2021

May 2021

March 16, 2020

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Dear Foundation Families,

The King Harbor Youth Foundation is monitoring developments regarding COVID-19. Our top priority is the safety of our youth sailors, families, staff and King Harbor Yacht Club family.  The KHYF will be suspending all activities at King Harbor Yacht Club involving students as of Monday, March 16th. We hope to restart our program as soon as practical.

The foundation will provide updates as they arise. Please keep an eye out on your email for updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. If you have questions please feel free to reach out to Director, Roger O’Connor or myself.

Sincerely,
Dorian Harris, President of KHYF​[email protected]
Roger O’Connor, Director[email protected]
King Harbor Youth Foundation
280 Yacht Club Way
Redondo Beach CA 90277
(424) 287-7245www.khyf.org

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NOVEMBER 2018
King Harbor Youth Foundation Coach Kyle Collins and Team wins J/70 US Youth Championship

The Youth Championships J/70 took place in Tampa Bay with seven youth teams from across America experiencing amazing 21 races in 3 days. 
St. Petersburg, FL on November 18, 2018 On the 3rd and final day  King Harbor YC (Kyle, Brock Paquin/River Paquin and Justin Zmina) posted a 1-4-3 to take the title.
Final Results:
1. King Harbor YC
2. Little Traverse YC
3. Chicago YC
4. St. Petersburg YC
5. Mudratz Sailing Team
6. South Carolina YC
7. American YC

Event details: 
yachtscoring/com/emenu.cfm?eID=6108

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KEN HOOVER MEMORIAL REGATTA TAKES OVER KING HARBOR

King Harbor Yacht Club played host this past weekend to the final event of the Carrie Opti Series youth sailing competition, wrapping up the annual sailing year.  The Carrie Series of regattas, including stops in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Del Rey (Marina Del Rey), Cabrillo Beach, Morro Bay and finally King Harbor, pits rookie sailors on one race course inside the breakwater, and the “champion fleet” who participates in the global International Optimist competition.  Optimists are 8-foot, single sail race boats piloted by a single child racer, age 8-15.  Optimists represent the largest one-design competition in the world, with racers from the tops of this fleet graduating to be the best high school, university, and Olympic sailors in the world.
 
This weekend’s action found Katharine Doble (California Yacht Club) securing the weekend win to collect both the Ken Hoover Memorial trophy as well as the Carrie Series overall championship.  The race action entertained family members and local passers-by alike.  When asked what advice she would give to Southern California families who are interested in getting their kids involved in sailing, King Harbor Youth Foundation head coach, Abby Featherstone encouraged: “Every kid can get involved in sailing, and almost all start with taking a summer sailing program like we have at King Harbor Youth Foundation.  We sail out of the King Harbor Yacht Club facilities, but kids and their families don’t have to be members to enjoy access to summer sailing or the KHYF Opti Race Team.” 

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April 2018 NEWS

Congratulations to the RHP (ROLLING HILLS PREP) Team for finishing in 1st Place at this weekend’s PCISA Silver Fleet PCC’s at Encinal Yacht Club!  THE TEAM displayed great sailing this weekend and were rewarded with the championship.  Thank you to Coach Annie for your support this weekend and Coach Abby for getting the team ready for the event.  🎉🏆⛵️😎☀️🥇


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