M A Y 2 0 1 2 Houston Yacht Club Ra nots Monthly Newsletter May 5-6 TSA Regatta @ Grapevine Sailing Club May 12-13 Sail Practice 10-4 (Opti, Laser, 420) May 18-19 Sail Practice 10-4 (Opti, Laser, 420) May 19 Extreme Boat Makeover Day @ HYC Ragnot Parent Camp Meeting Laser Gulf Coast Champs @ TCYC May 26-27 Sail Practice 10-4 (Opti, Laser, 420) May 31-June 3 2012 Laser Nationals @ HYC June 2-3 TSA Regatta @ Corpus Christi YC June 4-8 Opti Overnight Camp June 10-14 Laser/420 Overnight Camp June 18-22 Minis Week 1 June 19 Summer Program Week 1 June 23-24 Leukemia Cup June 25 Summer Program Week 2 June 30 Endurance Race July 2 Summer Program Week 3 July 4 Cardboard Boat Race th 4 of July Festivities July 7-8 Texas Youth Race Week @ HYC Ragnots during 2012 HYC Opening Day Welcome to our new monthly Ragnot Newsletter! Summer is almost here and it’s time for the Ragnots to have the best summer EVER! This newsletter is being produced to help YOU find everything you need in one place, without having to spend precious FUN time looking through many emails and texting your BF’s to find out when the next race or practice is, what the next Ragnot event is, where to sign up, etc. etc. etc. You get the picture. We hope you like it! For more information about what’s going on in your Club, contact Ragnots Co-Moms Maya Houston (email: [email protected]) and Amy Beck (email: [email protected]). If you really like this newsletter and want to contribute information, contact the Editor, Yolanda Cortes Mares, at [email protected]. See you at the Club! HOUSTON YACHT CLUB RAGNOTS NEWSLETTER MAY 2012 Texas Youth Race Week July 7-13, 2012 Come and join your friends in the largest youth sailing event in Texas! We need parents to volunteer. This is a Junior Olympic Event and a USODA qualifier. Opti registration is now up! NEW THIS YEAR registration for Optis will be on the USODA Web site. The NOR is also available at the USODA web site. Optimist sailors must be USODA members and US Sailing members to register. Registration is at www.usoda.org. Ragnot Co-Mom: Amy Beck in New Jersey during 2012 USODA Team Trials The racing at HYC will be on Saturday and Sunday, July 7 & 8. Monday, July 9, is a layday, and after that the racing continues at TCYC on July 10-13, ending with a big banquet at LYC on Friday, July 13. Laser and Double-Handed registration will be up soon on Regatta Network at www.txsail.org. So far, the following folks have kindly volunteered: Giveaways: Lisa Ascencios Area F eliminations (Sears and Bemis) will be part of Race Week but will register separately on Regatta Network. Registration should be up soon at www.txsail.org. Miscellaneous: Gaston Martin . Registration: Jacki Kendrick, Rebecca Rush & Georganne Scruggs On the Water: Gordy Keenan, Graham Farebrother To volunteer: Please contact Yolanda Cortes Mares, your 2012 HYC TSA Representative at [email protected] or at (254) 493-0875. Laser Nationals is right around the corner! And in your own backyard! Racing is Thursday May 31st through Sunday June 3rd. NOR can be found at the following links. Donʼt miss out - This could be it! · http://www.laserusnationals2012.com http://houstonyachtclub.com/raceregatta.html 2 2 1 HOUSTON YACHT CLUB RAGNOTS NEWSLETTER MAY 2012 FOR SALE / WANTED FOR SALE: 2010 Blue Magic Optimist #18510 Trim color is Blue Magic marine covers and blade bag Opti parts dolly N1 foil Black Gold spars Tapered mainsheet Bailers, praddle, mast clamp,etc Choice of J sail or North Boat has only been used for regattas Boat has always been bagged and garaged otherwise. Boat is complete and in very nice condition Contact Russell Cole : [email protected] $2850. FOR SALE: • Vanguard Opti #11455– comes with Giuletti spars, club blades, and sail and dolly. $1000 • Perfect beginner Opti – comes with club spars and P4 North Sail, wood rudder and white daggerboard and dolly. $400 FOR SALE: MCLAUGHLIN