The swim test was a success this week with seven new sailors jumping into the icy water. We are pleased to welcome: Wilder Bond, Henry Kerr, Madison McCarley, Amelia McCarley, Brady Malboeuf, Evan Bither and Luke Wilgren.

The morning class had an exciting time this week. They played alphabet soup one day and had a perfect breeze to sail up to the Mark Island Bell later in the week. Their week finished with a fun day, consisting of a hike on the Indiantown trails and a trip to the beach on Powderhorn.

Meanwhile, the afternoon class was fairly quiet this week because on Tuesday and Wednesday, many Opti and 420 sailors went to the Harraseeket Youth Regatta in Freeport. All of the sailors had a great time, and we are very proud of their racing and results. In the Opti division, Nathan Rideout placed third in Green Fleet, while in the Championship Fleet Blake Erhard place second and Andrew Turley placed in first.

We are proud of all our Opti sailors, including Noni Lorenzen, Olivia Wilson, Connor McWhan, Jack Quinn, William LaBrecque, Dane Phippen, Nathan Chatterton, Charlie Apolinsky, and Tia Freund. The 420s also had two fun days of sailing. We are proud to announce that Nuala Spillane and Annie Britton received third place and David Turley and Maddie Gaudette got first. Every 420 sailor from Southport placed within the top 20, their hard work paying off. Seth Chatterton and Kiley Roach, Emma Jacobs and Kelley Phippen, Alex Webb and Alex Maurer, and Jen Killian and Max Freund all sailed very well.

The rest of the week was also very exciting. To celebrate the regatta, the Opti class had a fun day in which Trevor Britton brought the sailors to his house for a afternoon of ice cream and hide and seek. Thank you so much to the Britton family for opening their home to the sailing program.

We are looking forward to a wonderful week of sailing next week and hope to see everyone at the Bingo at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. Additionally, mark your calendars for the Southport Junior Yacht Club end of year banquet on August 22. If you are interested in volunteering to help out and you were unable to make the organization meeting, please contact David McWhan.