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Big Ideas for Junior Big
Boats
JBB presented by Kevin
Broome and crew
Kevin Broome
Sailing Director
American Yacht Club
AmericanYCSailing@Gmail.com
Making Old New Again and Vice Versa • Some Programs look at JBB Sailing as old school • Some programs look at JBB sailing as new school • Some programs look at JBB as alchemy
JBB is new and old mixed together!
Road Map and Some Stories
Peter Becker
2016 US Sailing Volunteer Coach of the Year
Life Long Sailor
Bob Whittredge
Executive Director of JSA of LIS
US Sailing Area B Youth Representative
YRA Member
Life Long Sailor
Meme That Keeps Making The Rounds 50+ things that your mobile phone has replaced
Why Big Boats?
• Classroom • Swing Set
• Science
• Technology
• Teen hang out
• Engineering • Weather observatory
• Arts
• Mathematics • Responsibility building
• Geography • Adventure
• Cartography
• Head
• Playground
• Powerboat
• Tent
• Place to turn the music
• RV up and cut loose
• Hotel • Swimming Platform
• Gym • Camp fire social
• Race Car • Vacation house
• BBQ • Family dinner table
• Kitchen • Play with different
• Fort generationsWhat Is A Big Boat?
What Is A Big Boat?
What Is A Big Boat?
Premise: ”Big” is subjective
https://angusrowboats.com/pages/bumblebee-sailboatWhat Is A Big Boat?
JBBWhat Is A Big Boat? • Premise: ”Big” is subjective • Ergo: • For the purposes of this presentation, a big boat is anything longer than 15 feet • Generally has more than 3 people • Generally has a keel • Pro tip: Dream big, but work with what you have!
What Is A Big Boat?
Junior Big Boat Sailing Program. The Junior Big Boat
Sailing(JBBS) Program is an opportunity for teens
to sail with an instructor, or coach, on 35-45 foot well-
outfitted sailboats
http://www.ussailing.org/education/jbbs/What Is A Big Boat?
Premise: ”Big” is subjective
Ergo: We are going to make some general assumptions
and go from there
For the purposes of this presentation, a big boat is
preferably 35 to 45 feet
We are all coming from different areas with different
resources. Many skills translate!
Big Boat training worst best with the right toolsWhat Do Big Boats Do?
(A bit of everything?)
• Buoy Racing
• Coastal Cruising
• Government Mark Racing
• Overnights
• Middle and Long Distance Racing
• Blue Water Cruising
• Round the World Racing
• Raft Ups
• Repair and MaintenanceDifferent Models of JBBs
• Stand Alone Programs
• SeaScouts, Community Programs, Young American Sailing
Academy, Tall Ships and more
• Hybrid
• Mix of other models
• Augmented and enhanced existing Junior Programs that
normally focus on primarily on dinghies
• As an afterthought or last minute panic situation
• Doesn’t work!JBB isn’t loading up kids on a rail as ballast
and throwing cold water on to them
• Many junior sailors are used to be active
• Set them up for success!
• Make sure juniors are dressed appropriately
• Being cold or hot lessens the experience
• Find jobs for them to do
• Find great coaches and mentors!
• All volunteers are not created equal
• Find appropriate jobs for everyone that wants to ”help”
• Shadowing other jobs can be a great way to startHow To Get Big Boats Involved in
What You Already Do
• Most programs have a mission statement or core beliefs
• What is your definition of success?
• When looking at existing or new programs, see what
makes sense for your program
• Watch, Emulate and Enhance!
• Its nice to copy successful programs, but do what is best
for your circumstances once you get things going in the
right direction.What makes sense for your
program?
• The next door club isn’t always right
• But they might be on to something!
• What program of theirs can you import and improve?
• What is your sailing venue like?
• Depth? Hazards? Traffic? Current? Wind? Resources?
• If your venue isn’t conducive to big boat sailing, is there
another local area that you could keep a boat?
• What are the local fleets in the area?
• Are they looking for more participation?
• (please send me their fleet captain’s name b/c I’d like to hire them!
Maxing out fleet capacity is an impressive feat)
• Partners
• Your program doesn’t have to go it alone!What is it about big boats that you love? Lets ask the experts
What is it about big boats? “I love the teamwork involved challenges of communicating and working with a team to achieve our goals. The interconnectedness of the various jobs is more important than any other group activity outside of sailing.” -Megan Ploch aged 18 years 2017 International Keel Boat Championship – Skipper Favorite JBB moment? ”Beach Point overnight a few years ago when a huge squall came through for about 10 minute. The wind went from 3 to 40 Kts in a second, so we carried the spinnaker to punch out and sail further than most of the fleet until we too broached for a solid 5 minutes until we got the sails down.”
