The Harbor 20 Fleet 1 sailing year has ended with the conclusion of the Fleet 1 Championships. And the winners are….
To be awarded:
The Fleet 1 approved sail purchase window is October 13th to December 31st, 2017. This is your only opportunity to buy new sails until after the 2018 Fleet 1 Championships!
According to the Fleet 1 bylaws:
III.C.4. Sail replacement procedure is as defined in the Class Rules.
III.C.5. The Fleet 1 Board may establish by majority vote a “fall order window” during which time new sails shall be ordered. No replacement sails may ordered at other times of year except as allowed by the Class Rules.
III.C.6. A sail’s age shall be determined by the delivery date as recorded by the W.D. Schock Corp. For replacement sails, the age will be determined by the Measurer’s dated approval.
III.C.7. The Fleet has appointed Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers as its sole permitted sail maker for new mainsails, and Ullman Sails as its sole permitted sail maker for new jibs. No other sail/sail maker combinations will be allowed.
After purchase, the Fleet 1 Measurer will inspect, measure and sign the sail before it may be used.
According to the Class Bylaws:
III.H.8. For a Class Yacht, the Owner may purchase one jib sail in each calendar year and one main sail in every second calendar year. The calendar year for sail purchase begins on the date the sail was officially measured.
III.H.9. The Owner of a newly purchased used Class Yacht inherits the sail purchase rights of the previous owner, and may petition the Class Measurer to obtain new sails at the time of purchase.
III.H.10. If a sail is damaged beyond reasonable repair, lost, or for some reason is unusable, the Owner may petition the Class or Fleet Measurer for permission to purchase a replacement sail.
The cost of a new mail sail from Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers is $1,528 (lower than last year). They are offering a 20% discount to Fleet 1 members: $1,222.40. Call (949) 645-6696 and press 1, or (949) 275-3302 direct. More details can be viewed here.
Ullman Sails has not yet provided their 2017 pricing. Ullman Sails can be reached at 714-432-1860
If you are buying a new Mainsail, consider donating your old one to NHYC for possible use in the Baldwin Cup team races.
The Championship dinner will be at Balboa Yacht Club.
Running Light Maintenance
by Chris Hill, July 2017
I don’t sail in the dark very often, but when I do, it’s usually between July and December. In August through October, warm pleasant evenings suddenly turn dark, and in December it’s nice to get out and look at the Christmas lights. When out in the harbor after sunset, it’s a good idea, and a legal requirement, to have working running lights.
To keep your lights in working order it is a good idea to check and maintain the electrical system from time to time. Every year in late summer, I pull apart the running lights, clean and grease them to improve reliability. So far, I haven’t got stuck in the dark without running lights (knock on wood).
Take the three screws out that hold the running light to the boat, being careful not to drop the screws or the screwdriver into the water. Note that there are several parts to the light. Be sure to hang onto all of them.
Aha… Corrosion shown here on the contacts on the base of the bulb and on the socket. Moisture plus dissimilar metals in contact with each other and the atmosphere means corrosion will happen. We just need to clean it away, and slow down its future growth.
To clean off the corrosion, I like to use contact cleaner, readily available from an auto parts store (Kragen, Hub) or an electronics store (MarVac, Fry’s) plus a wire brush. (Funny that the can says “Cleans and Protects”, then also on the label it says “Leaves no residue”. Not sure what kind of protection is provided when nothing is left behind… Anyway, it helps to get things thoroughly clean, but I wouldn’t count on any “protection”.)
I also like to use a wire brush for the cleaning operation. This 3 pack of brushes from Home Depot (Paint department) has a stiff nylon brush, a brass brush (good for cleaning steel without scratching it), and a steel brush. It’s ok to scratch the electrical contacs, so use the steel one for this job. I spray on the cleaner then quickly scrub with the wire brush to clean, then use more spray cleaner to get rid of the crud. Be careful that no strands of wire brush remain. The nylon brush is good to make sure nothing meteallic is left behind.
