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Take a look at the perpetual trophies for each of these series and you will see the who’s who of Southern California sailing. Lots of Olympians, Yacht Club commodores, College All Americans, and more have all earned trophies in the SCYYRA Series.
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAILING CALENDAR
The junior sailing calendar in Southern California is packed. Many weekends have multiple events on them. Con icts are inevitable, but the clubs cooperate to minimize con icts. For example, we may be forced to schedule a regatta for the young kids on the same weekend as a regatta for the High School kids. But we try hard to avoid scheduling two regattas for the upper level High School kids on the same weekend. We also consider the major national events our kids may sail
in when planning local regattas. A well coordinated calendar creates a diverse menu of sailing opportunities for kids. The SCYYRA Series, High school Sailing, Sabot Nationals, CFJ Nationals, Junior Olympics, even club specialty events like the Dutch Shoe Marathon, are all teed up in a well coordinated plan. We are grateful to the member clubs for working together to maximize opportu- nities for Southern California youth sailors.
THE SCYYRA ADVANCED RACING TEAM
The Southern California Youth Yacht Racing Association sponsors a team to recognize ad- vanced junior sailors from Southern California who have shown tremendous dedication and accom- plishment in youth sailing. Each year a select number of the top junior sailors from San Diego to Santa Barbara are chosen to become members of the annual SCYYRA Racing Team and invited to participate in advanced sailing clinics and otherwise be recognized. Selection of each year’s team is based on regatta results between September 1st and August 31st, as well as age, ability, sports- manship and geographic location. All Southern California sailors who have placed well in local, regional, national and international regattas are encouraged to complete an application for con- sideration onto the SCYYRA Racing Team. The Selection Matrix is used to help select the elite team of sailors.