MRYC Opening Day Race

Hey!

On May 16th, Miles River Yacht Club is having its Opening Day. Come celebrate with a race!

Warning for all classes is at 9:55 am just off the Club. Awards are at 1 pm.

You can read the Sailing Instructions here.

Let's hope for a beautiful day!

Results from 5/6

Yay! We got one in the books.

Nice racing last night. A beautiful spring evening with some wind - how could you go wrong?

Congratulations to the people who made it out last night. Our season is underway. You can see the results here:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/2750

A word on points and scoring:

The results on Nextsailor are good for the evening, but it doesn't correctly count the points for DNS, DNF, throwouts, or mark boat. To get the correct season results, you need to look at the Season Results spreadsheet. This spreadsheet doesn't make much sense with one race, but it works as we go further into the season.

Hotline

Bad weather outside for racing? Are we going to race?

Call the Hotline!

410-745-4983

Store the number in your phone.

Every Wednesday, sometime around 2 pm, I record a message on the hotline to tell you about the evening's racing. If it's nice out, I'll tell you the start times. If it's questionable, I'll tell you when I will make the call.

These are signals off the water. There are no changes to the hotline when it's closer than 45 minutes to the first start. Any signals after that will be on the water.

Happy Star Wars Day.

Time to register

It's time to register for Wednesday Night Racing for 2026!

You can register here

Remember that you get three nights for free (come out and try racing with us!), but we stop scoring you after that.

If you want to be eligible for trophies, you need to have a 2025 or 2026 EZ certificate, or you need to be a Star in the MES fleet.

Get a certificate here

Did you know the Star boats got an EZ certificate? Yep! We know their ratings just like we want to know yours!

Sign up for Mark Boat duty

Now is the time to sign up for Mark Boat.

Is there a week when you would prefer to do mark boat duty? Sign up now to get your pick!

Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48A4AA2CAAFC1-63176455-2026#/

Mark Boat helps us run great races, so we need your help. When you serve on the Mark Boat, your boat gets an average score for the race, so there is no penalty. If you received an award last year, or if you have sailed with us for several years, you need to sign up. If you wait, I will assign you a week. Sign up now to get your pick!

People often say, "I don't have a boat to use for mark boat." Yes, you do. I see you out there every week in a boat. That boat is good enough for setting marks. You will be fine!

Family, friends, and crew can all do mark boat. If you can operate a boat, you can do mark boat. We always help you from the committee boat.