2017 Junior Olympic Sailing Schedule
April 8-9Sarasota SailfestSarasota Youth Sailing, FL *April 29-30South AtlanticAtlanta YC, Acworth, GA
Island Clean-up in the Caloosahatchee River
A group of sailors representing the Optis, High School 420s and Laser fleets of Edison Sailing Center collaborated with Caloosahatchee River
Watch for a coordinated clean-up of the River, Saturday, Oct 22.
Sailors of The Sea Clean Regattas Certification
The Doris Colgate Junior Women Laser Clinic
Edison Sailing Center is pleased to announce that the Colgate Clinic for Junior Women Laser Sailors will be held November 19 & 20, 2016, in Fort Myers.
2016 Junior Olympic Sailing Schedule
April 9-10USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Sarasota SailfestSarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sarasota, FL May 14-15 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – South AtlanticAtlanta YC, Acworth, GA May 28-29 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – MidwestCarlyle Sailing Association, Carlyle, IL June 10-12 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – OhioMentor Harbor YC, Mentor, OH June 23-24 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Atlantic Coast ChampsBrant […]
The Doris Colgate Inaugural Junior Women’s Laser Clinic & Cup
Doris Colgate’s name is synonymous with women’s sailing. Her passion for sailing has created women’s sailing associations and mentoring programs for at-risk girls. She has also developed team building programs for middle school youth. Author, entrepreneur, program developer, and sailor,
Laser
The Laser is a single-handed racing dinghy. A big factor for the Laser dinghy’s popularity is protection by strict one-design class rules. No changes are allowed to the boat unless they are specifically permitted in the rules.
The result is that all Laser boats are virtually identical whether they are brand new or 10 years old, making it the sailor that wins the race, not the boat.
Optimist
The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy that is internationally the most popular boat for children to learn to sail in.
They are great for beginners and small kids, and sailors usually continue to race them up to 15 years of age.
The Optimist is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation.
420 Class
The Club 420 Class is a double-handed (2 crew) monohull planing dinghy with centerboard, Bermuda rig and center sheeting. The name describes the overall length of the boat in centimeters (the boat is exactly 4.2 meters long). The hull is fiberglass with internal buoyancy tanks.
The 420 is equipped with spinnaker and optional trapeze, making teamwork necessary to sail it well.
2015 Junior Olympic Sailing Schedule
April 11-12USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Sarasota SailfestSarasota Youth Sailing, FL May 16-17 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – South AtlanticAtlanta YC, Acworth, GA
