1 Table of Contents RYC Info: RYC Junior Sailing Program Goals/ JSA Code of Ethics 3 RJYC Officers and Instructors/Instructor Assignments 4 -8 Junior Sailing Committee 9 Program Diagram 10 Important Information for All Sailors and Parents Daily Sailing Schedule 11 Required Equipment, JSA Optimist Safety Inspection Checklist 12-13 420 Check Sheet, Laser Check Sheet, RYC Guidelines Jr Sailors 14-16 Discipline, Incident/Accident procedure flow chart 16-17 RYC emergency procedure, damage policy 18-19 Junior Club House Rules, Medication Policy 20 Communication / Private Lessons 21 JSA Info: JSA Guidelines for Parents 22 What You Need to Know About Regattas 23-25 JSA Regatta Guidelines for Sailors 26 Calendar Events – Explained 26-29 Boat Info: Parts, Equipment Suppliers, and Repair Work 29-30 General Sailing Memberships & Boat Class Membership 30 RYC 420 Charter Agreement, RYC 420 Charter Equipment Checklist 32-35 Boat Locker Warning and Release of Liability Form 36-37 2011 Award Recipients 38-41 2012 Class Lists 42-46 RYC Junior Calendar and Important Sailing Dates 47-52 (please consult JSA website, www.jsalis.org, regularly for updates) Volunteer Opportunities Water, Friday Lunches, Parent of the Day and RYC Opti Regatta, 53 Pinnies and T-shirt sale 53 Junior Clubhouse Phone 637-2708 RYC Website www.riversideyc.org Email: [email protected] [email protected] 2 Riverside Junior Yacht Club Sailing Program Goals Mission: To develop a life-long love of sailing in a safe and fun environment with a focus on each sailor’s personal progress. • To ensure that safety is paramount. • To encourage fun while learning. • To encourage a lifetime love of sailing through learning of fundamentals and achievement of personal goals. • To provide the opportunity for RYC junior sailors to achieve success at the regional and national level. Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound The JSA is the governing body of Junior Sailing on Long Island Sound. www.jsalis.org Code of Ethics “You haven’t won the race if in winning the race, you have lost the respect of your competitors.” Paul Elvstrom (4 time Olympic Gold Medalist in the Finn Dinghy) 1. Treat other persons and their property as you know they should be treated, and as you wish them to treat you and your property. 2. Regard the racing rules as agreements, the spirit and letter of which you should not evade or break. 3. Be gracious in victory and defeat. 4. Be cooperative and respectful. Remember that your actions on and off the water reflect on you and your sailing organization. The RYC junior sailing program will continue to emphasize ethics and good sportsmanship this summer. 3 Junior Officers of Riverside Yacht Club 2012 Commodore Billy Baxter Vice Commodore Olivia Rovelli Rear Commodore Billy Lewis Fleet Captain Jack Dyment Secretary/Treasurer Philip Dunay 2012 RYC Sailing Instructors Program Director Megan Magill Riverside Yacht Club Head Instructor Teddy Mark Larchmont Yacht Club Program Administrator Sara Anibal Rocky Point Club Instructors Morgan Kiss Macatawa Bay Yacht Club Chris Klevan Norfolk Yacht and Country Club Brooks Clark Newport Harbor Yacht Club Lexi Coudert Coral Reef Yacht Club & Edgartown Yacht Club Will Florio American Yacht Club Peter Stoll Larchmont Yacht Club Emma Brinkman American Yacht Club Laura Lubben Larchmont Yacht Club Hope Wilson American Yacht Club 4 Junior Instructors Billy Baxter Peter Dunay Philip Dunay Jack Dyment Caroline Keller Chris Keller Ali Larkin Ed Larkin Lisa Lewis Stevie Lewis Emma Lukens Pierce Ornstein Jack Parkin Jack Scanlan Ben Van Duyne James Westerberg 2012 RYC Sailing Staff Junior Clubhouse Phone 637-2708 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Megan Magill-RYC Program Director I grew up in San Diego, CA sailing Sabots, 420s, and FJs. As a skipper in high school I was a fleet race and team race National Champion for Point Loma High School. While racing I-420s, my crew and I placed 2nd at the ISAF Youth Worlds in Busan, South Korea. In college I raced for the US Naval Academy and then finished school at St. Mary’s College of Maryland as a skipper on their Women’s, Co-Ed, and Team Race teams. I am a 4 time All-American and All-American Honorable Mention and in 2011 I was the runner up for College Sailor of the Year. Teddy Mark- Head Instructor I grew up racing Optimists in the Great South Bay in Long Island, and sailing in the Larchmont Yacht Club program. I raced on the LISOT 420 team for three years, and on Team USA for one. I was captain of the Rye Country Day School sailing team for two years. I am a sophomore at Georgetown