Will Larsen and Robbie Butler, both 14 and residents of the Skylonda area, make up one of five sailing teams chosen from western states to participate in the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup regatta.
The five-day event, open to Sea Scouts from ages 14 to 21, will be held July 23-29 at the Coral Reef Yacht Club in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
Each team races in a two-person sailboat called a Vanguard Club 420.
Will and Robbie are graduates of Ormondale and Corte Madera schools in Portola Valley.
Among other teams competing is one from Redwood City; the shipmates are Jacob Luras and Nick Perrone.
Will Larsen and Nick Perrone are the two local skippers; they both go to Summit Prep High School in Redwood City. Robbie Butler and Jacob Luras are the two crew members; they go to Woodside High School.
Both local teams are members of the SSS Gryphon Sea Scout Ship (Web site: sssgryphon.org).
Will and Robbie participate through the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation out of the Port of Redwood City. The nonprofit foundation, affiliated with the Sequoia Yacht Club, lets all local high school kids sail and race regardless of ability to pay. It is run by Portola Valley resident Eric Anderson (Web site: pysf.us).
For more information on the Koch Cup regatta, go to seascoutcup.org.
