For those of us who have never been, what's the camping situation? Motor home friendly?
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Posted: Apr 19, 2014 - 09:14 PM
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Posted: Apr 19, 2014 - 10:10 PM
Very few people camp any more. There is some room but limited. No hookups. Sprinkler system in grassy area. Hopefully Rob will reply to this.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2014 - 11:03 PM
Camping there would be very nice although space is extremely limited. There's good hot showers outside downstairs and great food and drink upstairs. I've been looking into hotel rates for that weekend too. Since it's a Holliday weekend nearby hotels charge full retail ( $150 a night + for a two star nearby- travel lodge ) and some are completely booked up already. I'm thinking about renting a 3br, 3ba house close to the club and splitting the cost with a couple other sailors. Works out to about $80 a night for very, very nice accommodations.
Tim
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Posted: Apr 20, 2014 - 12:23 AM
We can support 5 RVs and lots of tents. If you contact me, I'll register your camper as one of the five. We charge $50 for the weekend. There is "no power" (limited 110), talk to me when you get there. Tents are free by the way.
There are bathrooms and showers available. 24/7
Hot Breakfast included for all the sailors! The best breakfast of ANY regatta.
Beverages and fried chicken at the island - you know the drill! Good times.
See you in May!
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 09:41 AM
Oh yeah - this is the race not to miss!
A hot fast drag race to the island.... it's not very technical with tacks and marks and all that fuss..... just point to the island, and go as fast as you can.
Sailing down the channel between Deer Island and the Hard Rock Cafe... Watch how the water gets clearer and clearer... soon you're at the island like a dream... there's cold beer, hot chicken, lot of folks to mingle with, enjoy the water, swim... take a nap.
When the cats get restless chillin on the island we gaggle up on the water and race back to the club. Dry land, hot shower, cold drink all adds up to a very fun day. Sunday is a sail around Deer Island.
I always like to pimp this video for folks... Thanks Overstreet Bros! Don't miss the first FEW SECONDS to see the boat and trailer access space!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEuir_W8y2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdqHu7t4cK4
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 11:07 AM
This sounds like a great event!
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 12:09 PM
NOR?
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 01:23 PM
I'm doing an experiment to see if Facebook Events can help regatta attendance.
If you "do facebook" please go to
http://osyc.com/index.php…Content&func=view&pid=22
and use the "Going" tab to state whether you will be going or not, say "not going" even if there was never a chance you might go because of too far away etc. Then use the "Invite" tab to invite all your sailing friends so we can get a little viral action going.
Thanks,
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 01:38 PM
Damon, you forget. Most of the sailors have no idea what Facebook is other than it's what their grand kids talk about all the time
I keeeeeed I keeeeeed
All kidding aside, i think that is a great idea. We should all take video footage and make a bunch of 3-8 min video clips of these regattas showing how fun they are and post them to OSYC ( or wherever the fun regattas are ) to entice people to get into beachcat sailing
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Posted: Apr 21, 2014 - 06:16 PM
I would love to do this regatta.
It sounds like my kind of event.
I just mapped it out:
1700 miles one way, 24 hours of driving.
264.00 in fuel.
This trip will take some advance planning.
Might have to combine it with another road trip, like a visit to Schlitterbahn.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 02:33 PM
just a touch of vids from recent years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEuir_W8y2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdqHu7t4cK4
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 02:36 PM
in addition to camping onsite...there is a HUGE empty lot across the street...
Well WELL shaded...out of the sun and wind... and if you're here for the regatta I bet you could hide there and camp for a bit....
when small storms come we evac the boats to that lot....
when big storms come we get them much further inland...
but you didn't hear it from me... and it's NOT on OSYC grounds, so at your own risk.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 02:46 PM
I spoke to Damon about this race while picking his brain about righting my H18 solo. He mentioned an upwind leg and a downwind leg. So... Do you NEED a spinnaker to be a contender? Sounds like it to me. I don't have one and even worse, wouldn't know how to use it if I did!
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 02:58 PM
No spin needed. The fleet (all boats registered to race) will be divided into classes. The classes are normally H16, F18, N20 or Open 20, open spin, open high and open low. Could also be a 18HT fleet. Five like boats make a class. Get your H18 buddies to come and get your own class if you have 5 or more or sail in one of the non spin open classes.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 09:27 PM
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, open high and open low. Could also be a 18HT fleet. Five like boats make a class. Get your H18 buddies to come and get your own class if you have 5 or more or sail in one of the non spin open classes.[/quote]
what does open high and open low mean , i have have a main and a jib i am sailing regardless
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Posted: Apr 22, 2014 - 11:49 PM
Open Low or A would be non spin low Portsmouth numbers like N60, N58, H20, P19, N55
Open High or B would be non spin high Portsmouth numbers like P16, N50, N5.2, H18 N570
Open Spin would be Spin boats that don't have their own class
Here's a link to the Portsmouth numbers http://offshore.ussailing…es/Multihull_Classes.htm
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Posted: Apr 23, 2014 - 06:49 AM
for this race, upwind leg means going to the island....
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Posted: Apr 23, 2014 - 11:33 AM
Unless one is discussing the chicken legs being devoured on the island in which case the upwind leg is above the sand and the downwind leg is above the water. No spin required to eat chicken legs either place.
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Posted: Apr 23, 2014 - 12:44 PM
Sounds like lots of new sailors coming to this regatta.
Here's some reading material. Rights of way and starting sequence are important.
http://www.sailing.org/to…0132016Final-[13376].pdf
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Posted: Apr 23, 2014 - 01:05 PM
Awesome link!
But newbees needn't stress too much... we will do what needs to be done... IF there's enough folks for a "B" (as in beginners) fleet, we'll gladly do so, and those folks could have their own start...
I'll be a "B" fleet racer this year maybe as I figure out the new boat... first time rigging the spin will be this Friday... first sail w/it this weekend! YEAH
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