Application for Mentoring Opportunities
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Email ysd@thesailingfoundation.org to join the email list about the winter youth sailing conferences and about youth sailing in the summer and/ or to join the email list to learn about Spring/ Fall youth sailing.
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Pre Regatta Coach Meeting
For coaches that are on their first or second summer traveling to NWYRC events, we will be having a zoom meeting before each regatta.
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Going to a Regatta 101 Document
Packing List:
- Spare Parts
- Tiller extension
- Sail ties and preventer lines (for opti coaches)
- Ring dings and pins
- Spinnaker pole and spinnaker (for 420 coaches)
- Bailer
- Tow line
- 20+ ft for single-handed boats
- 30+ft for double-handed boats
- Dolly bolts
- Sail Tape
- Tools
- Wrench
- Knife
- Lighter/ torch
- Phillips and flathead screwdrivers
- Plyers
- Scissors
- VHF Radio
- Medical forms
- Water refill solution
- First Aid Kit
- Sunscreen
- Anchor & Line (in case of boat breakdown)
To-do Before leaving:
- Send an email to sailors and parents
- Where to go
- Schedule, including arrival time to unload trailer and when and where the morning briefing will take place
- What to do if they are sick or lost and aren’t arriving when they are expected to
- When parents are needed to pick up sailors/ or how they will know the time
- Chaperone expectations (parents on site or within X minutes of dock) - especially important for new sailors who might not make it the entire day
- Gas up coach boat
- Charge radio(s)
Before Racing:
- Check the notice board for updates.
- Attend the coaches meeting or safety briefing.
- Make sure the boats are rigged properly and have all the required safety equipment.
- Make sure sailors have layers, water, and food.
- Give sailors a few things to focus on.
- Assess the racing conditions for each sailor’s level and decide if it is safe for them to be on the race course (this is different from sailing in class).
- Provide a clear plan for your sailors to retire early (who will meet them on the dock and where & not to go back out without specific permission from a coach).
- Communicate expectations between races to your sailors (meet with the coach boat, stay within X distance from the start line, etc).
After Racing:
- Work with all coaches to get all boats ashore, assist in towing as necessary.
- Make sure all your sailors are safely onshore before going on shore.
- Check the notice board for updates and protest filings.
- Debrief 1-3 points, unless they have questions and want to continue (but at some point release the group).
- Ensure equipment is appropriately stowed in designated spaces.
- Make sure sailors are rehydrating and eating.
- Remind them of report time the next day.
- Release sailors to their responsible adult.