Summer Youth Camp Registration
Now Open for Current CSC Members
Dates have been set for our annual Summer Youth Sailing Camps. Registration is now open to current CSC members.
Space is guaranteed for current club members through April 1st.
Camp Dates are as follows:
June 7 - 18
9:00-2:00- General Sailing Camp Beginners-Advanced
2:30-6:30- Teen Camp for all levels of Sailors ages 13-18
June 21 - July 2
9:00-2:00 General Camp
2:30-6:30 Race Camp
July 19-30
9:00 -2:00 General Camp
2009 YOUTH AWARDS
Opti Newcomer of the Year: Cole Draper
Opti Green Fleet Sailor of the Year: Rachel Mittman
Opti RWB Fleet Sailor of the Year: Tyler Killion
Laser Newcomer of the Year: Sam Strong
420 Sailor of the Year: Aaron Comen
Corinthian Spirit Award: Jamie Weston
Youth Sailor of the Year: Masie Comen
SUMMER YOUTH SAILING CLASSES
The summer Youth Sailing Classes have been completed for 2009 at CSC. Gavin Rudolph, Paul Denison, and Nicole Grant returned
as coaches this year. All 3 hold US Sailing Level 2 Certification.
There were 3 class sessions: June 8 – June 19, June 22 – July 3, and July 20 – July31.
Recommended ages for the classes are 8 to 18; those younger than 8 often are not ready. Average class age is typically 10 to 14 years. The classes were split into groups based on sailing ability. Classes ran from 9am-2pm daily.
New this year was a Teen Camp that ran from
June 8 - 19. This class was open to teens aged
13-18 and included only Lasers and 420s.
2009 TSA Wrapup
Four CSC sailors sailed at least 7 of the 14 TSA regattas to qualify for participation awards. Rachel Mittman placed 1st overall in the Green Fleet, Tyler Killion was 24th in the Opti Red/White/Blue fleet, and Aaron Comen was 4th in the 420 fleet. Masie Comen sailed over 7 regattas, but split between the Laser 4.7 and 420 so she received a participation award but was not scored in any fleet. However, Masie did win the TSA Female Scholarship Award, a $500 scholarship awarded annually based on TSA participation and academic excellence.
TSA End of the Year Regatta
Lakewood Yacht Club
October 24, 2009
Three CSC juniors attended the TSA End of Year Regatta at Lakewood Yacht Club October 24th: Rachel Mittman in Green Fleet, Tyler Killion in Red Fleet, and Aaron Comen in Club 420 with a sailor from Rush Creek. After a delay waiting for the wind to come up, all fleets went out and completed five races to finish out the year. Rachel placed 8th in the Green Fleet, Tyler was 25th in the Opti Red/White/Blue fleet, and Aaron was 5th in the 420 fleet.
Old Man of the Sea Regatta
Fort Worth Boat Club
September 19-20, 2009
Congratulations to the 14 CSC sailors who raced in the rain at Ft.Worth Boat Club last weekend. It was a hardy group of sailors that faced rain all weekend.
Sailing Collegiate 420’s, Aaron Comen skippered with brand new crew, Zach Turner, and finished 4th (just 1 point out of 3rd). Aaron and Zach won the 5th race. Also sailing in their first 420 regatta were Collin White and John Grover who finished 6th. Masie Comen skippered a Club 420 (spinnaker and trapeze) with Lindsey Hopper from RCYC and finished 4th.
On the Laser 4.7 line Sam Strong finished 8th and Clinton Trammell finished 10th.
In the Opti Red fleet Tyler Killion finished 4th.
Congratulations to Rachel Mittman who won the 26 boat Opti Green fleet. Cole Draper in just his second regatta finished 5th. Ian Winson sailing in his first regatta placed 12th. Jamie Weston was 13th. Emma Winson missed the first day and placed 17th over-all, and Killian Baker missed the second day and still placed 20th
Texas Youth Race Week
11 members of the CSC Junior Race Team competed at Texas Youth Race Week (TYRW) on Galveston Bay just outside of Houston from July 11th to 16th.
In the Opti Green (novice fleet) out of 43 registered boats competing in one or more of the regattas Rachel Mittman finished 3rd, 14th, and 18th, with an overall finish of 8th. Jamie Weston also competed in the Opti Green Fleet with finishes of 17th, 20th, and 22nd, finishing 18th overall. Tyler Killion recently moved up to the Red fleet where he competed against 77 other Red, White, or Blue experienced sailors. He showed vast improvement as the week went on and he learned to deal with the conditions. Tyler’s finishes were 70th, 66th, and 54th, with an overall finish of 66th. His finishes included a 25th on the final day of racing.
In Laser 4.7 Masie Comen, Clinton Trammell and Sam Strong competed against 20 other sailors. Masie finished 8th in the first regatta. She aggravated an old injury, righting her boat, after she flipped with only one leg left in the last race of the 2nd regatta. She was in 2nd place of the race until she had to retire. She still finished 10th in the second regatta and 13th overall. Clinton was unable to sail in the first regatta and had finishes of 15th and 7th and 15th overall. Sam Strong sailing in his first regattas had finishes of 18th and 17th and did not compete at the last venue, his overall finish was 19th.
