Monday, July 20, 2015

Ephraim RegattaJuly 31-August 2 Features Racing Clinic

Please join us in beautiful Eagle Harbor, Door County, WI for the 110th Ephraim Regatta. The regatta typically draws ~30 boats, including some of the best sailors in the Midwest. Registration is now open, with early registration ending July 26, 2015. To register, go to http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=1473. You will also find information at the Ephraim Yacht Club website: www.eyc.org/racing.

New this year is an off- and on-the-water racing seminar/ tune-up starting at 1:00 PM on Friday August 31, featuring Ryan Malmgren and Larry Taggart, fresh off their 6th and 7th place finishes in the highly competitive 2015 NAC. Details are below. This pre-regatta event is free to Ephraim Regatta registrants who are members of the Flying Scot Sailing Association; other registrants may participate with a $25 donation per boat to the Flying Scot Foundation.

Contacts:
Nancy Claypool (Regatta Co-chair): nclaypool@stonepigman.com
Bjorn Hooper (Regatta Co-chair): bjorn@thehoopers.net

Pre-Ephraim Regatta Flying Scot Racing Clinic
Date:  Friday, July 31, 2015
Time:  Dockside presentation begins at 1:00 p.m.  (PLEASE have boats launched prior to this time).  The clinic will conclude by 5:00 PM
Fee:  Free to Flying Scot Sailing Association Members; all others, $25.00 donation per boat to the Flying Scot Foundation.

Please join us in a pre-regatta, off-and-on-the-water racing clinic and Ephraim Regatta warm-up, featuring Ryan Malmgren and Larry Taggart. The clinic will begin with a brief dockside presentation on boat set-up.  Ryan and Larry will then be on power boats, observing and videoing racers on short W / L courses.  If conditions allow, they will provide immediate feedback, summarizing in a post-race, on-shore debriefing. Topics that will be addressed may include:
- Boat setup
- Sail trim
- Boat handling
- Boat balance
- Starts
- Mark rounding

- Racing as a team

If you have any questions, please contact the regatta co chairs listed above! See you there!!

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