Draft Rio Grande Sailing Club Announcements

Spring Series 2

RIO GRANDE SAILING CLUB
SPRING SERIES 2007
SERIES # 2 WINDS OF MARCH REGATTA
MARCH 24-25, 2007,
ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE, NEW MEXICO
WITH THE FOLOWING FLEET DIVISIONS
ETCHELLS CLASS / A FLEET (84.0- DPN)
B FLEET (84.1+ DPN)
trophies for top two yachts in each fleet


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, MARCH 24
11:00 AM SKIPPER/CREW MEETING AT CASA TACO
(note time changes)
2:00 PM FIRST WARNING/GUN
(may be earlier if conditions allow)
7:00 PM SOCIAL/DINNER AT CASA TACO

SUNDAY, MARCH 25
11:00 AM RACING CONTINUES

A Fleet scored on Portsmouth with wind modifiers.
B Fleet scored on Portsmouth with the addition of headsail modifiers.

Series awards
Etchells Class - top two
A Fleet - top three B Fleet - top three
OVERALL; top two yachts (overall scored on D-PN only)
(Awards may be modified based on participation – more boats = more awards!)
(Overall awards based on races in which all boats were able to participate at the same time.) (Cruising boats may be entered in the B Fleet at the race committee’s discretion.)

Skipper/crew meetings and dinners are expected to move to the Dam Site Restaurant for the Spring Series 3 regatta on April 14, 2007.

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Pickle Race, April 7, 2007
So far it looks like about five boats are available to host youth from the NM Boys and Girls Ranches and the Bernalillo charter school eighth-grade class that will be joining them. Skippers are asked to bring decorated Easter eggs, snacks, and picnic food (hot dogs or burgers and buns). The WOWs (Women on the Water) will host the picnic and games after the on-the-water races. Usually the Ranches chaperones bring life jackets for the youth, but it helps if skippers have some available just in case they forget.

The Pickle Race will be held Saturday, April 7, 2007, Easter Eve. Skippers will meet their crews at about 10:30 a.m. at the Rock Canyon Marina (located near the dam).
Boats
Vicky Z., J24
Stan H., Newport Mark II 30
Clarence S., J24
Pat & Carol Anne B. (one or possibly two boats; MacGregor, Etchells)
Rich & Sue S.(one or possibly two boats; J24, Ranger 31)

“Russ and Maria would be good and the Hawns also. I think Chuck will do it and if you could ask John D., we would be in pretty good shape.”

(Jim J., William G., and other skippers of cruising and racing boats are also very much welcome to participate.)

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Race Committee Proposed Schedule
(confirm with LJ and with committee volunteers)

LJ, How about something like,
Mar. 10-11, Spring Series 1, Charlie A.
Mar. 24-25, Spring Series 2, Vicky Z.
Apr. 7, Pickle Race
Apr. 14-15, Spring Series 3, Stan H.
Apr. 28-29, Spring Series 4, John D. (on Syzygy)
May 12, Joshua Slocum s/h, Marty
May 13, Jack & Jill d/h, Larry
May 19-20, Anniversary Cup, Etchells Champs, Jon P.

Sep. 22-23, Desert Classic/Fall Series 1, Barbara H.
Sep. 28-30, Sunrise Regatta
Oct. 13-14, Fall Series 2/Governor's Cup, Richard D.
Oct. 27-28, Fall Series 3/Halloween, John S/Imafirst
Nov. 17, Fall Series 4/Commodore's Cup, Pat B
Dec. 1-2, Kris Kringle/Etchells Winter, Rich S

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Raft-Ups & Cruises
(confirm schedule from Buzz)
? April 28, May 26 with Freedom Parade, possible summer cruise raft-ups at Heron, Cochiti, and Navajo, possible Labor day weekend raftup at ?, Labor Day weekend Challenge Cup at Heron?, perhaps Sept. 22, Oct. 27)


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April Social
The next fleet social will be April 26 at Perry and Barb's home near the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Directions: The home is on Frontier NE, just northeast of the intersection of Lomas Blvd NE and Girard and just northeast of UNM. …



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