HRYRA: The Annual Awards Brunch will be held on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the Hudson Water Club (at the Haverstraw Marina).  Save the Date!

HRYRA regatta schedules and sailing instructions are available on the HRYRA web site, click on the appropriate navigation tab (or use the links shown below).

Don’t forget to renew or acquire your PHRF certificate. All Sailboat racers require new PHRF certificates for the 2017 season: Every cruising sailboat intending to race this year on the Hudson River needs to have a current PHRF certificate. Now is the time to get or renew yours. Simply go to the HRYRA site and follow directions.

The 2016 spring racing season included two SYC Pedlows and the first half of the HRYRA competition.  The July 3rd Pedlow was canceled due to lack of wind, so the scores remain the same from Memorial Day.

Nyack Wednesday night races have been wonderful.  The night usually includes almost 20 boats, with five in spinnaker Division A and 15 in Division B cruising.

July 16 is the Joe Naar one design race here at SYC and the HRYRA Hudson River Women’s Challenge Cup is on August 7th in Haverstraw.

The second half of HRYRA racing begins in September, and of course that brings the Shattemuc Regatta.  If you want to try at least one HRYRA race this year, then choose the Shattemuc Regatta September 10-11.

HRYRA regatta schedules and sailing instructions are available on the HRYRA web site, click on the appropriate navigation tab (or use the links shown below).

It is also time to renew or acquire your PHRF certificate. All Sailboat racers require new PHRF certificates for 2016 season: Every cruising sailboat intending to race in 2016 on the Hudson River needs to have a current PHRF certificate. Now is the time to get or renew yours. Simply go to the HRYRA site and follow directions.

The 131st Shattemuc Open Regatta took place on September 11-12.
This was the major cruising sailboat race event of the season at our club. We hosted 18 boats from the clubs in HRYRA. This exciting weekend also included the Margaritta BBQ dinner on Saturday evening, well attended by both racers and Shattemuc members, and the awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon.Saturday morning did not look at all promising for sail boats — almost dead calm at 1100 that forced the committee to postpone racing in the hope that breezes would develop. Sure enough, after a bit of light rain around noon time, a nice southerly filled in just allowing all divisions to get in two short races. The breeze held for Sunday, even strengthening a bit and providing good racing. It was good to see a slight increase in the number of competitors from Shattemuc this year, including Jurassis Dragon, Zoom,Pentimento, Freya, Mayhem and Surprise II.You’ll find a link to the regatta results here and many photos here. Also read the article in the September Masthead.

HRYRA 2013 Awards Brunch: To be held on January 12, noon-4pm, at the Hudson Water Club, Haverstraw Marina. Make reservations, $30 pp., by January 4, 2014. Click here for contact information and other details.2013 Shattemuc Open Regatta: On September 7 & 8, excellent weather, good breezes, solid race committee work and a fine pig roast dinner combined to make a wonderful event.  All results can be found here. These races count for the HRYRA season series as well; check that site for standings. Watch for photos coming soon.The Labor Day Pedlow Cup race, the last of the season, was held on Sunday, September 1. Click for results. Two races were completed in a light southwesterly breeze, eventually fading during the second race. Zoom capped her fine performance over the season to take first place. Skipper Charlie Brieant is always happy to sign on crew, so, if you want to learn his secrets, keep that in mind as you think about your racing plans for next year.There are quite a few junior race sailing events on the Hudson this summer. A listing of some of them together with contact and other information can be found on our site here. This includes some major area wide races such as the Bemis/Smythe and Sears semifinals to be held at Shattemuc and Nyack this year.The last of the Spring series of HRYRA regattas is coming up on June 22 & 23: the Hudson Cove Yacht Club’s 29th Annual Open Regatta and Pig Roast. Notice of Race and registration information can be found at the HRYRA web site..Just a week or so away, this year’s HRYRA Women’s Challenge Cup will be on Saturday, June 15, at Minisceongo Yacht Club. Check for information about this event on the HRYRA web site: www.hryra.org. As last year, there will be fleets (both spinnaker and non-spinnaker) for all female crew and also for mixed crew with only a women on the helm. Don’t miss it!The HRYRA Chelsea Open Regatta is coming up FAST this weekend, June 8,9. Details including registration forms, Sailing Instructions, etc., are available from the HRYRA web site, www.hryra.org. For the convenience of competitors, there will be two (2) skippers’ meeting: Friday evening at 1900, and Saturday morning at 0900.The first Pedlow Cup race was held on Monday, May 27, after high winds on Sunday forced rescheduling of the race. Results and all relevant information can be found by clicking here.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 Sonars 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):

	Kingston Sailing Club	June 1-2		Shattemuc Yacht Club	Sept 7-8
	Chelsea Yacht Club	June 8-9		Minisceongo Yacht Club	Sept 21-22
	Hudson Cove Yacht Club	June 22-23		Nyack Boat Club	Sept 28-29

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.