Sailing team try-outs

All:

We are still shore-bound until we get permission to use the Naval Station. Hopefully sometime this week!

I will work with students wanting to skipper on the team first. We have three 420s so I can have 6 folks on the water at once. You'll be paired with another skipper and will demonstrate your sailing ability.

Once the skippers are determined we'll add in the crews (and if you don't make the cut as a skipper you will probably be an excellent crew...)

I expect to have about twelve people on the team with practices every day after school, but with only half the team at a time. My initial planning is that half the team (probably the juniors/seniors) will practice on the M,W, F of one week and then on the Tu/Thurs of the following week. On the off-days the underclassmen will practice. Each practice session will start with a trip to the Naval Station on a mini-bus, leaving school at 3:30. Depending on the weather we'll sail until between 6:00 and 7:00 and then return to school (it's about a 20 minute transit so if practice ends at 6:00 we should be back by 6:30.) Yes, these will be long days (so you should bring an after school snack on your practice days.) Note that on the days you are NOT practicing you need to make an extra effort to keep up (or even get ahead) of school-work.

I've established a googleclass called Sailing Team where I've posted assignments and questions in the Stream. Please accept the g-mailed "invitation" to join the class.