The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is pleased to announce that it will offer two high level clinics as prologues to two major sailing events this summer.

Sally Lloyd, junior sailing director, and Past Commodore Andy Holmes, chairman of the junior program committee, are excited to offer world class clinics in “Opti” sailboats on July 29, 30 and 31

and in “420” sailboats on July 13 and 14.

The “Opti” clinics will be led by “Pepi” Bettini, who is the past European Opti champion and head coach of the Long Island Sailing Association. He will be joined by Pablo “Panic” Panichelli, who is father of the dominant South American racing dynasty. Justine O’Connor, U.S. National Opti team coach will round out the all-star staff.

O’Connor will head the instructor team for the “420” clinic and she will be assisted by Connor Harding, who is past Opti top ranked racer and present 4.7 Laser national champion, and Ian MacDiarmid, nationally ranked U.S. team racer and Orange Bowl champion. Ian won the Maine State Opti championships two years ago representing his home club, BHYC.

Harding and MacDiarmid will also assist with the Opti Clinics and both the Junior Olympics and the Maine State Opti Championships which will be hosted this year by BHYC.

For additional information, contact BHYC at 207-882-5525.