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Fleet 1 – Friday Frolics for 2024
Posted on behalf of Frolic Meister Bob Yates:
Harbor 20 sailors are welcome to a new season of Frolicking.
Frolics will be sailed from the Dick Sweet RC boat starting at 2 pm in the Turning Basin just north of NHYC. The Race Committee will announce the course and provide sailing information verbally from the boat before the first warning. They will continue until the Race Committee gets tired or thirsty, whichever comes first. Sportsmanship is of paramount importance. Don’t foul or hit other boats. If you make a mistake, do a turn. If you hit a boat (and possibly cause damage), sailors must report to the Race Committee on the NHYC patio after the race. Scores will not be recorded, and trophies will NOT be awarded.
All participants are invited to join us afterwards on the NHYC Deck for friendship, drinks and a lively discussion.
Our planned schedule is shown below. An email will go out the week before to remind all Fleet 1 sailors of the event and telling of any changes.
January 12 and 26
February 9 and 23
March 8 and 15
April 12 and 26
May 10 and 24
June 7 and 21
July 12 and 19
August 9 and 16
September 13 and 27
October 4 and 18
November 8 and 22
December 13
You can also find each Frolic in the Fleet 1 2024 Calendar.
2024 Fleet 1 Learning Opportunities!
The learning program for Fleet 1 is being enhanced this year by combining class room education with on-the-water exercises. This makes sense because classroom knowledge is of no value unless put into practice and sailboat racing is complex enough as to require classroom education in order understand the game.
Program Overview
There are three large but essentially separate bodies on knowledge required to be a proficient sailboat racer each of which will be covered in detail in a day-long seminar in a classroom setting. Each will be followed up 2 – 3 weeks later with an on the water clinic. Bring your own boat and crew to the clinic, and as in the past, experienced mentors will be available to sail with you.
Seminars are day-long events that include a continental breakfast and lunch. Clinics will start later in the day with an on-the dock “chalk talk” starting at 11:00, lunch at 12:00, and sailing from 1:00 until 4:00 with break halfway through. Happy hour will commence at 4:00!
The schedule of events is:
January 21 Seminar “Strategy & Tactics” BCYC All day Click here for the event page
February 10 On-the-water Clinic LIYC 11-4 Click here to register
March 24 Seminar “Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing” BCYC All day
April 6 On-the-water Clinic BYC 11-4
June 2 Seminar “Boat Handling & Sail Trim” BCYC All day
June 15 On-the-water Clinic LIYC 11-4
Registration Fees:
Seminars. $119.99 per event
Clinics $50.00 per person per event
Events such as these are scheduled far in advance so don’t miss these opportunities to up your game in 2024!
If you have any questions about this program, please feel free to contact me:
peterhaynes201@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!
Online Learning now Available
I have often been asked whether my classroom seminars are videoed. The answer is yes, but not for the purpose of releasing unedited footage, Rather the intent has always been to edit the raw video and use it as content for self-paced online courses. Two are now available:
Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing 6 hours 8 minutes
INTRODUCTION – HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED 31 minutes
RIGHT OF WAY 34 minutes
GENERAL LIMITATIONS ` 1 hour 40 minutes
AT OBSTRUCTIONS 55 minutes
AT MARKS 1 hour 50 minutes
THE START 29 minutes
SUMMARY 9 minutes
Boat Handling & Sail Trim 5 hours 29 minutes
AERODYNAMICS 20 minutes
SAILING THEORY 1 hour
SAIL SHAPE 1 hour 40 minutes
DEMONSTRATION 51 minutes
SAIL TRIM 38 minutes
BOAT HANDLING 1 hour
The courses include a PDF copy of the course book.
To access the online courses, click here.
The upcoming Strategy & Tactics seminar on January 21 at BCYC will also be recorded, and an online course will be released in the future. If you are in the Fleet 1 area and plan to attend this event, please note that this is NOT a rules seminar. “Strategy” is about getting around a course as quickly as possible, and “Tactics” is about how to implement your strategy in the company of all the other boats, i.e. it is about boat-on-boat interactions – which are dependent on the rules. If you do not have a good working knowledge of the rules, completing the online course in advance would greatly enhance your enjoyment and ability to understand the information presented in “Strategy & Tactics”.
I you avail yourself of these learning resources, I would be very interested in your feedback. Please see free to contact me:
Peter Haynes
peterhaynes201@gmail.com
Strategy & Tactics, Sunday January 21, BCYC
OPEN TO ALL SAILORS! H20, PHRF, OTHER ONE DESIGNS…
While “Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing” and “Boat Handling and Sail Trim” are essential topics to understand in order to be competitive, neither will teach you how and why a sailboat race is actually won. “Strategy” is a plan you make before the start as to how you would sail the course as fast as possible in the absence of other boats. “Tactics” is about boat-to-boat maneuvers that help you to sail to your strategic plan. Great for skipper and crew because two heads are better than one!
Sunday January 21
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
8:15 Registration / Continental Breakfast
9:00 Seminar begins
12:00 Lunch
5:00 Seminar ends
Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and course materials.
$119.00 if you register by January 17
$144.00 if you register after January 17
To register click here.
Join us also for the on-the-water companion clinic for Harbor 20’s on February 10 at LIYC! Bring your own boat and crew and put into practice what you learned at the seminar. Experienced mentors will also be available to sail with you. For information and registration click here.
If you have any questions about this seminar, please feel free to contact me:
Peter Haynes
peterhaynes201@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!
2024 Racing Seminar Schedule – Save the Dates!
Strategy & Tactics – Sunday, January 21
Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing – Sunday, March 24
Boat Handling & Sail Trim – Sunday, June 2
These are day long classroom seminars conducted by Peter Haynes at BCYC.
Stay tuned for further information, and for an announcement when registration opens for the January event.
If you have any questions about these seminars, please feel free to contact me:
peterhaynes201@gmail.com
Frolic of the Century – November 17!
H20 Fleet 1 2023 Awards Banquet
Sunday, November 12 – 6:00 PM
Newport Harbor Yacht Club
$85.00 per person if registered by November 7
$100.00 per person if registered after November 7
Click here to register.
It is time to nominate the 2023 Mentor of the Year!
Your nominee should be a Harbor 20 member that gives of themselves with the intent of sharing their knowledge with the purpose of encouraging, educating and guiding without compensation or benefit to themselves.
We look forward to reading your stories and sharing the Mentor 2023 at the November 12th awards event.
Mark & Shana Conzelman
Send your nominations and reason for your choice to: sconzelman@gmail.com by November 5, 2023
Fleet 1 Fall Discount Sail Order Window is Open
Do you feel like your Harbor 20 could be a little faster? Now is your chance to order new sails at a discount. because ordering during this time period allows the sails to be ordered, built, and measured at the same time.
JIB:
Ullman Sails
Premium Race Dacron cloth from Challenge Sailcloth. Crosscut construction with 3-step seaming, telltales with telltale window, vertical battens, rollbag, and class measurement.
Made Locally at Ullman Sail Newport Beach
Price: $994.00
Available discounts until November 30
5% discount with a 50% deposit: $944.30
10% discount with a 100% deposit: $894.60
To order contact:
Salen Stuart – One Design Coordinator
P: 714-432-1860 C: 949-414-8499 sstuart@ullmansails.com
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MAINSAIL:
Elliott / Pattison Sailmakers
Same Class Legal construction, fabric and finish as current sails, 1 row of reef points, full battens, numbers, insignia, telltales, and sail bag
Price: $1581.00
Available discount until November 17
20% discount: $1264.80
To order contact Harry Pattison: 949-645-6697, then press 1, or 949-275-3302 direct
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