The reset for how the US will be competitive in competing in international competition continues.
The NOR's for the under 20 ISAF worlds qualifiers have been published. The Stevens trophy will be awarded to the top F16 Junior Team (open).
Applications are now open for the 2013 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships. This year’s event will be an ISAF Youth Worlds Qualifier and will be hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Corpus Christi, TX from August 12-16. The Notice of Race and application links are posted online at
http://championships.ussailing.org/Youth/US_Youth_Champs.htm. Complete instructions on the application process can be found at
http://championships.ussailing.org/Youth/US_Youth_Champs/How_to_Apply.htm .
Applications will close at midnight on March 15th – NO EXCEPTIONS.Entry is by resume and they cap the total number of sailors.
The basic idea is that elite sailors are bunching up in the traditional youth classes. High performance classes are under subscribed. US Sailing asserts that Sailors are Sailors and can jump platforms easily... The carrot to jump is the ISAF world slots. So, US Sailing will review resumes for acceptance in all of the ISAF classes at the youth championships... They are encouraging junior sailors to apply for multiple classes for the ISAF qualifiers and they will select the strongest field in all of the classes.
An extensive resume and application is due by March 15. If you have a strong junior sailor in your cat fleet OR know of a strong junior sailor in your Yacht Club...
YOU CAN HELP..
Spread the word... in my area the YC junior programs are not up to speed on this huge change.
Encourage the junior cat sailors you know to take the challenge.
Encourage the hot shot laser or 4 twinkie sailor in your club to consider the F16 competition and get them on the water with some stick or sheet time on your catamaran.
Several of us on the MHC are just wrapping our heads around the new program and will be looking to what our roll should be moving forward in supporting junior catamaran racing.
The March 15 deadline just over a month away...
so... individuals will need to step up and help.
