17 Mill Dam Rd
Halesite, NY 11743
USA
Event Contacts, Event Documents, Notice Board, Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Scratch Sheet
Be at Willis Marine Center Dock - Sat July 6th @ 12:00PM EDT
Registration: LinkRace Results: Race Results
Post # 1420
This entry pending updates to tactician, high & low tide, moon phase, etc.
High Tide affects the start of this race each year. Past years approx 2 hrs after low tide.
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Overview: Biggest race of the year for LHYC. 7 to 10 hour race around Stratfords Shoals Light House off Port Jeff, and back to Huntington. We will see a sunset during the race and finish nearly in the dark as a 3/4 moon rises from the ESE. Return to dock between 9pm and 1am. Gourmet sandwiches for dinner including roast beef. Captain’s boat fees go to make-a-wish charity. Qualifier for North Shore Charity Cup. Races like this allow us to play with our full sail inventory. We will have our flying jib, A3, A2, and big jumbo chute available for this race. We will not have a code zero, the flying jib will substitute.
Our tactician is ___________
__________ leads the crew on the forward deck.
Spin trimming today will be shared in shifts. Shift ends either on a partially collapsed chute, 30 minutes or sooner at the discretion of the captain or _____________
new this year: In addition to a normal course (34 nm), there is a short course ‘B’ (11.8 nm)
1200 (noon) Gather, boat rigging (Guests please wait until boat is fully rigged before boarding)
XXXX High Tide Huntington, NY
1220 Guest crew arrival
1230 Depart Dock, Crew introductions on way out.
1315 Practice
1400 First Signal
1405 Start (Nun 6)
1800 Dinner
XXXX Low Tide Huntington NY
2017 Sunset
2100 (9pm) Expected Best case return to dock.
XXXX Moon Rise from ESE, X/X moon.
0005 Absolute Time Limit, 10 hrs. Expires (also, time limit 60 min + PHRF rating behind first boat finishing in a division)
0100 (12:45am) Expected Worst case return to dock
xx:xx +30min put away boat
xx:xx no after race event
Recent Comments
There is tentatively social event on-site Saturday and an invite for us to leave Strider overnight at their dock.