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Post Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
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US Sailing Team Announced for Olympic Test Event |
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Congratulations to EYC’s Ian Barrows and his crew Hans Henken, who have been selected to represent the United States at this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in the 49er class. Below is an excerpt from the US Sailing press release:
BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND (7 June 2023) – The US Sailing Team has announced the slate of 14 athletes who will represent the United States at this year’s Paris 2024 Test Event taking place in Marseille, France July 7-16. The Test Event will closely mirror the Olympic Games competition, with each country sending one boat per class. What is the Test Event?
The Test Event is used as a “dress rehearsal” and will operate in the same format as the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Test Events traditionally provides event organizers and Olympic authorities the opportunity to test personnel and venue staging, working to eliminate flaws in their plans in the lead up to the Olympic Games.
What’s on the line?
The Paris 2024 Test Event is the first opportunity for US athletes to earn a nomination to Team USA for Paris 2024. According to US Sailing’s Paris 2024 Selection Procedures, a finish on the podium (first, second, or third) will serve as “early selection” and the athlete(s) will lock in their nomination for Paris, thus closing Trials for their class. Any classes whose representatives do not finish on the podium will enter “late selection” in 2024, details of which can be found here.
The full press release can be found here, and you can follow Ian and Hans on their Olympic journey at barrowshenkenracing.com. |
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Team EYC at the NYYC Women’s 2v2 |
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The EYC Women's Team Competed at the NYYC 2v2 Team Race Invitational this past weekend. EYC skipper Hannah Polster’s recap is below:
“We had a sporty weekend with winds gusting up to 35 on Saturday and 20 on Sunday. The fleet was very competitive and there was a lot of good team racing happening. We ended the weekend with an exciting win against NYYC. It was great to get the women's team out there to start knocking the rust off in preparation for the Thayer Trophy at the end of the month. A big thank you to Alex Romagnoli for stepping up to skipper at the last minute.”
In addition to Hannah and Alex on the helm, the team included Eliza Garry acting as Team Captain, Mairead Kennedy, Lily Lichtenstein, Debbie Noble, Martha Altreuter, Kate Barrows, Carolyn Corbet, and Anne-Marije Veenland-Lee. Results are here.
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Photos: Stuart Streuli/NYYC |
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Call for Team Racing Team Captains |
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The Team EYC co-chairs are looking for captains to coordinate and lead teams at the below team racing events. Please reach out to Clinton Hayes or Hannah Lynn if interested. |
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| | Corinthian YC Marblehead, MA |
| 2v2 Sonars rigged with spinnakers |
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| | Seawanhaka CYC Oyster Bay, NY |
| 3v3 Sonars rigged with spinnakers |
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| | Eastern YC Marblehead, MA |
| 3v3 Sonars rigged with spinnakers |
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A team race practice for all skill levels will be held Saturday, June 17, likely around noon - 4pm. The format will be 3v3 team racing with kites. All skill and experience levels are welcome, or if you’d like to watch, run races, or move marks you are welcome to do so. Sign up on the sailing calendar and the Team EYC chairs will follow up with more information.
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Come join a family afternoon sailing event on Saturday, June 10 from 2:30 - 4:30pm! There will be Sonars rigged and ready for short harbor sails from the Pleon dock, with on-board instruction as needed. Sign up to sail and then join us for beverages and snacks. Children of all ages are welcome and the only requirement is to wear a PFD. The format will be flexible and comfortable for all skill levels. Sign up on the sailing calendar here.
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Waterfront Crane Certification Class |
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North Shore Training will offer an in-house crane license class on Saturday, June 17 from 9am to 1pm. The class will cover the state requirements for renewals, as well as first time licensees. The cost per person is $75. Sign up here. Corinthian YC and Boston YC members are welcome to attend. Please have them call the EYC front desk at 781-631-1400 to sign up so they can cross charge to their club.
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EYC members will hit the water in some major events this weekend, including the EYC women’s team at the Helga Cup in Germany, the New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta in Newport, the Charles River Open Team Race, CYC’s Somerset Regatta, and many more. Check out the events and results online as they unfold, and if you are sailing make sure to submit a regatta recap for Sailing News!
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Race Committee MRA & Foiling Chalk Talk |
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Join the Race Committee tomorrow, June 9, in the Sailing Center for Foiling Fundamentals - RC Prep for the upcoming Waszp North Americans, taught by foiling experts. The event will also include a chalk talk on MRA lessons learned from Week 1, with a social to follow. |
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Thursday, June 8 - 11 - Team EYC at the Helga Cup
Saturday, June 10 - Open Family Sail. Sign up here
Saturday, June 10 - Safety at Sea Seminar. Sign up here
Friday, June 16 - Pursuit Race #1. Sign up here
Saturday, June 17 - In-House Crane License Class. Sign up here
Friday, June 23 - 24 - Lambert Ocean Race & Awards. Information here Saturday, June 24 - 25 - Team EYC @ Thayer Trophy Sunday, June 25 - Sailing Season Kick Off Party
Friday, June 30 - Commodore’s Cup Team Race. Sign up here |
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Contribute to Sailing News |
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Do you have any news that you would like to see added to our weekly Sailing News email blast? It could be news about you or another member competing in an event, or just a general EYC sailing announcement. Please fill out our form here so we can update the membership on all things Sailing!
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Owner/Crew Availability Form |
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Are you a skipper looking for crew? Or a crew looking to sail? We have everyone covered in our new Crew Bank Form here. Click here to see all responses. |
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Eastern Yacht Club - 47 Foster St. - Marblehead, MA 01945 - (781) 631-1400 |
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