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.

  The Youth Race Team welcomes their new coach Valerie Cloutier. Racers will have to learn new french words as she will pass on her east coast knowledge.
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2008 RACING SCHEDULE

Youth/Adult Application 2008 FORM
for enrollment into classes

click here for form - print then fill it out

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May 03 - 04 Spring Dinghy Champs RVIC
. 17 - 18 Springtime Regatta COSA
June 05 - 08 Canadian Grand Prix Comox, BC
. 23 - 25 Go Fast Clinic RPSA
. 27 - 29 Waves RVAN
July 02 - 06 Sail West RVIC
. 12 - 13 Invitational Regatta KSA (Nicola Lake)
. 14 - 18 Laser Training Camp RVIC
. 19 - 20 Comox Regatta Comox, BC
. 24 - 27 BC Summer Games Kelowna
August 06 - 08 Opti/Laser 4.7 Training Camp The Gorge, Oregon
. 09 - 10 Regatta .
. 09 -10 Sosa Invitational Regatta SOSA
. 08 - 13 Canadian Youth Champs Wabumun, AB
. 12 - 17 Laser/Radial Training Camp The Gorge, Oregon
. 13 - 22 Optimist Canadians Halifax
. 22 - 24 Junior Olympics Seattle
September 06 - 07 Invitational Regatta, NOSA Vernon
  13 - 14 BC Opti Champs RPSA
. 19 - 21 Lake Osoyoos Open Invitation Lake Osoyoos
. 27 - 28 Fall Dinghy Champs

RVIC

October 18 - 19 Pumpkin Bowl WVYC

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 Kent Hardisty at the helm and the senior 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.

click here for Race Team Application Form

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


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