Sailing Calendar Updated

If don't have you calendar handy and are wondering when the next race is, you can always click on the link on the right of this page.  It's now been updated for the 2011 season.  There is also a calendar of external events.  Admittedly it's a little J22-centric, so if you'd like some dates added for other fleets, drop a note to sailing@hudsonyachtclub.com.

Spring Sailors' Meeting - Wednesday 13th April

Greetings sailors and welcome back from the chilly depths of winter!  The ice is melting fast, it's time to turn our thoughts to the upcoming season.

To kick-start that process, the Spring Sailors' Meeting will be held at 07:30pm next Wednesday 13 April in the HYC bar.  

Come and hear all about the sailing program for this season and have all your questions answered.

What series are planned?  

Are there any changes to the SI's?  

What inter-club competitions will be sailed?  

How many regattas are planned?  

Do we have a bosun? 

Sign up for your preferred slot for RC.   

See you there!

Soling One Meter Champion 2010

Thursday September 9 2010.

By Roy Folland

Our Soling One Meter Fleet Championship event was run today off the T pier. Reasonably steady west winds of 6 to 8 knots with gusts up to 15 or so, enabled us to complete the scheduled six races.

Races were generally tight between the four competitors with George Roberton coming out on top.

George has been a tough competitor all season. His win today is well deserved.

Congratulations George. Well done!

Roy

Soling One Meter Fleet Champs

Our Fleet Championship event is scheduled for Sept 9 / 10. First race is scheduled for 1:00 pm. There will b a four boat fleet with six races.

The participants have been determined on their results of Series A,B,and C. with the fourth being the next lowest score.

The four participants are;
 *   Ed Cowell
 *   George Roberton
 *   Roy Folland
 *   Jack Folkins.

There should be some pretty close racing.


Hopefully ALL of HYC will come out and cheer their favorite sailor along.

Roy

HYC Wins Hudson / Kingston Challenge

by Roy Folland
For the second year in a row Hudson's Soling One Meter fleet wins the annual Kingston / Hudson Challenge Regatta.
Held at HYC this year, Kingston's four man team Raced against our team of four which were chosen on the basis of best scores of HYC's finest nine.

Saturday evening, almost all competitors participated in the Carribean event and everyone had a great time and were all ready to go Sunday morning.

Saturday racing (July 19) was abandoned due to the heave storms and squalls in our area.
Sunday(July 20) racing started about 10:30 and ended at 2:30 with nine races completed with very challenging winds from all directions.

Kingston's total score ended with 194 points against our Hudson team score of 136. (Low points scoring system)
Our individual team members scores were;

Ed Cowell                 20 points.
Roy Folland              29 points.
George Roberton.     37 points.
Ken Walker.             50 points.

TOTAL                    137 points

Next year the Kingston / Hudson Challenge will be held at Kingston Yacht Club.

Sailing Calendar for 2010

There was a great turn-out for the Spring Sailors’ Meeting on Wednesday as members gathered to hear an overview of the program for the year. For more info, and to see the 2010 Sailing Calendar follow the link on the right of this page. Sailing Instructions for club and interclub racing are now posted on the HYC website

• Club program similar to last year with PHRF racing Wednesday nights and one Saturday per month
• For Wednesdays, only 1 re-sail date per series scheduled
• Club championships qualification same as last year
• Interclub sailing continues
• CVL/HYC series on Wednesdays evenings
• LTM Lake Championship series with CVL, CVMO and CNDM to be run again in June
• White sail series on Tuesday nights
• Elimination of Gold / Silver fleet split
• Introducing Casual Sundays
• Relaxed racing just for fun on Sunday mornings from 27 June onwards modelled on the popular Frostbite series
• Show up for a start at 10:30 for a relaxed race around fixed marks. No Race Committee. Keep your own time. No points – just for fun.
• Dinghy Sailing on Thursday evenings
• Targeting at least 2 races per night
• Soling One Meter fleet are changing it up
• Championship qualifications now on Thursdays with Sundays reserved for fun

Soling 1m National Championship Registration

A REMINDER - The Soling Nathonal Championship Regatta is limited to 30 entries.
Quite a numbe of entries have already come in, So, you should get your entry in soon so that you are ensured of being part of what is shaping up to be a great regatta, Don't miss it.
Go onto the HYC web site, Click on sailing, regattas, other sailing events. You can fill in the form and give it to Margaret. Don't forget money!