Big Upcoming Events!

Lots of things happening over the next couple of days: Our Laser boys are headed north to compete in the annual Hyannis Regatta this weekend. You can follow their progress at the Hyannis Regatta website. Many of our Opti families are getting ready for the Optimist New England Championships in Newport August 4-6. You can get info, results, and photos of the event at the Opti New Englands website, and daily video updates, interviews, and coverage at the Sailgroove website. And locally, the E-Scow Easterns will be hosted by MYC and BHYC Aug 4-6. Some of our coaches will be taking a few days off to compete, and there will be lots of activity around the club. For more check out the E-Scow Easterns site.

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BHYC Sweeps LYC Team Race Regatta!

Our optis won the Barclay Cup a few weeks ago, and now our older sailors are flexing their team race muscles. The 420 group had a clean sweep of the competition, going undefeated (8-0) in winning the title. In a number of races they were forced to come from behind, but were able to use their boat speed and teamwork to come out on top each time. Our Lasers, despite a single loss, won the head-to-head tie-breaker with IHYC to win the title.

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LYC Opti Regatta Results

BHYC had another fantastic regatta at the LYC regatta! You can view results here. Good luck to our Lasers and 420s competing at LYC for the Team Race titles!

The LYC opti regatta was also the final greenie regatta for some of our opti sailors, and to commemorate their move to White Fleet, we took this album cover photo of them and their boats. Congrats!

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Junior Olympic Results

Bay Head YC junior sailors had another strong showing at the Junior Olympic Festival at IHYC. You can view the results here.

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BHYC Wins Barclay Cup!

Congratulations to both teams of opti sailors that traveled to LEHYC for the Barclay Cup last Friday. This prestigious team racing event is meant “To promote club loyalty and encourage sailing among young sailors,” and has been competed for each year since 1928. Bay Head YC and SSYC went at it for the second year in a row, dominating the field in the early rounds. Our two BHYC teams met in the semis, as did both SSYC teams on the other side of the bracket. The team of Will Johnson, Carolyn Corbet, and EE Mignon (in blue) won the championship, and the team of Taylor Gavula, Katie Westrum and Field Dougherty (in gold) won the race for 3rd place. Congratulations to all of our sailors and their coach Austen Anderson who represented Bay Head so well!

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Next Week

Next week is a big week of racing for our Juniors sailors: The Mid-Atlantic Junior Olympic Festival at IHYC on Monday and Tuesday, Midget Eliminations here at BHYC on Wednesday, and The Lavallette Interclub on Friday. Most logistics have been worked out via email, but if there are any questions please email John at the Merrick office.

Some more good photos online from yesterday, be sure to check them out!

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Photos Online

You can view photos of your junior sailor at the BHYC Jr Sailing Flickr site. You can always access this site in the above "Photo" link. Enjoy!

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Tomorrow's Powder Puff

Girls heading to the Powder Puff tomorrow should plan on being at the club, rigged and ready, by 8am sharp! We want to be in the water and sailing by 8, so be here with plenty of time. We'll start sailing to MCYC ASAP, and will anchor the boats in lines off the club once we arrive, then ferry the kids in by motorboat.

It should be another mild day tomorrow, but the sun is still strong so bring plenty of water for a long day and sunscreen. Once racing is over, we'll pack the boats on the trailer for Monday's Interclub for those trailering. The Advanced Opti group will be sailing to NBYC Monday morning, and we may sail the B group or some of the B group as well (depending on numbers--stay tuned for more details).

Thanks, and good luck girls!

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Laser team up in Newport

Good luck to our Laser team traveling to Newport for the weekend! You can follow their progress and check results at this website.

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Junior Olympics Registration

Just got word that registration in the opti gold fleet at JO's is over 50 already! If you have not registered yet, do so ASAP. Registration is online, and can be reached here: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/ihyc-jo.html. You can also download the NOR and other forms at that site. If you are not sure what fleet to register in, or in 420s who they are sailing with, check with your child's coach. But please do register so your child does not miss out on this great local event.

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South Jersey Champs @ Brigantine

The SJ Opti Championships will be held July 14th at Brigantine YC, not too far from Atlantic City. Its a long way to go for a 1-day regatta, but if you are interested please let John know via email so we can plan accordingly. The NOR and registration form can be downloaded here. Pre-registration is recommended, as it is capped at 60 boats. We will not be sending a big club trailer down, and would need to have at least five kids go down to send a coach.

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Upcoming Event Planning

We've got a busy few weeks coming up--hopefully we'll get some good weather to match!

Upcoming this week we have the Ironman Regatta (boys only) at Shore Acres YC on Thursday and the Powder Puff Regatta at MCYC on Friday. We also have the NBYC Interclub on Monday the 13th. Remember, all regatta forms and NORs can be found online at the bbyra calendar (http://www.bbyra.org/jrJuly2009.shtml). The following info will also be on the BHYC Juniors Blog (http://bhycjuniors.blogspot.com/).