After cleaning, the base should have a copper-ish looking color. Most importantly, the two contacts inside the base
need to be thorougly cleaned. This is a one-filament bulb, and there are two contacts on the base, so the socket itself is not actually part of the circuit, and the base contacts are the most important part.
After cleaning I like to apply dielectric grease, also available at an auto parts store. The dielectric grease keeps moisture and air away from the metal, preventing corrosion, at least as long as it stays on the surface.
Here’s the bulb cleaned, then coated with the grease, ready to be reinstalled. Put it all back together with grease coating the electrical contacts, and your lights should work fine, at least until corrosion catches back up with you.
Brand new! A three hour seminar on the Racing Rules of Sailing will be premiered free of charge Thursday night, September 28 at BCYC, two days before the Championship. Great for skipper and crew because two heads are better than one!
For the best experience, please bring a 2017-2020 rule book. Walk-ins will be welcomed, but registration by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, 9/27 is required if you want to be guaranteed a copy of the handout.
Beverage service will be available.
Be rules-smart for the Championship!
We hope to see you there!
To register click here. To see who is registered, click here.
Instructor: Peter Haynes
You won’t want to miss this event! A tribute to the history and heritage of Newport Beach organized by the Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Board of Directors in conjunction with the Balboa Bay Club’s Mariners Club. Bring your friends and family. All are welcome.
Competitors Meeting at Balboa Bay Club at 13:50. Bring your Harbor 20 – plenty of dock space. The Race Committee is brewing up a race across the harbor finishing at the Balboa Bay Club. The perpetual Heritage Regatta Trophy will be awarded along with prizes for top 3 winners of Divisions A, B and C. Here is the Official Event Notice Board.
Immediately after the finish, Balboa Bay Club will be hosting the Summer Party in Newport Beach heritage style. You won’t want to miss this party. Plenty of dock space for your Harbor 20. Summer party is from 4pm (immediately after the Regatta) until 7pm.
The Theme is Newport Beach Heritage. Decorations and food will match theme. Dig into your old clothing and come dressed the part.
Enjoy the live music of the Mike McKenna Jazz Quartet on the lawn of the Balboa Bay Club while feasting on a superb assortment of food and beverages (all hosted by Balboa Bay Club):
All this for only $25 per person! Or, enter the Regatta for only $45 which includes the Summer Party for Skipper and Crew (less than $25 per person). Where else can you get to race across the harbor, then enjoy a harbor-side party with live music and all this great food for $25 per person or less? (Nowhere except for the Harbor 20 Heritage Regatta and Summer Party of 2017)
Sign up and pay online right now by clicking here. If you have any problems, don’t worry, just show up with your Harbor 20 at the Balboa Bay Club and sign up before the Competitors Meeting at 13:50. If you just want to attend the party, sign up now, or show up after the race finishes (about 4pm) at the lawn of the Balboa Bay Club and purchase your entry.
Don’t miss this annual event – considered one the best and favorite Fleet 1 events of the year.
Fill your boat as desired with family, friends, pets, and refreshments.
“Heritage” theme boat decoration and colorful crew attire is encouraged and will be considered in awarding the Harbor Heritage Perpetual Trophy.
The race will finish right off the beach at the Balboa Bay Club which will be hosting the Summer Party immediately after the finish. Plenty of dock-space for your Harbor 20 will be provided. Plus, the Balboa Bay Club will be serving up food and beverages for all participants (included with your entry fee).
If you just want to attend the Party, you can buy admission tickets for just the Summer Party on the Regatta’s Official Notice Board.
As always, this event has a theme, and this year it is themed to the name of regatta: “Harbor Heritage” – a recognition of the great history, people and times of the Newport Harbor.
Sign up today on the Regatta’s Official Notice Board.
HARBOR 20 FLEET FOUR
BOARD AND MEMBER MEETING
JULY 10,2017
Old Business
New Business
Adjournment.
