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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