St. Michaels Wednesday Night Racing

May 5, 2022

Results from 5/4

That wind was a disaster last night! Nothing, then blowing like stink with the approaching front, then back to nothing. I did not predict that well. Sorry that we couldn't get the A class to finish. The race for A class was getting less and less fair as the wind dropped. There was no chance once the current started pulling boats away from the finish line.

At least the B class and the Stars were able to finish. Strange as it was, we were able to finish them. Hey, and you were out on the water racing!

Congratulations to Will and Carl on Wish winning the Stars. Also having a great night coming in first was the crew on Ful Dek.

You can see all the results >HERE<

May 3, 2022

Hotline

It's about to happen - Wednesday Night Racing starts tomorrow night. Of course, there are storms predicted.

Will we race? Call the Hotline:

410-745-4983

How does the hotline work? Like this - somewhere about 2-4 pm, I start looking at the weather. Sometimes I can tell right away how the weather will affect us, so I leave a message on the hotline telling you the status.

Looks good? I'll say that.

Looks bad? I'll say that.

Looks questionable? I'll say that.

It takes time for everyone to get to the course, so we will stop making updates to the hotline about 1 hour before the planned start.

Will we cancel ahead of time if there is no wind predicted? No, we will go out to the course and abandon there if necessary. Quite often, we will get some wind in the evenings after a day of no wind. Come out to the course. Bring a cooler and enjoy the evening. Wind or not - you're on the water and not at work.

Will we cancel if there is rain? No, rain doesn't hurt you. Put your foulies on.

Will we cancel for too hot? It's happened in the past. Always bring water in your cooler.

Will we cancel for too much wind? Sustained over 20 knots or gusting over 25 knots, there is a good chance. You can make your own sail/don't sail decision. You know what's safe for your boat. We will call it only if it's not safe for any boat.

Will we cancel for storms? More than likely. If we see anything that looks like thunderstorm cells and we think one will hit us, we will let you know on the hotline.

Remember this is fun. Your decision to race is just that - do what is safe for you and your crew. We would prefer to join you for a cold beverage afterward than to see you take a risk.

Apr 21, 2022

PHRF A or B?

Are you racing PHRF? Are you A or B?

We're moving the break between the two classes to 140. If your rating is under 140, you will be in PHRF A If your rating is over 140, you will be in PHRF B.

We hope this change will even out the classes a bit and allow for more competition.

With the help of Jay, we will do some "shadow" scoring this summer as well. Jay will take our information and try using the ORR-EZ rating system. If this works well and we like the results produced by ORR-EZ, we can talk about using a scoring system other than PHRF time on distance.

Under two weeks until we can go racing! Be sure to register: