July Recap

It has been a great month of July here at WDYC. All of the staff here are so proud of how hard all of the sailors have been working, the great attitudes, and the improvements in sailing skills we've seen.

Don't forget that this coming Thursday July 31st and Friday August 1st will be Farmer Day! So send your sailor dressed in their flannels, straw hats, jean shorts, etc.

This past Tuesday, 8 of our Opti Sailors traveled to the Hyannis Port Yacht Club for their annual regatta.

West Dennis' Walter Sullivan placed second in the Opti Championship fleet, and Jack Golden also placed second in the Opti Green Fleet. 

Be sure to check out the rest of the results at http://www.hpycjs.org/ . All of our sailors performed incredibly well!

Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f9r0w60d50o2c5y/AAC8a_Pl4RbkPzK8pGLN-EDAa

Looking forward to more fun in August!

Bass River Invitational Results

A fleet of nine Optis and one 420 made their way over to the Bass River Yacht Club yesterday for their Invitational. Although the conditions were not quite as tough as Monday, the sailors still faced heavy winds at the mouth of the Bass River.

On the Opti Green Line, West Dennis Sailor Sophia Peck took 3rd place in her second regatta ever!

Great Job Sophia!

On the Opti Champ Line, Walter Sullivan won the Blue Fleet, taking Second Place overall!

Congratulations Walter!

On the 420 line, Skipper Thomas Cooper and Crew Brian Daley finished first place!

Awesome Job Guys!

Thanks to Bass River for hosting a great event, and thanks to all our sailors who represented WDYC 

WDYC Invitational

We had a crazy day on Monday as over 180 sailors came to the club for the annual WDYC Invitational. With winds gusting to 30 knots in the morning, we were forced to postpone then unfortunately cancel the racing for the Opti Championship fleet. However, the 420s were able to get off the beach and get in 3 races for a challenging yet successful day on the water. The Opti Green Fleet was also able to sail 3 races in the river, with our own Josh Dillon Placing 3rd with a total of 14 points!

Not only did all the sailors brave the tough conditions, but WDYC took the top 2 spots in the 420 fleet with skipper Brad Sefarian and crew Caroline Bracken winning the event with a total of 5 points, closely followed by Skipper Thomas Cooper and Crew Brian Daley with a total of 11 points for the day (See Below).

Brad Sefarian and Caroline Bracken take First Place in the 420 division

Thomas Cooper and Brian Daley Finish Second in the 420 division

Again we'd like to thank all of the volunteers who came out to help with everything from filling snack bags to catching boats at the beach to running the races on the water. Another special thanks to all the coaches and patrol boats out on the water keeping an eye on the sailors.  We hope to see everyone back next year and in the meantime we'll be hoping for better conditions. 

Here are some pictures from the day:

Mac getting wet to help out a capsized boat

All of the Coaches accepting the 420 sportsmanship award for their awesome job keeping things under control on the water!

First Weeks of Sailing!

We've had an awesome first couple weeks here at WDYC sailing. Despite some heavy wind days and a little rain, our sailors had a blast getting back out on the water.

Just a reminder to everyone..We Will Be Holding Classes on July 4th and We Will Not Be Holding Classes July 7th due to the invitational.

Check out some pictures from class:

Before you can sail...you have to know how to swim!

Party Boat

Red, White and Blue Day!

Sailing Olympics- SUCCESS!

The Sailing Olympics were a huge success on Friday, August 10th. Please stay tuned for pictures and videos from the event. A big thank you to Caroline Daly for helping plan the games and the Sweeney and Seferian families for providing the ice cream!

Final Regatta of 2012

On Tuesday and Wednesday we are sending our 420-A and Opti-A teams to Beverly Jr. Regatta in Marion. This is their final Southern Mass Sailing Event for the summer. GOOD LUCK TEAM WDYC! We are so proud of you!

2012 Sailing Graduation

Sailing graduation will be held on Friday, August 17th at 7 PM. We will be taking orders for pre-sale for the sailing DVD ($15). Karen Galanis has been working tirelessly on this DVD all summer. We are so lucky to have such a dedicated parent capturing the summer memories! See you all on Friday night for a great night to wrap up the summer.

WDYC Opti Sailors to Nationals

Opti sailors Matthew Sweeney and CJ McKenna left for the USODA Opti Nationals in Ohio on Monday. The Sandusky Sailing Club is hosting this event on the south shore of Lake Eerie. We will keep you posted on the racing results during the next week. GOOD LUCK BOYS!

Food Pantry This Week!

We are collecting tuna cans and peanut butter for the Cape Cod Food Pantry. Please bring in these donations by Friday and drop them in the green bin outside of the sailing office.

Thank you for supporting such a great cause :)

Duxbury Jr. Regatta

Coach MaryKate with Eddie Goggin, CJ McKenna, Matthew Sweeney, Walter Sullivan

Duxbury Jr. Regatta

On Saturday and Sunday MaryKate traveled to Duxbury Jr. Regatta with Eddie, Walter, CJ and Matthew. The conditions were light on Saturday and heavier on Sunday. They sailed well in the small fleet and all finished top five in red,white and blue fleet. Way to go opti sailors!!!

