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Junior Olympic Festival Great Lakes

by Kelley Anne Vreeken on 21 Jun 2012
Opti RWB & Green Fleet - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes Kelley Anne Vreeken
The Junior Olympic Festival - Great Lakes hosted by the Grosse Pointe Youth Nautical Education Foundation (GPYNEF) at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan will feature one day of clinics followed up with two full days of regatta competition and fun for beginners through champions ages 8-18 on Optimists (Green Fleet & RWB), Laser (Full, Radials), 420s (Club and Collegiate), and O’Pen BIC fleets.

Special Saturday Night Guest Speaker - Dawn Riley! 'From Detroit: To the World'.

Dawn Riley - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken
Dawn Riley - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken


The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken
The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken


O’Pen BIC - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken
O’Pen BIC - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken


420 Club & Collegiate - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken
420 Club & Collegiate - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken


USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club - USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Great Lakes © Kelley Anne Vreeken



More information here

$85 Registration includes: Friday clinic, daily giveaways, the best JO gear and swag, an invitation to hear Dawn Riley Special Guest Speaker, meals Friday - lunch, Saturday - breakfast, lunch and GPYC’s Chef Carney’s famous Italian Buffet dinner and Sunday - breakfast, lunch and BBQ Awards Banquet

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