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Jr. Race Team

Facilitate the development of our Race Team members so they have the experience/opportunity to compete up to the highest levels of junior racing, sail with the Corinthian spirit and operate on the water with the highest attention to safety.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday after Sail Camp.

Race Team prepares its sailors for competition with other junior sailors at the highest levels.

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Fees & tuition.

• Jr. Race Team Fee: Sail Camp Registration Fee $1900.00

CYC Junior Activities Registration on ClubSpot CYC is introducing Clubspot as our online registration platform. This program will allow profiles to be built and kept for future signups and eliminate the usual multitude of paperwork. Please create your account and set up profiles for your children as soon as you are able. Registrations after April 30th will incur a late fee ($100 for sail camp). CLICK HERE   To register for Junior Activities (Sail Camp, Jr Race Team, SOS and Swim Team)

ILYA TRAVELER SERIES

Starting the first week of June and ending mid August, The Interlake Yachting Association sponsors a series of weekend regattas at various clubs.  They also sponsor Junior Bay Week. Race Team members are eligible to participate in those races.  While some Club equipment will be provided, travel arrangements, expenses and supervision are the responsibility of the parents. Participation in Junior Bay Week is by invitation of the CYC Flagline, taking into account sailing proficiency and compliance with the rules of conduct.  

THE PROGRAM

Race Team augments the instruction the junior sailors receive in Sail Camp by being devoted exclusively to racing skills and strategies.  This program is the next step for teens who have an interest in competitive sailing and want more instruction and experience. Race Team participants desiring to sail double-handed may do so in the CYC owned Club 420's. Juniors who wish to sail single-handed may do so in CYC owned Optimists, or provide their own Laser.  Those who wish to sail triple-handed may do so by providing their own Thistle.  There are a number of CYC members who have Thistles ready to loan the Race Team. The majority of the practice time will be spent on the water in race simulations, practices and drills.  Every day there will be time spent reviewing what happened on the water in a “chalk talk” session.  In the event of bad weather, the team will head to the spar loft for additional instruction, or may be dismissed early, at the discretion of the coaches.

RESPONSIBILITY

Race Team participants must abide by all the rules of conduct both on and off the island and must account for and maintain all boats and equipment, whether provided by the Club, the coaches or by the families of the sailors.  

Race Team will be coached by a combination of paid and volunteer coaches, depending on the composition of the Team.  Coaches will be selected based on racing pedigree as well as organizational skills.  A coaches committee that is made up several Club members is developing a curriculum that will ensure a strong summer program as well as year round development opportunities for junior sailors.  These include the spring/fall “chalk talk” series and additional shoulder season race opportunities.  

PARENT PARTICIPATION

The most successful race team programs also have a strong legion of parents who donate their time as well as their boats to put the best possible group of junior sailors on the water.  Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks and we will be having a parents meeting at the end of March to coordinate this season.