University and sail on the varsity team. This is my third year at RYC and my first year as Head Instructor. Sara Anibal- Administrator I grew up sailing out of Rocky Point Club and competed at most JSA regattas throughout the years. I then participated on the Greenwich High School sailing team for three years where I was the varsity captain my senior year. I now attend the University of Vermont and am majoring in Elementary Education and Music. I am also an active member of the sailing team there and compete almost every weekend. I look forward to being a part of Riverside this summer! Hope Wilson I’m from Rye, New York, and have sailed out of American Yacht Club for nine summers. I competed in JSA events as well as New Englands, 420 Nationals, North Americans, and Buzzards Bay Regatta. I was also a member of the Big Boat Program at American, participating in the Dorade and Beach Point Overnight for four years, and racing on Friday evenings on a J105. Currently, I am a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Next fall, I will be attending Dartmouth College and I will be on the sailing team there. I am looking forward to coaching at Riverside this summer! 5 Emma Brinkman I grew up sailing at American Yacht Club. I sailed Opti's for 5 years and crewed on 420's for 4 years. I was also a part of the Big Boat program at AYC where I sailed on a J105 and a J124. I have sailed all over Long Island sound at JSA regattas and at various other events including Buzzards Bay Regatta, Nationals, New Englands and North Americans. I am currently a senior at Rye High School in Rye, New York. I look forward to coaching and being a part of the junior program at Riverside this summer! Chris Klevan, Head Racing Optimist Coach I was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia where I started sailing Optis. I am graduating with a double major in Environmental Studies and Geoscience from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Class of 2012. As a member of the Hobart and William Smith varsity sailing team I received ICSA All-American Crew honors at the conclusion of the 2011 season where our team finished 2nd in Cascade Locks Oregon for the ICSA National Championship. Laura Lubben I am currently a senior at Mamaroneck High school and I am looking to sail in college wherever that may be. I sailed optis and 420s out of Larchmont Yacht Club since I was 7 years old and am currently on the sailing team at my high school. I worked at American Yacht Club last year as an opti coach as well as an administrator but am really looking forward to coaching full time this summer! Will Florio This summer I will be returning to Riverside Yacht Club for my second year. Last summer, I had the privilege of coaching sailors from the Flying Fish, C420, and Big Boat programs. I also had the honor to sail on Thursdays during Vespers, where I ran the foredeck of Commodore Anderson's Farr 395, Skye. Since then, I have been studying at Hobart College, where I am a member of the sailing team. This summer I will be competing aboard Eleanora in the Westward Cup in Cowes, England. Lexi Coudert I am currently a freshman on the Georgetown University sailing team. I graduated from The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Florida in 2011. I grew up sailing Optimists, Lasers, and 420’s at the Edgartown Yacht Club in Martha’s Vineyard and at the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, Florida. I sailed lasers most competitively at both the national and international levels. I have sailed extensively in the Southern Massachusetts and Florida areas and look forward to a new experience on the Long Island Sound this summer! 6 Morgan Kiss, Head 420 Racing Coach My name is Morgan Kiss and I grew up sailing optimists out of Macatawa Bay YC in Holland, MI. I competed for the US at Optimist Worlds in 2007, and transitioned into the 420 when I was 15. I was on the US Development team in the I-420 for three years, and got the opportunity to compete in two ISAF Youth Worlds, winning a silver medal in 2011 with crew Christina Lewis. I'm currently sailing in college for Yale, and am really looking forward to joining the RYC coaching staff this summer! Brooks Clark I am from Newport Beach, California where I grew up sailing Sabots at Newport Harbor Yacht Club. After sabots I crewed in both 420s and CFJs sailing many National and North American Championships. I sailed for Newport Harbor High School and won both Fleet Race and Team Race National Championships my senior year. I finished 2nd at the Governor's Cup Match Race as a bowman in 2009 and 2011.