Summer RWB Clinics @ LYC !

2016 Spring Banquet Photos

Thank you to everyone who attend our Spring Banquet. It was a great success!
Below are some photos from the evening.

Spring Team Race Clinic @ LYC May 19, 21-22

To get sailors excited for Summer Team Race Nationals, LYC will be hosting a Team Race Clinic open to all RWB Sailors. 

Schedule: 

  Sat.-Sun May 21-22 10am Rigged and Ready to 5pm

  Thursday May 19 is a 3-7pm after school practice - if you can't make it thats OK!

    

Open to drop in sailors & LYC team members - sailors rsvp as individuals (no need to register as a team!) and will be put into practice teams/skill groups. 

rsvp to: arthur.blodgett@lyc.org 

    

Cost: $150 (member discount applies). 

    Clinic will cover: 

         *Team Race Skillbuilding: Passbacks, Marktraps, Decelerations, Gap/Push Skills.

         

          *General Team Race Strategy:

                  - Converting to plays

                  - Winning in Zones

                  - Chasing effectively when the other team is winning! 

          

            *Effective communication with teammates.

          

            *Common TR Rules situations (taught through the callbook) 

                         and how to sail well with umpires. 

         

            *Each sailors will receive a copy of the updated LYC Opti Team Race Playbook.

 

Coaches: Arthur Blodgett and Bobby Noonan. 

Learn from 2 coaches with extensive backgrounds in high level College Team Racing!

Arthur has coached 2 different High School Teams to podium finishes at Team Race Nationals in the past 3 years. He coached LYC1 to 2nd Place the LYC Team Race and Opti Midwinters, where the team went 23-0 going into the finals. Arthur was selected to coach the first USNT Team Race Practice. 

Finally, Here's a throwback LYC Team Race Video from LYC Coaching Legend Patrick Rynn, as well as current LYC Laser and High School standouts Jensen and Max! We look forward to covering this situation and more! 

Thank You Julia, Welcome John

Good Afternoon,

I wanted to advise the group that effective May 2, 2016, LYC has a new Sailing Director. After 2 ½ years of service Julia is moving on from her position here at LYC. Nadine and I have both wished her well on her journey as she expands her professional horizons, her last day will be May 20, 2016. Julia will be moving to Chicago to pursue a new position as Sailing Program Manager with the Chicago Yacht Club.

Please join me in welcoming Mr. John Casey to the club as our new Sailing Director. John is very excited to be taking on the position and brings with him a wealth of sailing and coaching experience. John will also be taking over our Laser Program as the Head Coach and will be heading up the Fitness Program we are initiating this year for all of our junior sailors. John has been a guest coach this year at LYC and is looking forward to expanding his role within our program and working with our outstanding cadre of coaches.  

A brief bio for John:

BA, International Affairs from Rollins College (Magna Cum Laude)

Strength & Conditioning Coach Certification

Firefighter/EMT State of Florida Certification 2005  

US Sailing Team Sperry- Nacra 17 Olympic Campaign

#1 Worlds, Gold Medal Miami Cup, 2 North American Championships, US Championship

Sailing Manager for Oakcliff Sailing Center

High Performance Coach Oakcliff Sailing Center

Fleet Manager, MRF

Nacra 17 Olympic Class Coach

LYC Laser Coach, HPT and Ocean Team

US Sailing Fitness Award 2014

Melges 24 2010 & 2012 Gold Cup Winner

2013 Gold Medal World Cup Nacra 17

3^rd Place Formula 18 National Championships

Guest Coach 2015-2016 International Olympic Development Clinic

    

John brings with him a skill set and a reputation that will take our already incredible sailing program to new heights. New guest coaches and new guest speakers will give the junior sailors unprecedented access to world class Olympic level training. His organizational skills and can-do attitude will be a welcome addition to our club, especially in these times when we need every department to keep a close eye on their budgets. John will begin work this Saturday and will work with Julia the following week to ensure a smooth transition. John and I will schedule a staff meeting to review the status of the program and develop a plan for the fall season so we can hit the ground running after the summer. We will also be meeting with all of our Fleet Chairs to establish clear communications with everyone and to get their take on the needs of the program(s).  

