OMG... Can I still participate?

YES...YES...YES. Please contact us by eMail or phone right away. The sooner the better, as last minute applications could fill up the remaining spots

I submitted a resume ... did I get in?

Check your eMail OR this list

Why were resumes being requested?

The North Cape ARC is committed to providing a fun, enjoyable and rewarding experience for all the sailors who attend.

What if I´m worried that I am not experienced enough?

You should still submit a resume.

Meet the Coaches

420 - Skip Whyte

Skip Whyte was the US National Olympic 470 coach for three Olympic Games where his teams brought home an extraordinary five medals: one gold, three silvers, and a bronze. In 2004, Skip was also named Coach of the Year by the US Sailing Association. In 2008 Skip was the 49er coach at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where his team narrowly missed out on a medal due to a gear failure in the medal race.
Before his coaching success at the Olympic level, Skip was head sailing coach for Boston University and MIT for a combined 14 years. In this capacity he developed over 20 All Americans, 3 Collegiate Sailors of the Year, and won six National Championships Skip is no stranger to the podium himself. Following an All American collegiate career at the University of Rhode Island, Skip campaigned in the 470 class for two Olympic quadrennials, winning every major North American event multiple times as well as a Silver Medal in the Pan Am Games. He was second at the 1976 Olympic Trials. He also won three J 22 North American Championships in a five-year period.
Following his 17 year tenure as national coach for the US Olympic Team, Skip now runs 1st Place Sailing, a private coaching and consulting business. He is currently working with a wide range of classes including Melges 32, 505, 470, K6 Club 420, International 420.

Laser & Laser Radial - Chris Dold

Chris Dold has been sailing since the age of 8 where he started in 420's and laser 2's. At the age of 14 he started sailing Radials and soon won the Canadian Youth Championships. The following year, he switched to Laser and again won the Youth Championships. At the age of 17 Chris made his first trip over to Europe and competed in the Youth European Championships where he made the Gold Fleet. After competing in Europe he new that this was exactly what he wanted to do and decided to start campaigning for the Olympics in 2012. Chris had a good start to his campaign winning the US Nationals in 2008, North American Championships in 2009, Canadian Championships in 2010 while also competing in all the World Cup events making Gold fleets at every regatta. In the beginning of 2011, Chris suffered a set back at Miami OCR, where he torn his labrum in his hip. He was in 6th place in the regatta but had to pull out and head back to Canada for surgery. Nonetheless, Chris has taking this break from sailing as a positive and is excited to get back in the swing of things with a fresh legs in the lead up to his Olympic trials at the end of the year.

Laser & Laser Radial - Vaughn Harrison

Born in Kelowna, BC but raised in Aurora, ON, Vaughn grew up sailing at Stony Lake Yacht Club, the home of many previous Olympic sailors and a program catering to the development of high performance youth sailors in Laser 2s, 29ers, and Lasers. Vaughn excelled in the SLYC program, and worked his way through the CYA coaching accreditation to achieve his current Orange qualification. This allowed him to successfully coach the SLYC High Performance team for two years. Vaughn then went on to coach the Laser Race Team of RCYC and the 420 collegiate Queens University Sailing team and the RCYC High Performance Team alongside Chris Cook. To further develop his coaching and racing skills, Vaughn has been coaching and racing in the World Cup circuit which put him in Miami, Netherlands, France and Estonia. In the North American circuit, Vaughn has accomplished 3rd place at both US Nationals and CORK in Laser. Vaughn will be working with the Canadian Finn team in Netherlands and England in preparation of their 2012 Olympic Qualifiers.

2011 Advanced Racing Clinic

North Cape Yacht Club's Advanced Racing Clinic will be held for the 4th year. Come learn from the best coaches prior to the Youths and to jump start your summer! The location for the Clinic is the North Cape Yacht Club, located on the Michigan shore of Lake Erie.

Based on the success of the prior 3 years and using proven techniques from the CISA clinic in southern California, NCYC has created a high end clinic on the Great Lakes. This clinic is held in Laser Full Rig, Laser Radial and Club 420's. It is a BRING YOUR OWN BOAT Clinic.We enjoy a reputation for the highest quality coaching, fabulous hospitality, fresh water sailing conditions and remarkable volunteers.

Coaches from participant's clubs are encouraged to attend so they can learn from our program and coaches to improve the experience for their sailors in the future. Provisions will be made for coach boats.

2011 Program:

The 3 ½ day program will consist of lectures and on-the-water drills with an emphasis on boatspeed and boathandling. An optional, but highly recommended Rigging and Tuning Clinic is offered the evening before the clinic begins, to get your boats in top shape. This clinic is focused on what it takes to reach your goals in sailing.

Day 1 is Race Day, with clinic participants racing in the NCYC Travelers Series Regatta. On the water coaching, pre and post race debriefs will be conducted. Day 2 and 3 will combine on-shore lecture, video debriefs and on-the-water drills. Day 4 is a half day, ending with awards.

Participants will be limited. Applicants 14 years or older will be selected based upon their resume. This is a very intense, high level program. Please use the on-line resume submission form link below. Resume Deadline is March 15th, 2011 at 2100 hours EST.

The Schedule is tight. The most important thing to remember is that when you get to NCYC, there will be NO reason to leave. Showers, food, spare parts, etc. will be here. Even local participants will be required to stay on site for the full day. Our Coaches want your undivided attention. Shoreside activities are planned on Sunday and Monday evenings. Participants will be housed at North Cape member's homes or may arrange their own accomodations at local hotels.

Participants accepted into the NCYC Clinic will be contacted by April 1st. At that time, you will be able to view this year's coach list and updated schedules.

Entry Fees *(due June 1, 2011) $300 per Laser Full Rig or Radial. $550 per Club 420. Cost includes: Housing, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Saturday, Sunday,Monday and Tuesday (no dinner), Clinic Gear, highest quality coaching and Educational Materials. Payments are due NO LATER than May 1st, 2011 or your slot may be forfeited.