CYC Jr. Sailing, summer 2012:
Registration will hopefully open February 8th, 2012. Registration will be online this year. The URL link for registration will be posted here when it is open. You will be taken to a Junior sailing micro-site where you will be able to see the overall schedule of classes, the class fees, class descriptions, 'extra's' that are offered this year and you will find all important information that you need to know for the coming summer.
Members and returning non-members, please register by April 1st to guarantee your spot(s). All new non-members may register after April 1st.
• Session 1: June 25-July 20th
• Session 2: July 23rd - August 17th
• Racing classes are 8 weeks long
• Monday Night Learn to Race off the dock - Kids and parents, come down from 4:30-7:30 and learn to race off the dock. Parents are encouraged to go sailing with their kids or just hang out on the dock and watch! A CYC Intstructor will run races from the dock. Additional junior sailing instructors will be on hand to help out and sail with kids who just want to go sailing. The evening will end at 7 pm with hot dogs and watermelon under the Gazebo. Parent volunteers and expert hot dog grill masters are always welcome! This will take place every Monday night, beginning June 25th and ending August 13th.
Important Dates for 2012:
- June 19-22 - Pre-season classes
- June 22-24 - 420 Racing Clinic. Attendees will also receive coaching on June 26th at the Sail Newport Youth Challenge Regatta.
- June 22- Meet the Instructor & Parent Opti clinic, 5:30-6:30
- June 25 - Session 1 begins. Additionally, the America's Cup World Series will be in town and hosting many events for kids at Fort Adams throughout the day. Once the full schedule is posted and activities are known, we may try and have a field trip to Sail Newport if the activities offered are relevant.
- June 26 - Sail Newport's Youth Challenge regatta - Any CYC sailors wishing to attend, please let Meg know before the start of the program if possible. This is the first day of class for most kids and I'd like CYC sailors to support this great Bay event if possible. Thus, advance planning will be required.
- July 20 - Session 1 ends. Awards for non-racing classes at 12pm. Classes resume at 1 pm. Also, CYC will host the second NBYA Laser regatta. VOLUNTEERS WANTED. We will need lots of race committee help to run this one day regatta.
- July 23 - Session 2 begins
- July 23-24 - CYC will be hosting the NBYA Girls clinic and Championship, also know as the Mary Rose Marshall Regatta. Girls in Optimists, Lasers and 420s should be encouraged to attend this great two day event. Opti sailors in Adventure Optimist may want to join in too. The 23rd is a clinic and the 24th is a race day - the NBYA Girl's Championship. VOLUNTEERS WANTED. Please contact Meg if you can help. We will need people to help unload on the 23rd, others to "man the parking lot" and many others to assist on the water on two race courses.
- August 8 - Marime Photography class with Onne van der Wal. 4:15-sunset (8 pm).
- August 17 - Session 2 ends. Awards at 5:30 for all classes, both sessions.
Other Information:
Pinnies- All sailors in CYC racing classes, including green fleet optimist, will be required to have a CYC pinny that will be worn at all regattas. (Pinnies are worn over life jackets.) The pinnies are the property of CYC and will be distributed on the first day of class. A $25 deposit is required to receive a pinny. Please send your sailor with $25 to the first class, or see your sailor's instructor and you can pick up the pinny for your child(ren). Deposits will be refunded when the pinnies are returned at the end of the season. (Kids may keep the pinnies, but then the deposit will obviously not be refunded.)
Pinnies will make the sailors easier to locate at NBYA events and will help to foster a team feeling.
CYC Boat Stickers- Sailors who bring their own boat to the club to sail in the junior sailing program will be given a sticker to put on their boats. Jr. sailing boats MUST have these stickers on the stern. If a boat does not have a visible CYC sticker, you will be charged for summer storage as per the CYC bluebook.
Private Lessons - Private lessons are available. Lessons are $60/hour with a two hour minimum. Add $10/hour for each additional child up to 4 that is included in the lesson. All private lessons are scheduled by the Program Director, Meg Myles: Mgaillard@aol.com
Adult Lessons - CYC offers lessons to adults. Contact Meg Myles to schedule a lesson, or a series of lessons.
Any questions, please contact Meg Myles: Mgaillard@aol.com
The CYC mailing address is:
Conanicut Yacht Club
PO Box 257
Jamestown, R.I. 02835
Dear Sailors and Families,
Welcome to CYC for the Summer of 2012. We anticipate a wonderful sailing experience for all of our junior sailors. Please read the various class description pdf's and review the class schedules.
Registration Policy In order for the Junior Sailing Committee to better plan we have adopted an early registration policy.
