Don’t forget that Wednesday Night Racing starts at 5:30 pm not 6:00 pm this week and September 8th.

Race Committee plans to start promptly at 5:30 so please be on the race course in time.

The MS Regatta is this Saturday August 21st.  It is not to late to sign up and sail in a regatta that supports a great cause.  Over the past 28 years, many of our fleet have participated in the MS Regatta and Harbor Fest.  Sign up today and join the fun!

Saturday August 7th is the Fleet 43 Double Handed Regatta

The skipper’s meeting is at noon

The first gun is at 1:00 pm

Awards and BBQ to follow racing.

Here are a bunch of reasons to sail in the Double Handed:

1. It is easy to find crew
2. It counts toward the Tonini Series
3. It only takes up half a Saturday
4. You get BBQ
5. It is pretty cheap $25 and a side for the BBQ
6. If you don’t have a J24 you can race in the new double handed/family PHRF division

Enough said!  Check out the NOR and please email Molly White if you plan to race.  So far we have four boats in each class signed up.

The Doublehanded Regatta is coming up soon,  actually Saturday, August 7th.

This year we will be including a PHRF class as well.  There will be more information coming soon in the form of an NOR.

Here are some details to get you all thinking:

The skipper’s meeting will be held at PYC at noon on Saturday the 7th.  The first gun will be at 1:00 pm and following racing we will have awards with burgers and dogs.

To register for this event simply email Molly White at mollyfrommaine@yahoo.com.  The registration fee for this event will be $25 and each boat should bring a side dish for the BBQ.

Remember that this event is a part of the Tonini Series so we hope to see lots of the fleet boats out there!

Double-handed Regatta- In case you missed the news, the date of the Double-handed Regatta has been changed from July 10th to Saturday August 7th. This event is included in the Tonini and Weekend Series.  There is no excuse for having no crew…you only need two people!  As with last year, the skippers meeting will be held around noon and following racing there will be a cookout and awards.  There will be a low entry fee including a side dish for the cook out. More details heading your way soon!

Boothbay Regatta- The Boothbay Regatta is just around the corner, July 17th and 18th.  In the past we have had quite a few boats from our fleet make the trek up to the regatta.  Keep it in mind for a fun weekend get away.

Downeast Regatta- Mark your calendars, the 25th Annual Downeast regatta is hitting the shores of Casco Bay September 11th and 12th.  Sign up now and show you are a hard core “Downeaster.”

Friend of Fleet 43- Don’t forget to sign up to become a friend of fleet 43.  This shows your support of our fleet, gets the word out about fleet 43, and helps lower fleet costs.

Hey J24 Sailors,

Today is the last day to register for the Pilot Race to avoid a late fee.  There are currently 5 J24s registered, so J 24s  will have their own start.  Also remember that this event is scored as part of the Tonini Series.  Good Luck!

Register now!

As the season begins don’t forget to join the J24 class.   Being a J24 class member keeps you up to date on J24 events and is necessary to participate in J24 regattas.  It is easy- you can do it online now!

Join the J24 class

Attention J 24 Racers!

Ever short on crew and thought…”Gee, one of those junior sailors would make the perfect light weight crew on this light air night.” ?!?!

Search no more!!!! Simply contact Kelly Franklin, preferably with 24 hours notice, and she will try to assign an experienced sailor to your crew for the night.  The idea is that she will have a running list of available sailors to choose from any given Wednesday.

If you plan to make use of this new process, please be considerate of the fact that these are kids, not adults!  We ask that each skipper and his crew behave in a respectful and appropriate fashion as long as the junior sailor is in their care.

Please send Kelly an email at least the day before you know you’ll be down a crew member.  Last minute sailors will try to be found, but no guarantees!

pycjuniorsailing@gmail.com

Two fleet 43 boats participated in the District 1 Championships in Scituate this past weekend.  The Scituate fleet and Scituate Harbor Yacht club put on a fun and welcoming event.

Congratulations to Mr. Hankey for their 5th place finish and Steve for their 7th place finish.

Check out pictures of the event here!

Launch: Saturday May 22nd is the Fleet 43 launch at Handy Boat Service starting at 8:00 am.  Please have your $50 ready to pay for the launch.  (The boats traveling to Districts will launch at a different time before the 26th.)

Fleet Fees: Shelly Paules, our fleet treasurer, will be on site at the Launch to collect fleet dues, series registration, and food fees.  Remember that all fees must be paid in order to be scored in the Wednesday Night Series.

Wednesday Night Series: May 26th marks the start of Wednesday Night Series I.  The crew of Mr. Hankey will be starting us off on Race Committee.  Hope to see you all out there!

Rules Seminar: Don’t forget to sign up for the rules seminar with Dick Rose to be held at the Black Point Inn on June 21st. This is a fleet 43 sponsored event- it would be great to see a lot of fleet members in attendance.  For more details on the seminar click here.

Calendar: Don’t forget to check out the fleet calendar to find out RC assignments, upcoming regattas, and events.  Dates do change from time to time so please check regularly.  To see fleet calendar click here.