If you are not receiving any emails from the yacht club or Mattia, double check to make sure your email is correct in the LYC Roster & make sure you are signed up to receive seahorse emails

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Did you know that if you compete in at least 7 regattas in Texas or Nationally, you are automatically qualified for the Seahorse Race Team. 
First year racers need to compete in at least 4 regattas.

Seahorse Racing Team Members:
2006 = 20 Racers
2007 = 26 Racers
2008 = 30 Racers
2009 = 31 Racers

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Keep your boat at Lakewood Yacht Club. We have tons of space under our new pavilion. Contact the Harbor Master to register your boat and reserve a parking space for your Laser or Opti. 

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Mattias Top Five Tips Tip One:  The shortest distance between two points is a staight line (in sailing terms: The Rhumb Line), Unfortunately in sailboat racing sailing the rum line is not always possible or in some cases not the fastest thing to do. As a competitor it is more important to sail in clear air, look for the puffs, surf waves, keep the boat flat, fly your tell-tails and stay within reason of the rum line.   Tip Two:  Keeping your boat flat and balanced does many things all at once.  The most important thing to remember is the boat is fastest when its flat. The foils ( Sails / rudder&Centerboard) are most effective when the boat is flat. Things at play here are COG(center of gravity), COE(center of effort), and the Bernoulli principle (theory of lift). ask coach for further explanation.         The often forgotten wind indicator   Tip Three:  Watch your wind indicator and tell-tails. This is your best way to insure proper sail trim.  Tip Four:  Practice like you race, race like you practice!   Tip Five:  Physical training is very important.  Just remember....you can reduce or add  weight, add muscle, burn fat,   but it can't fix everything!