What is it about big boats that you love? “Big Boats allow sailors to focus on individual parts of the boat and dial in skills to improve on one by one.” - Matthew Wallace ’14 years of age JBB moment that sticks out in your mind? ”Definitely when the breeze was up during the last 50 miles of the vineyard race and we all were pushing the boat as hard as we could. We were hoping to break 17 knots.”
What is it about
big boats?
“I love JBB. It is important for young sailors
because it teaches respect among your crew.
No one position is more important than the
next, so kids learn from each other and respect
everyone’s opinion and contribution.”
-Maddy Ploch aged 16 years
JBB moment that sticks out in your mind?
”Bermuda” (She was the youngest crew
member) or “a J105 regatta this Fall when a
J105 owner/driver rightly protested me out of a
day of racing for the owner/driver class rule. He
rightly saw me, a 15 year old junior, as a threat
and protested us out when we beat him.
Frustrating at the time, but in a way, it was a
huge compliment.”What is it about big boats that you love? “Team work and working with some of my closest friends. We like showing that a group of kids can sail well and often better than the adults!” JBB moment that sticks out in your mind? “Vineyard Race 2017. After 30+ sail changes, it was 3am when we were coming off shift. We “Variety! We are trying to get into sat on the rails and there was a pod of dolphins some double handed distance racing!” playing in the bow wake. They stayed with us for about 10 minutes.” -Nick Hein 16 years old -Eric Dowd 16 years old
What is it about
big boats?
“Big boats, unlike some dinghies challenges one to
work with a larger team with sometimes more,
complex, dynamics. They open a sustainable way
to be part of the greater sailing world. People can
sail big boats their whole lives and still be part of a
competitive community of sailors.”
-Carina Becker aged 18 years
Recent achievement: All Female Crew for the 2017
Sydney to Hobart Race
BU sailor and just completed the Sydney Hobart
Race on the Magenta Project Boat
JBB moment that sticks out in your mind?
”Driving for a lot of the Sydney to Hobart Race.”Why Big Boats?
• Stable teaching platform
• More specialized jobs
• Can be relatively inexpensive craft
• Ways to get value!
• Coaches/Mentors can be in the boat!
• Inclusive
• Utility with Existing Assets
• Opportunities to expand the community
• Life lessons
• Larger Playground
• More than just windward – leeward coursesJBB Is More Inclusive And Flexible
• Skills
• Individual
• Team
• Body size
• Knowledge
• Confidence
• Levels of comfort
• Anxiety/pressure
• Timing
• New events with different people
• Bigger weather windows
• Different Challenges and more complex skillsUS Sailing’s Teaching Tenets • Sailors learn by • Seeing – most sailors learn by watching • Hearing – many sailors learn by listening • Doing/Feeling – some sailors learn by doing • Repetition – multiple opportunities to learn
Repetition – multiple opportunities to learn
• Talent is learned and earned through extended and
intense practice of a skill
• Time on a big boat helps focus that
• See similar problems from different angles
• 10,000 hours is a great start
• “The harder I work the luckier I get!”
• Purposeful and productive training
• Break through a skill level plataue
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121114-gladwells-10000-hour-rule-mythShift in perspective – allows sailors to see from a
different angle
Shift in perspective - allows additional learning opportunitiesIndividualized Jobs:
Allow focus, accountability, in depth knowledge of area
systems and hopefully; mastery
"I do one thing at a time. I do it very well. And then I
move on."
- Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III
[ M*A*S*H Season 6, Episode 1, "Fade in, Fade out"].In Many Areas JBB Can Go Deeper • Knots • Teamwork • Seamanship • Splicing • Systems • Planning and Provisioning • Psychology
Opportunity To Be More Inclusive
and Welcoming
• Different skill levels can be on the same platform
• Dinghies have less people and knowledge and skill gap
can be more evident
• Humans tend to prefer to do things they are good at
• How fun is it jump on a boat with fun people and be
successful?
