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The Cedar Lake Yacht Club invites all Optimist sailors and families to the annual Training Regatta at Cedar (TRAC). The emphasis of this regatta is to help train young sailors and their families in the sport of sailing. This will be accomplished through dry land demonstrations as well as on the water coached races and review on the day of sailing.
Headquarters:
West Bend, WI 53095
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Schedule |
Safety check: Please ensure that all of our sailors have all the items listed on this safety checklist. Safety Checklist.
GREEN and RWB FLEETs will participate on separate dates.
Thursday, July 7, 2022 - GREEN FLEET
Friday, July 8, 2022 - RWB FLEET
Scheduled Racing: There will be two separate days for the regatta. Designated rigging locations will be assigned to each lake in an effort to provide adequate space for rigging.
* GREEN Fleet: Will sail as many as (4) races. No warning signal will be made after 3:30 pm. * RWB Fleet: Will sail as many as (6) races. No warning signal will be made after 3:30 pm.
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Eligibility
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For scoring, the fleet will be split into White, Blue and Red fleets according to the age of the helmsperson as follows:
White Fleet - (8-10 years) Helmspersons who are 8, 9, or 10 years of age on July 8, 2022.
Blue Fleet - (11-12 years) Helmspersons who are 11 or 12 years of age on July 8, 2022.
Red Fleet - (13-15 years) Helmspersons who are 13, 14, or 15 years of age on July 8, 2022.
Green Fleet - (5-15 years) The Green Fleet is for beginners who are in their first year or two of sailing. This is an opportunity for inexperienced skippers to sail in a race format.
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Social |
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Fees |
The entry fee includes t-shirts, on-shore lunch, a full day of instruction, and on the water sailing.
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Trophies |
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Risks |
Sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor, or in the case of minors, each competitor’s parent or guardian, agrees to release the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law. |
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Rules |
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Media Rights |
Competitors' parents or guardians give absolute right and permission for video footage or photographs of competitors or their boats generated during an the regatta to be published in any media for press, editorial or advertising purposes.
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Courses |
The racing area will be on the navigable waters of Cedar Lake. |
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Miscellaneous |
Launching and Mooring: Optimist launching will be at regatta headquarters. Each Optimist sailor will be assigned a parking area for his or her boat. Optimists and related equipment may be stored on the lawn at the regatta headquarters, however, the Cedar Lake Yacht Club accepts no responsibility for equipment. All coach boats (and spectator boats) may be launched at the yacht club between 7:30 - 8:30am only.
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Regatta contacts |
Nicole Boemer 414-628-5305, nlboemer@gmail.com
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Registration |
To register for the regatta registration below. All entries require the parent's acceptance of a waiver protecting the CLYC and other volunteers. The waiver is available on line when registering.
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The Registration "Opti Training Regatta at Cedar (TRAC)" is not currently available.