May 13th Racing is On!

Looks like it will be a good night for racing tonight. Weather is calling for 15 knots from the SE and we should be clear of any clouds until after sunset. Lots of fun - see you at the starting line at 6:05 pm.

Fog, wind, rain, and cold

It was an interesting night for our first Wednesday Night Racing for the 2009 sailing season. While watching the weather radar, we could see that there was a storm approaching. Of course, that's every day in the summer. We did have light rain, low visibility, increasing winds, and the temperature dropped as the race went on.

To make sure we got the race completed before the storm hit, we ran a short course for all the classes. Everyone finished in under one hour allowing boats to get back to port before all the lightening started. Weather radar was right - the storm hit about 8:30. Glad everyone was under cover by then.

Reasonable performances by all. Eric Wagner returned to the Stars for this year and managed to seal a 1st. Jeff Staley took line honors in the A class on Ostinato. B class line honors went to the crew "PF Flyers" on Freestyle.

Scratch sheets and Calculated Final Results will be posted soon on the website in the files section.

Tonight's Racing is on!

As of 4pm, we intend to start the races on time. That is a 6:05 pm warning for the Star fleet.

For further updates, call the Museum hotline at: 410-745-6428 Ext. 255

No updates will be made after 5:20 pm.

Tomorrow - 1st Race of the 2009 Season

Attention Wednesday Night Racers!

Tomorrow marks our first race of the 2009 racing season. We look forward to seeing everyone out there.

To date we have received registrations from the participants listed
below, by class. All are welcome. Please be sure to check in with the
committee boat.

Stars: Buggah, Jade, Locus, Lucky, Popeye, StarStruck Again and T-Bone

PHRF A: Blew Bird, Echo, Mooncusser, My RX, and Ostinato

PHRF B: Cabaret, Fiscal Stray, Freestyle, Full Deck, Hopped Up, Pagan,
Penniless, Red Dog, Resolute, Swagman, Widget and Wooshkeetan

We are keenly aware of the weather forecast, and as per the sailing
instructions, will make our final decision on the races by 5:20PM (45
minutes prior to the Star start). We will post a message on the CBMM
hotline: 410.745.6428, extension 255.

For those of you interested in dinner and/or drinks after the races, the Miles River Yacht Club will have a buffet dinner set up from 7pm until everyone gets a chance to eat. No more freaking out to get food before the town rolls up the sidewalks. The bar will stay open until 10pm as well. All are welcome - you don't need to be a member to get a bite to eat after the races.

On behalf of the 2009 steering and race committees, welcome to the
season!

-Mariana

Stars Are Out

Star sailors will be out this weekend in St Michaels for the First race of the year for the Miles River Yacht Club - the Dr. David Oursler Star Spring Championship.

The weather for Saturday is calling for rain, thunderstorms, and only 7 knots of wind. That's no fun. Perhaps Sunday will be better. I'll be on the water Sunday and will try to get some photos of our St Mikes people in action.