AYC Roadrunners

[update: practice cancelled for Feb 7 due to (get this) too much water.  The dock is now floating is the middle of the cove]

There will be a Green Fleet practice session on Sunday, February 7, 2010, from 2 to 4 pm. Please read the attached attached notice notice for all the details and for the Green Fleet 2010 Spring Schedule. Please contact Yolanda (Ymares@earthlink.net) before Sunday if you would like to reserve an Opti. If you don’t need to reserve an Opti, but plan to bring your own, please also let me know.

Even if your skipper is not planning to sail on Sunday, you are welcome to join us at 4:30 for a brief Green Fleet meeting. We’ll be discussing many important items.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!  Have a great day,
Yolanda

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Austin Yacht Club will host 80 junior sailors on March 6-7 for the annual Roadrunner regatta.

Online registration will be ready soon at the TSA site.  Here are results from 2009.

Here are the dates for summer sailing classes for 6-10 year-olds. All classes will be held on the jr dock at Austin Yacht Club. Registration for members and non-members opens in early March.

We’ll have four sessions, each with four Saturday classes.

“June 1″: 9:30-11:00a, June 5 12 19 26
“June 2″: 11:00a-12:30p, June 5 12 19 26
[Skip July 3]
“July 1″: 9:30-11:00a, July 10 17 24 31
“July 2″: 11:00a-12:30p, July 10 17 24 31

We had a perfect, if a bit light, day for junior racing on Saturday, with 12 Optis and 3 Lasers on the line.  And way-to-go Longhorns for another ugly but welcomed win.

Thanks to Yolanda and all the parents for helping out.  Next practice is Sat Oct 24 (2pm), and next races are Sat Nov 14 and Dec 13.

Here are some photos:

Want to learn the basics of Opti racing? Are you a PBJ “alumni”?

Join us for a junior sailing clinic at Austin Yacht Club, led by “rock-star” junior sailor Alan Rochard.

• Saturday August 29, 9:30-11:30a
• AYC junior dock
• Free!
• Bring your own boat, sail an AYC Opti (reserved for first ten registrants) or watch from the dock.

Click here to register or send a note to kernfour@gmail.com. read more »

Here are a few reminders before the first “July” PBJ class starts this Saturday (June 27).

• Schedule: There will be four Saturday classes: 6/27, 7/11-18-25. (Note that we skip the July 4 weekend.) Your kiddo is enrolled in either the 9:30-11a or 11a-12:30p class.
• Where to go: We’ll be at the junior dock in the right-side cove at the Austin Yacht Club. It’s a looong walk down to the dock, due to the low water level.
• What to bring: Hat, lifejacket and sunscreen. We’ll have a cooler of water on the dock.
• Lunch list: In the past, some parents have coordinated a pot-luck lunch after class by the pool. Here’s an online list to use to sign-up. Not mandatory, so it’s up to you.
• Weather: The forecast for Saturday is HOT, with light winds (4-6 knots). If a class needs to be cancelled due to thunderstorms, we’ll send out an email at least an hour before class.
• Photos/Videos: Check out the PBJ web site (www.sailpbj.com) for some videos from the June session.
• Junior coaches: We’re looking for a few “PBJ alumni” (>10 yr olds) to help teach some of the younger kids. If you’re interested, please let me know.

Thanks for your support of PBJ sailing. John and I are excited to see everyone this weekend.

Here’s a video from the June 6 class. Lot’s of good wind, so the kids had more time on the Picos than Optis. Likely a few scarred for life after crashing into the rocks…

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/5053701 w=400&h=300]

Here’s a video from the first PBJ of 2009 (May 30), with the 9:30a class. It’s somewhere in between watching grass grow and paint drying, but the kids sure are cute.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/5023505 w=400&h=300]

Click here for an online list if parents want to coordinate lunches after class.

Just click on the link below and add your name.

Lunch list (Google docs)