Mission Statement: The West Dennis Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program seeks to instill the joys and skills of sailing by providing quality instruction, information, safety and encouragement at all levels. Students who complete the program will understand the fundamentals of sailing theory, demonstrate proficiency in boat handling,learn the fun of racing and recognize safety issues surrounding boating.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Spinnakers are flying!
This week at WDYC our 420 beginner and intermediate classes have been working on flying spinnakers. They first learned how to fly them on land and then moved to the water to practice their new skills. The light wind day was perfect for a trial run.
The beginner opti class was so confident in their points of sail that Ali gave them a written test this morning. They were a little rusty on their test taking skills, but that's expected in the summer! They are headed out this morning to continue working on the different points of sail.
Patrick is out with the intermediate class playing tag and working on avoiding collision. I'm sure we will hear them yelling, "tiller towards trouble!"
Brooke is at the Wianno Opti Invite with the race teams today and tomorrow. There were 100 championship fleet boats registered so it will be great experience for sailing in a large fleet. The green fleet will be sailing today only and there were 66 boats registered. I'll keep you posted on the results.. GO WDYC!