The 2012 HYC Sailing Program registration is now up and running. Please follow the links and read through the web pages as there has been a few changes and modifications over last years program. If you have any further questions please contact Kim Dempsey.

Here are the Results

2011 Youth Regatta Results-All Classes

The HYC FaceBook Page will also have Photos and Movies so check back often for updates.

As you’ve probably seen and heard, this year’s Youth Regatta was another example of what makes HYC so special. Hosting 91 boats, 117 sailors with their coaches and some parents, we had a small army of volunteers who made it all happen.  Here’s a brief rundown of everyone’s contributions, many of which began in the weeks prior to the Regatta.

• Brenda Collins and Carol Hudson greeted the sailors on Thursday morning with breakfast.
• Denley Poor and Susan McCracken ran the registration table, while Jeb McCarty and Tom Tobey directed   the flow of cars, trucks and boat trailers as the sailors arrived to unload, launch and prepare for the competition.
• Cynthia Selinger and Karen Bikulcius made and delivered bag lunches for everyone.
• With a delayed harbor start, Bob Grout piloted Jack Thomas’s “Dark & Stormy” as the 420/ Laser RC boat put out to the bay with Frank Pizzo and his crew.
• Finn Hadlock and Cliff George handled the 420/ Laser marks; Max Jennings and myself tended the marks for the Optimist course.
• Sarah Kent with help from Claire Henry, directed the Optimist course RC work (60 boats!).
• Peter McCracken, John Lincoln and the Prices’ provided parents and friends with boats to watch the action.
• Meanwhile back at the club, Tim Baker caught up on his summer reading while handling the scoring as the results were called in.
• Beth Ahearn joined Julie Freund, Kristen Bailey, Peg Willauer, Sandi Goolden, Susan Martling, Romey Brown, June Chomyn, Cindy Burroughs and others in serving up a great lasagna dinner for all the competitors after the races on Thursday evening.
• On Thursday night, the Prices’s, Stephanie Paine, Vicki Smith and Pat Phillips hosted sailors from Christmas Cove and Boothbay.
• Mabel Gerquist helped Sue Jennings put on breakfast Friday morning.
• The 420/ Laser Race Committee crew got additional help on Friday from Bob Santomena and Tom & Kevin Schwarm.
• Sue Hadlock hosted a gang of parents and friends spectating on “Tangent” as did the Peter and Weezie on “Big Dog Party”
• Anne & Rob Fuehrer, Cindy & Spencer Drake, June Chomyn, Pat Nash, Pat Phillips and Katie Siemen arrived on the scene with Carter Becker on the “Barge”. Their collective efforts resulted in another fantastic post-race, on-the -water cookout. As I heard one young sailor say to another on Friday morning “….the best darn hamburger you’ll ever have.”

Many thanks to all who helped the sailors haul and pack their boats and gear  – and especially those that cleaned up the Club afterwards. Also, much appreciation to Frank Pizzo and all the Instructors!
I’m sure I’ve overlooked several dozen, my apologies.
Well done !!
Henry

Here are the Results

The HYC FaceBook Page will also have Photos and Movies so check back often for updates.

Are you on Facebook? Your HYC Board has asked me to create a Facebook fan page for our club in order to attract new youth to the sailing program, encourage participation in racing and to serve as another medium to get news out about the club. So, if you are on Facebook, please click “like” on the new Harraseeket Yacht Club page to get news feeds from us. Please feel free to post your sailing pictures and videos there, too. And, don’t forget to tell your kids about the new page!

Thanks,
Faith Baker

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The 2010 HYC Youth Regatta and 420 State of Maine Championship was a great time by all involved and it couldn’t have happened without all the enthusiastic help of all of our members and Sailing  Instructors! With over 100 junior sailors racing over two days in challenging conditions from fog one day to large wind shifts on the second day the team on two lines was able to get off enough races to allow a throw out. Friday was the highlight with racing completed in time to have our famous Barge Barbecue out on the race course.

