Fleet 4 in Santa Barbara is gearing up for the annual Fiesta Cup July 15-17. Besides the Harbor 20 fleet, we will be hosting the J/70 West Coast Championship. This has always been a favorite regatta for the Harbor 20 Fleet and is part of their Championship Series. Good winds and great parties are anticipated. The famous party on the beach will once again feature our favorite band, “Jason Campbell and the Drive”. NOR and Si’s are online now at sbyc.org.
The BCYC Leukemia Cup Regatta is is both an important charity event and a High Point. If you cannot participate, you can still donate! Registration and/or donation information can be found here. We hope to see you there!
When: Friday, June 17
Where: Santa Barbara, in the water in front of SBYC in the general area of the permanent starting buoys.
We’ll start at 5:00 P.M. and be out until 6:30 or later. Show up when you can. Ken Keiding will set a line and run a series of practice starts. Take a radio and monitor Channel 71–there will be real time coaching!
On May 26th, the Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Board of Directors approved amendments to the Fleet 1 Bylaws. The amended ByLaws can be found on the ByLaws page, or downloaded here.
Among changes to clarify terms and policies, the significant changes are related to Division promotions / re-qualifications and how the Board may consider petitions to sail in Divisions. These changes can be found in the APPENDIX A: Rules for Maintaining Fleet Race Divisions.
The Fleet 4 Santa Barbara meeting scheduled for Thursday this week (May 26) has been postponed. Stand by for updates.
Imagine racing in our beautiful harbor WITHOUT weekend traffic or other races going on in the vicinity. That is exactly what Phil Ramser had in mind when he initiated the spring Friday Frolic Regatta at NHYC. The first was held on Friday, February 26, followed by March 18, April 1, and April 15. The rest are scheduled for:
May 13, 2016
May 20, 2016
This is informal daytime racing at its best, so if you haven’t participated so far you can still join the fun!
Enjoy lunch at the club before the 2:00 start, and meet for libations after racing. What a great way to spend a Friday afternoon!
Click here for information and registration.
Note that we now have the Santa Barbara Fleet 4 calendar filled in at the top page level of the Harbor 20 website. To see it, go to the main website page (http://www.harbor20.org/), click “Fleet 4” in the pulldown menu under “Upcoming Events” in the far right column, and the next two months of items scheduled for Fleet 4 will fill in underneath. This calendar will duplicate our race schedule under its own separate tab, but there will be additional Fleet activities shown. And, obviously implied, forward any significant future calendar items to any board member or “JJ” at jjsharkbait@hotmail.com.
All current Class Members can receive a printed Class Roster at no cost. These rosters are printed once a year and must be ordered before printing. To order your roster, go here.
An online Member Roster is available to members at all times, and is the most current database of Class Members. You can access the online Class Roster through the “Members” menu item.
A downloadable PDF version of the printed Class Roster will be made available to members after the 2016 roster is printed.
If you would like to receive a printed Class Roster, order yours today.
For planning purposes, at the last Fleet meeting we projected out the next three 2016 meeting dates to be held at the Yacht Club. Be aware! They are:
All:
Our first Start Clinic will be on Friday, April 29 at 1730 (5:30 P.M.). We’ll meet first at the club for a short talk about what we’re aiming for in a perfect start, then we’ll go out on the the water and try it out. Ken Keiding will set a line and run a bunch of starts…..and film them. Plan on at least an hour!
All welcome, no need to RSVP!
Fair Winds……..
Ann Hutchins
abhutchins@yahoo.com