Racing

Once again, time has snuck up on us: In just a few days, the Hudson River Yacht Racing Association (HRYRA) 2013 races will kickoff with the Kingston Sailing Club Maritime Cup regatta on June 1-2, followed by the Chelsea Open regatta on June 8-9. Information, including Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions are available on the HRYRA web site, www.hryra.org. There’s also a link to the Common Sailing Instructions here.

Shattemuc will host two fleets of the U. S. Sailing, Area B, Junior Sailing Semi-Final Championships this summer. The event will be held for three days, July 19th, 20 and 21. Area B covers the Hudson River, upstate New York, Long Island and Connecticut. The fleets at Shattemuc are: single-handed racers in Laser Radials (The Smythe Trophy); and, double-handed racers in Club 420s (The Bemis Trophy). At the same time, the triple-handed semi-finals in Lightnings will be held at Nyack Boat Club. The winners of these semi-finals qualify for the U. S. National Junior Championships. These races attract many of the top Junior Sailors in the U. S. and we are expecting between 20 and 30 boats between the two fleets. Check here for more details as they become available.

HRYRA 2013 Regatta Schedule (also check here):

Current PHRF Certificates are required to race in HRYRA regattas: Now’s the time to get or renew yours. Please visit the HRYRA web site to do this on line. Schedules and results of regattas and series are also available there.

The 3rd Annual HUDSON RIVER RACE took place Saturday, October 13, sponsored by the Nyack Boat Club. Although the breeze was very light at first, it picked up during the afternoon, and resulted in a fine day to close out the season with a distance race from Nyack to Piermont, Stony Point, and back, enjoying the fall foliage on the Hudson River. All details here, and RESULTS here, in pdf format.  Registration at 0800 at Nyack Boat Club, or you can register by mail. Skippers’ meeting at 0900, first warning signal at 1030.

LAST CHANCE REGATTA Sept. 29-30 announced by Nyack Boat Club. They expect good wind and many races plus a great dinner deal! You’ll find the NOR and registration forms here.

The Ossining WaterFront Open Thursday evening races are still going strong. In the fall, the start time has been advanced to 1730, and you can check out all the details on the OWFO web site. These races are informal, enjoyable, and a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours in this great fall weather.

Check out the results from Shattemuc’s annual Open Regatta held on September 8 (very windy and rainy) and 9 (rather calm and pleasant). All results and other details here.

Congratulations to Pentimento and its young Pedlow Cup skipper for winning the 2012 Pedlow Cup! On Sunday, September 2 , the Labor Day  PEDLOW CUP race was completed in light air. Please click here for final results and other information.

The annual Joe Naar Cup Regatta for junior sailors at Shattemuc was held on Saturday, August 18. Click here for results and more details.

July 7, Saturday: The HRYRA Junior Qualifier Regatta was held at Shattemuc Yacht Club. This is for single handed (laser radial) and double handed (C420) fleets. Please click here for more details and here for the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and results.

July 24-25: Bemis and Smythe Trophies. Double and single handed national junior championships, resp. Two teams from each area in the country compete. Our Area B semi-finals are on this date at the Mason sland Yacht Club in Mystic; NOR here. Announcements of other junior events will be found here.

Next Sunday, 1330: Warning signal for the Sunday Series races for cruisers at Nyack Boat Club. For more information click here. Results will be posted here.

also need HRYRA Common Sailing Instructions