Announcing the arrival of the fleet 43 scale.

Fleet 43 is now the proud owner of a scale.  The J24 class put together a bulk order so the cost was discounted to $380 total.

The scale will be kept by the fleet measurer, currently Stephanie Helms.  If there is a point in the future when we do not have a fleet measurer, the scale will be kept by the fleet captain.

We had five boats show up for the Double-handed, allowing it to be scored in the Tonini Series.

Tom Hall and family were on the Lindsay Lord assisted by Shelly Paules and Rich DeGrandpre on mark boat.  A variety of races were run, consisting of windward/leewards and a long distance race, throughout a variety of weather conditions, wind, fog, rain, sun, etc.

After sailing the competitors enjoyed a barbecue and awards gathering on the PYC lawn.

Results:

1st-Al: Molly & Carter White

2nd-Second Chance: Jeff Smith & Ken Peterson

3rd-Mr. Hankey: Andrew Carey & Stephanie Helms

4th-Bad Apple: Bruce Morse & Peter Hall

5th-Flying Chicken: Jack Zinn & Chris Morin

Thanks to all of the volunteers and competitors for coming out and making it a great event!

Remember that racing starts early on Wednesday the 26th.

For the remainder of the series racing will begin at 5:30  pm.

Hey Everyone,

Sorry about the confusion on the early start last night.  I forgot to adjust the timing in the Tonini NOR from last year.

This coming Wednesday, the 26th will begin our early start.  The 26th through the 9th racing will start at 5:30 pm.

Also, we have four boats confirmed for the Double Handed this Saturday.  The skippers meeting will be at noon and the start will be at 1:00.  Burgers and Dogs will follow racing at the club.

Entry fee is $25 plus a side dish.  Please email Molly White if you would like to compete.

A couple of News Worthy Items

• We need RC for Wednesday September 9th, if you are interested in doing RC on the 9th please email Molly White at mollyfrommaine@yahoo.com
• The Downeast Regatta is just around the corner, if you have not registered please do so as soon as possible. The more boats from our own fleet that we have registered the more boats from away we will attract.
• The fleet is offering housing for the Downeast Regatta. If you are able to house a crew or two…or five please contact Molly White with your housing details, such as bed number and size.
• We are looking for a few more volunteers to finish off the Downeast Jobs. In addition to housing, we are looking for one more person on the Lindsay Lord for Race Committee both days, two more people for Protest Committee, a photo boat/driver and keg bar tenders (must be a club member) for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• We are still in the hunt for sponsors for the Downeast Regatta. Remember sponsors brought in by fleet members keeps more money in the fleet. Contact Carter White at carter@regattapromotions.com.
• For those boats that travel to the Lake George Changing of the Colors, please note that the Capri Village has had a fire and rooms are limited.  There are plenty of other great places to stay, many folks have stayed at the Treasure Cove, which is right next door to the Capri.

The NOR for the Double Handed Regatta is now posted on the fleet web site.

Please join us this Saturday for some limited crew racing, burgers and dogs on the grill, and of course Sailor Jerry will be there.

See the Notice of Race for more details.

Don’t forget that there will be a Downeast Planning Meeting Tuesday August 11th at PYC.  The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm.

Hope to see you all there.

We will be holding a Downeast Regatta Planning Meeting  on Tuesday, August 11th at Portland Yacht Club at 6:00pm.

We have a small group of people already interested in working on making this year’s Downeast an even bigger success but always welcome more people with new ideas.

Hope to see you on Tuesday.