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SailMaine Open House

May 22nd, 2008

SailMaine is hosting an open house on June 7th for members of the public. They have been looking for volunteers to help with a variety of on and off the water tasks and many of you have probably already been solicited to assist. This is a good way to help attract people into our sport who might someday become Fleet 43 crew or competitors.

SailMaine has, for the past several years, willingly lent Fleet 43 their large drop marks for use in the Downeast. Beyond their generosity to us, the organization is doing a lot in the community to promote and develop the sport of sailing and we should all be thankful for that. I encourage anyone in Fleet 43 who has free time that day to consider helping out. I will see you there.

For more information, contact sehelming@yahoo.com or pamela.thomas@mac.com.

– Howard

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First Wednesday Night Race

May 22nd, 2008

Six boats for the first Wednesday Night race, including a new boat to the fleet — Wabi Sabi (formerly known as Belafonte). Thanks to Nick Dambrie and crew for running three quick races and not chickening out when a thunderstorm rolled by to the west.

Results for the evening: 1.) Flying Circus 1-4-1, 2.) Al 2-3-2, 3.) Mr Hankey 3-1-5, 4.) Second Chance 4-2-6, 5.) Pit Party 5-6-3, 6.) Wabi Sabi 6-5-4. Note the improvement in every race for the new boat. Maybe we better watch out for them.

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District 1 Championship / Worlds Qualifier

May 21st, 2008

The 2008 District 1 Championship in Mallet’s Bay, VT is a Worlds Qualifier event for the 2009 Worlds in Annapolis. This regatta had been scheduled for mid-August, but has been moved to September 20-21, the weekend before Changing of the Colors.

This regatta is a convenient stop for those traveling to Lake George the following week and Fleet 23 has let me know that there will be ample storage space during the week between events. There still appear to be a few slots open for away boats at Lake George for others who may wish to combine these two events.

I will link to the NOR and registration site when they become available.

– Howard

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Boats in the Water

May 18th, 2008

Successful launch day yesterday, with the following boats splashed: Flying Circus, Denali, Impetuous, Bad Apple, Second Chance, Pit Party, Flying Chicken, Insecurity, Barking Spidah and Wabi Sabi (the old Belafonte). Not sure, but I think that Bouncing Betty may have launched later in the day. Al launched last weekend.

Mr. Hankey is sailing this weekend at te U.S. Nationals in Staten Island, NY. Looks like they had a tough day on Saturday; they stood 39th of 54 boats at the end of the day.

No word from Kinda Blue (Matt . . .?) or Jazzazi (Jim . . . ?).

We’re also still waiting for the launc of Draco and a new boat owned by Scott Fox that will be helmed by his daughter Sarah.

Hey, if we get all these boats out on the line at once we’ll have 17!

FIRST WEDNSDAY NIGHT RACE IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS!!!

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North U Videos!!!

May 10th, 2008

Click on to the Useful Links page at our website and scroll down where you’ll find the first five chapters of the North U J-24 videos! Great for getting your mind in the game for the first race of the year coming up on May 21st!

– Howard

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Fleet 43 Donates “Regatta Pro Start” to PYC

May 9th, 2008

Continuing its tradition of giving back to its host, Fleet 43 has donated Regatta Pro Start to the Portland Yacht Club. Regatta Pro Start is an automatic starting horn that relieves the race committee of the demanding task of keeping time for shooting guns and allows them to pay closer attention to the start line. The system was used by the race committees in the most recent Louis Vuitton and America’s Cup races and by the Storm Trysail Club at last year’s Block Island Race Week.

Not only will Regatta Pro Start make things easier for race committees, it will also save PYC roughly $1,000 annually on shotgun shells. No shotguns also means improved on-ther-water safety. We expect it to be installed on the Lindsay Lord in time for the first Wednesday night race.

As a result of the savings that PYC will realize in 2008, the PYC Board has redirected $500 budget dollars in Fleet 43’s name to the construction of the Bud Singer Dock House. The Dock House is under construction now and should be complete shortly. Fleet members interested in donating toward the construction of the Bud Singer Dock House should contact Tony Jessen or Chip Harris.

— Howard

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Fleet Meeting Results

May 9th, 2008

At the Fleet meeting last night we conducted the following business:

Approved the calendar for the year, which is now posted at http://www.j24fleet43.org/pages/calendar.php. Launch on the 17th and first Wednesday night race on the 21st!

Approved Fleet dues and Wednesday Night registration fees, all of which were reduced from last year. Wednesday night registration will be $200, Fleet dues are $50 and the “alternate helmsman” fee is $25.

Appointed Molly White as the Downeast Regatta Co-Chair.

– Howard

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For Sale or Charter: “Rockstar” (Hull #2250)

April 25th, 2008

This from Andrea Rand . . .

I would like to list Rockstar for charter for the season. She has a mooring off from the Town Landing, parking near PYC. If I can’t get a seasonal charter I would like to list it for sale. Now that I have the J41 Northstar I have 2 too many boats and not enough help and $$ to support them. I like to list her for $9000. #2250 1980 great condition and a nice trailer ready to go. Get on the water this summer. Join a great fleet! Andrea Rand 781-7421 cell 831-4151 randranrock@cs.com

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Fleet 43 Meeting and Key Dates

April 21st, 2008

Fleet 43 will hold a meeting on Thursday May 8th at 6PM upstairs at Handy Boat to finalize preparations for the season. You participation is encouraged. At the meeting we will:

- Elect officers for the coming season

- Ratify the proposed calendar

- Review the Fleet’s financial status

Our proposed calendar has been updated and is available here. Please note that the Fleet launch date has been set for May 17th at 9:30 AM and our first Wednesday night race has tentatively been scheduled for May 21st.

The site has also been updated with links to most of the key events for the Summer. Visit those links now and sign up early.

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PYC Spring Clean-Up Day

April 21st, 2008

Attention on Deck!! PYC’s annual Spring clean-up day is this Saturday starting at 7:30. Whether you are a club member or not, an hour or two of your time helping to prepare the Club for the season is much appreciated. Please pitch in!

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Fleet Meeting Results

For Sale or Charter: “Rockstar” (Hull #2250)

Fleet 43 Meeting and Key Dates

PYC Spring Clean-Up Day