CSC had 3 boats competing in the Club 420 fleet (sailed with spinnaker and trapeze). Collin Weston and crew Caitlin Carr had finishes of 3rd, 3rd, and 2nd, with an overall finish of 3rd. Aaron Comen crewed for Ben Lipari of Grapevine Sailing Club in their first Club 420 regatta and had straight finishes of 4th across the board, they just missed 3rd by 1 point in the last regatta. Caroline Keehn and Hope Reim competed in their first 420 regatta finishing 5th at the first venue.
Rock the Rock Regatta
Corinthian Sailing Club
April 4-5, 2009
Masie Coman wins Laser 4.7 fleet at the Rock the Rock youth regatta held on White Rock Lake on a windy weekend. Click link for complete results.
Old Man of the Sea Regatta
Fort Worth Boat Club
September 6, 2007
7 CSC Juniors raced in the Junior Old Man of the Sea Regatta
We had 5 sailors in the Opti Green fleet. Tyler Killion was great in his first regatta, finishing 3rd just ahead of Jack Mikeska. Jamie Weston also did well in the green fleet, and Natalie Lasko and Rachel Mittman sailed great in their first green fleet regatta as well.
Masie Comen finished in 4th in the Laser 4.7 fleet,
and Clinton Trammel finished 9th.
2008 US Sailing Youth Championships
Gavin Rudolph competed in the US Sailing Youth Championships at San Francisco Yacht Club. June 26-July 01, 2008
Rush Creek Black Cat Regatta
October, 2007
Photos by John Hopper
Masie Coman and Alexis Meyer sailed JY-15s at the Black Cat Regatta at Rush Creek. Check out the ‘extreme hiking’ picture of Masie in the water.
Old Man of the Sea Regatta
Fort Worth Boat Club
September 8, 2007
Six CSC juniors competed this weekend in the Jr Old Man of the Sea Regatta at Fort Worth Boat Club.
There were five Laser sailors - Chris McGee placed 5th in the Laser Radial fleet, while Masie Comen moved up to the radial and placed 7th and Garrett McDaniel placed 9th in his first regatta. Aaron Comen and Clinton Trammell sailed Laser 4.7s for the first time.
Myles Gladen also sailed his first regatta in the Opti Green fleet and pulled out a 10th place in one race out of the 27 boat fleet.
Summer 2007 Happenings
Several junior sailors have been busy in July and August: Chris McGee and Will Pierce placed 2nd and 4th in Sunfish at Texas Youth Race Week.
Paul Denison went to Maine to sail as part of Gary Jobson’s Outward Bound program.
Gavin Rudolph represented Area F in the O’Day championships, and then teamed up with John O’Riordan and Collin Weston for the Sears Cup.
Masie Comen sailed a Laser 4.7 and Chris McGee sailed a Laser Radial in the TSA Cannonball Run Regatta in Palacios.
CSC Junior Beginner’s Regatta
July 28, 2007
Laser Radial Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
1. Clinton Trammell 2 2 1 1 6
2. Jacob Hagar 1 1 DNS DNS 8
Optimist
1. Howard Armistead 1 1 3 5
2. Chase McElwee 4 2 1 7
3. Myles Gladen 3 3 2 8
4. Laura Wilson 2 DNS DNS 14
4. Andrew Witcher 5 DNS DNS 17
Leukemia Cup Centerboard Regatta
Opti Races
April 27-29,2007
Photos by Will Braat
The "Rock-The-Rock” Regatta:
Texas Sailing Assoc. Youth Circuit Regatta
On March 31 - April 1, CSC will host a Texas Sailing Association Youth Circuit Regatta. The regatta will be attended by junior sailors 19 years of age and under from throughout Texas. For less experienced sailors, the Optimist Green Fleet will sail separately from the more experienced sailors. If you have never sailed in a regatta, you should give it a try. Everyone has fun, and in the Green Fleet you sail with other, sailors your age who are just starting out. Try it once and we guarantee, you will be hooked!! When published the The Notice of Race can be downloaded from the Texas Sailing Association Web site.
2007 Metroplex Junior Series
This series is a fun way to have your child introduced to racing and continue their sailing interests. CSC, together with other local sailing clubs, have gotten together to pool junior sailing to create a larger group.... for more information click here.
CSC Youth Sailing Email List
To keep up-to-date on CSC junior activities, have your name added to the CSC Youth Parent email list by sending an email to ed@cscsailing.org with the subject line reading "Add me to the CSC Youth Parent email list."
Youth Sailing Discussion Forum
In addition to the email list, a Youth Sailing Forum has been added to the CSC website to keep you abreast of youth sailing activities at CSC and throughout Texas.
Use of Club-Owned Boats
Here are the rules for using the club-owned Optis and Lasers.
Volunteer Support
All youth sailing programs must have parental support to be successful.
For our program to thrive, we always need parents to volunteer for:
1. Rescue boat duty for Sunday afternoon sailing:
2. Help with maintaining the youth shed and equipment
3. Help with youth social and entertainment Activities.
4. Also, since CSC’s youth program is focused on developing
youth racing sailors, we need parents who will support their child's
participation in local and statewide regattas. You do not need to
own your own boat, as CSC has club boats available for use in regattas.
For more information on how to volunteer contact Steve Comen
at 214-417-3864 or by e-mail
