Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation

Three High School teams from the Santa Barbara area competed in last weekend's Rose Bowl regatta, hosted by the USC Sailing team and by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. Twenty-seven colleges from the East Coast to Hawaii, as well as 54 high school teams from all over California participated in the country's largest combined scholastic sailing competition, with more than 300 sailors rotating off the beach for the A and B fleet races.

Eight Santa Barbara sailors went to Alamitos Bay to participate in the Turkey Regatta November 21 and 22. This was the second regatta out of four that comprise the Ulman / Frost Series. There were 40 Laser Radial competitors traveling from San Diego to San Francisco to compete in this event the weekend just prior to Thanksgiving Day. The forecast was for plenty of wind.

Last weekend, November 14-15, Ventura Yacht Club played host to the second of four regattas that will constitute the newly-formed "SoCal Series": Goblin Opti (SBYC), Fall Regatta (VYC), Holiday Regatta (CBYC) and Big Rock Regatta (Morro Bay YC).

Santa Barbara Yacht Club played host to 45 Opti sailors and their families last weekend. The wind gods were not overly-generous, but provided just enough breeze for six races on the Championship Fleet course.

October 4th was the second event in the Shadden series. California Yacht Club hosted this event. Shadden is a CFJ event and we were one of a 53-boat fleet. It was a one-day event, but still lots of fun. At the same time the event was also very challenging. We were sailing in 25 knots of wind with gusts of 30 knots.

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Sky Adams is the top woman finisher and Oliver Toole finishes second overall despite an OCS in first race of the no-throwout event.

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Results

Friday practice was fantastic sailing off of Angel Island from 2pm to 6:30pm. We sailed in oscillating wind direction and speed varying from 12-18 knots, and a raging ebb tide making for some tricky waves. The quest for Friday's practice was to work on each sailor's predictive capabilities.

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On Tuesday evening, September 8th, SBYSF Jr. Program Director Duncan Shea, Foundation President Kent Pierce and Opti Program Chair/Coach/Board Member Craig Wilson announced broad changes to the Opti & FJ Programs for the Fall Semester--some of which supersede information previously released on this website and distributed by the Foundation.

In an effort to meet unprecedented demand, SBYSF will be offering three Optimist racing classes instead of the originally scheduled two classes.

Some of this information contradicts information previously posted on this website or otherwise distributed by the Foundation.

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The red and white burgee of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club logged thousands of miles this summer with some of our youth sailors. Oliver Toole, Sky Adams, Carly Shevitz, Davey McBride and Tucker Atterbury represented SBYC and the SBYSF at prestigious regattas on the East Coast as well as in Europe.

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US Sabot and Laser sailors of all sizes and ages enjoyed two great days of challenging and fun sailing over a breezy two-day regatta.

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Over 100 Foundation sailors and supporters gathered on the new Youth Sailing Foundation dock Friday evening, June 12 for an impromptu load test. The engineering team speculated that if the dock could survive the festivities, it would probably last another 25 years.

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Harken Optimist Series (3 of 4)
Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, San Pedro, May 23-24, 2009

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Skiff Fest
Santa Barbara Yacht Club, Santa Barbara, California
May 16-17, 2009

This year's Skiff Fest featured two fleets, the International 14 and 29er. While the wind remained under 6 knots for the majority of the event, eight races were completed.

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USODA ("Opti") Team Trials
Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, Connecticut
April 30-May 3, 2009

The Opti Team Trials is the qualifying event for the US National Youth Sailing Team and the US Youth Development Team. It is also the regatta that determines the sailors that represent the United States at the IODA World Championships, North American Championships, the British Nationals and the European Championships. Top five are awarded the opportunity to sail for the US team at World's.

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Cinco de Mayo Regatta/Ullman Frost
Santa Barbara Sailing Club, Santa Barbara, California
April 18-19, 2009

Laser sailors from around Southern California came to Santa Barbara for the Cinco de Mayo Regatta, the last of four regattas in the Ullman/Frost series. We saw both ends of the wind spectrum over the weekend, with twenty knots on Saturday and less than five on Sunday.

