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May 18, 2012 in Deckorations

There are three full weekends left for you to be working on your RC Laser hull and sail designs for the “Deckorations” contest that will be held during the RC Laser North American Championship.

A crisp, new $100 bill will be awarded to the people’s choice winner!

On Friday afternoon at the registration table, we’ll take a photo of every sailor with their boat. We will take everyone’s photo whether or not your boat is decorated.

We won’t get too formal about this as it is intended to be fun but we will have a boat stand at the registration area and ask everyone to bring their assembled RC Laser, with their sail and stand beside their boat in the stand to have their picture taken. (It will be sort of like getting your photo taken on a cruise ship except you won’t be on a ship.)

One rule – so that all of the spectators watching can appreciate the designs – boats must sail with their decorated hulls and sails so the additions must conform to the class rules. You can read the exact details of those yourself but generally they say that you can color on your sails or add stickers but the sail numbers and Laser mark must be clearly visible. For the hull, your decorations can’t go further below the gunwale than 3 inches.

On Saturday evening, after racing, we’ll have all of the photos printed and hung at the Canandaigua Yacht Club. By then we will have devised a fair method where anyone at the club can cast a vote for their favorite “Deckorated” boat. After dinner, we’ll tally the votes and hand out the cash!

Click here to visit a photo gallery of past RC Laser hull designs to get the creative side of your brain working.

Registration for the Championship regatta on Canandaigua Lake in New York is going nicely. Just yesterday we saw that the tent had been installed where we will be able to store our boats and gear during the day and escape there if there if needed during inclement weather. The race committee is finalizing sailing instructions next week. The Canandaigua Yacht Club is working on the menu for Saturday night’s dinner. Registration bags are being assembled now and a gift for inside the bag is being proofed today and production on that starts next week.

We are very exited and hope to see you in Canandaigua, NY on June 8-10. Registration is still open. Here’s the link and all of the regatta information.

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2012 RC Laser North American Championship

March 7, 2012 in Notice of Race

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NOTICE OF RACE

RC Laser North American Championship Regatta
June 8–10, 2012

Organizing Authority: Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet 14 and the Canandaigua Yacht Club

1.      Rules:

1.1     The RC Laser North American Championship will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, as amended under Appendix E radio controlled boat racing rules.
1.2     RC Laser Class Association of North America rules will apply.

2.      Eligibility and Entry:

2.1     The regatta is open to members of the RC Laser Class Association.
2.2    Eligible boats may register in advance by completing the official entry form and paying the appropriate entry fee. The entry form with online payment is available at RCSailors.com on or before March 5.
2.3    After June 1, 2012, entries will not be accepted unless accompanied by a $30.00 late fee.
2.4    No entries will be accepted after 12 noon, June 8, 2012.

3.      Fees:

3.1    The entry fee for this regatta is $120.
3.2   Fees, if any, for Social Events and/or guests are outlined on the registration form.

4.      Schedule:

June 8
1200 – 1300 Registration
1300 – 1330 Competitor’s Meeting at Steamboat Landing
1400 Warning Signal for first seeding race
June 9
0800 – 0830 Registration
0830 Skipper’s Meeting at Steamboat Landing
0900 Warning signal for first race
June 10
0900 Warning signal for first race
1230 No warning signal after this time

5.      Measurement:

Boats may be randomly measured during the event.

6.      Sailing Instructions:

Sailing Instructions will be available at registration and on the RCSailors.com website after June 1, 2012.

7.      Venue:

7.1    The regatta will be held at Kershaw Park and sailed from the docks behind Steamboat Landing at 205 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua, New York, 14424.

8.      The Courses:

The courses to be sailed will be selected from those defined in the sailing instructions.

9.      Racing Format:

Equal Opportunity Racing system will be used. The results of the Friday races will determine the initial start fleet for each competitor for the Championship regatta. Those competitors not sailing in the seeding races will initially be placed in the fleet seeded lowest for the first race on Saturday.

10.  Prizes:

Awards will be given to the top three finishers in the Championship, the mid-fleet finisher and awards for the highest placing female competitors.

12.  Social

June 8
1800 Welcome & Happy Hour at CYC
June 9
0730 Coffee and donuts at Steamboat Landing
1200 Lunch at Steamboat Landing
1830 Championship Dinner at CYC with awards for best “Deckorated” boat
June 10
0730 Coffee and Donuts at Steamboat Landing
1230 Lunch and award ceremony at Steamboat Landing

Other information regarding social events, Friday night dining options, housing, directions, borrowed boats, etc. will be available on the Fleet 14 website on or before March 5.

13.  Contact information:

Websites: RCSailors.com & SailCYC.com
Regatta Chairman: Bill Blevins, RCSailors@gmail.com

14.  Map:

Regatta information

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NOTICE OF RACE: Region 2 Championship, Oxford, MD

May 4, 2012 in Notice of Race

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NOTICE OF RACE

RC Laser Class Association North America

Region 2 Championship

October 27, 2012

Hosted by Tred Avon Yacht Club and Oxford RC Laser Fleet

AMYA Sanctioned Club # 299

RC Laser Class NA Fleet #11

Rules: The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the current Racing Rules of Sailing, as amended by Appendix E for RC sailing, prescriptions of US Sailing, class rules of the RC Laser Class of North America and further Sailing Instructions as mandated by the Race Director during the course of event by posting and/or announcing changes.

