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Mentor Harbor Yachting Club is proud to host our third annual USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival and Skill Builder Clinic for junior sailors and coaches in Opti, Laser, and c420 fleets. It's the only JO between Detroit and Rochester, and a great way to kick off your summer racing season! Save money and register by June 4. (Late fees apply to late registrations).
MHYC's Skill Builder Clinic and Junior Olympics Sailing Festival is part of a nationwide series of sailing regattas for youth ages 8 to 18 with the goal to encourage young sailors to enjoy sailing and to develop their skill. Events mix Olympic-style competition with elements of learning and fun for all levels--from beginning racers to those with Olympic aspirations. Junior Olympic Sailing is coordinated by US Sailing and sponsored nationally by Gill, Sperry, and New England Ropes. Locally, we are grateful for the support of Sailing Inc's Quantum Sail Loft, Mentor Harbor Youth Sailing Association, and our numerous volunteer members and friends!
Junior Sailor Registration Fee ($115 per sailor).
NOTE: 420 teams REGISTER TOGETHER.
6/11-6/12: Skill Builder Clinic and Regatta. Fleets include: Opti Green, Opti Gold (R/B/W), Laser Radial, and c420. Get up close and personal with collegiate-level coaches who will give you professional tips and tricks to improve your sailing ,over 2 days on land and on the water. John Pearce, US Sailing's Youth Development Director, is organizing the clinics and will lead the Laser fleet and is lining up all-star fleet coaches. Professionally run races with debriefs from the lead coaches.
Fee includes:
-All meals June 10-11. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner plus Friday night reception, Saturday night party, and awards ceremony on Sunday.
-Official Junior Olympic T-shirt.
-First 130 registrants receive a fantastic swag bag full of sailing stickers, goodies and more!
Check out our raffle with prizes courtesy of national sponsors: Gill, Sperry, KO Sailing, Zim Sailing and New England Ropes!
Coach the Coach Clinic Registration ($80 fee for food all weekend)
6/9 5:30-8p Specifically geared for junior sailing coaches and instructors. Fine-tune your instruction skills, bring new ideas back to your race team or sail camp. On Saturday and Sunday, watch how our elite collegiate head sailing coaches work with junior sailors on and off the water. Daily debriefs.
ALL COACHES should attend Friday session.
$80 provides:
-Official Junior Olympics T-Shirt
-All meals from June 10-12. (Pizza on Friday night, breakfast, lunch and dinner plus evening party on Saturday night, and food and awards ceremony on Sunday.) There is a FREE option for the Friday only clinic.
Registration for Coaches is here: http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/14745
While it is not required for your team's coach to register for the Coaching Skill-Builder Clinic, each team is required to supply a safety boat with a supervising adult or coach offshore, and a second "shore adult" in case of emergency.
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