The St Croix Yacht Club Board of Directors voted unanimously to implement a High School Sailing Program. This formalized program expands on the Yacht Club’s already existing programs such as Little Mariners Sailing, Learn to Sail Classes, Summer Sailing Camp, and One Design Racing. St Croix Yacht Club will provide a facility, boats and training equipment and US Sailing Certified instruction and coaching. The Yacht Club is committed to working with interested schools to provide scholarships where needed, for interested sailors.

The High School Sailing Program will enable public and private schools to create sailing teams under the auspices of the South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association and policies of the St. Croix Yacht Club. Sailors will learn and compete inter-scholastically on St Croix, with opportunities to participate in, regattas, clinics, and other events at the local, inter-island, National and International levels.

Two high schools on St. Croix are presently fielding teams. Four students is the minimum requirement to form a team, but a team can be formed from more than one school if necessary. For more information on the St. Croix Yacht Club high school sailing program or to schedule a presentation at your school, email scycsailing@gmail.com.

• Coaches Code of Ethics
• Parents Code of Ethics
• Sailors Code of Ethics
• Spring 2012 Manual & Registration Materials: HS Sailing Manual and Registration Spring 2012

Important: Save Paper and print 2 to a page for the manual. Here’s How:

• Click on the Link above, you will be brought to a new window, click on the link again.
• The PDF File for registration will open.
• Click “Print”
• Within the “Print” Screen, choose “Properties”
• Within “Properties” select the “Features” tab
• Arrow over the “Pages per sheet” and select “2″
• Click “OK”
• You’re ready to print!

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Great Oaks High School Championship 2011

*Excerpt from the SAISA website
Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans, LA
November 18-20, 2011

A record 42 high schools descended upon New Orleans for the 2011 edition of the Great Oaks Invitational Regatta. Yvonne Pottharst returned as Regatta Chairperson and Rocky Sanchez took over for Guy Brierre as PRO. On Saturday, the schools were divided into two fleets and each fleet was able to complete 13 races in the 75 degree New Orleans weather that saw winds ranging from 8 to 12 knots throughout the day. The scores were tallied and the fleet was again divided, this time into Gold and Silver fleets. The sailors and their parents were again treated to a wonderful party hosted by Howard and Lydia Schmaltz at their Garden District home on Saturday night. On Sunday, the sailors were forced

Skipper Mack Bryan and Crew Thorn Nelthropp represented St.Croix Country Day School at the 2011 Great Oaks High School Championship 2011

to wait on shore for about an hour or two as thick fog covered the lake. The fog eventually broke and the sailors headed out to compete for the Championship. Again the weather gods were smiling and another 12 races were completed in 5 to 10 knot winds for both Gold and Silver fleets. After several protests were resolved, the leading team, Tampa Jesuit, was disqualified in the last race which allowed Toms River High School South (New Jersey) to move into first and take the win. White Bear High School from Minnesota moved into second while Tampa Jesuit had to settle for third. In the Silver Fleet, it was De La Salle High School (New Orleans) beating out a familiar foe, Brother Martin High (New Orleans) for first. Rounding out the top three was St Patrick High School from Gulfport, Ms. Toms River HighSchool South was also the recipient of the Babs and Larry White Trophy, which is awarded annually to the highest finishing school that is making its first appearance at the Great Oaks Invitational Regatta. A special thanks to all that helped put on this growing National High School regatta and also a special thanks to the AllState Sugar Bowl committee, whose sponsorship was invaluable to putting on such an event.
Submitted by Rocky Sanchez

Click Here to see the results from the Gold Fleet: Gold Fleet Results