2013 SCYYRA Clinic – Grace Vandervort

Dear BYC MSSF, On the 7th and 8th of December, I attended the SCYYRA clinic up in Long Beach which was hosted out of the US Sailing Center Long Beach. I was there sailing CFJ’s as a skipper with my crew, Kylie Roach. The two of us had a lot of fun and learned so much...

2013 Flanders Regatta – Max Mayol

Dear BYC Maritime Science and Seamanship Foundation, Thank you so much for donating money for me to go to Belgium for the 2013 Flanders Regatta to sail Opti’s for Team USA . I am very grateful for the donation. The regatta had kids sailing Opti’s, Lazers,...

Junior Olympics 2013 – Wyatt Russell

From June 12th to the 14th, my brother Peyton Russell and I competed in the 2013 CFJ Junior Olympic Festival at Newport Harbor Yacht Club. The two of us would like to thank the BYC Maritime Sciences & Seamanship Foundation for their support in helping us to...

Heavy Weather Opti Regatta 2013 – Jack Joslin

Last summer I was lucky enough to participate in the Opti Sabot Exchange with Riverside Yacht Club in Connecticut.  Since then, I have been very interested in Opti’s and have done several Opti regattas.  On June 21 through 23rd I decided to take on the Heavy...

2013 Junior Olympics – Kerri Luttrell

Dear BYC Maritime Sciences and Seamanship Foundation, Thank you for your support of me in the 2013 Junior Olympics. This regatta was my first big CFJ regatta as a skipper and I was really excited to participate. The regatta was held at Newport Harbor Yacht Club, which...