Junior Sailing 

2017 was a great year for our Juniors!  Thanks to the addition of 4 new O’pen BICs to the program, kids have been excited about getting on the water.  We had more than 20 kids from the ages of 7-17 participating in weekly practices.  While juniors increasingly raced locally, seven of them also traveled and participated in the SAYRA Junior Grand Prix.  We are very excited about getting more kids involved and want to continue to strengthen the junior program.  Several of you have kids/ grandkids that we would love to see out there.  This is a really great opportunity, as well as a wonderful community of kids.  If you are interested, please reply so we can get you added to the junior email list.

We have big plans for 2018, including the addition of four 420’s, an ASC Junior team, and an advanced sailing camp over the summer.  As the program grows, we will need continued support and help from the club.  On March 15th, at 6:30 pm, we will have a junior planning meeting at the clubhouse.  If you would like to help or discuss plans for the junior program, we look forward to seeing you there.

 Kim Bagnoni

What an amazing regatta!  Thank you to all of the families that helped. We are so proud and excited to have had 12 of our juniors participating. Thank you also to Eli Putnam, Dan Bagnoni, and Marcus Moehlman who have been working with our juniors and helping to improve their sailing skills.

Next up is the Midlands Regatta, a SAYRA Junior Grand Prix Event, in Columbia, SC on November 4th and 5th.  This is a great opportunity for us to represent the Augusta Sailing Club.  We will be traveling as a team and need at least 5 juniors to commit to racing BICs.  I need to know ASAP who will be able to go.  Attached is information about camping and hotels. Keep in mind this is only an hour and a half away.  If you know for sure that you are going, please let me know by today.  You can register at https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=15496

We are also scheduled to go to the O’pen BIC Midwinter Championships in Charleston, SC on November 18th-19th.  This will be a combination of traditional and fun races.  It is going to be a blast!!! If you are interested, let me know so that we can reserve you a boat.  You can then register at  https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=15527  For those who are planning to go, I seriously recommend also registering for Midlands, as it will be great practice for this regatta.  

 If you have any questions or if your child needs a ride to either of the regattas, please let me know.  

 Otherwise, I hope to see you all this Sunday at 3pm for practice.

 Have a great week!

Kim Bagnoni

We are hoping it will be warm enough to have a few more practices. We have added "junior practice" to the calendar for October 15, 22, 29 from  3-6pm?  Thank you so much.