Summer Adv. Double-Handed Planning Forum

Types of DH Sailing in SoCal High School Sailing SDAYC-grade – Luff Ins SCYYRA-grade – Perry, Hamlin, Shadden – CFJ Nationals – Junior Olympics Non-re occuring Major Events

Boats: CFJ – Common HS Sailing Boat – Sailed with spinnaker inter-club C420 – Sailed in most of country as intro DH boat – Raced with trapeze and spinnaker – Great local and national competition I420 – Or just 420 – A high performance, planing dinghy raced around the world – Competition: Youth Champs, Youth Worlds, International 29er – High performance, planing skiff w/asymmetrical spinnaker – Raced internationally

Categorize Your Sailor Beginner – Little to no double-handed experience – Maybe sailed CFJ or 420 a few times – Little to no race experience: Luff Ins Regional Competitor – Experience training in doublehanded boat – Race experience at: SCYYRA Series National Level Competitor – 2+ years training experience – Racing experience at: National, North American Champs, Orange Bowl

Choosing a Partner We will not be making pairings! Sailors must register as a team Where to find a partner: – Depends a lot on level on competition – Sabot sailing friend – High School Sailing Partner/Teammate – Other? Factors: – Weight – Chemistry – Experience level – Commitment – Priorities

Reserving a Boat Club Assets: – 12 CFJs, Spinnaker equipped – 14 C420s, Spinnaker equipped – 3 International 420s Priority given to experienced campaigners – 1+ years full time training Signing up early gets you a boat!

Choosing Your Events Skill Level Based Weight Based Age Based Beginner – Luff In – HS Training Regional – Junior Olympics – CFJ Nationals National – C420 North Americans (Local) – C420 Nationals – Buzzards Bay Regatta – Ida Lewis – Hyannis Regatta

Out of State Regattas 29er Nationals: June 27-30, Newport, RI Ida Lewis: July 5-10 Bay Waveland, MS C420 Nationals: July Falmouth, MA Hyannis Regatta: July Hyannis, MA Buzzard’s Bay Regatta: Aug 5-7 Bedford, MA

Identifying Your Training Luff In – Geared towards new double handed sailors – CYC: July 22 nd – After Dutch Shoe 1 st Week of CFJ Nationals Training Camp May continue on to 2 nd week of CFJ Nationals Training

Identifying Your Training Junior Olympics – Focus on C420 – Cal YC: July th – At-venue training on 14 th – Bemis Qual C420 Tune Up Clinic – June C420 Campaign – June 20-July 1 Junior Olympics Clinic – July 5-17

Identifying Your Training CFJ Nationals – Geared towards more experienced CFJ racers – Minimum crew weight 220 lbs – NHYC: July 27-31st – At-venue training July 27 th CFJ Nationals Campaign – July 18-31

Identifying Your Training National Level Competition (C420) – Geared towards sailors heading to out of state events C420 Tune Up Clinic – June Ida Lewis/C420 Campaign – June 20- July 1 Junior Olympics Campaign – July 5-17 C420 NAs Clinic – Post Summer Program – Aug 15-21

Identifying Your Training National Level Competition (i420) – Geared towards sailors heading i420 events US Youth Champs I420 PCCs Intro i420 Clinic – June Advanced i420 Clinic – June 20-July 1 Youth Champs Clinic – TBD Other – ODP Heavy Air Clinic June 11-13

Identifying Your Training National Level Competition (29er) – Geared towards sailors heading 29er events US Youth Champs 29er Nationals 29er Worlds ODP Track – Heavy Air Clinic: RYC June – ODP 29er Clinic: Sail Newport June – ODP Gorge Skiff Camp: The Gorge July 15-17

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