GLR Sailor - Impaled by boom to the head
Well not exactly … but we are having lots of fun this year and the feedback sessions at the end of the day have been very helpful be sure you dont miss them!
This week we are hosting …
GLR Rigging Clinic – Sunday July 5th at 1pm – in the RYC Parking Lot
GLR members Britt Hughes and Andrew Scrivan will be hosting a rigging clinic prior to racing on Sunday July 5th. We will have John Porter from The Boat Locker showing us the absolute latest in Laser rigging. John KNOWS, SPEAKS, SAILS LASERS! We will also cover if time permits: how to prep your boat with the latest and best systems, how do you prep your hull ie: wash it? wax it? sand it with 1600? etc. There are a lot of wild ideas that float around out there! Also we will discuss what sail to purchase, how to sand your blades, are the new English blades worth the outrageous price, should we adopt the new less expensive sail, etc. Clinic begins promptly at 1pm and will conclude at 2pm sharp in the RYC Parking lot. Feedback session after racing at the RYC bar where we can discuss any changes we made to our rigs this week that we found helpful or not.
See you all on Sunday - meantime happy 4th of July to all.
Congratulations to Bill Dicky - GLR’s winner on 6/28!
Bill took 2 bullets today as well as let us in on his Pre race strategy. If you want to catch his video as well as other videos of the pre race, start and post race wrap up of race 2 at this You Tube link
For the results for Week 5 click here
GLR Rigging Clinic – NEXT Sunday July 5th
GLR members Britt Hughes and Andrew Scrivan will be hosting a rigging clinic prior to racing on Sunday July 5th. We will cover: how to prep your boat with the latest and best systems, how do you prep your hull ie: wash it? wax it? sand it with 1600? etc. There are a lot of wild ideas that float around out there! Also we will discuss what sail to purchase, how to sand your blades, are the new English blades worth the outrageous price, should we adopt the new less expensive sail, etc. Clinic begins promptly at 1pm and will conclude at 2pm sharp
BREAKING NEWS: GLR’s Brendan Shattuck wins OGYC regatta but goes nuts breaking boom over head!
Well not exactly - but he did win the OGYC regatta so kudos to Brendan!!
This week we are back to our regular program racing on Sunday from 3-5pm with post race drinks in the bar at RYC. We will be sharing tips on what worked and what didn’t by asking questions of the day’s winner as well as sharing any tips with each other. Also I will be out on the race course this week taking photos and video of the fleet so be sure to show me your best form!
GLR Rigging Clinic — Sunday July 5th
GLR members Britt Hughes and Andrew Scrivan will be hosting a rigging clinic prior to racing on Sunday July 5th. We will cover: how to prep your boat with the latest and best systems, how do you prep your hull ie: wash it? wax it? sand it with 1600? etc. There are a lot of wild ideas that float around out there! Also we will discuss what sail to purchase, how to sand your blades, are the new English blades worth the outrageous price, should we adopt the new less expensive sail, etc. Clinic begins promptly at 1pm and will conclude at 2pm sharp
OGYC Summer Solstice Regatta - Shattuck Rocks!
We had a great series - 12 competed in 9 races - all with good wind and, believe it or not, no rain.
While Saturday had light air in the 5 knot area, it picked up substantially for Sunday. The last two races caused those center boards to show up on numerous occasions. Even though the windward mark was about 100 yards south of “W”, the waves were kicking up and creating some excitement.
At the end of it all, the first and second place finishers stood apart. Brendan Shattuck and Blake Marrinere had 9 and 14 points respectively. I had a tough time selecting which of Brendan’s 4 second places to throw out. The top five were rounded out by Bill Dickey at third, and Bill Hall and John Coffey 4th and 5th.
Because there were not enough boats to run a radial division, I redirected the awards to the highlight the best women’s results. Today’s stiff breeze made their skill and persistence noteworthy. Megan Marsh was first with Ellen Quinn in second.
You can see the full results here. There were five Ideal 18’s, all from OGYC.
Back onshore, Saturday dinner at OGYC had a total of thirty sailors. After the award ceremony, we had a great view of the storms from the deck coming in from the northwest.
Special thanks to Britt Hughes for being that extra hand and advisor on the race course. And to Karen Varbaro, Tom O’Connell and the OGYC race management team for sound race management work.
Looking forward to next year…
Will Morrison
Regatta Chair
OGYC
Week 3 - Strange things are happening at Greenwich Laser Racing!!
The heat is on out on the GLR race course - the turnout is increasing with more and more boats showing up on the line! In fact Britt Hughes - was so pissed off he couldn’t join us on the water this week that he broke his boom in half!!
