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Welcome
Welcome to SYC Sailing Activities for 2008. Whether your interests lean toward cruising or racing, or both, there is a broad spectrum of events that you may enjoy.
The cruising events will be under the leadership of Paul Walchenbach, Cruising Activities Chairman. Cruising events will start in January with the first mini cruise to Port Madison. There are five such cruises (no racing) for those who simply like to be on the water with friends. However, if you prefer your boating after the weather gets a little warmer, you will not want to miss the weekend Cruise and Snoozes and the Fall Equinox Regatta. For more extended cruising and adventure, the NORPAC Cruise is an excellent way to get yourself north or west in the month of July.
Sailboat Dinners are scheduled for the second Thursday every month. They feature speakers and topics of interest to sailors; this is a great place to meet other SYC sailors too.
Brian Watkins returns as Racing Activities Chairman for 2008. Distance racers will want to participate in the Tri-Island/Tri-Point Series, and buoy racers will want to put both the National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta and the Star & Bar Regattas on their calendars. Remember, too, that the Mini-12 Fleet is now 21 boats strong and races on Sundays in the winter, and evenings in the summer.
2008 is the fifth year that SYC offers a gentler form of racing for the Cruiser/Racer Class. The C/R/C will appeal to owners of family-oriented boats that are not competitive for current PHRF racing, but whose owners and crews would like to test their skills with other similar, displacement-oriented boats (lightweight “hotrods” need not apply). Cruising class handicaps will include adjustments in many areas, i.e., less-than-optimal sails, roller furling equipment, bottom condition (etc), and the experience of the skipper; starts will be provided for this class in the Tri-Point Series, Mark Mayer, and Fall Equinox races.
In 2008 the Sailboat Committee will be working hard on Race Committee issues. We will be working with other clubs in an effort to educate Race Committee members and interested sailors in some of the finer points of race administration. Through the efforts of a new Race Administration committee at PIYA, we will be certifying our member’s knowledge of race administration and judging. If you have ever wondered about what goes on on the upper deck of Portage Bay, please join us.
The Sailboat Committee Meetings are at 7 P.M. on the first Thursday of each month (except May, July, and August). Whatever your interest in sailing, we want you to come and join in. When you get involved, you will have more fun.
Roger Pawley
Fleet Captain, Sail