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High School Pacific Coast Championships
Mission Bay, San Diego
April 18-19, 2009

On April 18 & 19, our three high school teams (Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos and Laguna Blanca) traveled to San Diego for the High School Pacific Coast Championships (PCC's) held on Mission Bay.

It was an excellent weekend on several fronts as conditions were an idyllic 10-12 building to 15 knots each afternoon and everyone had a chance to sail-very little "riding the pine" in this one!

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Santa Barbara and Dos Pueblos High School Sailors Qualify for
Pacific Coast Championships

Last weekend the top high school sailors from 28 high schools from California and Hawaii descended on Santa Barbara for the Gaucho Regatta. The Gaucho is the 5th in a series, and the one with a reputation for providing lots of wind and challenging seas. This year’s event did not disappoint.

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Harken Optimist Series (1 of 4)
California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey, March 7-8, 2009

The ramp up to the Optimist National Championships this summer appears to have started in earnest as over 50 Opti sailors from throughout the western United States descended on Marina del Rey for the first of four events billed as the "Harken Series". 52 boats competed in the two-day event hosted by California Yacht Club on the weekend of March 7-8. 37 boats sailed in the Championship Fleet and 15 in the Green Fleet.

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Opti Midwinters West
Los Angeles Yacht Club, February 14-15, 2009

Santa Barbara was extremely well represented at the inaugural "Opti Midwinters West" Regatta on the weekend of February 14-15. Four Santa Barbara sailors were in attendance: one in each of the championship fleet age-group divisions and one in the "Green Fleet".

Oliver Toole Named to US Sailing Team U18
One of our own to be part of Olympic Developmental Squad

Portsmouth, R.I. (January 6, 2009) – Thirty-five youth sailors have been selected for the newly-launched US Sailing Team – Under 18 (U18) and US Sailing Team – Under 23 (U23), US SAILING announced today. These talented athletes have been identified as future Olympic prospects, and US SAILING is dedicated to guiding them from youth programs to the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program. US SAILING will provide the US Sailing Team – U18 and US Sailing Team – U23 with elite-level coaching, as well as educational, administrative and logistical support throughout the year.

2009 Rose Bowl Regatta
January 3-4
University of Southern California & Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Long Beach, California

Southern Californians have perfected tailgate parties and winning football games during the first week of the year and the sailing community took a cue from Trojan and Chargers fans. While USC head coach Mike Segerblom and his volunteers from Alamitos Bay Yacht Club hosted 24 college sailing teams and over 40 high school sailing teams in the Rose Bowl Regatta, hundreds of parents and students lined the shore of Alamitos Bay for two days of so-cal-iz-ing.

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2009 Orange Bowl Regatta
December 26-30, 2008
Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami Florida

Santa Barbarians Hanna Vincent, Oliver Toole, Tucker Atterbury, Davie McBride, Carly Shevitz and Annie Rossi trekked across the great expanses of the US of A to compete in the annual Orange Bowl Regatta--arguably the largest collection of youth sailing talent assembled in the United States each year.

The Foundation's ever-popular Beginner Opti Clinics will resume on February 21, 2009.
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Goblin Optimist Regatta
Santa Barbara Sailing Club, Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation and Santa Barbara Yacht Club
October 25-26, 2008

Twenty-seven Optis descended on Santa Barbara for the first significant Optimist regatta in the history of Santa Barbara. Due to both the efforts of the organizing authorities and the overwhelming enthusiasm and support of the Cabrillo Beach, Marina del Rey and Morro Bay Optimist Fleets, the last-minute event could be considered nothing short of a huge success!

National High School Singlehanded Championship
for the Cressy Trophy
Cornell University & Hobart William Smith Colleges
Merrill Family Sailing Center
October 17-19, 2008

On Oct 16, I set off for Ithaca, New York to compete in the High School Single Handed National Championships, known as Cressy. This event features the best Laser sailors from high schools across the United States and was hosted by Cornell University and Hobart and William Smith colleges. I represented Santa Barbara High School in a Laser radial. There were 18 laser radials as well as 18 full rigs competing.