But seriously - This week was another great week on the water with GLR!! We had a 3 way tie for first place! - We even considered arm wrestling at the bar to declare a winner but decided to apply a more normal scoring process. Also we had some fantastic learning and sharing happening at the Bar after the races as we recap the day over a beer. Click here for the Official Results of the day.
Many more photos of everyone breaking their booms can be found at our Greenwich Laser Racing Flickr site
DONT FORGET - NEXT WEEK is the GLR/OGYC Summer Solstice Regatta June 20-21
Boat entry fee: $35.00 for skippers. Extra dinner tickets: $10.00 - please mail in or bring your entry form to the club on the day of the race - (please had them to Andrew Scrivan - he will be fleet captain this week)
GLR qualification: Regatta will provide qualification credit to the GLR series
Awards: Awards for the first three in Standard and first in Radial.
START: ¼ NM south of Newfoundland Reef
START TIME: 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:00 a.m. Sunday
FINISH TIME: No start after 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. A day may be canceled if no race has started 2 ½ hour after scheduled start time.
GLR Week 3 - Go Ahead and Reach …
looks like Sunday will be the best day of the weekend to be out on the water
why not join us …
Also don’t forget about the GLR/OGYC Summer Solstice Regatta June 20-21
Awards: Awards for the first three in Standard and first in Radial.
Boat entry fee: $35.00 for skippers. Extra dinner tickets: $10.00
GLR qualification: Regatta will provide qualification credit to the GLR series
START: ¼ NM south of Newfoundland Reef
START TIME: 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:00 a.m. Sunday
FINISH TIME: No start after 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. A day may be canceled if no race has started 2 ½ hour after scheduled start time.
GLR and OGYC - Summer Solstice Laser Regatta - June 20-21
Come one - come all! - This years OGYC Summer Solstice Laser Regatta is now officially taking applications
Eligibility: Open to all laser sailors with Radial or Standard rigs and Ideal 18s. Participants who are not members of one of the Greenwich area Yacht Clubs are welcome to launch from any town facility. Special access to Greenwich Point will be provided to non-residents for the Regatta.
Rules: Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, including all US Sailing and ISAF prescriptions, International Laser Class Association (ILCA) and the Sailing Instructions. Life vests must be worn at all times for Lasers.
Classes and types: Laser Standard, Laser Radial, Ideal 18.
Awards: Awards for the first three in Standard and Ideal 18s and first in Radial.
Boat entry fee: $35.00 for adult skippers, $10.00 for crew and juniors 18 yrs and under; includes dinner and party. Extra dinner tickets: $10.00
GLR qualification: Regatta will provide qualification credit to the GLR series
START: ¼ NM south of Newfoundland Reef
START TIME: 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:00 a.m. Sunday
FINISH TIME: No start after 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. A day may be canceled if no race has started 2 ½ hour after scheduled start time.
Link to the official OGYC Summer Solstice Regatta SIs
Link to the official OGYC Summer Solstice Regatta NOR
Greenwich Laser Racing - Week 2 wrap-up
Week 2 was a great day to be out there sailing a laser with light wind blowing 5-7 knots and increasing the whole day. We did 5 races - 4 of which Andrew Scrivan won and 1 Derek Jackson won.
After wards we gathered in the RYC bar for a wrap-up discussion on the day - which was really eye opening. Not only did we have a rules question surrounding rights at an obstruction (in this case the Race Committee boat). But we also gave critical feedback to each other on what we observed others doing and how they could improve. Special thanks to Andrew for leading us in that discussion!
Don’t forget to check out - Photos of week 1 which can be found on the Greenwich Laser Racing Flickr site
Greenwich Laser Racing - Ready for Week 2!
In case you misses this view of Andrew’s win in the 4th race last Sunday - I thought I would provide it for you!
Many more photos of everyone who came out on Sunday can be found at our new Greenwich Laser Racing Flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/photos/38980091@N02/
Beer/Soda will be provided after the race by GLR on the Upstairs Patio at RYC - where we will hold a wrap-up discussion on the day so please make every attempt to join us
Also don’t forget to visit our blog website at - http://www.greenwichlaserracing.com/ - where we will be posting the results each week
Greenwich Laser Racing - off to a great start!!
WOW what a great day for some laser sailing! Winds were strong with lots of gusts to keep everyone guessing. 12 boats were on the line with many GLR regulars such as Andrew Scrivan, Lawrence McGrath, and Bill Dicky. Plus a nice mix of new folks like Bill Hall, Ellen Quinn and Mark Laser.
There were quite a number of capsizes especially in the last race. But the highlight of the day was Derek Jackson breaking his boom on the upwind leg of the final race. (see photo above) (which is the second time I have seen Derek break a boom)
Official results for Week 1 are posted here and more great photos will be posted to this blog once we have processed all the new applications.
Looking forward to seeing you all next week at the Start Line at 1500
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