• Being in the back of a fleet can get old pretty quickly
• (I’ve definitely had my share of races that have made other
people feel very good about their own abilities)JBB Can Be A Contained Program
• Trailers Rarely Needed
• Numbers can be flexible
• Generally don’t need a powerboat
• Teachable moments can be instant
• Easier for knowledge to be shared
• Built in carpool
• Different types of pressure
• Team dynamics, not necessarily individual or pairs
• Shelter from the weather
• Event dependent
• AIS = every helicopters’ parents dreamAt some Level Body Types Exist
For All SportsBody Type
• At some point bodies do
matter
• Too big/too small
• Loaded message
• Pressure
• Body and brains
• The bigger the boat, the
more options there areThe Power Of Peer Influence Childhood development researchers have long argued that peers are much more important than parents in and after middle school in terms of: • Decision Making • Confidence Levels • Attitudes • Behavior
The Power Of Peer Influence
Different than ”Pier Influence”The Power Of Peer Influence
In a world of ever increased online pressures, positive
teams can change an athletes trajectory.Can Be A Family Thing • Family sailing can often reinforce lessons learned during the week! • (most of the time) • More utility for the boats • Its fun to watch younger sailors taking charge • Starts, docking, main trim etc.
Keel Boats can
link to other • Reinforce previous lessons
programs • Introduce new concepts
• Create future learning bridge
opportunities
• Unique learning experiences
• Information is easier to find in
your brain if is different
• True, it may be the appear to
be the same thing in a
different platform, but if
done right it can be a game
changerJBB Myths • Expensive! • Dangerous! • To complicated! • More bodies • More things to break • What if they hit something?
The other side of the coin – JBB Concerns
• More stuff to break
• True, but more stuff to fix!
• Some people love fixing stuff
• Need more people to go sailing
• Opportunity to pull new
people into our sport
• Everything Costs More
• Depends on the program!
• Some folk might donate
• More people to share
responsibilities
• More power and more loadSome context: We train in the Western part of Long Island Sound. We sail and compete all over!
One of the strongest Junior Big Boat
Sailing Areas in the Country
1924
JSA of LIS events
• Storm TrySail Foundation’s Safety at
Seas Seminar
• Navigation Test
• Dorade
• Hosted by Stamford YC
• Beach Point Overnight
• Hosted by Beach Point YC
• Can One Series
• Hosted by YRA of LIS
• Twilight Series
• Hosted by Port Washington YC
• Marlin Spike Contest
• Lots and lots of regattas
• Raft Ups
• Hosted by Waterfront CenterThe Dorade Trophy • Stared in 1967 • Participation has been fairly even over the last five years, high of 20 boats • Two fleets, J105 fleet and PHRF fleet • J105 Fleet size has decreased over the last five years • PHRF fleet size has increased • PHRF fleet consists of typical J boats and Beneteaus • Short course racing in the LIS, typically windward leewards • Minimum of 60% junior crew on board, older than 14 younger than 18
Beach Point Overnight • Started in 1956 • Participation has been fairly even over the last five years, high of 18 boats • Minimum of two fleets, has been three historically broken down through PHRF • Overall PHRF fleet has grown over the last few years while the one design racing has declined • PHRF fleet consists of typical J boats and Beneteaus • Distance race of approximately 65 miles, from Beach Point Yacht Club to Stratford Shoal Light and back • Minimum of 60% junior crew on board, older than 14 younger than 18
The Biggest JSA of LIS Summer JBB Events
Dorade Beach Point Overnight
14 14
12 12
10 10
8 8
6 PHRF PHRF
6
J105 J105
4
4
2
2
0
0
20132014201520162017• Kids in Keelboats
• Young jr. sailors can get more time on the
American Yacht water
Club’s programs • After School Sailing
• JSA of LIS summer JBB opportunities
• Thursday Night Spinnaker Series
• Older Sailors
• Friday Night JAM Series
• Not music… Jib and main
• Younger sailors
• Weekend Racing Opportunities
• April to November
• Young American Program
• Has had local and national successMost of our sailors have a
few years sailing dinghies
• Success begets success?
• Fun breeds more fun
• Many, but not all sail dinghies
• We are proud of the newer sailors that join us
• Many, not all sail with families and friends
• Friendships and peer interest are a big part o
JBB
• JBB is a right of passage for some
• JBB is and identity for othersThe J105 • Great Teaching Platform • Achievable price • Boats do everything that you need and then some • Introduced in 1991 as the first modern day keelboat with bow-sprit and asymmetric spinnaker • The most successful one-design keelboat class over 30' in the USA with over 680 boats sailing worldwide • 34 and half feet… not technically a big boat!