A few of the key initiatives that I have tasked him with are:

• .       Improve the communications and general awareness of the Sailing Program and the rest of the Membership. This will be accomplished through an expanded Mainsheet presence and working with the yachting group and Fleet Historian to get our sailing accomplishments out there for everyone to see. Increased social media presence and increased feedback to our Media team will be vital.  
• .       Work with the Head Coaches for the various fleets to develop an updated curriculum for all fleets with measurable and defined training objectives for all fleets. This will help the sailors, coaches, and parents understand the specific goals that we are trying to achieve at the different program levels and help them understand where the sailors fit. Identifying key regattas and events that we can use for both development and assessment are key components.
• .       Work with the LYC Race Management Committee to be better stewards of LYC assets and the Mark Room. Ideally the coaching staff and the RC staff will have different sets of equipment so as to ensure there are sufficient resources for our sailing program and for our regattas.
• .       Work with the Coaches to develop a fitness program for all fleets. Sailing is a strenuous sport and all of our junior sailors would benefit from this. Consistency in fitness training and core conditioning will be a huge help to our sailor as they progress through our fleets.

I am excited to have John onboard and look forward to working with him this year. Never before has LYC seen the successes across the board that we are experiencing right now; from Optis to the Olympics!! The Board and the Membership are completely behind the Sailing Program; be on the lookout for expanded marketing and branding around the club that will celebrate our successes!

I want to thank everyone for their efforts this year and let everyone know that great things are coming! At the next YC Meeting I will articulate a few new requests that I have for the group; I encourage all coaches, staff, committee chairs, and members to think about ways to make our program even better. Commodore Commette and I are committed to LYC sailing and are eager to help make long-lasting impacts to the program. LYC has one of the best programs in the country, let’s work together with our new Sailing Director to make it the best.  

I will be reaching out separately to our IOD Committee and our Green Fleet team to discuss suggestions for a new Green Fleet Coach. This is a vital role here at LYC and John will be working to fill that slot quickly.       

KR
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Final East Coast Training Fun

With our Opti Gold team en route to the USODA Team Trials in San Francisco, CA (I'm writing from a truck stop 3.5 hours south) I wanted to post a few videos of the great last training weekend we had at LYC. Big breeze Saturday and Sunday morning and we had huge waves! Shrinking iPhone storage is preventing me from sharing a couple more videos I shot but here is a sampler. The kids are doing a really good job with their technique, and with "moving out" on each wave to counteract its heeling, sweeping motion.

Safe travels and good luck to our sailors as they compete in a 230 boat fleet with a chance to qualify for a plethora of international and national teams!

Arthur Blodgett

Important Upcoming Dates + Information

This Saturday, April 9th is Spring Series #3 for Gold and Silver Fleet.

Next Sunday, April 17th is Spring Series #3 for Green Fleet.


Trophies for the Spring Series races will be presented at the Spring Banquet on May 5th.


If you have any photos from the season, please send them to Niki Hill at ncurryhill@yahoo.com

Ariel Casaretto on the USA I420 Worlds Team

A huge congratulations to Ariel Casaretto and Maddie Rice from New Jersey for being selected to represent the US at the I420 World Championship in San Remo, Italy this July. They are one of seven female teams selected nationwide to be part of TEAM USA.  We are so proud of all her diligent training and hard work both on and off the water.  Ariel's success is a testament to our Opti program. Ariel joined the sailing program very late- a summer camp, a fall season in green fleet- then spring in Red fleet then straight to HS sailing! This proves that our Opti sailors shouldn't feel discouraged if they feel too big or too old. The basics learned in the Opti will help in every other boat our sailors choose to sail later.