Two young sailors ventured south to represent Santa Barbara at Saturday's US Sabot High Point #3 graciously hosted by Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey.

Sea Otter Regatta
Monterey Bay, October 11-12, 2008

The 2008 Sea Otter Regatta was held on Monterey Bay October 11-12. Forty-seven teams raced, with 27 in the Gold fleet and 20 in the Silver fleet. Saturday was consistently windy, steady 15 knots from the NW with up to 20 knot puffs and 6-8' swells.

Shadden Series #2
California Yacht Club, October 5, 2008

It was a beautiful, sunny day with light winds for the second regatta of the Shadden series held on October 5. The host was the Cal Yacht club in Marina Del Rey. It was a strong fleet of 50 CFJ's and there were six sailors representing the Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation. Sky Adams and Nicholas Perez took 10th place, Tucker Atterbury and Davey McBride took 16th, and Annie Rossi and Parker Jellison took 25th. The first race began with four general recalls and several more came later throughout the day. The yacht club ran four races.

2008/09 High School & Middle School Orientation Meeting
September 8th at Santa Barbara Yacht Club

Mark your calendars. SBYF will be holding its annual orientation meeting for families interested in participating in the High School or Middle School Programs for 2008/2009. Topics covered will include practice schedules, regatta schedules, what to expect, travel logistics, registration, etc. Come with all of your questions.

On August 30th, nine Santa Barbara Youth Foundation sailors made the trip down to Long Beach to compete in the District 25 Championships. Held out of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, this end of summer regatta featured ten fleets ranging from the high speed Formula 18 Catamarans, to the Laser Radial.
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2008 US SABOT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug. 9-10, Santa Barbara Yacht Club & Santa Barbara Seashell Association

Santa Barbara Seashell Association and Santa Barbara Yacht Club served as co-hosts for the US Sabot National Championship on the weekend of August 9-10, 2008. 48 young skippers representing various yacht clubs from Redondo Beach, Marina del Rey, Westlake, Channel Islands Harbor or Santa Barbara participated in three separate classes based on experience.
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U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship
for the Nancy Leiter Clagett Memorial Trophy
Sky Adams Brings Home Bronze Medal!

Our own Sky Adams will step off the plane a few pounds heavier than when she left for Michigan as she'll be weighted down by a bronze medal from a US Sailing National Championship hanging securely around her neck. Sky finished third in the 47-boat fleet sailing in a wide variety of conditiions over the ten-race series.
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2008 ISAF Youth World Championships & 29er Europeans
Cody's Excellent European Adventura
by Cody Shevitz

This year, while the summer Youth Foundation sessions were going in full swing I had the honor of taking a distinctive approach to a summer of sailing. I boarded a 747 with the other members of the youth U.S. Sailing team and headed to Copenhagen, to compete in the 2008 ISAF Youth World Championships.
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2008 CFJ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
July 25-27, Santa Barbara Yacht Club, California
Local Sailors Oliver Toole and Travis Benton Win Convincingly

Sixty-one youth teams, their families and coaches from throughout Southern California converged on Santa Barbara for the annual National Championship of the Club Flying Junior ("CFJ") National Championship. The event was hosted by the Santa Barbara Yacht Club beginning Friday, July 25 and ending Sunday, July 27. Seven races were completed over the three-day period in a variety of conditions.
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2008 CLUB 420 ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
July 18-20, Stanford Sailing Center, Redwood City, California

Vincent/Shevitz & Atterbury/McBride Represent Santa Barbara

Forty-three top teams from across the U.S. competed in the 2008 Club 420 Association Championship regatta July 18-20 at the Stanford Sailing center in Redwood City, CA. Ten races were completed over the three-day event in classic San Francisco Bay conditions: 15-20 knots for most races, with a few sailed in 20-25, accompanied by huge chop and tidal surge.
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U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship -
Sausalito, Calif. July 8-12, 2008
Two Santa Barbara Junior Women Participate in National Event

