SUMRF for the PHRF classes

It's never really possible to leave well enough alone. If you can mess with something, why not mess with it? Hence we have SMURF, or the Saint Michaels Unifying Rating Formula.

So what do you need to know as an average PHRF racer at the start on a Wednesday Night? Well, the main thing to remember is that this is for fun.

Yes, we will still be doing all the normal trophies for finishing 1st, 2rd, 3rd, etc., for each of the PHRF classes. Besides that, we are going to rate the boats using SMURF.  This should provide more opportunities to win trophies and definitely definitely gives you an idea if you had a good night, or not so good.

How does it work? HERE is the description.

What is your score today? Check it out:

Sail Number	boat name	current SMURF Rating
26	Colgate 26	204
36	Javelin	99
52	Ful Dek	150
97	Viper 640	114
102	Red Dog	207
181	Hinesight	138
543	Salt	144
589	Knave	324
687	Moonraker	216
906	SJ21	285
1113	Taaris	240
1144	Blew Bird	102
1247	Allcutt	273
1322	Evil Woman	135
2213	Flyer	120
23743	Claiborne Ferry	156
40612	Phone	69
42064	Mooncusser	138
42138	Victorine	174
53591	Ostiato	90
73075	Redbeard	111
83116	Resolute	183
83233	Pagan	159
83346	Peniless	174
93259	Swagman	207
93573	Chien Deux	237

2014 Notice of Race

Here it is!  It's the Notice of Race.

Pick it up HERE

What do you need to know?

• Skippers Meeting April 23, 6pm, MRYC
• First race May 7th
• Do your Man Over Board drill!

This is the last post that goes to Yahoo!. Embrace this new website because it is the Official Notice Board for St Michaels Wednesday Night Racing. That means any official communications for racers will be posted here and you are expected to know about official communications.

Here is the website:

http://sm-wnr.blogspot.com/

Want to be sure you are receiving all the posts on the website? Sign up here:

http://eepurl.com/NmTXb

Two weeks to the skippers meeting!

Barging at the Start

You know, we see a lot of barging at the start. Crazy amounts of barging! Being so close to the water on Volunteer, barging makes us very nervous. I mean, where would we go if a big boat decided to plant itself right into the committee boat?

So are you a barger? Do you know the rules about barging?

Look To Windward did a great series on the rules relating to barging. Check it out here:

http://rrsstudy.blogspot.nl/2014/03/back-to-basics-part-4-barging-i.html

It's time for a change

After many years of reliable email updates about Wednesday Night Racing from Yahoo!, we are moving on. Yahoo! was great, but they decided that I can no longer add email addresses. That's no good.

So it's time to move to a new system - one that will still meet all our needs and maybe even add some new features!

It's Blogger from Google:

http://sm-wnr.blogspot.com/

When we have updates that I would normally send you, they will now be posted at the website. Just after that the site will send you an email with a link to the new information. It's almost the same as before except:

• Now anyone can go to the website and see the updates
• Anyone can easily sign up to receive emails
• Everyone can manage emails through any email they receive
• There are new ways to share photos and videos

It should be a fun change. You know it will be fun! Come on, embrace the change - it's going to be great!

You will get this email both from Yahoo! and from the new site. Check out the difference.

Sailboat Performance 101

Sailboat Performance 101
How to (Legally) Make Your Boat Faster

Frank DeBord

Do you know how to maximize your boat speed in all conditions?   To achieve this you have to understand the wind and water forces acting on it, and how your actions can change these forces. This presentation is a practical discussion of things you can do to make your boat faster. It discusses the forces acting on any racing yacht and then provides specific actions you can take to legally improve your boat speed. Examples are given for a typical racer/cruiser, a sport boat and a Star.

Frank DeBord is a Naval Architect with more than 35 years of experience analyzing racing yacht performance, including performance optimization for eight America’s Cup defenders and challengers, two Volvo Race syndicates and more than 20 Grand Prix ocean racers.   Projects have included course record holders for the Newport to Bermuda, Transpac and Sydney Hobart races. 

Sail Committee Speaker Series
Thursday February 6, 6:00pm at MRYC

Reservations Required 410-745-9511