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The Heritage Regatta will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2020, hosted by Harbor 20 Fleet 1.
Due to the coronavirus, the event is now planned to be entirely on the water near Lido Isle Yacht Club. Although we won’t have a meal, snack bags will be served to all participants.
The race will be a pursuit race, with more experienced racers starting after the less experiences racers. The Race Committee will let each skipper know when they are to start.
This event is free to Fleet 1 members and is $20 for non-members. Come in your favorite Hawaiian shirt. More information will be provided in the Notice of Race to be published soon.
Please note that the Fleet Championship is held in conformance to class rules per fleet bylaw I.F.7.
By Jul. 28:
If you haul out your boat for sanding, painting or any other reason, put it back in the water at least 60 days before the regatta per fleet bylaw I.F.9.
If you’re skippering, make sure you’re both listed on the registration as an owner, and your dues are paid at least 60 days before the regatta, per fleet bylaw I.F.10 and class bylaw I.C.2.
By Sept. 8:
If your crew is a pro (see class bylaw II.A.4) or hasn’t raced with you 12 times since last year’s championships (see fleet bylaw I.F.8), petition the fleet board to approve your crew by the Sept. board meeting (see class bylaw II.D.5).
ASAP
If you don’t have a measurement certificate showing your correct boat weight, contact fleet measurer Richard Loufek (happyisles@mac.com), per class bylaw III.C.2. (To see if you have a certificate, log into harbor20.org, click Members > My Roster Profile, then click the sail number in your profile. If a certificate appears that reflects all modifications to your boat’s weight, you’re good to go.)
We just want you all to know, the Fleet is racing and the Board is working hard to keep the regattas on schedule.
Over the last several months the Board has been working to adapt to our changing world with the impact of COVID-19. We have seen some great (informal) efforts by our members to keep the racing going with an emphasis on safety, fun and camaraderie, our Fleet 1 is so well known for. Thank you to all the members that have stepped up to keep us racing and enjoying our Harbor 20’s and our wonderful harbor in Newport Beach.
We will continue to work to have the regattas as scheduled but remember we will have to be adaptable and flexible as State, County, City and yacht club rules change for social gatherings.
New fleet members, we are working hard to finish our race mentor series and get creative with some other opportunities to introduce you to racing in a friendly environment. Stay tuned to this website and the Fleet 1 Facebook page for events and updates.
As always feel free to contact any board member with questions or ideas.
Board Members:
Bob Yates Anne Wiese John Whitney Peter Haynes Richard Loufek Ed Kimball Phil Ramser Kathy Sangster Roxanne Chan Len Bose Warren Duncan Judy Weightman Gary Thorn Tad Springer Philip Thompson Tom Fischbacher Scott Barnes
We are here to serve your Harbor 20 Fleet 1 needs and look forward to a great Summer and Fall of racing.
Posted on behalf of THE DAVES. Thought this would be of interest to H20 sailors across the nation!
This is information about a new series which begins Sunday, June 7 at 7:00pm EDT.
A new 4-part webinar series THE DAVES:A few of our favorite rules!
Dave Dellenbaugh (member of the US Sailing Racing Rules Committee) and I (member of the US Sailing Appeals Committee) have teamed up to do a fun and unique series on the racing rules. Dave and I have been friends since playing Little League baseball and sailing at the Pequot YC in Southport, CT together as kids. Please join us for this special webinar series about four rules we love to explain. In each of the four sessions we’ll go on a ‘deep-dive’ to examine the meaning and tactical implications of one particular right-of-way rule. The topics we’ll cover are: Port-Starboard (Rule 10); Avoiding Contact (Rule 14); Changing Course (Rule 16); and Proper Course (Rule 17). THE DAVES begins on Sunday, June 7 at 7:00 pm EDT and continues for the remaining three Sundays in June. Each session is about 80 minutes long with video, diagrams, quizzes and references to appeals and cases. Dave and Dave will alternate as session leaders, and the Dave who’s not leading will be answering your live questions in the Chat.