Young American Evolution It takes a village: • Leaders • Parents • Vendors • Sponsors • Staff • Guest Coaches • Supportive Club • Local Fleets • USMMA Sailing Foundation
Young American Evolution
• 2011
• Volunteer Leadership Group
• Volunteer Supplied Boats
• Friday Nights
• Members would assign jr.
sailors to member boats
• At the dock or driving around
on a club powerboat giving
owners very little option to
take one or two sailorsYoung American Evolution
2012 -2014 2015
• New parent leaders organized a
separate 501c3 and purchase a j105 • We tried a morning big boat
dedicated to the sole use of junior program with limited success
big boat training
• Fear of missing out (FOMO)
• 35 Sailors with a core group of 10
• Parent Group • Most sailors wanted to sail both
• Rotated duties dinghies and big boats
• Worked to get the J105 up to speed
• Upgraded systems through the years
• Dinghies during the week days
• Expanded • Weeknights and weekends were
• Older Sailors started branching off for JBB
• Friday Night JAM Series
• Weekend Racing Opportunities
• April to NovemberYoung American Evolution
2016 2016 Newport to Bermuda
• Parent leaders chartered High
Noon
• Spent much of the spring
rebuilding and training on the
Tripp 41
• High Noon was formerly Steve
Benjamin’s IRC weapon
• Fast
• Powerful
• Stripped down to the
essentials
• Sailed the boat as often as
possiblePeter’s Plan
We got the kids excited and then we planned backwards
• Crawl • Stratford Shoals Race
• 30-60 miles
• Some night sailing
• Block Island
• Walk • 180 miles
• True Overnight Distance
• Run • Vineyard Race
• 300 miles
• Serious Overnight SailingPeter’s Plan
Building: the skills and confidence
Training: as often as prudent
Sea miles: experience is everything
Return deliveries when possible
2016 Bermuda Race 640 miles
4 Day Distance Race
High Noon
2018 Bermuda Race
Boat TBD
2019 June TransAtlanticYoung American Evolution
2016 + The Future looks bright
• 40 Sailors with a core group of 10
• Parent Group
• Rotated duties
• Worked to get the J105 up to speed
• Upgraded systems through the years
• Expanded
• Older Sailors sail Can 1
• Friday Night JAM Series
• Not music… Jib and main
• Younger sailors
• Weekend Racing Opportunities
• April to November“YA”
http://bermudarace.com/newport-bermuda-race-aboard-high-noon/Any Questions? I’m happy to talk after the session or any session. There are few things more fun than talking sailing!
How do we (the collective) do it?
Action Steps
• What’s going on near you?
• Figure out what’s working and what’s not working
• Sailors on occasion love to tell you about boats and
what’s right/wrong with the world
• Ask local fleet representatives for advice
• Partner with other groups to be more efficient
• Most boats sit unused most of the time
• Be flexible
• Be creativeGet Plugged in
• US Sailing Sears Cup
• US Triple Handed Ladder Event
• High School Keel Boat Regattas
• Storm TriSail Club hosts the biggest College Regatta in the
Country each Fall
• Bring a Youth Team to most traditional Regattas
• Many existing races have additional opportunities
• Youth
• Corinthian
• Gender
• J70 Youth ChallengeSears Cup • Started in 1921 by Commodore Herbert M. Sears • The triple handed junior sailing trophy • A clinic is held the day before the event, led by the US Junior National Coach • The country is broken up into twelve different areas, each area sends one team to represent them • Depending on the size of your area, you may be required to lead in more than one regatta • Ladder Rungs • Qualify with your club to be the best • Sail in a regional Area to go to one of 12 Area Qualifiers • Sail in an Area Qualifer and win the area • Sail for the Sears Trophy aka National Triple Handed Championship
Where To Find Boats?
Where To Find Boats?
Be Creative!
Look
• Craigslist
• Boat Dealers
• Forums
• Other online market places
• For Sale Signs in Your Area
Listen
• Sometimes the rumor mill knows who is looking to sell/donate
Ask
• Check out boats on the hard that haven’t moved in awhile
• Dry rotted tires are good place to start
• Post Wanted Ads in Newsletters/website
• Contact Class Associations
• Connect with Local FleetsWhere To Find Boats? • 1986 J22 in Annapolis • Has sails to be used for learn to sail, and for racing • Can be moved from club to club via land • Fleet of used 12 C420s from C of C $14,500 • From 2004, well loved • Most hardware and sails would need to be replaced • 2006 J105 in Wisconsin for $95,500 • Used as a cruising boat • Ready to be sailed • 1979 J30 in California for $25,000 • One set of sails • Ready to be sailed
Where To Find Coaches/Volunteers?
