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Latest News: Join the North Shore Sailing Team WVYC is home to one of the most active racing programs in Western Canada. For over 20 years, the club has actively supported and developed youth sailing skills to talented individuals from basic White Sail to Canadian Sailing Team levels. Athletes from WVYC have often gone on to compete and perform well in national and world championship regattas. Below are some commonly asked questions of the youth sailing team: What is the Youth Racing Team all about? How much sailing experience is required? Do participants have to be members? Can I get high school credit through training and racing?
If you are interested in becoming a member of our youth sailing team, please read the list of commonly asked questions. Sailors can join the team at any time of the year. Prospective sailors are also encouraged to come down and try it out for an entire month before committing! For further information, please contact our Sailing Director, at Ph: 604-921-7575 ext. 231, or e-mail: sailingdirector2@wvyc.bc.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the Youth Racing Team all about?
The WVYC Youth Sailing Team is focused on developing youth sailing skills as much as it is on individual life-skills for the sailors. These two skills go hand-in-hand. Competitive sailing is a unique sport that is refereed by the athletes, demands an extraordinary amount of mental stamina, requires a high degree of physical performance, requires efficient communication and coordination with team members, and stresses the importance of fine-tuning to achieve results. These abilities, in turn, develop sportsmanship, decision-making, good health and nutrition habits, teamwork, focus, and goal setting, respectively. Of course, none of this is achieved without having fun both on and off the water. While practices and regattas aim to develop and test skills in an exciting environment, a lot of the fun is had through team events and traveling to regattas. Almost every sailing club hosts at least one regatta. The coach chooses the best ones to attend and many of these involve road trips with lakeside/oceanside camping or billeting, evenings with buffets, socializing, dancing, or attempting another sport. Camaraderie’s are made both in the race team and among other youth sailors from other teams. All youth class boats: Optimist, Laser, Radial, Club 420, and 29er. How much sailing experience is required? Very little experience is required. As long as participants are willing to learn, have fun, and enjoy competition, the race team is an ideal fit for them! WVYC has a boat loan program where boats can be rented for their first season of training and racing from $25 to $75 per month, depending on the boat. Do participants have to be members?Yes. The annual membership fees are $30.11 (junior members of members), or $66.60 (junior members or non-members).
Can I get high school credit through training and racing? Yes! Four credits in Grades 10, 11, or 12 may be given depending on your level of competition. See BC Sailing website for more information: www.bcsailing.bc.ca Junior Commodore
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