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Click here for the 'Racing Rules of Sailing' .

After a year in Green Fleet, sailors move up to the Red, White and Blue division. Here, sailors are divided by age:

  • White - 10 and under
  • Blue - 11 to 12
  • Red - 13 to 15

Weekly Practice:

  • Green Fleet every Saturday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • RWB Fleet every Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Portsmouth fleet every Saturday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

VYBA Schedule: 2010-11 * = key regatta, no sailing in Venice; hs = high school regatta


  • July 16 - Summer series, Race 6
  • July 23 - Summer series, Race 7 and parent orientation July 25-August 5
  • July 30 - Summer series, Race 8
  • Aug. 6 - Summer series, Race 9 and parent orientation August 8-19
  • Aug. 13 -Summerseries, Race 10

VYBA Schedule: 2011-12 * = key regatta, no sailing in Venice; hs = high school regatta (7/2/11)


  • Aug. 20 – Boat assignments, be kind to your boat day and change rigs
  • Aug. 22 – School starts
  • Aug. 27 – Crow’s Nest Regatta ( 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and boat load
  • Sep. 3-4 – Labor Day Regatta *, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota
  • Sep. 5 – Corporate Challenge Regatta, Venice Yacht Club, 12 noon to 3 p.m.
  • Sep. 10 – Fall series, Race 1 and annual awards dinner, VYC, 6 p.m.
  • Sep. 17 – Fall series, Race 2
  • Sep. 24 – Fall series, Race 3
  • Oct. 1 – Fall series, Race 4
  • Oct. 8 – Fall series, Race 5 and boat load
  • Oct. 15-16 – River Romp Regatta *, Junior Olympics, Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers
  • Oct. 22 – Fall series, Race 6
  • Oct. 29 – Fall series, Race 7 (29, Dunedin Cup Regatta, Dunedin)
  • Nov. 5 – Fall series, race 8
  • Nov. 12 – Fall series, Race 9
  • Nov. 19 – Fall series, Race 10 and boat load (19, Carlisle Classic Regatta, Clearwater)
  • Nov. 26-27 – Thanksgiving Regatta *, Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa
  • Dec. 3 – Winter series, Race 1 and boat parade
  • Dec. 10 – Jim Pique Memorial Regatta (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
  • Dec. 17 – Winter series, Race 2
  • Dec. 19-30 – Christmas vacation
  • Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve Day, no sailing
  • Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Day, no sailing
  • Jan. 7 – Winter series, Race 3
  • Jan. 14 – Winter series, Race 4
  • Jan. 16-17 – No school, Optional sailing, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Jan. 21 – Winter series, Race 5
  • Jan. 28 – Winter series, Race 6
  • Feb. 4 – Winter series, Race 7 (4-5, Valentine’s Day Regatta, St. Petersburg)
  • Feb. 11 – Winter series, Race 8
  • Feb. 18 – Winter series, Race 9
  • Feb. 20 – President’s Day Regatta
  • Feb. 25 – Spring series, Race 1
  • Mar. 3 – Spring series, Race 2
  • Mar. 10 – Spring series, Race 3 and boat load (10-11, Allison Jolly Regatta, St. Petersburg, females only)
  • Mar. 12-16 – Spring break (possible Level 1 course, Scout Week)
  • Mar. 17 – Leukemia Cup *, Isles Yacht Club, Punta Gorda (St. Patrick’s Day)
  • Mar. 24 – Spring series, Race 4
  • Mar. 30 – No school, Optional sailing (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
  • Mar. 31 – Spring series, Race 5 and boat load
  • Apr. 7 – Jabbo Gordon Invitational Regatta *, Englewood
  • Apr. 14 – Spring series, Race 6
  • Apr. 21 – Spring series, Race 7
  • Apr. 28 -- Spring series, Race 8 (28-29, Clark Mills Memorial Regatta and state champs, Clearwater)
  • May 5 – Spring series, Race 9 (Kentucky Derby race)
  • May 12-13 – Sailfest *, Sarasota
  • May 19 – Spring series, Race 10
  • May 26 – David Swett Memorial Regatta (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) (26-27 – School’s Out Regatta, Tampa)
  • May 28 – No school, Optional sailing (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
  • June 2 – Boat reassignment and be kind to your boat party

June 4 – School ends | SUMMER SESSIONS

  • June 5-8 – Possible special session, Scout week, Level 1 course
  • June 9 – Summer series, Race 1 and first parent orientation June 11-22
  • June 16 – Summer series, Race 2
  • June 23 – Summer series, Race 3 and parent orientation June 25-July 6
  • June 30 – Summer series, Race 4
  • July 7 – Summer series, Race 5 and parent orientation July 9-20
  • July 14 – Summer series, Race 6
  • July 21 – Summer series, Race 7 and parent orientation July 23-August 3
  • July 28 – Summer series, Race 8
  • Aug. 4 – Summer series, Race 9 and parent orientation August 6-17
  • Aug. 11 – Summer series, Race 10
  • Aug. 18 – Boat assignments and be kind to your boat party
  • Aug. 20 – School starts
  • Aug. 27 -- Crow’s Nest Regatta

Series races: Fall (10), Winter (9), Spring (10), Summer (10); optional sailing dates: three



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