2010 US Junior Olympic Sailing Festival

USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival 2010 - Midwest

The Lake Saint Louis Sailing & Paddling Club is pleased to present the 2010 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest, on July 16-18, 2010, in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri.

The Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwide series of regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. Each event in this family of regattas is hosted by a different club or organization, but all events share a common goal: to promote the enjoyment of sailing and development of skills to young sailors as well as provide an Olympic pathway for talented junior sailors. Events mix Olympic-stylecompetition with elements of learning and fun for all levels--from beginning racers to those with Olympic aspirations. In 2010, 25 events are planned in the continental United States and Hawaii and nearly 4,000 sailors expected to participate. Junior Olympic Sailing is coordinated by US SAILING and sponsored by West Marine, Gill, Bullfrog, and Active.com.

Racing
We plan to race fleets of Sunfish (singles and doubles), Lasers, Laser Radials and Optis. We will gladly add other fleets if we can get enough boats, so please let us know if you would like to race something other than the boats listed above. While we do expect to host some very good young sailors, this is a fun competition that will include sailors of all skill and experience levels. If you can sail, you can race with us! We invite junior sailors of all skill levels to come join us for a fun-filled weekend of sailing and camaraderie. Racing will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

Friday Fun - Lessons and Pirate Party
We'll have Friday morning and afternoon sailing lessons for the new or novice sailors, as well as our very popular annual Pirate Party (as featured in St. Louis Magazine!) for all sailors on Friday afternoon starting at 4:00pm. We are very excited to share one of our favorite events with our visiting sailors. You don't need to be a sailor to be a pirate at our party, we'll have a variety of boats to take all our pirates out on the lake to search for pirate treasure.

Sailors can choose to participate in the Friday lessons, the Pirate Party, the racing, or any combination of these activities. Spectators and participants will have full access to the beautiful Lake Saint Louis Community Association Clubhouse and beach, which provides for fabulous stadium-like views of the sailing.

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