The
Pettipaug Yacht Club has an extensive sail racing program starting
each season on the day of the club’s Commissioning in mid-May
through De-Commissioning in late September.
At the core of PYC’s program is the One
Design Class Regattas open to any centerboard
class with three boats or more in the same class. Typically Blue
Jays and Lasers are raced following US Sailing Association (USSA)
class rules. Depending on the
wind and weather conditions, five to eight races are held. Awards
are given out at the end of the day, and hot dogs, hamburgers and
sodas are served. Bring the family for an afternoon of FUN!
Sign-up with a Fleet Captain, and call a friend and spread the
word to assure there are enough boats in your class to participate.
Fleet Captains:
Lasers – Ed Birch (860-767-7757 or ed7mar7@comcast.net)
Blue Jays – Priscilla Robinson (860-526-2775
or probinson02@snet.net)
In addition, other races are held during the season. (See 2012
Racing Schedule below.) The Commodore,
Mid-Summer, and Robin
Starr Handicap Races are
open to a variety of centerboard sailboats, sailing a longer,
single course. The top
three places are awarded based on the Portsmouth Handicap
System. The
Hawkins Race is an annual match-up with PYC
and Essex Yacht Club in Ideal 18s. The Birch Memorial
Race is
a handicap race with large, cruising sailboats (20' - 40')
running in the main channel of the Connecticut River. The
Loop, formerly The Laundon Loop, the
last race of the season, is a shell rowing race with men and
women competing serparately in two classes - doubles and
singles – that
loops through Selden Creek.
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2012
Racing Schedule (tentative)
May 19 :: One Design Regatta
May 20 :: Commodore’s
Handicap Race
Jun 16 :: One Design Regatta
Jul 14 :: Mid-Summer Handicap Regatta
Jul 21 :: One Design Regatta
Aug ? :: Hawkins Team Race with
EYC TBD
Aug 18 :: One Design Regatta
Sep 15 :: One Design Regatta
Sep 22 :: Charles Birch Memorial Race
Sep 22 :: Robin Starr Handicap Race
Sep 29 :: ECYC Thomas Clark Memorial
Race
Oct 6 :: EYC Thomas Willets Memorial
Race
Nov ? :: The Loop Rowing Regatta
TBD
Downloads &
Links
2012
Regatta & Race Schedule
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One
Design Class Race Instructions
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RACE
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
TBD
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