The best way to become a better racer is to race other sailors from across the country. Although we encourage our racers to participate in as many junior regattas as possible, we actively support the participation in Marblehead Junior Race Week hosted by Pleon YC in mid-July. Racers are allowed to use Sandy Point Club 420s and Optimist Dinghies to participate in the regatta and coaching support and a safety boat is also provided to the participants.

Last summer was the introduction of interclub team racing. A great way to measure your racing skill is to team race other junior sailing programs.

Teams consisting of 3 boats compete together. A boat is awarded points based on the place it finishes a race and the winning team is decided by adding together the places of all the boats in each team. The team with the fewest points wins. Many times it is not the fastest team that wins, but the one that understands the racing rules of sailing to the highest degree.