Six junior sailors have registered to sail in the Coral Reef Yacht Club’s Orange Bowl Regatta Dec. 27-30. This is one of several Junior Olympics events scheduled each year by the US Sailing Association.  Last year the regatta drew 628 youth sailors from six continents, and the numbers are up this year.Regatta statistics follow at the end of this article.Our sailors will all be competing in the Optimist Dinghy.  Four have entered the novice “Green Fleet” competition for which more than 80 youngsters have already registered. In addition, we have a sailor in the White Fleet for experienced skippers ten years and under, and another in the Red Fleet for experienced skippers aged 13-15.The OBR Laser Fleet is up this year from 100 in 2003 to a new record of 159 at this writing, proof that those who age out of Optis at 16 keep right on sailing.Watch this site for accounts of the regatta from our attending coaches and parents.

Statistics: Combined CRYC & US Sailing

2004 (as of Dec-14, 2004)
541 boats
632 sailors
91 420s
270 Opti (81 Green fleet)
37 Laser Full rig
107 Laser Radial rig
15 Laser 4.7 rig
21 boats left blank by registrants

2003
517 boats
628 sailors
110 420s
288 Opti
33 Laser Full rig
77 Laser Radial rig
9 29er