Guilford Racing 2011

2011 Guilford Yacht Club Sailing Events Schedule

Guilford Cup 2011 FleetMeet Party

This year we’d like to expand FleetMeet into a full-fledged pre-season party. Of course we’ll spend a few minutes reviewing the racing schedule for all interested sailors from GYC and SHYC, and we’ll award prizes for the 2010 season including the Guilford Cup (Club Team Scoring), individual Evening Series results, and the Guilford Cup "Boat of the Year" for combined Wednesday Night, Holiday, and Overnight race results.

And assuming there is sufficient interest, the plan is to have a late afternoon pig roast and a keg of liquid refreshment on Saturday, May 21 at 3:00PM at the GYC Osprey’s Nest. An RSVP will be required. A $10 donation at the door per person will be most welcome.

If we don’t end up reaching critical mass for a pig roast, we will stick with a couple of hours for beverages, prizes and schedule review at 7:00PM, same place and date.

Please email Tom Davis (tom@ncloth.northsails.com) to indicate how many you’d like to sign up for the proposed 3:00PM party.

NEW TO RACING? SIGN UP TO CREW

You don’t need prior sailing or sailboat racing experience to join in the fun of Guilford Cup racing. The CrewMatch form is available on the GYC website in the "Racing" area. Take a look – CrewMatch is the perfect way to indicate in which events you’d like to participate, how much or how little experience you have (the ranges run from expert tactician to "Passenger Only!"), and whether you’d like to be part of the Race Committee team (perfect for avid boaters who aren’t necessarily keen on sailboats).

2011 SCHEDULE

(Wednesday evening sailing starts at 6:00 PM near Red Nun "16")

GYC Scrimmage:

Wednesday June 15 we’ll have a casual "rabbit start" race as a shakedown for the upcoming series.

GYC Practice Starts Night:

Wednesday June 22 we’ll have a starting practice night. This was an extremely well received event last year – don’t miss it!

GUILFORD CUP WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERIES:

RACE 1: June 29

RACES 2-10: Every Wednesday through August 31

WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY SERIES:

(SHYC hosted event’s Starting Area is near Sachem’s Head YC, starting time approximately 1:00 PM, spinnakers allowed)

Independence Day Long Weekend Holiday Series Race 1, Details TBA

PHRF at SHYC (GYC fleet invited to participate, this event counts for Guilford Cup Series)

Saturday July 23 Overnight Distance Race (Starting Area near "R16" at 6:00PM)

Guilford Cup "double-scorer" Overnight Race (target finish time is early AM Sunday)

Sunday August 21 GYC Middle Distance Race (Starting Area near "R16" at 11:00AM)

This is a Guilford Cup Series event, target finish time is approximately 5:00PM

Labor Day Long Weekend Holiday Series Race 2, Details TBA

GYC fleet invited to participate, this event counts for Guilford Cup Series

Ladies’ Sailing Nights – Tuesday Night Sail & Social

For 2011 we’ve planned two Ladies’ Sailing Nights at GYC. These were very popular events last year with plenty of new faces and we hope to see even more in 2011. Details to follow – but hold these dates:

July 12, GYC at 6:00 PM

August 6, GYC 6:00 PM

Close-to-home ECSA events to consider (visit www.ecsa.net for info):

Branford Yacht Club Annual Regatta: early July Saturday (there’s a good party at BYC after the race!)

Pine Orchard Yacht Club Annual Regatta: Sunday of the same weekend as Branford

Milford YC Annual Regatta: Early August Saturday (big, competitive fleet)

New Haven Mayor’s Cup: Sunday on the same weekend as Milford (fun course in and out of the seawalls!)

For further information contact: Tom Davis tom@ncloth.northsails.com

Patrick Doyle pdoyle@elmgroup.com

Jeff Hutchins jhutchins1@comcast.net

Albert Kraus albert.kraus@comcast.net