Results

Week 5 Recap

Can you believe we are already five weeks into the program? Time flies by when your sailing in Bass River!

• Sea-Squirts sailed to the ocean this week! They also learned the names of the different parts of the boat
• Beginner Opti practiced their sailing skills while tacking and gybing this week.
• Intermediate Opti worked on tiller switches while tacking on the whistle
• Intro to Race Opti worked on starts and upwind sailing
• Beginner 420 practiced tacking around marks while using their telltales
• Intermediate 420 practiced tiller switches and dry rolling
• Cruising Opti's sailed down Bass River and also to Rock Island
• Cruising 420's sailed to the ocean and practiced their swimming skills off Rock Island
• Intro to Race Opti practiced tacking on the whistle, starts and upwind sailing
• Opti Race A went to Stonehorse Regatta and Duxbury Jr. Regatta
• Opti Race B worked on starts and upwind sailing
• 420 Race A/B worked on spinnakers, tacking on the whistle and trapping. They traveled to Duxbury Jr. Regatta on Saturday and Sunday.

Food Pantry Donations

This week we are collecting the following items for the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. Please drop the donations off in the green box outside of the sailing office. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

1. wheat pasta
2. brown rice
3. whole grains

Chris Love Productions

At the WDYC Invite on Monday we were lucky to have Chris Love (former WDYC racer, instructor and program director) join us for the day. Chris owns and operates his own production company and specializes in live video broadcasts at regattas. Please click on the following link to see Chris' talented work from the day!  http://vimeo.com/45658050

If you have any questions for Chris, please email: chris@chrisloveproductions.com. He would love to consult with you for your next video project!

Sailors Race to Fight Hunger

The Family  Pantry of Cape Cod is in dire need of food. The sailors of West Dennis Yacht Club would like to collect on a weekly basis items requested by the pantry. There will be a drop off box outside the sailing office for these items. Please check  the sailing blog and sailing office for items needed.  Stay tuned for more details for our race  to fight hunger on the Cape.   Any questions please contact the following sailors: Max and Brad Seferian and Conor and Matthew Sweeney.

New Bedford Jr. Regatta

Last weekend we had three 420's and 1 opti attend the New Bedford Jr. Regatta. It was a very competitive fleet as it was the first Southern Mass Sailing Grand Prix event. The sailors faced very difficult conditions as there was barely any breeze for the two days. They kept their heads high in their first event and learned a lot about light breeze sailing. Congratulations to opti sailor CJ McKenna for finishing in 7th in Blue Fleet and 19th overall in a fleet of 83 boats!

Congrats to Andrew Warner, Brian Daley, Caroline Bracken, Brad Seferian, Max Seferian and Alexis Hamel, CJ McKenna for participating in their first event of the season.

New Bedford Results

Sports Day- Thursday/Friday

Thursday and Friday are Sport's Day. Please wear your favorite jersey, hat, t-shirt and team logo!

Week 3 Class Recap

• Beginner 420 is working on boat handling and they event made it out to the ocean on Tuesday!
• Intermediate 420 is working on mark roundings and points of sail
• Beginner Opti is working on parts of the boat as well as tacking/gybing around marks
• Intermediate Opti is working on mark roundings, getting comfortable sailing along and upwind sailing
• Intro to Race Opti is working on starts, tacking on the whistle and upwind sailing
• Intro to Race 420 is working on upwind sailing and team bonding
• Cruising sailed to the ocean while having bailer wars and also practiced upwind sailing
• 420 B sailed in the WDYC Invite on Monday and the Bass River Invite on Tuesday
• 420 A sailed in New Bedford Jr. Regatta, WDYC Invite and are off to Edgartown for three days of racing!

WDYC Invite Recap

We began our week with the WDYC Invitational. We had 211 sailors join us for this day! A big thank you to all of our volunteers, especially Karen and Greg Galanis who chaired the event. It was a light wind day but the sailors had smiles as they floated around the race course. We had four lines during the event this year: Opti Champ, Opti Green, 420, 420 (no spin/no trap). It was a great introductory event for our new racers. They loved having familiar faces on the committee boats! A big congrats to the following WDYC sailors who participated:

Opti Green: Cam Archibald, Luke Norton, Molly McKenna, Sarah Alix, Ana Mastrocola
Opti Champ: CJ McKenna, Eddie Goggin, Walter Sullivan, Chloe Troy, Issy Dodd
420: Andrew Warner, Brian Daley, Erin Sullivan, Kelly Watson, Max Seferian, Alexis Hamel
420 no spin/no trap: Sebastian Halpern-Reiss, Katie Sullivan, Matt Sweeney, Bret Ober, Jake Hawk, Lizzi Barberio,

A big congrats to Sebastian-Halpern Reiss and Katie Sullivan on the 420 line finishing in first place!! They had a great day!

Again, THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who made this day such a success!!!

Happy 4th of July!