Parents and Sailors,
Thank you to all who were able to attend our preseason
meeting last Thursday. The coaches along with myself are really looking forward
to getting to know each of your children and to working with them. I would also
like to welcome all new parents and sailors to our program!
There are a couple of important things that we covered in
the meeting that I would like to review with everyone. Please take a look at
all of the highlighted links to documents and print out a copy for yourself.
1.)
The first day of practice for both Green and
Lime is this Saturday September 5th. Please enter through the front
gate of the Sailing Center, where there will be a check-in table. After each
sailor checks in, they will be assigned their own hull, sail and blades (what
we call the rudder + daggerboard). Along with these assignments, there will be
a charter agreement that each sailor and parent must sign. There will be a
$15/month charter fee that will be billed to your YSG or member account which
ensures you working equipment for the season. On Saturday, Green fleet practice
will be from 10:30am-4pm and Lime fleet practice will be from 12-3pm.There will
be no Opti practice on Sunday September 6th because of the holiday.
2.)
Our weekly practice schedule will be as follows:
a. Lime
fleet: Tuesday 3:45-6pm /Saturday 12-3pm
b. Green
fleet: Thursday 3:45-6:30pm/Saturday & Sunday 12-4pm
We need parents to help take their child’s assigned
boat off the rack before practice and put boats on the rack after practice.
*A note for sailors who will be late to
weekday practices: when you arrive, rig with the help of your parent as quickly
as possible; Green fleeters should sail out and join the group, Lime fleeters
will have a coach on-shore to give you instruction!
3.)
Please review our syllabus for Lime and Green
which give a thorough overview of each fleet, weekly practice schedule and
learning targets:
4.)
Please subscribe to our Opti Blog at http://lycoptis.blogspot.com/. To
subscribe you need to enter your email address in the white box on the right.
This will allow you to get blog posts emailed to you. We use the blog to
communicate important date and schedule changes as well as practice and regatta
debriefs. Additionally, all of the documents in this email can be found on the
blog.
5.)
LYC's
Optimist Survival Guide is designated for parents and sailors who are
new to Optimist sailing. The guide gives an overview of the boat itself,
explains what a regatta is and contains venue information on the regattas
included in our fall program. Also please review our Program
Policies and Procedures.
6.)
Fall
Regatta Schedule. This has been revised since the meeting. Green fleet
supported events are listed on the right hand side. Regattas are designated for
Green fleet sailors, but lime fleet is welcome to participate under coach
recommendation. We anticipate some of the Lime fleet sailors to participate in
regattas by midseason. Green fleet sailors are expected to participate in all
of the following events: River Romp, Naples Cup, Junior Olympics, Orange Bowl
as well as all of the 3 Fall Series Races scheduled throughout the season.
7.)
After you look at the calendar, please identify
which regattas you plan to participate in this season and sign up on our Regatta
Sign Up Sheet which can also be found under the regattas and clinics tab on
the blog.
Please let me know if you have any
questions and I look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Sincerely,
Julia Melton
Green Fleet Coach & Sailing
Director
