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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.
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.
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