Oh The Pain

It was wonderful to get back out on the water today for our only tune up session of 2012.  Unfortunately today offered little in the wind department with peak recorded wind gust reaching a blistering 3.5 knots.  It was a quick course from SCA and it took everyone well over an hour to complete.  I think the fastest average boat speed worked out to about 1.4 knots.  Not a record setting day however still a great day to be out on the water.

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Back where she belongs

To say that I am a little excited would surely be the understatement of the year.  This Friday we relaunched Litonya after a long winter of hibernation.  She is once again in fighting form and we look forward to a good tune-up session on the water this Sunday before racing officially kicks off next week.  We hope that Peter's new spring Fringe series proves a big hit and attracts a few new boats to our race course.  Here's to plenty of sunshine and fair winds.

Noth Sails Talk

Yesterday was the official kick off to the 2012 KYC racing season with a very informative talk by Steve Crow of North Sails.  There was an eager crowd of local racers all excited to hear the latest in new sail technology as well as an in depth rules refresher.  By now most of us have had a chance to hear about some of the changes the RC has made to the 2012 racing schedule and I must say they have me quite looking forward to the upcoming season.  I think the idea of getting a larger turn out of boats from other clubs for the spring and fall fringe series is a solid one and look forward to racing against many new competitors starting in a couple more weeks.  If you are a member of another club and wish to compete please read the following memo and contact the KYC office for more information.  See you soon.

Marc

To All Racing Fleet Sailors:
Welcome to another racing season.
It starts this Saturday, March 10. Steve Crow of North Sails from Vancouver will be at KYC at 10:00am to talk to us about sail trim and racing rule issues. We would like to concentrate on examples that you might have been involved in during the last couple of seasons. Bring your examples with you in the form of a concise paragraph.
In the afternoon, 2:00 to 4:00, weather permitting, we will go out on the docks to review rig setup. If your boat is in the water, we could review your setup. Also during this timeframe, Tom Gunther will be on hand to measure any new sails, the information you need to apply for your PHRF registration. Registration packages will also be available from Barbara Coughlin at this time.
The 2012 racing calendar has a new look. There are still the same number of races but they have been grouped in a new way. Historically, Wednesday night races draw considerably more boats than the Sunday races. In recognition of that fact, the overall awards will be based on the Wednesday night races only. There will be 17 races in four series with only one throw-out per series. The main objective is to increase the number of boats challenging for the overall title. Two new fringe series, one in the spring, the other in the fall, will now take place on Sundays. We have invited participation from the other Okanagan yacht clubs for these series, as their racing season traditionally doesn’t start until later. Registration for these fringe series will include moorage for out-of-towners for the duration of the series. The goal is to increase the participation for our own races. As in past years, participation by visitors in the hot rum series as well as the Caesar’s long distance race will require a separate registration and fee because of the incentive – rum!
All of this information is available in your Hornblower but we thought you might need to be shocked into the realization how close we are to the starting horn.
See you on the water.
For more information, contact Peter Wingfield at 250 – 808 – 4341 Or pmw750(at)gmail.com.