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Welcome to Royal Hamilton Yacht Club’s YOUTH RACE TEAM

 
There are many opportunities at the RHYC for sailors who wish to race. Participants and families considering a racing program should evaluate the level of intensity and commitment that they are looking for to help determine which program is most suitable. This page outlines expectations of the various racing programs to help you with your selection.
 


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RHYC Optimist Race Team

RHYC’s Optimist race team is designed to further hone skills taught in the Discover Boating and Youth Learn to Sail program. Experienced coaches provided a safe and fun program that introduces the basics of racing and develops fundamental racing skills, along with more advanced boat handling. Participants may also work on some of the CAN Sail 3 to 6 prerequisites. This program is open to any sailor age 9 - 15 who has an interest in racing. This team will be traveling to local weekend events and a few major events.
RHYC has five Optimists available to charter for a small fee but encourages participants to bring their own boats. 
 

Session 1: June 29 to July 31 Early Registration by March 31
CORK: August 3 - August 14  

Program Fees:

Session 1: $1250 or $1325 after early registration date
CORK: $650

One Month Charter Fee $250

RHYC High Performance Race Team

The RHYC race program is a comprehensive course for sailors 14-18 years of age with racing experience that wish to further their abilities onto a high performance level. The course is taught in single and double-handed boats including 420, Laser Radial and 29ers.

420 RACE TEAM
In Canada the 420 has become a popular boat to develop double handed sailing skills in youth sailors. The ideal combined crew weight for this boat is around 250 pounds, please note that you must find a sailing partner prior to registration (coaches may offer assistance). From here sailors will have a skill set that they can take to double handed Olympic class boats like Nacra, 470’s or 49ers. This team will be coached by an experienced coach and will be traveling to local weekend events and several major events. RHYC has two ZIM 420’s available to charter for a small fee but encourages participants to bring their own boats.

LASER RADIAL RACE TEAM
The Laser Radial is the Men’s and Women’s singlehanded class at the youth worlds. It is also the women’s singlehanded Olympic class and the development class for the men’s Laser. The weight and size of the sailor are very important in the laser radial. This team will be coached by an experienced coach and will be traveling to local weekend events and several major events. RHYC does NOT have Lasers available for chartering.

The program requires a high level of commitment for both athlete and parent. Sailors are expected to participate in a fitness and nutrition program in addition to daily on water training and theory instruction. The parents are an important part of the team and are expected to chaperone and/or tow trailers to regattas. More information will be posted. Please contact us with any questions. 

June 29 - August 14th   Early Registration by March 31

The High Performance 2020 season will feature a 7 week session that concludes with the CORK regatta. 

Program Fees: $1750 or $1850 after early registration date

Charter Fee: Full Session: $250

Spring Training

Spring Training is coming up quickly! This year's sessions will combine both HP and Opti Race teams. Spring Training is an excellent opportunity to get a head start on the competitive season. The focus of the program is to prepare racers for the summer by working on boat-handling skills in a variety of wind conditions. We require sailors to have adequate clothing and for a range of weather and water conditions we may encounter. Optimist, 420, Laser, Radial, and 29er sailors are invited to participate in Spring Training.

A Minimum of 6 Sailors pre-registered are required to conduct the course.

Sessions: May 1st - June 29th | 10:00am-4:00pm (Saturday's Only)
Program Fees: Early fee $340 (as of April 6th: $390)

Charter Fee: Spring session: $125

Includes Coach support at RHYC Lilac Regatta May 23rd and 2th

Please note: There are no discounts giving for partial participation in Spring training.

Fall Training

Fall Training extends the racing season and provides for continued opportunities to refine the skills learned in the summer. This is a great way to remain engaged and to prepare for the Florida circuit over the winter. The wide range of conditions experienced during the fall adds a further dimension to the training sessions. We require sailors to have adequate clothing and for a range of weather and water conditions we may encounter. Optimist, 420, Laser, Radial, and 29er sailors are invited to participate in Fall Training.

A Minimum of 6 Sailors pre-registered are required to conduct the course.

August 21st to Oct. 2 (Saturday's Only)
Early Registration by August 17th

Program Fees:
$340 or $390 after early registration date
Includes Cornish Hen Regatta 

Please note: There are no discounts giving for partial participation in Fall training.


Participant Responsibility

Upon registration, participants will be required to sign a waiver accepting responsibility for damages, injuries and liabilities relating to these. The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club is not liable for these and other circumstances leading to injury.

More Information 

The RHYC Racing Teams are limited in size. All teams are coached by an experienced race coach, and more coaches are added as registration dictates. Teams are open to Members and Non-Members. On teams that use club boats (420 and Optimist) the boats will go to member families first, after that it will be based on time of registration. It is strongly encouraged that participants bring their own boats to train with. RHYC Sail Training will NOT be responsible for the delivering of coach boats and club owned sail boats to events. Assistance from parents is necessary and all parents will share the cost of expenses while transporting club equipment. RHYC participants will be responsible for loading and securing trailers at events. Parents of all racers are expected to attend regattas and supervise their own children. RHYC will NOT be responsible for organizing travel, chaperoning, or accommodations for participants. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that their child(ren) are properly supervised during an away regatta by an adult. RHYC will host a pre-season mandatory parents meeting for each race team.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the teams schedule and allow parents to meet to form accommodation, trailering, and chaperoning plans. The RHYC will take responsibility for it’s participants during predetermined training/racing times. There will be a direct hand off of the participants from the parent responsible to the coach at the start and end of racing/training each day.