20 minutes earlier tomorrow

Remember, we start 20 minutes earlier tomorrow.

Warning for the cruising class at 5:35 PM.

Round the Island Race on September 2nd

Yay! September 2nd is the James H Wilson Round the Island Race. It's our annual crazy race when we remember Jimmy Wilson.

We race out of the Miles River, sail around Herring Island either direction, and then back to the finish. It's usually about 6.5 nm. The starting line is perpendicular to the course to the first mark. That means we're likely going to have a reaching or downwind start.

There will be log canoes out there starting with the cruising class. They are generally less maneuverable than you, so be nice. They are in their own class, so there is no reason to crush them at the start.

There are special sailing instructions. You can see the sailing instructions here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/150t7vwes-F5euzEc-KEefhha3nhQOCDV/view?usp=drive_link

What is up with this crazy race?!? Well, Fun. This is supposed to be a fun race in a different format. This race also has a long history with the log canoe fleet (it used to be called the Bigelow Cup) and with CBYRA. Mr. Jimmy loved this race and ran it every year for a long time. There are special trophies for this race.

We all miss racing against Mr. Jimmy, so we run this race in his memory. Come out to have fun! We might see some other competitors who typically do not come out for Wednesday nights. It's all good. New boats and log canoes mean lots of people who don't understand the rules like you do. Breathe deep and sail fast.

Fall is here - we're starting earlier

That's right! We start races earlier after September 1st - 20 minutes earlier!

The starts are earlier - you should leave the dock earlier - you should leave work earlier!

Every Wednesday Night Race from now to October.

Who would do that? Well, we're running out of daylight. We need the time to get in a race. We try to finish everyone before sunset, but sometimes it doesn't work. Remember to use running lights after sunset.

We talk all about this change in the SIs:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhMvvq1jbIWWaiQwGPWq3mWsz8Wu9vZo/view?usp=drive_link

Also!

September 2nd is the Jimmy Wilson Race. There are special sailing instructions for the race. You can see them here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/150t7vwes-F5euzEc-KEefhha3nhQOCDV/view?usp=sharing

More info to come

Results from 8/26

Oops, Sorry! I completely forgot to post the results yesterday. Here they are:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/3345

Guest Skipper night

Remember that tomorrow (8/12) is Guest Skipper night. Find a friend to come drive your boat for the evening.

Let's hope for good wind!