YOUTH REGATTA PARKING JULY 15, 16, 17
2025-07-11 12:14:25
Our young people travel to many other clubs to race. This regatta is our turn. PARKING
is always a challenge. Parking will be restricted. We thank you, as always, for your
cooperation!
July 15 - YES PARKING – ALL DAY/EVENING, ONLY ON THE HILL. NO PARKING
AFTER 3 PM BEHIND THE CLUBHOUSE OR IN THE PARKING LOT. Boats and
trailers, deliveries and equipment start to arrive.
July 16 - NO PARKING ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. NO PARKING ON THE
HILL. NO PARKING NORTH SIDE OF CLUBHOUSE. NO PARKING IN THE PARKING
LOT.
July 17 after 5 pm – YES PARKING! Almost back to normal! Except for the last guest
boats and trailers and equipment still to leave. Please work around them and be
respectful and careful.
Please remember that during the regatta the whole parking lot will be filled with 420 and
Opti race boats, lots of young people. Plus, many deliveries of food, supplies, etc. on
the North side and coach vehicles on the hill. AND we must keep an open route for
emergency vehicles.
AGAIN, THANK YOU for your cooperation. (AND - Please come, volunteer, and be a
spectator boat!)
Last Thursday we wrapped up the 2025 HYC Youth Regatta!
It was a mixed bag of weather offering the 130+ young sailors a great chance to learn and compete and share the challenges under often trying circumstances. Day 1 we had next to no wind and strong tidal currents to deal with. Day 2 we had fog and then difficult winds to face and all but the Opti Green races were canceled. The kids from 10+ clubs still had a great time hanging out together at the club and on the water sailing in Casco Bay!
The volunteer turn-out and effort was extraordinary. Henry Bliss, the YR chair again this year, and the amazing team working with him, once again pulled rabbits out of many hats to make this many-layered mission successful. I heard from several folks “from away” whose kids attend regattas at numerous clubs across New England that “nobody does a kids’ regatta better than HYC!”
Make sure to check out our Facebook page story for more pictures of the event!