1) Registration begins February 1st
2) Registatrations are due on or before April 1st. After April 1st, there is a $50 late fee.
3) CYC member families and any non-member families who participated in the 2011 program will be confirmed as their registrations are received.
4) After April 1st CYC will open up any unreserved spots to non-member families.
5) Payment is due April 1st. Club members have the option of charging fees to their club memberships.
6) A medical release fom must be submitted with registration to be considered registered.
7) Sailors must be 8 years old by September 1, 2012 to register.
Important Dates
• Friday June 22nd- Meet the Instructors - 5:30-6:30 pm
• Monday June 25th - Session I begins
• Friday July 20th CYC Session I Awards, Non-Racing Sailors only - 12pm
• Monday July 23rd - Session II begins
• Friday, August 17th 5:00pm - Year end CYC Junior Sailing awards
Junior Sailors whose families are not regular CYC members will be required to pay $100.00 per session or $150 for the season for a "Limited Junior Sailing" membership. This limited membership entitles junior sailors to participate in CYC Junior Sailing activities.
All families are requested to include an e-mail address on the registration form so we can contact you with any changes or additions during the season.
Our Program Director is Meg Myles. Please contact her with any questions, comments, or concerns. Mgaillard@aol.com
Thank you,
Meg Myles & Cory Sertl
Jr. Sailing Program Director & CYC Jr. Sailing Program
Meet our instructors for Summer 2010 season! Links to bios and photos below.
Meg Myles is the Jr. Sailing Program Director.
Adele will be returning this summer teaching the beginner and intermediate classes. Adele is a wonderful instructor, whom we are fortunate to have back.
Max is new to CYC. He is just finishing his freshman year at Tufts University, where he is a member of the sailing team.
Eleanor (El) Lawson will again teach at CYC this summer. Eleanor Lawson grew up sailing with her parents and grandparents in Duxbury, MA. She started a sailing team at her high school Nobles, and then took a gap year between high school and college to train for her Yachtmaster certification in Australia. El went on to crew on the Connecticut College sailing team, and graduated with a BA in Architectural Studies in 2009. El enjoys sailing both big and little boats. She has raced in seven Bermuda races, and sailed a Trans-Atlantic in 2008. While El enjoys the excitement of racing, her true passion lies in cruising for fun and exploring new places.
More information soon...
Mike Marshall is a junior at
Connecticut College and the 420 and Laser Racing Coach. This is his third
summer coaching at CYC. He learned to sail at CYC in Optimists when he was 8
years old and began racing the following season. At age 12, he competed in the
Opti fleet-racing and team-racing Nationals and qualified for the U.S. National
Team trials. The next summer he began skippering Lasers, 420s, and J/22s, all
of which he still races today. In J/22s he has won the CYC Fleet 12 summer
series four times. In Lasers, he won the New England Junior Single-Handed
Championship twice and competed twice in the National Junior Single-Handed
Championship. At Connecticut College he is currently co-captain of the varsity
sailing team. He skippers in single-handed, double-handed, and triple-handed
regattas, which has included winning the inter-collegiate New England Sloop
Championship and competing in the ICSA National Sloop Championship.
Emily Gowell will again instruct at CYC this summer.
Nick Johnstone started sailing at age 6 at the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. By age 10, he started racing optimists competitively at local regattas. He sought out a higher level of competition and started racing at more national level regattas. He kept improving steadily and with the help of a lot of top level coaching through the FAST Sailing Foundation, various clinics, and switching to sailing at Conanicut Yacht Club. He won Optimist Midwinters in 2005, got 6th place at ACC's in 2005, placed 5th at Nationals in 2006, and 5th at Team Trials in 2006. He competed in two Optimist South American Championships, 2 Optimist North American Championships, and one World Championship. He did the 29er circuit for a year and finished 9th at the 2007 North Americans. He then went on to sail 420's and placed 5th at 2008 North Americans, 8th at 2008 Orange Bowl, and 1st place at the 2009 Nationals held at Conanicut Yacht club. He currently attends Tabor Academy and is going into his senior year.
Matthew Gowell will return to CYC this summer Instructor. Matt is extremely talented, competent and a solid teacher. We are thrilled to have him back!
Matt is 17 and graduating high school in June. He has been sailing since he was a baby and racing since age nine. He first raced Optimists, then Lasers mainly. Last fall he was able to finish 3rd in the High School Singlehanded nationals for standard rig sailors. He also has experience in 420's, FJ's, and some larger keelboats. Sailing is his passion and he hopes to continue racing in college.
Alice Toll will return this summer to instruct beginners and intermediates. Additionally, Alice will help run the program. She is highly organized, smart, capable and a solid instructor.
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