Sponsored by CYC Community Sailing Center and PSST, this program is designed for our most competitive PNW Optimist sailors who want to be more competitive and continue to improve their skills. The program will be coached by Mateo Maldonado and Sebastian Samano. Mateo is an accomplished Optimist and ILCA sailor. As an Opti sailor he qualified for multiple IODA international events at an early age. He is a member of the Argentinian National Team, U21 Argentinian National Champion for the last 3 years, and ILCA World Cup sailor since 2022. Mateo has been coaching for Hot Wind Escuela de Vela in San Juan Argentina since 2018 and he was CYC-CSC Summer Program director the last two years. Sebastian is our own CYC and Pacific Northwest sailor where he started sailing age 9. Now 14, Seb is an accomplished Optimist sailor and will be representing Mexico at the 2025 IODA European and North American Championships. Seb helps coach our PSST sailors on the most technical aspects of the Opti.

Dates:

• Session #1: Monday, Jun 16th - Friday, Jun 20th

• Session #2: Monday, Aug 4th - Friday, Aug 8th

Details:

• We will maintain a 9:1 max sailor to coach ratio

• Exceptions may be made based on learning objectives (e.g. starts)

• Priority will be given to sailors registering for both weeks

• Full-week registrations get a 10% discount

• Individual days will be subject to availability

Cost:

• $650 for 5-day session -or-

• $185 a day (with a 10% discount on 2-3 days)