Racing on Lake Granby |
Admittedly, the members of the Lake Granby Yacht Club have as much interest in cruising and socializing as they do in racing ... but that's not to say we haven't got some very tough racers among us ... including one or two with national standing. We've had folks race right through ear-cracking lightning, heeled-to-yer-gunnels downbursts, and pound-you-flat-to-the-deck hail. Hey, one racer even kept right on going after a massive "surprise tack" when hit by the only waterspout we've ever seen on the lake. Still, we do take the "Avoid Collision" rule seriously! We're out there to push our skills, not each others' buttons. |
2009 Race Schedule |
In 2009 there will be 12 regular series races on Saturdays divided between a Spring Series and a Summer Series. The Spring and Summer series races will start at 12:30 PM. Skippers meeting for all series races will be at Grand Elk Marina, at 11:00AM with the white flag for the first race at 12:30PM. Scoring will be with one throwout race for both the spring and summer series. We will be using the starting sequence as described in the 2005-2008 US Sailing racing rule book. FLAG AND HORN STARTING SEQUENCE Warning: Race Committee Flag and short horn 5 minutes before start Preparatory : Code flag P (blue flag with white square in middle) and short horn 4 minutes before start One minute: Preparatory flag removed and long horn 1 minute before start Starting: Race Committee Flag removed and short horn start After all boats have crossed start line the Race Committee Flag wil be posted for the finish line. |
From the Race Chairmen |