* Participant questions are encouraged!
* The price for the four-part series is $55, which includes access to replays of all four webinar sessions.
We hope you’ll join us for this fun way to learn quite a lot about these important rules. – Dave Perry
* To register for the series, please use the link below.
On Saturday, April 4 at 1 pm we are having the “Nuts #3” sail in the Bay. The Start/Finish whaler will be located somewhere in or near the visitors anchorage in the Turning Basin area, and will provide sound signals to start the races. Bob Yates and Phil Thompson will be out there running things, so pay attention to them. The Harbor Master has “blessed” our activities as long as we stay within guidelines for our safety from the Corona Virus. You know what they are, so obey them and we will probably be allowed to continue this fun activity. There are some restrictions on where we anchor the RC whaler, so this may hamper the size and shape of the race course. Sorry if the course is not optimum, and understand that the main purpose is to have fun and get some relief from being closed in for the past several weeks. Therefore, we have a variety of fun races in mind depending on the wind conditions. Since we are doing a variety of races, and some may take us for a “cruise” of the Bay, stay close to the whalers to receive the instructions over the megaphone and on the white board. Click here for a copy of the location of the permanent marks which we may using. I suggest that you keep it with you, along with a pen to write down a special course if we choose that option. We hope to see you out on the water having a great time.
Hello everyone, Welcome to the “Nuts” series, week 2 “Mixed nuts”.
“The “Nuts” series is informal (i.e. just a bunch of sailors showing up). This is not a sanctioned event by any club or the H20 class. The Harbor Dept is aware that we will be out, and they considered this to be an appropriate activity (like getting outdoors to exercise) as long as sailors follow CDC guidance by either single-handing or sailing with family members or housemates.”
This Saturday racing PRO will be John Draton. Draton has taken the time to write up proper sailing instructions along with an explanation of how the racing will be conducted. Phil Thompson will be on the water again offering coaching and mark set. If you would like Thompson to critique your sailing just ask. Weather models are indicating a light breeze out of the south somewhere between 5-10 knots with the tide going out ever so slightly. Race committee will be in a white Duffy, hope to see all of you on the water again? Please let me know if you can make it.
From our PRO: Harbor 20 Sailors – We’re looking forward to hosting H20 “Nuts” racing this Saturday afternoon (3/28). Click here for the Sailing Instructions , but here are some notes about our planned racing format for this weekend: Starts: Standard 3 minute starts. Clock not rolling. Fleets: We are planning to break up the fleet differently this weekend. Our goal is to have about 10-15 boats on the starting line for each race but to mix up who’s in each fleet. For example: Race 1a – odd sail numbers
Race 2b – highest sail numbers (eg. all sail numbers above >150) Etc… Last race will be a single fleet race, with one long starting line, and a longer course. We will do everything we can to help communicate what we are doing in each start (noticed via loud haler, VHF, dry-erase board). And if you have a question about who’s starting, just sail by and ask. One of the goals for mixing fleets up is to create opportunities for sailors to see firsthand what other top sailors are doing (e.g. a C fleet sailor can line up next to a top A sailor to see how another boat sets up). Ideally, the “Nut’s” format can be a learning opportunity for everyone. Courses: Racing will be windward/leeward, but we’re planning to have the start/finish line set below the leeward mark (i.e. similar to a match racecourse). Lines not restricted, but racers should only be going through the start/finish line when they are starting or finishing. Downwind finishes should make things interesting tactically. Scoring and Trophies: Scoring will be low point, and broken out by A, B, and C fleet for overall scores. Make sure to sail by and check-in with the R/C and let us know what fleet you want to be scored in. Please let me know if you have any questions. For those of you that carry a VHF, I’m planning to use channel 68 for any RC communication (definitely not required). Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday. Please be respectful of Covid-19 restrictions, and either single-hand or sail with a housemate.
