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Optimist Step 2/Green

Summer of 2024

Days: Monday-Thursday 
Time: 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm 
Fee: $295 per session or $980 Full Summer; includes regatta coaching

  • Session I - June 10 - June 20
  • Session II - June 24 - July 3 (No Class 7/4) 
  • Session III - July 8 - July 18
  • Session IV- July 22- August 1 

Optimist Step 2/Green, ages 7-12 yr olds, is designed to bridge the gap between our Beginning Opti program and our Intermediate racing program. This class is perfect for sailors who are sailing in the GREEN FLEET and not yet ready to sail RWB fleet, and are just learning how to get around the Green Fleet race course. Sailors will learn the basics of how to sail proficiently upwind on a race course, how to use their telltales, the basic rules, boat set-up and sportsmanship. There are many regatta opportunities for our Step 2/Green Fleet sailors throughout the summer! Typically when a sailor advances out of Green Fleet, he/she will advance to the Intermediate class. 

Sailors are expected to participate in Green Fleet regattas when in the class, such as:
LBSS Fun Regatta @ Beulah 
ILYA No Tears @ Pine
Training Regatta @ Cedar (TRAC)
Pram Power Regatta @ North

For Optimist Step 2 class, sailors are welcome to use the PLSS club boats as part of the class fees or they can provide their own boat. This is up to the discretion of the family. Please note sailors often rotate boats or sail 2 in boat. 


Regatta Sign-Up

STEP 2/GREEN SAILORS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SOME SUMMER REGATTAS, THE FOLLOWING ARE GREAT GREEN FLEET EVENTS: 
Beulah Fun Regatta (Beulah--Monday, 6/24)
- Training Regatta at Cedar, TRAC (Cedar -- Friday, 6/28)
- No Tears (Pine--Monday, 7/22)
- Pram Power (North Lake -- Thursday, 8/1)

Fill out the below form if you are planning to sail in the summer regattas. Put your sailors name below each regatta they are planning to attend. This form is "LIVE" so you can make edits as your schedules change. Please note, this is ONLY for PLSS planning purposes and you  still need to register for each individual regatta. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2024 OPTIMIST REGATTA SIGN-UP

Parts of the Boat

Use this image to familiarize yourself and your sailor with the parts of the boat. By the end of Step 2/GREEN, sailors will know the names of these parts as well as their function.