Mark Boat and one week to go!

So the countdown starts!

There is one week until the first race. How is your boat setup coming along? Feeling confident in racing on May 2?

If you want to know about times and the process, it's all in the Sailing Instructions.

One thing that helps make Wednesday Night racing work is Mark Boat duty! If you or your crew can take one week to help with setting marks, we will be set for the year. Just sign up to help one of the Wednesdays over the summer.

What do you need? Just 1-2 people and a willingness to help. There is some lifting and you might get wet from the anchor lines, but it is pretty low-impact. If you work on the mark boat instead of racing, we'll even give you an average score. That should make it very painless!

You can sign up for mark boat duty >HERE<

Do you know your boat will miss a week for vacations? That might be a great week go get crew to volunteer in the mark boat!

Did you win an award last year? I'm looking for you to sign up first!

2018 Sailing Instructions

They're Out!

You can download the Sailing Instructions >HERE<

What's new? Not too much. Star boats have almost exactly the same rules. For PHRF, there is a slight change to the non-spin rule and a clarification about how to protest.

You can see what has changed in the SI by looking for the vertical bar on the right. Any area with a change is marked by a vertical bar.

What are some good things to take away from the SI?

• Get there on time - we can't wait for you. There is only so much daylight available.
• Listen to VHF 78 - we make announcements.
• Call the hotline at 410-745-4983 - We will leave messages every week. If you think there is an issue with the weather, just call the hotline to find out what the RC thinks about racing.
• We're not racing on July 4th - that's right, we're not racing on July 4th
• Stay clear until 5 minutes to your start - From 5 minutes until your start, the starting line is yours. Before or after that, it's not; get away.
• Once you declare non-spin, you're non-spin - no take backs!
• If you're using equipment (sails, boat) that is not yours, let us know - it's not as obvious as you think it is. Come on by and tell us; we don't bite! (well, Tim does, but he has his rabies shots so you'll be okay).

Only two weeks to go for the first race!

Register for 2018

So how do you register?

It's all part of the NOR which you can read >HERE<

You can also download the registration forms listed to the right on the Official Notice Board website (under the 2018 Notices).

If you want, here is the registration form for:

>PHRF< boats

>Star< boats

All you have to do is fill them out and send them along with a check for $50 to:

St. Michaels Wednesday Night Racing
215 S Hanson St
Easton, MD 21601

If you want to save a stamp, you can hand it to me at the Skipper's Meeting tomorrow, you could leave it in my box at the MRYC (I really do have a box), or you could give it to us on the Signal Boat one Wednesday night!

What else should you do? It's best to sign up on the Official Notice Board website to receive emails. Anything that gets posted to the Official Notice Board website automatically gets sent to those people who subscribe. We won't spam you - what you see on the website is what you will get sent.

At least one person on your boat should get the emails. It could be a crew member or a skipper. Of course, everyone is welcome to get emails. There is no cost and no additional work for us. Unsubscribe anytime from any email.

Skippers Meeting 4/18 at 6pm

Yes, just days away!

Our skipper's meeting is Wednesday, April 18th, 6pm

Miles River Yacht Club

Not much is changing, but feel free to come with all your questions. We'll have registration forms available for you to sign up. Same as last year (and before that) - Just $50 for the season.

See you then.