Hi all –
Another C-15 update! I hope you’re all sailing your great little boats. The Marina Del Rey fleet has cranked up sailing with a Shallow Water regatta and now the Thu night Sunstroke series. Great fun in excellent conditions.
I haven’t heard from other fleets but I’ve seen some Facebook posting about Half Moon Bay sailing, so yay. Please keep me updated so I can relay. And everywhere else C-15s are being sailed.
The Fresno Yacht Club have posted 2024 High Sierra regatta information. C-15s are on the second weekend, July 20-21.
On to the upcoming 2024 North Americans in Santa Barbara on Aug 9-11.
We will be posting the NOR and SIs soon. SBYC uses Regatta Network and that’s where we’ll take entries.
Here is the schedule:
Thu 8/10
- Apps/drinks at the club for those who are in town. I’ll be there to buy 🙂
- The SBYC is going to issue temp membership cards to all competitors can be used for charging in the bar and restaurant, and bosun’s locker.
Fri 8/11
- 10:00 – checkin at the club, weigh in (people), and measurement (as needed)
- Vince Paternoster has agreed to head up weighing hulls / measuring sails as needed – if someone has already sailed in an NA in the last few years and hasn’t made any changes, no need to weigh / measure
- After – launching for the day/weekend, sail over to the end-tie dock
- 12:00 – competitor’s meeting for Corp series
- 14:00 – Corp Series: first start – five races – plan for three hours (30 min races)
- Races will be windward leeward with a weather offset mark and a leeward gate. Standard 2024 racing setup. I personally enjoy triangles but this would be a dated approach.
- 5 minute starting sequence
- R/C will be on ch 71 for those with radios
- After: apps/drinks at the club
- View videos from the day in the bar (club has drone)
- Dinner on your own but welcome at the club (has a full restaurant)
Sat 8/12
- 10:00 – breakfast (burritos)
- Review petitions if anyone wants to change fleets / for people who didn’t sail in Corp series
- 11:30 – competitor’s meeting for North Americans
- 13:30 – North Americans: first start – five races – plan for three hours (30 min races)
- Separate starts for A and B
- A boats will be issued ribbons
- After: apps/drinks at the club
- View videos from the day in the bar
- Dinner on the beach / live band
- Annual meeting after in the Fleet Room
Sun 8/13
- 10:00 – breakfast (burritos)
- 13:00 – NAs Day 2: first start – four races – plan for 2 ½ hours (30 min races)
- 15:30 – deadline for last start
- 17:00 – apps/drinks at the club / award presentation
Scoring will be low point. One throwout if we have at least six races. Target nine for North Americans. Corp scores will not count toward NA results.
- We are working on some beautiful engraved water bottles for trophies.
- Boats will be launched at the launch ramp, there is plenty of trailer parking there. See map below. We are working on a plan to defray the cost of leaving trailers at the ramp.
- Club has a hoist but will only be used for weighing boats if necessary
- We will have an end tie dock available near the club for leaving boats overnight in the water
- Competitors will be encouraged not to haul out every night
- It’s a long walk from the ramp to the club
- Competitors will be issued parking passes for club lot – one pass per boat
- So you can drive from launch ramp to club if you want
- Entry fee TBD (will let you know ASAP) – includes dinner for two, two drink tokens, and two tee shirts
- Shirts will be custom for each boat – if people register soon enough beforehand
- Extra dinners will be fine cost TBD
Final note there are a few SBYC members who have volunteered to host competitors. If anyone is having trouble w housing please let me know, and I’ll matchmake. Also working on charters and crews, let me know.
Final final note: this would be a great time to check your mast. You never know when a halyard shackle might break. Some recent Sunstroke action!
Cheers, and thanks in advance for your feedback!