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The Kelowna Yacht Club is home to the most competitive sailing team in the Okanagan. Members of the team compete at local, provincial, and national level regattas in youth fleets such as the Optimist, Byte, Laser, Laser Radial, Club 420, and 29er. During the summer the team trains three nights a week and competes in regattas on weekends. Attending up to a dozen regattas annually, our racers have racked up a significant number of medals.

KYC YOUTH - EDUCATION
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KYC race team members Grant Hardisty and Jonathan Cameron

2010 Race Team Schedule,
Revision June 15th

April 4th Skiing and Snowboarding at Big White

April 24-25th Dewinterize Boats at KYC

May 1-2nd -Boat Show at KYC

-Spring Dinghy, Royal Vic

May 6th 5pm-7pm: First Race Practice

May 13th 5pm-7pm: Race Practice

May 15-16th: Instructors and Volunteers training, 9am Muster Station

May 19th - KYC keelboat race night

May 20th 5pm-7pm: Race Practice

May 22-23 KYC Canaccord Cup Regatta

May 22-23 COSA Regatta

May 27th 5pm-7pm: Race Practice

May 29-30th Open House at KYC (Muster Station)

June 2nd - KYC keelboat race night

June 3rd 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

June 5th, Race Team try-outs.

June 6th YMCA Healthy Kids Day
June 6th Sailpast at KYC

June 10th 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

June 12th Fat Cat Parade

June 12- 13 NOSA Regatta

June 16th - KYC keelboat race night

June 17th 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

June 18th- Spaghetti Dinner at KYC
(cancelled due to other conflicts)

June 30th - KYC keelboat race night

July 1st 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 3-4th Waves, Royal Van

July 6th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 8th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 10-11 BC Champs, Merritt

July 13th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 14th - KYC keelboat race night

July 15th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 15-18th -CYA Sail West, Wabamum-Alberta

-Canadian Laser Champs, Oka-Quebec

July 20th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 22nd 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 22-25 BC Summer Games, Langley

July 27th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

July 28th - KYC keelboat race night

July 29th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug. 1-7th CYA Canadian Youth Champs, Hamilton-Ontario

Aug. 3rd 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug. 5th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug. 7-8th SOSA Regatta

Aug. 10th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug 11th - KYC keelboat race night

Aug. 11-13th Competition Camp + Regatta Prep, KYC

Aug. 14-15th KYC Dinghy Invitational Regatta NOR

Aug. 17th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug. 22-28th Canadian Opti Champs, Hamilton-Ontario

Aug. 24th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Augu 25th - KYC keelboat race night

Aug. 26th 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Aug. 31st 5pm-8pm: Race Practice

Sept. 2nd 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

Sept. 9th 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

Sept. 11-12th -Rocky Point Regatta

Sept. 11-12th Osoyoos Regatta

Sept. 16th 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

Sept. 23rd 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

Sept. 25-26th Fall Dinghy Champs, Royal Vic

Sept. 30th 5pm-7:30pm: Race Practice

Oct. 7th 5pm-7pm: Race Practice

Oct. 14th 5pm-7pm: Last Race Practice + Dinner at 7pm

Oct. 16-17th Pumpkin Bowl, West Van

*We will discuss when appropriate,
but we will not participate in all the regattas mentioned

*For better planning, please advise me when you won't be attending any events described above.

Valerie Cloutier

250-212-8768

vcloutier@kelownayachtclub.com

If you are interested in joining the Youth Race Team please contact Valerie Cloutier. Sailors must have achieved their White Sail III and have permission to join. Those interested in joining the Opti team must be under fifteen years of age. White Sail III is not required for the Opti team.

Equipment: All boats are supplied by the Kelowna Yacht Club. The Yacht Club will make every possible effort to keep equipment in racing condition. Team members are responsible for any loss or damage that occurs while equipment is on loan. Team members are also responsible for their own sailing gear.

Keel Boat racing opportunities for Youth Race Team
The newest addition to our fleet of race boats is a Santana 525. The boat, named Schock Therapy, can be seen racing every Wednesday night with the race team as crew. Shock Therapy has proved to be a competitive boat with the skilled race team members aboard. Watch out for them this summer!

Race team members are encouraged to crew on Wednesday night keelboat races. Racing on a variety of different boats provides youth with a variety of experiences and a wealth of knowledge. And its fun! If you are looking to pick up a member of the youth race team for your boat, please contact coach Valerie Cloutier cell phone: 212-8768.

Valerie Cloutier
Head Coach / Youth & Education Coordinator
Kelowna Yacht Club
(250) 212-8768