Happy Thursday ABYC Sailors!
This is the weekly update of goings on of the Junior Program here at ABYC. Below you will see the events that we have been competing/sailing in, as well as upcoming events in the near and far future.
This Past Week’s Events:
We had a fantastic weekend of sailing at ABYC, starting with Sabots on Saturday and Learn to Sail, CFJ’s, and Lasers on Sunday. We’ve had a relatively warm winter so the sailing has been fantastic! If you missed the results from the ABYC Hosted Junior Invitational & North Series #3, click the link below!
Click HERE for the full results!
This Upcoming Weekend:
Hello ABYC
Laser
and
Laser Radial
Sailors
Join the
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Laser
Fleet for a
Laser
&
Radial
Clinic on Starting
Saturday February 3
rd
Come early for rigging tips and racing techniques from fellow
Laser
&
Radial
racers. There will be a brief Chalk Talk at 11:00 a.m. followed by numerous practice starts on the Bay.
All
Laser
&
Radial
sailors are welcome.
Entry fee, $5.00 to cover whaler rental and gas.
For more information and sign up, contact:
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club 7201 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach CA 90803
Tomorrow night we host our weekly Friday on the Bay, cruising around the harbor and sailing alongside USC, CSULB, and our very own High School sailors. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch and grab a drink, Happy Hour will be going on upstairs at the bar!
Saturday and Sunday ABYC in conjunction with
PCISA
host SoCal #4, so expect the club to be busy and fun!
We have Optimist Clinics running both Saturday and Sunday.
Green Fleet: 11am-4pm Saturday
Champ Fleet: 11am-4pm Sunday.
The champ fleet will be finishing up a little early to allow sailors to de-rig and clean up their stuff in preparation for the Super Bowl. If anyone is trying to leave particularly early, please contact the Sailing Director or Head Coach.
As always, Lasers continue their practices on Sunday, be ready to push off the dock at 1pm sharp. If you have any questions, feel free to email Craig Ramsay at
juniors@abyc.org
Dates On the Horizon:
Optis:
If you have not done so yet, please go register for Carrie #4 @ Del Rey Yacht Club
High School Sailors:
If you have not done so yet, please go register for SoCal #4
Every Friday Friday on the Bay! – All Junior Sailors
2/3-4 PCISA SoCal #4 @ABYC – Highschool/CFJ
2/10-11 Carrie Series #4 @ DRYC - Optimists
2/24-25 Golden Bear @ Treasure Island Sailing Center – Highschool/CFJ
2/24-25 Harken Series #1 @ CalYC - Optimists
3/3-4 Shadden Series #4 @ ABYC – CFJ Club Regatta
3/10-11 Carrie Series #5 @ Morro Bay YC – Optimists
3/10-11 Gaucho @ SBYC – Highschool/CFJ
3/11 Daylight Savings Time Starts
3/17-18 North Series #4 – Optimists
Stay Tuned for next week’s Thursday Update!
Sail Fast,
Craig Ramsay
Director of Sailing Programs | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
7201 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803
P: (562) 343-8030
