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Be at Strider Dock at Willis Marine Center - Wed. May 8th @ 5:00PM EDT

5:00pm Boat Prep
5:15pm Depart

Be at Strider Dock at Willis Marine Center - Sat. May 11th @ 10:00AM EDT

New schedule for Saturday, updated Friday 2pm

9:45am   Social, Dan will bring coffee and cookies
10am        
10:30am  Depart
???? Lunch on Boat
4pm Return

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This Spinnaker race, run out of Larchmont, features a distance race up to 32nm long to Eatons Neck and back. Over 30 boats are registered including Four (4) 109's including us. We might have our own class if a fifth 109 joins.

Reminder, the water is very cold, and will cool off the surrounding air.
*  Dress warm and in layers
*  Bring a morning snack
*  Bring a Thermos with your favorite hot liquid
*  If the return time is too late for you, we can drop off crew in Larchmont before returning to Huntington (1 hour drive from Huntington, if someone can pick you up or you uber to train)

05:15a Prep-Boat, Raise Headsail. Crew Gather, Come earlier to help prep boat.
05:45a Depart for race course & practice, 18nm to race course
06:22a High Tide (Tide runs against our travel to race course at 7:22am)
08:45a Practice & Check in Larchmont Harbor (18 nm travel from Huntington)
10:00a Prep Signal
01:00p Approx, Lunch Served Compliments of Capt Dan
01:00p Low Tide
??:??p Food & Awards Ceremony. Our attendance is conditioned on when race ends.
07:00p Time Limit Expire
07:01p High Tide (Tide Runs in our favor home)
08:00p Leave Larchmont to return to Willis (Return in the dark)
11:00p 9pm - 11pm Anticipated Return Time
??:??p Clean-up
DESCRIPTION OF RACE COURSE
For spinnaker classes, from the start, around Eatons Neck Point Lighted Gong Buoy G “11B”, thence to the finish, approximately 32 nm. Non-spinnaker classes will sail a shorter course of approximately 20 nm. A shorter course may be set for any class if the race committee decides conditions so indicate. Such courses will be described in the sailing instructions.

Be at Strider Dock at Willis Marine Center - Sun. May 12th (All Day)

Be at Strider Dock at Willis Marine Center - Tue. May 14th @ 4:30PM EDT

We are looking to tune up against some J/109s across at Stamford for two or more Tuesdays, the earlier in the season the better. This will be weather dependent. Please select all the Tuesdays that are possibilities.

If we race Tuesday, we will also race Wednesday. 

Notice of Race is linked to this event

343 pm High Tide May 16th 2023
430 pm Meet at Dock
445 pm Depart Willis Dock (note choose and raise Jib enroute.)  9.6 nm from Willis Dock to bouy R32 start. Between 90 min and 105 min at average 6 knots. (5 kt speed limit first two miles)
(Note; tide on Long Island Sound, can add 15 minutes of travel time,  between peak low and high tide, and it can save 5 minutes at the peak between high and low tide. A northerly wind can reduce max velocity
615pm to 6:30pm Arrival Time
620pm Arrive Race Area (based on 343p high tide)
700 pm Race Start at R32 

Be at Strider Dock at Willis Marine Center - Wed. May 15th @ 5:15PM EDT

5:15pm Boat Prep
5:30pm Boat Depart

The Club is running a special party for 4 Wednesdays, after race. Looking to move it around between Twisted Cow, Whales Tales, Six Harbor Brewery, and CYC.

Wed May 24th is at "Twisted Cow"