Here are the results:

2010-420 State of Maine Championship

2010 Laser Results

2010 Opti Green Results

2010 Opti RWB Results

Pictures are on the photo link and more will follow as we round them up.

2009 State of Maine 420 Championships

2009 Opti- Championship Fleet Results

2009 Opti- Green Fleet Results

2009 Laser Results

Our 5 Annual HYC Youth Regatta was a huge success not for just the beautiful weather but the tremendous help and volunteer spirit that drives this event.

This year we hosted over 90 boats and somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 sailors along with coaches and parents, for two days of racing which included the State of Maine 420 Championships. Sailors competed from the following Yacht Clubs: Agamenticus, Boothbay Harbor, Bucks Harbor, Camden, Castine, HYC, Kollegewidgwok, Peaks Island, Portland, Southport and Sunapee (NH).

July 15th 2009

Hello-

Here are some updates for each class-

Recruits
The recruits are making up for lost time. They are catching onto upwind sailing
quickly. On Tuesday they were introduced to a race course, which they got used
to sailing around. They are getting more familiar with optis and more
comfortable with the water and general boat handling.

Mates
Last Friday, the Mates (along with the Skippers) had a great time sailing on big
boats during Big Boat Day. We haven’t had this event in a couple years, and it
was good to get it back in the schedule. Thank you for all of those who
volunteered to take kids out! The Mates have also done very well with
spinnakers and getting comfortable with racing. We have two sailing optis in the
Lake Sunapee Regatta this week. All the mates are getting along really well and
having a lot of fun.

Skippers
This group continues to be eager to learn and catching onto concepts quickly.
The entire class is in five boats and one opti sailing in the Lake Sunapee Regatta.
One boat will be heading off to the Northeast Junior Olympics in Northeast
Harbor next week.

420
The 420 got back from the Hingham Regatta last week, and is off on Lake
Sunapee this week. They have been falling back into racing well, and posting
some promising results. They are off to Northeast Harbor next week for the
Northeast Junior Olympics.

-Amy

We have compiled a handbook of sketches and notes regarding some of the vital information covered in the Recruits and Mates classes during the Youth Sailing Program.  Included are pages about basic sailing knowledge, information specific to HYC’s boats and daily activities, safety on the water, and racing.  Pages are handed out to sailors in class for use in lessons and to take home to keep as a resource.  So that sailors can access them in case they are lost or damaged between the club and home we have posted the handbook below.

HYC Sailing Program Teaching Points

We hope they are helpful, and encourage you to look at them at home with your sailor.

As I mentioned at the Opening Party, the HYC Youth Sailing Program Staff, with an eye to safety, would like to have a volunteer Parent or Member on the waterfront during the Recruits and Mates classes each day during both sessions.
This “Volunteer Parent/ Member Program” is an opportunity for Members to contribute to our Program, meet new people and get volunteer credit time.

Primarily, it will provide valuable assistance to the Instructors and Coaches. If a medical and/ or other concern arises ( perhaps when a Participant needs to return to shore), the Parent/ Member on duty can appropriately assist the Participant(s) and Instructor(s). There may be additional responsibilities on a day-to-day basis at the discretion of the Instructors and Coaches.

We encourage all Members to participate; Parents of the Participants are being asked to participate as well. Pair up with another parent or member!

Please contact Mary Martin via email at marymartin@suscom-maine.net or give her a call at (207) 865-0689 and she can tell you what is required and what dates & times are available. Please check the HYC website calendar for the dates of each Session. We really appreciate Mary’s help on this!

Thank you.

Henry Bliss
HYC Youth Sailing Program Coordinator.

Hugh Fruend, an HYC Sailing Program alumni and instructor has been named to the 2009 US Paralympic Sailing Team for 3 person class sailing Sonars.  The sailors will be working toward the 2012 Olympics.  For more information on the 2009 teams visit the www.teamusa674.com.  Congratulations Hugh!