Eligibility:  The regatta is open to all RC Lasers. Active membership in RC Laser Class Association NA is required. Membership in AMYA is encouraged.

Location:  Tred Avon YC 100 West Strand, Oxford, Maryland.

Schedule:

Friday, October 26, 2012

Practice racing after 3pm

Regatta early check-in at TAYC from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Cocktails & dinner (dutch @ TAYC or on your own) 6:00pm

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Late check-in, practice sailing starting at 9:00 am

Skippers Meeting at 10:00 am

Racing begins at 10:15 am

Lunch break / Mid-Day         Buffet Lunch Included

Final Race of the day starts no later than 4:15 pm

Prize Awards 4:30 pm

Format:  If in the judgment of the Race Director there are too many boats entered for a common start, the EORS Promotion/Relegation system of race management or odds and evens format will be employed.

Entry: Eligible boats may be entered by submitting the below Entry Form, with an entry fee of $22.00; non-sailing guests $10.00 for Saturday breakfast & lunch. Entry includes Saturday breakfast buffet and buffet lunch and prizes.  Entries must be received by October 20, 2011

Scoring:  The event will be scored under the Low Point System described in the Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix A. If at least 6 races are sailed, a boat’s worst score will be excluded. Ties will be broken according to Appendix A section 8.1 and 8.2.

Prizes:  Trophies will be awarded to the top five skippers

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RC LASER SE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – OCT 27, 2012

ENTRY FORM

Please mail completed entry form together with a check made payable to Roger Baldwin to the following address:

Roger Baldwin, Oxford RC Laser Fleet Captain

7885 Avon Court

Easton, MD  21601

For more information about the event, directions or accommodations, call Dave Branning at 410-886-9849 or e-mail laserdave93@yahoo.com   TAYC website with directions: www.tayc.com

Entries must be received by October 15, 2012

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Street address: _________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________  State: ___________  ZIP: ____________

E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________ Sail Number: __________ Radio channel: _______

AMYA #___________

____    ___ Skipper @ $22.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $      22.00

_________ Non-sailing guests @ $10.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________

TOTAL ENCLOSED  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ _________

In consideration of acceptance of this entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, waive and release any and all rights to claim damages that I may have or acquire against the Tred Avon Yacht Club or the Oxford RC Laser Fleet, or its members, the sailing site owners, employees, agents, representatives, or assigns, and the American Model Yachting Association, or its members, from any claim for injury or other damages to me or my family during this regatta’s events.

Participant’s signature: ____________________________________

Date: ________________

 

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You Want Trophies? Sign Up For The North American Championship

April 23, 2012 in Notice of Race, Race Reports

For sailors who only sail for silver, well, they are just going to be out of luck at the 2012 RC Laser North American Championship Regatta, but after racing there is a lot of acrylic and plenty of other awards to go around in Canandaigua, New York on June 8-10!

We’ve just added a first place trophy for the top woman finisher and another for the top youth finisher, adding to the 1-7th place trophies and the trophy for the mid-fleet finisher.

The junior award goes to the top finishing sailor 21-years-old or younger.  If you have someone who would like to compete in the junior category and they don’t have a boat, let us know and we’re pretty sure we can hook them up!

Also, don’t forget the “Deckorations” public choice award for the best decorated boat!

If you haven’t registered yet, you can do that online and find all of the other regatta information on the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet site.

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Tour of Abaco: Marsh Harbour – Season End Sailing

April 15, 2012 in Race Reports

The final round of the RC Laser Tour of Abaco was held in Marsh Harbour at Key’s Landing at Great Abaco Club.

Due to logistical problems in getting to Man-O-War, we decided to postpone 1 week and sail in Marsh Harbour on April 14, 2012.

East to southeast winds were on the heavy side with some knock down gusts and some bows going under, but we all managed well with B-Rigs.

Race1 and 2 were won by Jim Kaighin, followed by a dnf after a rudder servo failed. Randy won race 3 and then had battery problems, but resumed with some 2nds and a race 10 win. Robert won race 5 and then also had a rudder servo fail. Charlie won race 9 and kept his feet dry this week. Anders won race 8, but was edged out by Randy for 2nd over all by just a few points.

Jim Kaighin won the day winning 5 of the 10 races.

We had a great season averaging 7 or 8 boats per event.

We have to give a really big thanks to Lenore Mulock and Ylva Ljungholm in making it to every regatta and handling our race committee responsibilities. We know some of the sailors grumble about being called over at the starting line, but in the end, we all really appreciate your participation.

Also, thanks to the sailors who make it to each event and to those who make it when they can. We have had a few new people involved and hope they will be steady participants in the future.

Photos by Ylva Ljungholm:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57433754@N00/

Marsh Harbour Episode 2, Abaco, Bahamas
April 14, 2012

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
Jim Kaighin 1 1 dnf 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 14
Randy Key 3 3 1 3 dnf 2 2 3 5 1 23
Anders Ljungholm 5 “6″ 2 2 2 3 4 1 4 4 27
Charlie Cooke 4 2 “6″ 5 5 5 5 4 1 3 34
David Mulock 6 4 5 4 4 “6″ 3 6 3 5 40
Robert Key 2 5 4 6 1 4 dnf 7 6 6 41
Victor Patterson 7 7 3 “7″ 6 7 6 5 7 7 55

Next on the calendar is the RC Laser North Americans in Canandaigua, NY June 8-10.

This race report was submitted by Jim Kaighin.

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