The Class/Fleet 1 Championship Regatta Is Fast Approaching!

This August 4th marks 60 days before the Class and Fleet 1 Championship Regatta.  Boats that are racing in this regatta must have been kept in the water continuously for 60 days prior to Class Championships and Fleet Championships, per our Class rules. If you are planning to haul your Harbor 20 for maintenance before the Champs you must do it before August 4th.

Also, now is the time to make sure you are familiar with the Class and Fleet 1 rules regarding eligibility of both skipper and crew, equipment required and permitted to be on board, and other rules pertaining to the Championship Regatta. The Class Bylaws and Fleet 1 Bylaws can be found on-line at www.Harbor20.org. Don’t put yourself in the position of being disqualified because of rule violations.

Also, your Class and Fleet Association Memberships must be current. The entire member roster can be viewed online here, and membership expiration dates are in RED.

If you have any questions, you can contact Class Measurer Warren Duncan or Fleet 1 Measurer Michael Volk.

From Paul DeCapua:

In an effort to do the very best job we can in scoring individual races and the Series, I’d like to ask that if you intend to race in a division other than the boat was initially registered, please let us know ahead of time (preferably by noon on race day). You can do this by:

1. Logging on to the Taco Tuesday Registration Form and creating another entry for the boat. The Registration page has been changed to accommodate this. Simply provide the info requested and select the division the boat will be racing in.
2. If you are unable to do this, please send me an e-mail telling me “I will be racing sail# ____ in ____ Division tonight”. My e-mail address is paul.decapua@cox.net
3. If you don’t have access to a computer, you may call me on my cell phone at 949-698-2285.
4. Regardless of which method you choose, there is no additional charge if the boat is already registered.
5. Please note that a boat which is not registered in the division in which she starts cannot be scored for the evening.

I appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you out on the water…and at the post-race party afterwards.

Paul DeCapua

BCYC

The BYC Harbor20 MidSummer Regatta is this Sunday, July 12th. This is a High Point event.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 1st) is the last day for the discounted early-bird registration for the Harbor Heritage Regatta. Details here. Sign up here.

The NHYC Twilight Series begin this Thursday. Official Notice Board.

The LIYC Friday Night Adult Races begin this Friday.

The 2015 Leukemia Cup has been changed to a Harbor 20 High Point event by the H20 Fleet 1 Board of Directors. The Harbor 20 races are scheduled for June 7th.

The Official Race Board is open and entries being accepted.

Harbor Heritage Regatta & Summer Party

August 16, 2015 – LIYC

THINK – SUMMER – PARTY

Sisters in rolled up jeans Perhaps one of the things which most characterizes the 1950’s was the strong element of conservatism and anticommunist feeling which ran throughout much of society. One of the best indicators of the conservative frame of mind was the addition of the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. Religion was seen as an indicator of anti-communism. Fifties clothing was conservative. Men wore gray flannel suits and women wore dresses with pinched in waists and high heels. French fashion designers such as Dior, Chanel and Givenchy were popular and copied in America.  Families worked together, played together and vacationed together at family themed entertainment areas like national parks and the new Disneyland. Gender roles were strongly held, girls played with Barbie dolls and Dale Evans gear, boys with Roy Rogers and Davy Crockett paraphernalia.  Drive-in movies became popular for families and teens. Cars were seen as an indicator of prosperity and cool-ness. Highways were built to take people quickly from one place to another, bypassing small towns and helping to create central marketing areas or shopping malls such as Sharpstown Mall, Gulfgate Mall and Meyerland Plaza in Houston.

Fashion successes were Bill Blass and his blue jeans, poodle skirts made of felt and decorated with sequins and poodle appliqués, ponytails for girls, and flat tops and crew cuts for guys.  Saddle shoes and blue suede loafers were popular. Teenagers were defined as a separate generation and were represented by James Dean who wore blue jeans in Rebel Without a Cause and created a fashion and attitude sensation. Activities we liked were flying saucer watching, and watching and dancing to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.  Fad hits with kids were toys like hula-hoops and Hop along Cassidy guns and western gear, Davy Crockett coonskin hats and silly putty