Optimist #14911 “Fast Frog” Pro-‐racer Opti; 2009 World Champion, 2011 Girls State Champion Color: white Used Opti parts dolly Used N1 foils : blade set includes rudder and daggerboard Used Black Gold spars Used tapered mainsheet Used praddle, mast clamp, protest flag, grey air bags Choice of used Win Design or used JCD tiller extension Used blade bag and used Magic Marine bottom cover Choice of used heavy radial J sail or used heavy panel-‐cut Quantum New red bailers Cool decals Great racing Opti – in good condition and everything you need to step in and start racing! Contact Yolanda Cortes Mares: [email protected] $1750. Also available: • Slightly used Magic Marine top and bottom cover in great condition for an extra $400 • New Win Design tiller extension for an extra $50 • Various racing clothes, boots, gloves (new and used) Get ready for summer! Call Regina 713-522-7810 WANTED TO BUY: Does anyone know of anyone who has a 4.7 lower mast they might want to sell? Contact Becky Rush at [email protected]. Swap your boat stuff during the Extreme Boat Makeover at the Club on May 19! 3 HOUSTON YACHT CLUB RAGNOTS NEWSLETTER MAY 2012 2012 USODA TEAM TRIALS REPORT By Scott Lindley, HYC Sailing Director (409) 539-0058 Hi All, I am finally back from New Jersey! What a trip. Brant Beach Yacht Club put on a fantastic Team Trials. It was a great event from all aspects! Racing was great, weather was cold but good wind conditions. One day blew 32 knots. The regatta organization was top notch. Hospitality was great too. Our team was exceptional from top to bottom. This was the best team trials from a team organizational standpoint I have been involved with. Our team was tight and had tons of fun. Regina Byerly was a great team leader and all the parents worked hard and chipped in. Scott Norman really put in a top-notch effort and really put his heart and soul into the coaching effort. We truly have a great team! I thank you all. The kids did great and walked away from Team Trials better sailors. They learned sooooo much. Team Trials for the kids who went for the first time, really opened their eyes (as it usually does) to the fact that it is very serious and that all who attend are very good. Basically they are sailing against the top 200 kids in the country. They also learn where they fall in that pecking order. They also learn the hard way, what skills they are lacking or need to work on in order to compete at that level and move up the ladder. Most kids come home humbled and changed after their first Team Trials! I would say most kids are driven from this experience. That's why we go! Our veteran's did a fantastic job and they learned how much they improved from the previous year. I am proud of them all! Congratulations to Wiley Rogers for finishing 4th and qualifying for his first Worlds Team! Also congratulations to Dane Byerly who finished in the Top Ten at Team Trials. Dane will be representing the United States at the Asian Championships. We have several others who will be applying for International Teams and receiving invitations to the US National Team. Can’t wait ‘til next year! Results from Team Trials: 4th Overall Wiley Rogers (Finished 32nd in 2011) 10th Overall Dane Byerly (Finished 33rd in 2011) 29th Overall Ryan Vittimberga (Finished 115th in 2011) 61st Overall Kaili Campbell (Finished 91st in 2011) 71st Overall Robbie Nicholls (Finished 123rd in 2011) 75th Overall Kyle Dochoda (Finished 152nd in 2011) 77th Overall Julian Martin – First TT 89th Overall Leo Boucher – First TT 99th Overall Talia Toland (Finished 91st in 2011) 113th Overall Anna Willits – First TT 122nd Overall Dutch Byerly – First TT 124th Overall Christophe Chaumont – First TT 159th Overall Yumi Yoshiyasu – First TT 165th Overall Kelly Cole – First TT 168th Overall Alexandra Mares – First TT 172nd Overall Abigail Beck – First TT 183rd Overall Lawson Levine – First TT 4