It's happening!
The Competitors Meeting is scheduled for April 19th at 6 pm at MRYC. We'll go over the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.
Can't make it in person? We'll also be on Zoom:
What's your rating? Come as early as 4 pm to talk about your rating. When we get to 6 pm, we'll stop talking about ratings and talk about items interesting to everyone.
We're working on the new ratings for all the boats this year and making progress.
Are you going to race? I hope so.
Help us out by registering early. Once you are registered, we will work on your rating.
You might notice that there are three classes. Which class should you choose? The one where all your friends are racing!
There is a "Racing" class for the boats that used to be in the A class and rating under 143; There is a "Cruising" class for the boats that used to be in the B class and rating over 143; And there is a Star class for people with a Star boat.
If you're a Star, choose that class. Otherwise, the option is up to you. Register where you feel comfortable racing. The cruising class will start first, so you can have more time on the course.
Don't freak out - we can move you if you find out you would prefer to be in the other class.
Register Here: https://www.nextsailor.com/app/page/regatta/456
After all the fun with ORR-Ez telling us to go away, we've decided to provide ratings for everyone based on the ORC rating system. ORC is being used by many clubs on the Chesapeake, so using ORC should be more universal for all of us.
For this summer, we will work to assign you a rating based on similar or sister ships that currently have ORC certificates. It's not perfect, but we will be a lot closer to a fair rating based on wind and race configuration.
Using a sister ship is not ideal, though. If you want to have a more accurate rating for your boat, getting an ORC Club certificate will make sure your rating is accurate for your boat. If you get a certificate and you hope to sail non-spin on occasion, make sure to also get a non-spin certificate.
If you plan to do Bay races (not just Wednesday nights), having a real certificate could open up more regattas for you to participate. Be sure to check out the options, but ORC Club will get you far without lots of complicated measuring. Two sites of interest are:
and, of course, https://orc.org/
We needed to amend the NOR, so here it is:
Yes, we're gathering one more time for dinner and videos. Join us!
April 5th, 6 pm, MRYC
Well, we heard from ORR-Ez, and they do not want us to use ORR-Ez.
Do not get an ORR-Ez certification for now. We're working on something else.
If you already applied for a cert for ORR-Ez, let us know. We'll try to get you a refund.
It's a crazy world!