END
Here are some of the eligibility requirements for those that wish to participate in this two-day, high-point regatta. (Note some of the deadline dates which is only days away)
These are not all the requirements. Portions of the relevant Bylaws governing the Fleet 1 Championship are reproduced below. Keep in mind the eligibility rules that will be strictly enforced for this special event:
From the Fleet 1 Bylaws:
I.F.7. The Fleet may hold a Fleet Championship in a location, time(s), and format to be determined by the Fleet. The Fleet Championship will be held in conformance to the Class Rules. The winner is declared the Fleet Champion, and may affix a red chevron to his boat’s mainsail under the standard insignia.
I.F.8 To sail in the Fleet Championship, a boat must have one skipper and one crew. The crew for the Fleet Championship Series must be a person who meets the basic principles and intent of the Class Rules (Sections II.A and B), and they must have sailed in at least twelve races with the same skipper during the time period between the last Fleet Championship Series and the Fleet Championship Series under consideration. Paid professional sailors and full-time sailing coaches must have been retired for at least three full years.
I.F.9 To sail in the Fleet Championship, a boat must have been kept in the water continuously for 60 days prior to Fleet Championships.
I.F.10 Championship races are special events for boat owners. For Fleet Championships, the Helmsman must be an Owner Member who has been a member for over 60 days.
I.G.1. All Fleet Races are separated into A, B and C divisions. Skippers not assigned to Division A or B are automatically assigned to Division C. The rules for assigning skippers to Fleet Race Divisions are codified in Appendix A.
I.I.1. A Harbor 20 Class Yacht is defined by the Harbor 20 Class Association Rules, and which is in conformance with these Fleet 1 Rules. Only Class Yachts whose Owner or Skipper Member dues are paid are eligible to race in Fleet 1 Races.
III.A.1. Yachts which are in full compliance with both the Harbor 20 Class Association Specifications and Fleet 1 Specifications will be permitted to race in Fleet Races.
The full text of the Fleet ByLaws can be found online here.
From the Class Bylaws:
III.A. Class Yacht
III.A.1. These Specifications define and control the Class Yacht that is the only boat permitted to race in Class Races. Portions of the design and specifications of the Harbor 20 sailboat, and of the manufacturing techniques and tooling of the W.D. Schock Corporation (Builder) are implied to be a part of these Rules.
III.A.2. Any changes to the specifications of the Class Yacht must be communicated to the Class Measurer prior to their implementation, and subsequently approved by the Board.
III.B. Measurement
III.B.1. The Class Measurer, Fleet Measure or Assistant Measurer may take supplemental measurements sufficient to ensure that the construction of the yacht and the equipment aboard conform to these Rules.
III.B.2. The Class Measurer, Fleet Measurer or Assistant Measurer shall not measure a yacht, spars, sails, or equipment for which he is an interested party or has a vested interest.
III.B.3. In the absence of the Class Measurer, Fleet or Assistant Class Measurer, the Class President may serve as Measurer.
III.C. Registration
III.C.1. No boat shall be deemed to be a Class Yacht until it has been completed with a building number assigned by the W.D. Schock Corporation and molded into the transom. Any alteration to the hull, keel, rudder or spars may invalidate the yacht.
III.C.2 A Class Yacht will be deemed eligible to sail in a Class Race only after having received a weight compliance certificate from the Class Measurer, Fleet or Assistance Measurer.
The full text of the Class ByLaws can be found online here.
It is intended that strict adherence to the rules be maintained. However, a member with special circumstances, may petition the Fleet Board for a variance in these rules. This should be done well in advance of the event.
It is the responsibility of the competitor to conform with these rules. The Fleet Measurer may perform inspections before or after the race to validate rule conformance. Questions should be directed to the Fleet 1 Measurer.
Posted on behalf of Philip Thompson:
A number of trophies will be awarded for the Harbor 20 division in the “2017 Flight of Newport Beach” on Sunday, July 16:
– 1st place over all (Beautiful brass clock and barometer set mounted on wood base)
– 1st B sailor
– 1st C sailor
– 1st lady skipper
– Random participation trophy (For racing and showing up to trophy presentation at BYC)
– Random trophy for most unique boat (Best dressed or unique guest or high profile crew)
For information and registration click here.
If you have any questions about this new event for Harbor 20’s, please give me a call. We hope to see you there!
Philip Thompson 714-329-1995