2012-Jabbo Gordon Regatta Registration is now available. Click here for NOR and Registration.
Registration now open for Scout Week March 12 - March 16. This is a great way to get introduced to sailing; if you know a Boy Scout or Girl Scout aged from 9-14 let them know. Cost is only $100.00 for the week, boat and coaching provided. If interested please email veniceyouthboating [snail] verizon [period] net -> mailto:veniceyouthboating [snail] verizon [period] net.
Upcoming Schedule: (please note changes to schedule below)
Mar. 17- Leukemia Cup, Key regatta no sailing in Venice. Isles Yacht Club, Punta Gorda.
Mar. 24- Spring series, Race 4.
Mar. 31- Spring series, Race 5 and boat load.
Apr. 7- Jabbo Gordon Regatta, Englewood. Key regatta no sailing in Venice.
Schedule Comments:
Regatta Results:
VYBA Presidents Day Regatta:
Green Fleet: 1st Joseph, 2nd Garver, 3rd Sam, 4th Carol, and 5th Sean.
RWB Fleet: 1st Louisa, 2nd Garrett, 3rd Tessa, 4th Stefan, and 5th Sara. It was nice to see Louisa back at our club for the day; we miss her smiling face when she is not here.
Laser Fleet: 1st Justin, 2nd Lucas, 3rd Courtney and 4th Bogan. Lucas and Courtney tied for 2nd Lucas won the tie breaker.
Videos from the Laser Beach launch:
Results for the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami:
Louisa Nordstrom and former member Nick Hernandez both attended with Team FOR. A total 0f 559 sailors from 15 countries sailed for 4 days in Opti, Laser and 420s. Louisa did very well and finished 37th of 206 sailors over all in RWB. (25th in Red fleet) Nick Hernandez was placed 2nd before the last day with a good chance to take the title, but unfortunately the very shifty winds in the last 2 races did not blow his way and he finished 9th overall. However, this is an exceptional accomplishment by Nick since many of the world’s best Opti sailors were in attendance. Congratulations to both on their great sailing.
Results from USODA South East Championships – Qualifier for US Team Trials Spring 2012:
Total of 243 Sailors competed in this event which was held on Marco Island – Beach launch and racing took place in Gulf of Mexico about 1.5/2.0 miles offshore. Of note: the hotel constructed a very unique and special “Opti Wash” station that was a huge hit among the sailors
Conditions were very rough and gusty on Saturday, with many sailors retiring during the day. One boy was knocked unconscious after being hit in the head with his boom - he was brought ashore and checked by paramedics and was deemed OK.
Competitors from around the country (California, Seattle, New York, New Jersey, Houston among many others) / world came with their games faces and heavy coaching staffs were present and directing their teams every morning and each evening – well into darkness.
All sailors improved with each day as they became accustomed to gulf sailing conditions –
Bogans Day 1= 87th, Day 2 = 70th, Day 3 = 71st
Louisa Day 1 = 212th, Day 2 = 180th, Day 3 = 137th
Tessa Day 1 = 216th, Day 2 = 216th, Day 3 = 228th
VYBA Comments:
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Scott Trecartin who is ill at this time; Scott is doing a little better but has a long recovery he is being monitored and he is improving which is great.
Valentine’s Day Regatta contact list: when dropping your sailor off for this and any future regattas you will need to fill out the contact sheet we will have posted on the trailer. We need a current phone number for whoever is responsible for the sailor each day. If a different person will be responsible each day of the regatta you must update the sheet. We will have a new sheet for each regatta. This is in case they call racing for the day, a sailor’s boat has problems or the sailor takes ill.
There will be NO LASER SAILING this Sat. in Venice Feb. 4th.
Changes due to the Valentine’s Day Regatta: Change of sailing time for RWB on Sat. Feb. 4th; the RWB and Green Fleets will both sail from 8:00a.m.-3:30p.m. this Sat. Jane will coach both f
