Racing



About the Racing

  • Ten J24s available for one-design, short-course-buoy-racing with spinnakers
  • 1 Captain and 1-5 Crew
  • Race committee run from HRCS Launch Boat
  • Five-minute starts
  • 3-4 races per evening/afternoon
  • End-of-Season regatta for top ten finishers from the season
  • Three series: Spring, Summer, and Fall

Rates

Full Season: $1800

 

Single Series (Spring, Summer, or Fall) : $750

 

How it Works:

 

Interested in racing at HRCS in 2012?  Reserve a boat as a Racing Team Leader.  Fill out the Registration Packet and email it to smerlis@hudsonsailing.org. 


Racing Team Leader - the person(s) who pays the fees (see below) to race the boat

 

  • May be an HRCS Member Captain or Crew or a non-member.  Can be more than one person in order to defray costs.
  • Responsible for arranging Racing Captain and Crew to sail boat.  If the boat is short on Crew(s), they may contact interested Crew using the Crew List.
  • Racing Team Leader(s) may sign up for the racing season on a full-season or single-series basis (Spring, Summer, Fall)

 

Racing Captain - the person in charge of and responsible for an individual boat on a race night

 

  • May be the Racing Team Leader or another member of the team if Racing Team Leader not available to race
  • Must have passed the HRCS Captains Written and Practical Skills Tests - $50 fee to test
  • Every boat must have a Racing Captain on board at all times

 

Sign up to become a Racing Team Leader for 2012 by filling out the Registration Packet and sending it to smerlis@hudsonsailing.org.



Racing Schedule

Spring: May 8 - June 26 - Tuesdays - First start at 630pm

 

Summer: July 3 - August 21 -  Tuesdays - First start at 630pm

 

Fall: August 26 - October 14 - Sundays - First start at 3pm

 

Season Championship: 10/20-21 (10/27-28 Make-up dates)

 

No make-up dates for Spring, Summer, and Fall racing.

 

How to Get Involved with Racing

  • Sign up on the Crew List.  A Racing Team Leader will contact you when they need crew.  As Crew members become part of a regular team, they will be removed from the Crew List.