Lauderdale Yacht Club started the Nacra 15 Program in September 2021 with two club owned boats, and the Program is growing! The Nacra 15 was primarily designed to suit World Sailing’s criteria and is the official Youth Multihull for World Sailing Youth Worlds. With success, the fast-growing Nacra 15 Class in its C-Foil (curved daggerboard) configuration, is now a popular and desired fleet of the Youth Sailing World Championships and the Youth Olympic Games. The Nacra 15 is a smaller version of the original Olympic Nacra 17 Mixed Multihull, creating a true Olympic pathway. Designed in 2015, the Nacra 15 offers high performance, super competitive racing with speeds up to 20 knots and beyond.
Similar to LYC’s successful ILCA Program, the Nacra squad trains in the Atlantic Ocean on weekends 9AM-4:30 PM with multiple regattas throughout each season. The Team is coached by LYC Sailing Director and past US Sailing Team member and multi-time national and international multihull champion, John Casey. Entry to the Team is through application and only very experienced sailors are accepted. Here’s what’s on the horizon for the LYC Nacra 15 Team this spring and summer:
RECENT LYC NACRA 15 HAPPENINGS!
- June 2024 US Sailing Youth Championships, Bristol, RI- Conner Mertz/Brooke Mertz 1st, Cody Roe/KJ Hill 2nd, Matthew St. Romain/Valentina Agnese 4th!
- April 2024 Miami-Key Largo Race- Cody Roe/KJ Hill 1st Overall
- December 2023 World Sailing Youth World Championships, Buzios, Brazil- Cody Roe/Brooke Mertz SILVER MEDAL!
- July 2023 European Championships, Knokke Belgium- Cody Roe/KJ Hill 3rd Place, Connor/Brooke Mertz 10th Place!
- June 2023- US Sailing Youth Championships- Cody Roe/Brooke Mertz 1st Place and qualified for Youth Worlds. Connor Mertz/KJ Hill 2nd Place, Mariano Veiga/Sara Shumanis 6th Place
- February 2023- Cody Roe/KJ Hill World Champions! Connor Mertz/Brooke Mertz 4th Overall!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
- August 24/25 First Practice Weekend
- October 14-16 Nacra 15 North American Championship, Sarasota Sailing Squadron
- ODP Racing Camp at Miami Yacht ClubFriday/Saturday/Sunday November 24-26
- December 8-18 Youth Worlds
- Wednesday/Thursday/Friday December 21,22,23 Orange Bowl Clinic @ LYC.
- Open Orange Bowl December 26-30 at Coconut Grove Sailing Club. We plan to sail/tow the boats from LYC on December 26th to Regatta Park. We will have a practice day on December 27th followed by racing the 28-30.
- Saturday/Sunday/Monday January 14-16 US Open Sailing Series (LOCR) @ LYC. Nacras are invited! Consider this the World Championship warmup!
- March 4-5 Through April 16-17 Nacra 15 Foiling Practice on the weekends.
- April 22-23 Miami-Key Largo Race
- May 6-7 Through June 3-4 Youth Champs Training Block on the weekends
- Monday June 12-Friday June 16 Nacra 15 Youth Champs Clinic @ LYC
- Monday, June 26-Friday June 30 US Sailing Youth Championships (World Sailing Youth Worlds Qualifier for Nacra 15)
- Monday July 10-Friday July 14 N15 Euro Championship Clinic @ LYC
- July 21-28 Nacra 15 European Championships
- September 2-3 First Weekend of Fall Practice!
