WCHS Sailing

The Whatcom Community High School Sailing team competed in a regatta at Lakewood on Lake Whatcom, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Teams from Bainbridge Island, Orcas Island, Seattle Yacht Club, Kitsap, Port Townsend, Friday Harbor, Interlake, Anacortes, Everett and Bellingham sailed FJ and Alpha class dinghies in fair weather and moderate winds during the regatta.

The BYC sponsored Whatcom team took DOUBLE TOP HONORS, placing FIRST among sixteen teams in the FJ division and FIRST out of eleven teams in the Alpha division! The Whatcom team also had a very strong showing at a regatta sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club the previous Saturday.

Many of the Whatcom team members learned to sail in the BYC summer sailing program during the last three years. Congratulations to the Whatcom Community High School Sailing Team!

This last weekend's regatta was lots of fun and went very well. In their first ever district championships the varsity team finished 4th out of 11 teams. They were competing against very established teams who were all very impressed to see the Bellingham team right up there at the front. Many of the other coaches told me after racing how good our team is doing for being so new. So good job to everyone for the hard work. The conditions this weekend were extreme. The wind on Saturday was 20-25 mph over some large waves so only the varsity fleet sailed. It made for some challenging conditions and resulted in many capsizes. It was very exciting to watch from the docks. Eventually racing was postponed as we waited for the winds to die down a bit. Sunday was the opposite with very light winds. Sailing was slow and frustrating, but racing still went on. JV fleet was then able to sail and our team had its ups and downs but performed very well in the light conditions. The camping was a blast. The team had two cabins with bunk beds, one for the girls and one for the boys. We all enjoyed playing frisbee, listening to Riley on the guitar, playing games and eating well. It was a very successful regatta with impressive results. Results are below: UPCOMING: Our next regatta is May 8th in Port Townsend. Expect more information about that early next week. We will continue practicing till the last week of May. See you at practice! JV Results Varsity Results