boat!

Here are some polish/wet sanding steps we recommend. This will take about a half an hour of work but it's really the right way to go to get your hull smooth and return it to "gelcoat white. What you need to understand is that this process is basically abrasive and what you're doing is lightly sanding the yellowed layer off and polishing it to protect your hull. The more faded or "oxidized" your hull is the more you need to compound/polish in order to get back to the original hull color.

What you need: Rags or buffer, StarBright Marine Polish, Wet Sand paper (the bigger the number the softer the grit- go for something 800 or higher), water hose.

Step 1 Wet Sanding
If your topsides are really faded, you should go with the 800 to 1200 grit. Flip your boat on it's dolly and make sure the boat won't rock when you sand it. Turn the water hose on and soak the hull. Keep the hose on a light drizzle and pour on spot you're working on. [REMEMBER YOU AREN'T RESHAPING YOUR HULL SO GO EASY. You can do irreparable damage if you over sand.] With your wet sand paper, sand in the direction of bow to stern. Hint: sand anywhere the water touches.

Step 2 Drying
Once finished wetsanding, dry the hull with a rag and let sit in the sun for a 10 minutes.

Step 3 Polishing
Once the hull is dry, squirt the StarBright Marine Polish across the hull evenly. Use your rag in a circular motion to cover the hull with the Polish, you should have circular residue of polish. Wait about 10 minutes for the Polish to crust and flake. One the polish becomes powdery wipe the hull clean with a dry rag.

Step 4 Care
Take care of your hull and always store with your bottom cover on. Be mindful of the bouncing and scratching from regular dolly use. The more careless you are with the hull the more it will need to be polished!

FALL REGATTA SIGN UPS AVAILABLE

The google spreadsheets for all the LYC supported Fall Sailing Season regattas are posted under the Regattas & Clinics > Upcoming Events page. We ask each participating sailor sign up on our LYC list. We need to count heads to make coaching and travel arrangements for each regatta. Thanks for your help!

Supported Regattas:

September 21-21  USODA South East Championships    usoda.org
October 11-14      USODA West Coast Championships    usoda.org
October 19-20      Fort Myers River Romp         riverromp.org
October 26-27      LYC Team Race Regatta        lyc.org
                               *coaches will make team rosters by Sept 25, please indicate interest*
November 9-10    Naples Cup Regatta            ncsc.naples.blogspot.com
December 7-8       Junior Olympics at US Sailing Center Martin County usscmc.org
December 27-30   Orange Bowl Regatta   coralreefyachtclub.org

Reminder -- Payments Due

LYC requires completion of paperwork and payment of Fall Sailing Program fees prior to the start of the season on Saturday.  ALL PARTICIPANTS must submit their completed registration forms before beginning practice on Saturday.  For LYC members this will authorize LYC to charge your account for payment.  Youth Sailing Guests must have paid by check before practice Saturday morning.

As it already has been with the Laser and High School fleets, this will be strictly enforced this year, so please make sure everything is complete.  Please understand, any sailor who has not completed the necessary paperwork and paid as described above will not be allowed to practice until it is complete.  Thank you.

CHAMP FLEET REFLECTION

LYC Optimist Fall Season Sailor Reflection Worksheet

Name:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Radial or Crosscut Sail:

Section 1:  Past Results

***Make sure to specify which fleet you completed in***

2012Orange Bowl:

2013Valentine’s Day:

2013 USODA Fleet Race Midwinters:

2013 USODA International Regatta:

2013 USODA Team Trials:

Please list any additional result goals if you did not compete in all of the above regattas:

1.

2.

3.

Section 2:  Upcoming Result Goals:

2013  SECs:

2013 WCCs:

2013 Orange Bowl:

2014 USODA Team Race Midwinter:

2014 USODA Team Trials:

Section 3:  Future Sailing Goals/ambitions

1.

2. 

Section 4:  Training Description:

Please describe in detail a typical training week.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Section 5:  Physiological Attributes

Height:

Weight:

3 Mile Run Time:

Plank Time:

Wall-sit Time: 

Number of pushups unbroken:

Number of situps unbroken:

Hiking bench time:

INT GOLD

LYC Optimist Fall Season Sailor Reflection Worksheet

Intermediate Gold Fleet

Name:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Radial or Crosscut Sail:

Section 1:  Past Results

***Make sure to specify which fleet you completed in***

2012 River Romp Regatta:

2012 Naples Cup:

2012 Junior Olympics:

2013 Spring/Summer Regattas:

Please list any additional result goals:

1.

2.

3.

Section 2:  Upcoming Result Goals:

2013  River Romp Regatta:

2013 Naples Cup:

2013 Junior Olympics:

Section 3:  Future Sailing Goals/ambitions

1.

2. 

Section 4:  Current Training Description:

Please describe in detail a typical training week.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Section 5:  Physiological Attributes

Height:

Weight:

3 Mile Run Time:

Plank Time:

Wall-sit Time: 

Number of pushups unbroken:

Number of sit-ups unbroken:

Hiking bench time:

IF YOU COULDN'T OPEN THE LINK - INT SILVER

LYC Optimist Fall Season Sailor Reflection Worksheet

Intermediate Silver Fleet

Name:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Radial or Crosscut Sail:

Section 1:  Past Results

***Make sure to specify which fleet you completed in***

List the regattas you have attended within the last year and your finishing positions for each.

1.

2.

3.

Section 2:  Upcoming Result Goals:

2013  River Romp Regatta:

2013 Naples Cup:

2013 Junior Olympics:

2013 Orange Bowl Regatta

Section 3:  Future Sailing Goals/ambitions

1.

2. 

Section 4:  Current Training Description:

Please describe in detail a typical training week.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Section 5:  Physiological Attributes

Height:

Weight:

3 Mile Run Time:

Plank Time:

Wall-sit Time: 

Number of pushups unbroken:

Number of sit-ups unbroken:

Hiking bench time:

OPTI SAILOR REFLECTION SHEET

The coaches would like each sailor in the Championship and Intermediate Optimist fleets to fill out what were calling a "fall season sailor reflection worksheet." This document requires your sailor to consider his or her current sailing history and outline his or her future goals in the Optimist boat. There are other important sections that will require some activity: wall sit times, current number of sit-ups, etc.

Each sailor (not parent) should take some time this week to fill in each section of the survey. This weekend sailors and coaches will discuss each sailor's goals for the season and establish personal milestones throughout the next few months.

The LYC Opti Fall Reflection worksheets can be found on the Program Documents page. Please print and bring your completed form.