Thirty-three teams from across the country arrived spent a week at the Sausalito Yacht Club preparing for and competing in the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship. A 2-day advanced clinic was followed by 3-days of racing. Relatively light winds, fog and flat seas for the clinic days were followed by “raging waters” conditions with 12-25 knot winds and chop, putting everyone’s abilities and endurance to the test. Ten races were completed over the three intense days.
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SBYF's Sky Adams Attends US Naval Academy Racing Clinic
Advanced Racing in Laser Radials

In mid-June, Sky participated in the U.S. Naval Academy's Advanced Radial Clinic in Annapolis, Maryland with 17 other sailors from the mid-west and east coast.
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Junior Olympic Sailing Festival; California Yacht Club -
Marina del Rey, CA July 10-13, 2008
Santa Barbara Sailors Dominate Laser Radial Fleet

U.S. Sailing's Junior Olympics attracted over 100 youth sailors from Southern California, competing in Lasers, Laser Radials, 420s and CFJs. The event consisted of a one-day clinic on Thursday followed by three days of racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Santa Monica Bay. The winners of the Laser and 420 classes qualified for the US Sailing’s Single (Symthe) and Doublehanded (Bemis) National Championships. .
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This year's summer program promises to be among the best ever. Don't wait to sign up. Programs are available for children of all abilities, from the first-time beginner to the Olympic aspirant.
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SBYF is excited to unveil its coaching staff for the 2008 Summer Sailing Program. The Foundation has never fielded a larger nor more diverse staff. Meet our team by clicking on the link that follows.
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SBYC & US Sailing to Host Level One Instructor Course
This course is highly recommended for all coaches and jr. instructors

SBYC and US Sailing will host a Level 1 Instructor Training course June 12 through 15, 2008. This certification is required for SBYF coaches and highly recommended for anyone who works or volunteers coaching sailing. Our class will be placed on US Sailing’s web calendar on Monday, May 19, and you can use their website (see below) to register. If you are already signed up for another Level 1 class, please contact Dana Jones for instructions on how to switch to the local event.
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SBYF Sailors Compete at US Opti Team Trials
Dane & Quinn's Excellent Adventure

We arrived at the Annapolis Sailing School in the early afternoon after spending an hour or so at the hotel readying the new sails. We met the rest of the team at the Annapolis Sailing School and rigged for a short, late afternoon sail.
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Ullman Frost Series Wraps Up at Cinco de Mayo Regatta
Santa Barbara sailors take five of the top fifteen places

Santa Barbara Sailing Club's Cinco de Mayo Regatta served as the host event for not only two days of great Laser sailing, but also for the fourth of four events making up the Ullman Frost Series in Laser Radials and for the Area J qualifier for US Sailings Single-Handed Championship (the "O'Day Trophy). Santa Barbara Yacht Club provided race management and logistical support for the Laser Fleets.
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Area High Schools Fare-Well at Pacific Coast Championships
San Marcos and Santa Barbara narrowly miss berth to National Championships

Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara and San Marcos High Schools all qualified for the Pacific Coast Championhsips after finishing the season in the top 20 of the state's schools. The PCC's were held on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20 in cold and windy conditions at San Francisco's Treasure Island Sailing Center.
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Santa Barbara Well-Represented at CISA Clinic
Oliver Toole and Willie McBride Capture Gold in I420 Fleet

Sky Adams (Laser Radial), Travis Benton (C420), Cody Shevitz (Laser), Oliver Toole (I420), Willie McBride (I420) and Carly Shevitz (C420) all traveled to Long Beach to represent Santa Barbara at the prestigious California Interscholastic Sailing Association clinic and regatta.
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Gaucho Regatta Lives Up to Windy Tradition
All Three Local High School Sailing Teams Qualify for the Pacific Coast Championships

Year after year the local installment of Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association Sponsored High School Sailing (PCISA) has lived up to a long tradition: plenty of wind, swells and chop.
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Bishop HS to Start High School Sailing Team
Bishop Garcia Diego High School is starting a sailing team! This new sport will allow Bishop High School students to take advantage of living close to the ocean. Sailing is a physical and mental activity. It teaches you strategy, self-reliance, responsibility, teamwork and sportsmanship.
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