Staff
Find the right staff
• Job posting and recruiting
• www.sail1design.com
Work with what the team you have
• knowledge can be taught depending on levels of skill
• Mentoring/shadowing
• US Sailing offers Keelboat certifications
• Use volunteers, clinics or guest speakers to up everyone’s game
Volunteers
• Can deliver a robust experience
• Big boat sailors tend to be easier to find than others
• Ask local vendors for help
• Some supply their own boat to useRole of a Coach/Volunteers?
If its possible to separate coach from other roles do so
* Most Junior Sailing Chairs don’t also have JBB bandwidth
A Coach Should Coach
• Emphasize
• Quality Coaching
• Connections to the outside world
• Temperament
• Ability to work, with and inspire kids
• Deemphasize other duties
• Boat Owner Rep
• Owner/Driver
• Safety Officer
• TreasurerWhat to teach and how to do it
US Sailing has lots of courses to get certified and find ideas
• They have years of experience
Take advantage of talented volunteers
• Play to their strengths and passion!
Start backwards
• What are your short and long terms goals
• Figure out how to achieve how to achieve them
• Safety
• Fun
• LearningRecreational Sailing vs Racing • A rising tide lifts all boats! • Recreational sailing has is fans • Racing has its fans • Plenty of room in this sport for everyone to play
J70 Youth Challenge 2017
• Year 1
• Goal: to develop and build strong junior keel boat
programs
• Highest jr. boat finisher at a selected J70 regatta
• NOODs, Key West Race Week, Charleston Race Week and Cedar
Point
• Championship was held at Sail Newport
• Nine teams competed: Results listed in order of finish: Santa
Barbra YC, Sail Newport, Annapolis YC, Coral Reef YC, Severn
Sailing Association, Litter Traverse YC, Eastern YC, St Petersburg YC
• Winner received a free boat for the year!J70 Youth Challenge 2018 • Year 2 • Championship will be held 9/16-18/18 at St. Petersburg YC • Twelve teams will qualify for the regatta • To qualify have to be the highest finished Jr J70 at a big regatta. I.E NOODs, J70 Great Lakes, Charleston Race Week
Other Reasons To Build a Big Boat Fleet
• Other Reasons 4
Keelboats
• Disabled Sailing
• Frostbiting
• Less chance of sailors in the water
• “Corporate Events”
• Corporate Retreats
• Team Building
• Guest Appearances
• Distance Sails
• Family Fun Days
• Maximize the utility of your
existing/soon to exist resourcesOther Resources
US Sailing Big Boat Resources
http://www.ussailing.org/education/jbbs/
Junior Big Boat Program Guide
Junior Big Boat Sailing Cards
Junior Big Boat Sailing Program Package
Storm Trysail Foundation’s Junior Safety at Sea Program.http://jsalis.org/about/big-boat-program
The Junior Big Boat Program introduces Big Boat sailing and Racing to older jr sailors
• Lots of resources and links
• Ask Bob - info@jsalis.orgREACH – STEAM and Sailing
• Amazing stuff
• Engaging and preparing our sailors
• Future Jobs
• Reams of ways to get sailors interested in
• Above the Boat
• Wind, airflow, weather, aerodynamics…
• In the Boat
• Simple machines, forces, tools, line strength…
• Below the Boat
• Hydrodynamics, current, tides, buoyancy…Any Questions? I’m happy to talk after the session or any session. There are few things more fun than talking sailing!
It Really Is Just About Fun And Games!
JBB is daunting but it is achievable for everyone in this room
Teach Sailing the Fun Way
*Find or build the right team
We only want good experiences and good stories
*(Its okay to embellish a little everyone now and again)
*Be ambassadors for our sport
-First Sail
• US Sailing needs all of us
Setting our sailors up for years of successes and storiesThanks for Coming!
Please feel free to reach out with any further
comments, suggestions or questions!
Kevin Broome
Sailing Director
AmericanYCSailing@Gmail.com
Gareth Petko-Bunney
Assistant Sailing Director
AmericanYCIdeal18sailing@gmail.com
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