GRJSA Race Team Information

While membership on Race Team is by invitation only, you are encouraged to inquire if your child feels they are ready to race.

Race Team sign-up will be held late spring, but please reach out to grjuniorsail@gmail.com to let us know if your child is interested.

*Chartering of boats and trailers may be available through GRJSA upon request

Race Team Prerequisites:

• Show proficiency as a skipper on a Butterfly, Opti, Laser, or 420.
• Be capable of navigating a race course independently as a skipper from starting sequence to finish line and have participated in GRYC sponsored fleet races (or at another club) for at least one year. (Crew may be aboard)
• Have parents who are available for regatta duties (boat pack up, chaperons, driving, food)
• Own your own boat
• Be a member of the GRYC

Weekly Practice:

Practices Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-4:00 PM June 15 – July 31, 2026.

GRJSA Summer 2026 Regatta Schedule

5/23 – 5/25 Memorial Day Regatta @ Grand Rapids Yacht Club

6/19 – Friday Regatta @ Macatawa Bay Yacht Club

7/3 – 7/5 – 4th of July Regatta @ Grand Rapids Yacht Club

7/10 – Friday Regatta @ White Lake Yacht Club

Third week of July – Butterfly Nationals @ Torch Lake Yacht Club

7/17 – Opti No Tears Regatta @ Saugatuck Yacht Club

7/24 – Friday Regatta @ Muskegon Lake Yacht Club

7/31 – Friday Regatta @ Spring Lake Yacht Club 

First week of August – Westerns @ Spring Lake Yacht Club

9/5 – 9/7 – Labor Day Regatta @ Grand Rapids Yacht Club

The 2026 Schedule, Notice of Race (NOR) and Sailing Instructions are posted at westmichiganyouthsailing.org