Page 13 - 2018 Race Calendar

Southern California Youth
Yacht Racing Association (SCYYRA) CONTINUED
that helps them learn the life lessons needed to be good citizens and productive adults. We strive to help families negotiate the many decisions needed to guide their kids through the junior sail- ing landscape. One thing is certain, if we want junior sailing to grow we need sailing to be local, accessible, affordable, and social. And regardless of the boat chosen, time on the water builds champions.
The SCYYRA organization offers 7 well coordinated series, in a variety of popular boats, that kids can participate in throughout the year. The calendar is also coordinated so juniors can choose from a variety of options. Kids can move up through eets and build skills as they also learn the rules of racing. The SCYYRA clinics help sailors build skills with some of the best coaches in the country. The good news for Southern California is we have a healthy, diverse, junior sailing com- munity and can sail all year round. That means the future looks bright for our sport.
PROJECTS
The SCYYRA board is a volunteer group consisting of junior sailing leaders from SCYYRA member clubs. It is no simple task to coordinate the activities of 25 separate, highly successful junior programs. But imagine if each club’s regattas were hosted on overlapping weekends. We coordinate events to maximize the eet size and provide well run regattas within driving distance of everyone. The events are spread out equally over the entire SCYYRA geography.
• TheSCYYRABoard-Agroupofvolunteerleadersinjuniorsailingfromthememberclubs.
• The SCYYRA Advanced Racing Team - A team that recognizes the top sailors in SoCal.
• Clinics - Clinics designed to bring sailors across the region together, share top coaching
talent, build friendships, and raise the skill level of the entire region.
• Calendar - a coordinated effort that ensures yacht clubs, club sailing, and High School
sailing, work together to maximize opportunities for kids to sail.
• The SCYYRA Series and Perpetual trophies - 7 series of regattas, designed in different
boats, to provide diverse opportunities for kids to build sailing skills.
• The new Regatta Toolbox application - Trying to add consistency and modernize the
tools we use to manage junior regattas.
• The SCYYRA Website and Member Communications.