Sailing CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB OF SEATTLE RACE TEAM - Info Night - CYC Seattle
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CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB
CYC middle and High school
OF SEATTLE RACE TEAM
sailing
Info Night
January 27th, 2021
Experience
Sailed- 19 years
Raced Dinghies – 11 years
Instructed – 10 years
Raced Keelboats – 9 years
Coached – 7 years
Directed – 4 years
Places I’ve sailed
Panama
Greece
Nicaragua
Hawa’I
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Costa Rica
Mexico
Organizations I’ve worked for…
Poulsbo Parks and Rec
Kingston Cove Yacht Club
Waiheke Island Sea Scouts
Dogfish Sailing (North Kitsap and Kingston HS)
Western Washington University
Sail Orcas
GHYC and TYC
Costa Rica Sailing Center
CYC Program Breakdown
CYC
Juniors Program
Race Learn to
Personnel
Teams Sail
Instructors Opti Varsity/
Sailing Jr Family
Committee
+ Jr. Coaches Green + JV High Camps Clinics
Director Instructors Classes
Gold School
CYC Race Teams
ages 8-14 12-18 $250 13-18
Members
days M/T/Th T/Th $300 M/W
Non-
member
time 4:15-6:45 4:00-6:30 4:00-6:30
Spring Spring Spring
season Summer Summer Summer
Fall Fall Fall
Gain racing Improve boat Develop advanced
experience and handling, learn to skills and compete
goal comfort on the sail the FJ well, in NWISA
water at a young and get a feel for representing your
age the team school
Why Sailing?
Communication Individual and
Blue Mind Theory
skills team sport
Only 100% co-ed
Lifelong enjoyment College and High Great exercise
School sport
Independence, self
Community around Travel
sufficiency, and
the world opportunities
confidence building
JV Which team are you on? Varsity
No sailing At least 2
experience years on a CYC
necessary race team
Open to Approval by
anyone Coach to join
7th-12th grades 9th-12th grades
Intra-team Inter-team
competition competition
Capsize and swim
test before you
Competes in can sail Competes in
NWRYC NWISA
1 Be Prepared Practice Expectations
Come dressed to sail
In appropriate gear 2 Rig Quickly
Change of clothes
Water and snack Practice teamwork
The right ‘tude, dude Help each other
Effort matters
3 Attend Practice Maximizes water time Things out of my control
Attendance matters Weather and conditions
Practices mandatory New COVID regulations
Coach assumes you Team time management
4 Listen
are coming The amount of effort you want
to put in
Safety first
5 ROOTS of Respect Improves skills
Lessens frustration
R-Rules
O-Officials
O-Opponents
T-Team
S-Self
Typical Practice
• Arrive (dressed) and rig
15 min • Help your team get ready
• Chalk talk
5 min
• Launch
10 min • No one goes past fishing pier until all boats are in channel
• Warm up – usually 10 tacks, 10 gybes
10 min • Pay attention to where the coach and group are
• Run through drills and skills
80 min
• Head in and Derig
20 min
• Debrief and answer questions
10 min
2.5 hrs
total
What to Wear
*Your coach reserves the right
to deem gear unacceptable for
the conditions and not allow a
sailor on the water until they Drysuit
are dressed appropriately* Rigging knife REACH
Fancy race watch
Wetsuit
Smock/Spray Top +Bibs
Sunglasses
RECOMMENDED
Sunscreen
Waterproof gear bag
Gaiter
Booties
Coast Guard Approved Type III PFD
Gloves and warm hat
Layers appropriate for the weather
Close-toed shoes REQUIRED
Water bottle
Waterproof top/bottoms
Layers
“Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klæ”-Scandanavian proverb
Important Dates
FIRST DAY OF JV LAST WEEK OF
CYC WORK PARTY PRACTICE PRACTICES
2/27 3/16 5/31
3/15 4/12 6/21
FIRST DAY OF FIRST WEEK OF
SPRING BREAK
VARSITY PRACTICE SUMMER TEAMUS Sailing
GOVERNING BODIES
ISSA Supporting
Organizations
The Sailing
Foundation
NWISA
Ballard
High
School
District
Regionals Nationals
QualifiersCOVID Regulations
Social distancing on docks
Wash hands when you get to practice, sanitize frequently, wash hands when you leave
Stay home if you or your family is experiencing ANY symptoms of COVID
Masks at all times- even on water
Extra mask in coach boat/ in waterproof bag in PFD
Health screening prior to every practice
In phase 1, no doublehanded inter-team competition except championships + qualifying events
Possibility of laser competitions
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19%20Sporting%20Activities%20Guidance.pdfImportant Varsity Dates
FLEET RACE
POSSIBLE LASER POSSIBLE FLEET RACE
NATIONALS
EVENTS REGIONALS DISTRICTS
(OHIO)
MARCH MID 5/7 6/5
APRIL
END OF 4/23 5/22
MARCH
TEAM RACE
POSSIBLE TEAM RACE
NATIONALS
REGIONALS DISTRICTS
(FLORIDA)Team Expectations
Sailor
CYC
Coach
Parent
• Provide • Instruct, teach, • Arrive to each • Assist them in their
organizational and and mentor practice with a development as an
administrative students to willingness to independent and
support to the Jr become better learn, grow, and self-managing
program people and better work as a team to individual and
• Help to maintain sailors accomplish goals allow.. Don’t do
docks and facilities • Treat each sailor • Treat all everything for
• Commitment to with respect and teammates, them
furthering the attention parents, coaches, • Support the coach
growth and • Provide direction competitors, and in doing their job,
development of and structure to officials with but communicate
the Jr program ensure safety respect if there are
• Ensure equipment • Manage their time concerns
and facilities are in well to maximize • Prepare them for
the best standing everyone’s time on life, we’ll prepare
possible the water them to sail fastWhat’s Next?
Register at cycseattle.org Read and sign all Get yourself and
on or after February 1st and expectations, documents, your gear ready
stay up to date on the and waivers for March 15th
latest COVID protocolsQuestions? Huge thanks to Michael Dougherty for contributing so many wonderful pictures!
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