Bedford Basin Yacht Club 2017 RACE PROGRAM Your 2017 Race - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Bedford Basin Yacht Club 2017 RACE PROGRAM

Your 2017 Race Management Team Race Officers • Emma MacCulloch and Danielle Muise • Encore!!! • Ian Dawson – Rear Commodore • Travis – Race Equipment Support Coordinator • Warren Nethercote – Race Docs, Juror • YOU!! The Club’s Race Program Volunteers

Key Objectives • Run a smooth program with qualified/trained people • Be cost effective • Engage Youth in Keel Boat Racing, connecting LTS & Race • Rely on Volunteers to Help Lighten the Workload of All • Build up a good quality race equipment inventory • Finish Clean-Up of Race Hut • Filing of a well-organized set of race documentation

Club Communications • BBYC.ca • All official correspondence, results, registrations, race documents • Facebook.com/BBYC.Racing • Shares from BBYC.ca • Information tidbits • Event photos • Posts • Emails from rear-commodore@bbyc.ca

2017 Sponsors to Date

2017 Regatta Schedule - Keelboats • May 20-21: Armdale YC Opening Regatta • June 3-4: RNSYS Opening Regatta • June 10: Boxing Rock Cup to support Sail NS • June 16-17: Dartmouth YC Opening Regatta • June 24-25: Shearwater YC Opening Regatta • July 22-23: BBYC Summer Regatta • August 5-6: Metro Regatta • Aug 12-13: SMAKR at SMSC

2017 Regatta Schedule - Keelboats • Aug 16-19: Chester Race Week • Sept 3-4: BBYC Labour Day Regatta • Sept 4-9: Sonar Worlds at Lunenburg YC • Sept 8-10: Dartmouth YC Convoy Cup • Sept 13-17: Sail Canada Women’s Keelboat Champ at Lunenburg YC • Sept 15-23: J/24 Worlds at Port Credit YC (ON) • Setp 23: Dartmouth YC Bean Crock • October 14: BBYC Danginn Cup

2017 Regatta Schedule - Dinghy • May 27-28: Spring Dinghy Regatta at RNSYS • June 23-24 49er/49er FX North Americans at Kingston YC (ON) • June 29 – Jul 2: 49er/49er FX Junior Worlds at Kingston YC (ON) • July 6-7: Sail NS Sail Training Clinic at BBYC • July 8-9: ARK at BBYC • July 13: Sail East at RKYC • July 22-23: Bay, Wind Regatta at SMCS • Aug 1-2: Sail Fest at LYC

2017 Regatta Schedule - Dinghy • Aug 9-10: Bamse Cup at DYC • Aug 9-10: Opti Jam at LYC • Aug 18-19: Kennedy Cup at RNSYS • Aug 20-26: Optimist Canadians at RNSYS • Aug 28 – Sept 1: Youth Nationals at SMSC • Sept 23-24: Opti Provincials at BBYC • Sept 22-24: CORK Fall Regatta at Kingston (ON) • Oct 14-15: Fall Dinghy Regatta at RNSYS

2017 Club Racing Schedule • May 31: Race 1, Series 1 • June 21: Long Distance Solstice Cup Pursuit • July 5: Race 1, Series 2 • Sept 6: Race 1 Series 3 • Sept 30: Club Championships • Oct 11: Final Race of Series 3

ARK Plans • Principal RO on Alpha: Shelley Vaughn • Head Juror: Warren Nethercote • Bravo Course RO: Colin & the Boys on Pooh Sticks • Green Course RO: Colleen Dewis • Call For Volunteers – need many! • Repeat Successes of Prior Years • Continue to Improve based on Competitor Feedback

Fleet Splits • A-Fleet with weekly & series awards: Under 150 • B-Fleet with weekly & series awards: 150 and Over • Other fleets scored separately by request

Final thoughts • Keep in touch through facebook, bbyc.ca and email • Rear-commodore@bbyc.ca • Stay tuned for NoR. Will be posted shortly • Spread the word to build our fleets • Get the LTS students and instructors out racing • Offer your support to the race program, especially ARK