The North American Speed Sailing Project is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2009 O’Pen Bic Energized Sailing Tour.  This summer in June the Bic O’Pen Tour starts in California and works its way back to the east coast with a total of over 35 stops at yacht clubs and community sailing centers across America.  Nevin Sayre, a multiple US windsurfing national champion and the Bic Junior Sailing Director for the O’Pen Bic said that the purpose of the O’Pen Bic Tour is to expose kids to a modern form of sailing that many kids find fun and attractive. The O’Pen Bic is a modern 9 ft epoxy composite high performance entry level sailboat that carries a 4.5 sq. meter sail.   “It is the first opportunity for many kids to get the addicition of speed in sailing, so its only appropriate that the O’pen Bic is connected  to NASSP” said Nevin.  “Sailing as a sport has traditionally done a great job of offering juniors high-level racing, usually in boats designed more than 50 years ago………now the O’Pen Bic offers a new alternative- either recreationally or competitively – that kids find a passion for.  It is also the perfect first step to modern planning boats such as the 29er, 49er, Melges and other sport boats and skiffs.

 

Mr. Lynch, a NASSP sponsor and kitesurfer from Lynch Associates teamed up again with the NASSP Team to provide Garmin Foretrax 201 GPS units for the Bic O’Pen Tour.  The GPS units will be used by the O’Pen Bic sailors at each event to monitor their individual top speeds and answer the question, “Who is the fastest O’Pen Bic sailor?”

 

The next generation of American speed sailors is being built!

 

Watch the O’PEN BIC in action below:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcUPTHIupz0&feature=related

 

TOUR DATES-

 

 June 8    Pacific Corinthian Youth Foundation, Oxnard CA

June 9    Newport Harbor YC

June 11  West Marine Beach Day, Santa Cruz, CA

June 13   Shoreline Aquatic Center

June 14   South Beach YC

June 15   Sequoia YC

June 16   Sacramento State Aquatic Center

June 17   open

June 18   St. Francis YC – Junior Hi-Wind Slalom

June 19   drive to Portland, OR

June 20-21  Vancouver Lake (OR) Youth Sailing Regatta

June 22    Willamette YC

June 23    Seattle YC

June 24   Sail Sand Point

June 25  Bellingham YC

June 26   Royal Victorian YC, BC   tbc

June 27   Royal Corinthian YC, BC  tbc

July 2      Chicago YC

July 9-10  Hingham Junior Regatta

July 11-18  Long Island Sound (Indian Harbor, Belle Haven,  Riverside, Queen City, Stonington, more locations tbc)

July 20-21  Vineyard Haven Junior Regatta

July 23      Lake Chatequa, NY

July 25-26   Great Lakes O’Pen Cup, Buffalo Canoe Club

July 27-30   New Endland tbd

Aug 1-2    Make A Wish Regatta, Boston

Aug 3-6  tbd

Aug 7    Carnegie Abbey, Portmouth RI

Aug 10-11  Scituate Harbor Junior Olympics Regatta

Aug 14-16  U.S. O’Pen Cup, New Bedford

Aug 19-22  Canadian Olympic Classes Regatta, Kingston, ONT