SAYRA Annual Meeting Update 12/29/2021

SAYRA Exec Leadership will be met on 12/28/21 to review the options for our Annual Meeting originally scheduled for Sunday, January 30th. Similar to US Sailing our primary concern is the safety of our SAYRA family.

With all things considered and with safety in mind, we are moving our ANNUAL Meeting to Saturday January 29th - VIRTUALLY, starting at 9am. We will have a full update from all the committees and review the SAYRA business for 2022 followed by our ever-famous Helen Hanley Fundraiser! We encourage you to participate from home!

Please review the full schedule of VIRTUAL MEETINGS HEREand the ZOOM login links will be added early January.

We hope you make plans to participate.

Date	Meeting	Details
Tuesday, Jan 18th	Junior Committee Meeting	7:30pm 2022 series, Jr. Info
Wednesday, Jan 19th	Regional Sailing Association Update	7:30pm Treez Decker & Dan Machowski
Thursday, Jan 20th	Club Champs/PHRF Series Update	5:30 pm Patrick Chisum
Thursday, Jan 20th	2023 Annual Meeting Planning	7:30pm Plan 2023 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, Jan 25th	Budget Meeting	5:30pm Fran Boyd
Tuesday, Jan 25th	Commodore/Leadership Best Practices Round table	7:30 pm Pete Marriott, SAYRA Commodore
Wednesday, Jan 26th	Race Management Race Officials Update	5:30-6:30 Chip Till & Jerry Thompson
Wednesday, Jan 26th	Race Management JUDGES Roundtable	6:30-8:30 Ken Gorni
Saturday, Jan 29th	Virtual Annual Meeting	9:00 am VIRTUAL
Saturday, Jan 29th	Helen Hanley Fundraiser	11:00 am till VIRTUAL

FINAL reminders for 2021....

Check out the SAYRA 2022 Event Calendar - submit event dates to sailing.sayra@gmail.com
Renew membership dues for 2022. Individual/Family/Jr and Club membership OR go online to renew at www.sayra-sailing.com.
Consider an end of year donation to the Helen Hanley Fund 501c3!

The SAYRA leadership wishes everyone a very happy and safe New Years!

Pete Marriott, SAYRA Commodore

US Sailing Instructor Courses

Classes are being scheduled in or near SAYRA, courses being added weekly:

LEVEL 1

James Island YC - April 9-10
Florida YC - May 28-29
Friends of NC Maritime Museum - June 4-5

LEVEL 2

Davis Island YC - January 18-19

LEVEL 3 - Head Instructor Course **ONLINE**

Starts Jan 14th or March 4th

Course Calendar gets updated often CHECK HERE

Submit a HOST A COURSE Application

Remember Helen Hanley Training Grants are available for those eligible.

US Sailing NSPS 2022 Update

US Sailing Press Release December 21, 2021:

It is with great disappointment that US Sailing has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2022 National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS) in Savannah, GA.

The postponement is out of an abundance of caution due to Covid-19 surges across the country currently and those anticipated after holiday gatherings. The decision was made in conjunction with US Sailing Leadership, current CDC recommendations and best practices utilized by similar sports and entertainment organizations throughout the US.

Our primary concern is the safety and wellbeing of attendees and participants of NSPS, and we look forward rescheduling the symposium once we return to a manageable state of public health and feel confident bringing our community together safely for one of our favorite events of the year.

Please visit the NSPS FAQ page, to be updated regularly.