IRONMAN REGATTA THursday 9th
Registration 8 - 9:30, skipper's meeting 9:30. Be at SAYC, rigged and ready, by 9:15.
We'll be trailering to this regatta--remember, it is your responsibility to get your child's boat to the regatta and back. We have a large club trailer (20 boats) and a smaller 3-boat trailer available. If you can get your child's boat to SAYC on your own (cartop, private trailer, etc) please do so. If you need a spot on a club trailer, please email me to reserve one.

Intermediates sailors: We'll be loading their boats at the end of program Wednesday, and the club will drive the trailer to SAYC Thursday morning. The regatta will be an All-Day event, and may end as late as 5pm. Opti A & B: The big trailer will be on the other side of the footbridge near the hoist. If you need to get on the trailer, be sure to email me to reserve a spot. We'll load up at the end of the day tomorrow.

POWDER PUFF REGATTA Friday 10th
Check-In 8-9:15, Skipper's Meeting at 9:30. Be at BHYC, rigged and ready to sail, at 8:00.
We'll be sailing over to this regatta, and back, so this will be a long day and may end as late a 5:30pm.

Intermediates: This is an ALL-DAY event, so please plan accordingly.

NBYC INTERCLUB Monday 13th
Skipper's meeting 11:30. Be at NBYC rigged and ready by 10:30am. BRING a LUNCH!
The 1st Up-Bay Interclub will be hosted by Normandy Beach YC on Monday the 13th. Registration is free, and you can sign up there day-of. If you are using a club trailer, be at BHYC at 8am to help load and tie-down. The trailer will travel down at 9:30--you will then need to get your kids to NBYC. You may get set up on the trailer over the weekend if this is difficult. As always, If you plan on using a club trailer spot for this regatta, email me to reserve a spot. If you are getting your boat there yourself, Please be at NBYC, rigged and ready, by 10:30.

Junior A-CAT SATURDAY
On Saturday the 11th our juniors have the opportunity to sail and A-Cat in a bay race. I need to get a head count of those interested, so please let me know if your child is planning on attending. They should be at the flag pole at MYC at 8:15am on Saturday with their life jacket. This is a morning race, and they should be done by mid-day.

LEUKEMIA CUP Friday 17th
At Beachwood YC next Friday the 17th... More info to come

BARCLAY CUP Friday 17th
The Barclay Cup, a team race regatta at LEHYC, will be held next Friday the 17th. Two teams of three from our advanced opti group will head down for this great regatta. More info to come later in the week...

Junior Olympics Festival at IHYC July 20-21
If you are planning on attending and have not registered, DO IT! Your child must be a member of US Sailing to participate, so get that done online at ussailing.org.

New England Championships in Newport, RI August 3-5
Bill Johnson is organizing the group heading up to RI. If you have not been getting his emails, please email him at bill.gjesq@verizon.net to get on the list.


Any questions, please let me know or stop by at the Merrick Center. Thanks!

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Opti New Englands

The New England Chamionships up in Newport, RI are less than a month away! Bill Johnson is organizing Bay Head's group, and expects around 21 sailors to participate. If you and your child are planning on going and have not been receiving emails from him regarding the NEs, contact him at bill.gjesq@verizon.net and he will add your email to the list.

For more info on the New Englands, follow the link to the NOR.

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Rainy Day Inside Fun

The 420 group plays some knee ball to wait out a thunderstorm this morning. After some chalk talks and push ups, it was a welcome release of energy!

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July 1st Update

Our luck with the weather has quickly ended as a thunderstorm looms to the south. What a great time to get some critical info to the entire program!

There is NO PROGRAM FRIDAY July 3rd for the holiday weekend and to make room for the traditional BHYC Watersports Day.

Advanced Optis will be starting at 9am instead of 9:30; Ian and Austen thought there was not enough time to get a workout in and a meaningful practice before lunch. They will finish program at 3:30.

There is an Opti Clinic for Girls at MCYC the day before the Powder Puff Regatta run by GSOT, and Danielle Soriano will be heading that up. It costs $75. Since our boys will be at Ironman, we have an opportunity for a girls clinic of our own without the additional cost... But it also may be good to get them racing against their competition a day early. I'd love some feedback as we try and chart our course for next week...

Reminder: It may not be clear in the literature we've handed out so far, so I want to remind parents that when your child is traveling to away regattas, it is important they have an adult that is responsible for them while they are there. The coaches are there to coach, and cannot be responsible for all the kids while traveling.

As the No Tears Regatta Registration forms are not online, we've made copies which are available at both the Merrick office and the Jr Sailing office at the main club.

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