Junior Sailing Camps Expanded for 2020

NEW CAMPS are being offered!!!  Coaches Susannah and Katy Schroeder are expanding the camp offerings this summer (See Below).  Also, we are increasing Class Size to 15 Sailors. 

Online Registration is already open for the Beginners camps in June.  Registration for the new classes will be up on Monday May 18.  Fees are not due until the first day of camp and are $200 for Members and $300 for non-Members.

We are working to create a safe, fun and educational experience for all of our sailors and will follow the guidelines mandated by the State listed here.  https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/responsible/Day-Camps.pdf 

Session 1
Beginners
June 8-12

Session 2
Beginners
June 22-26

Session 3
Intermediate
June 29 – July 2 (4 days)

Session 4
Advanced
July 6-10

Session 5
Race Team
Must be at least 12 years of age
July 13-17

This past Saturday, June 1st, Buckeye Lake Yacht Club hosted the kickoff to the 2019 I-LYA Traveler Series. Seventy-five youth sailors, aged 6-17, made the trip to Buckeye Lake, east of Columbus, and enjoyed a great day of racing. Buckeye Lake, after several years of low water, was back in top form with comfortable temperatures and steady southwest winds blowing 6-15 knots. Spectators lined the piers of BLYC and the new North Shore bike path to watch the racing up close, visit north dallas maid service. The series continues next week at Alum Creek Sailing Club in Lewis Center, Ohio and will continue throughout the summer with the finale at Hoover Sailing Club in August.

Thank you to all of the BLYC volunteers who made this event successful. It was truly a team effort and the comments from competitors, parents, and other visitors were very complimentary of the Club and the event.

Full results can be viewed here: 
https://theclubspot.com/regatta/cbLzmJhubW/class

Photos: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149354960@N07/albums/72157708905702301

Learn more about the Traveler Series here: 
http://i-lya.org/junior-sailing/traveler-series/

After several years off the water, Buckeye Lake is back!  BLYC has been selected to host the first I-LYA Junior Travelers Series Regatta of the 2019 season – Saturday, June 1 2019!  This is a great opportunity for us to show off our Club and lake as this regatta will attract dozens of youth sailors from all over the Lake Erie region – Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, & Indiana.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  Plans are very preliminary at this time, but it’ll take a strong group of volunteers from the Club to host this event.  If you are interested in joining in on the fun, please contact Mike Bruckelmeyer.

We started the day off by launching our new Club 420 sailboats for the juniors at Liebs Island.  BLYC members joined in to help escort them as they paraded the new boats down the lake to BLYC.  Upon their arrival, the PHRF fleet launched along with several of our 2018 sailing camp participants in Optis.  All sailed around the front of the Clubhouse where Father Mike blessed the fleet and it was time to race!

We had good wind and the RC set a nice long windward leeward course for the PHRF fleet – the new 420s sailed by Matthew Davis & Bryor Burke and Katy Schroeder & Olivia Smith sailed with PHRF and were handicapped along with them.  The Optis were sent on a smaller triangle course and… well they sailed and had fun.

It was a great day as the girls, sailing C420 #8612 were off the line like a shot and took a commanding early lead which they never lost – finishing a full 6 minutes ahead of Big Girl and 7 minutes ahead of the other C420.  A promising look ahead to our 2019 BLYC Sailing Team!

Last week’s Rabbit Flag winner Chuck Bendig presented the girls with the the coveted award for this week – a great day of adults and youth sailing together and having a great time on our beloved lake.