York River Sailors! We have all been sailing and had other boat start to pass. You find yourself checking your trim to see if you can go just a little faster. We have all done it, so let’s go out together and stop pretending that we aren’t racing! The York River Yacht Club is hosting a “Fun Race” on Saturday May … Continue reading "“Fun Race” Planned for Upcoming Saturday"
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Blustery Weather for Wednesday Night Races!
Weather can be unpredictable in the springtime, making racing that much more challenging. This year has been no different. Without exception, Mother Nature has done her best to provide interesting conditions for the Spring series of the Wednesday night races. Is it Wednesday early evening? The the weather report will be 10 – 15 mph … Continue reading "Blustery Weather for Wednesday Night Races!"
Read MoreSailboat Racing 101 Again a Huge Success!
Some see sailing season start when the snow is no longer a possibility. Others count it when the bottom paint is on and the boat back in the water. But for those of the York River Yacht Club, sailing season starts with Mike Mastracci’s annual Sailboat Racing 101 seminar. Each year, Mike presents us with … Continue reading "Sailboat Racing 101 Again a Huge Success!"
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The view from Papahu
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Wednesday Night Race Video
Video from the Race Committee boat by Sea Scout Ship 1781 aboard the VICTORY II. This is the leeward mark rounding in the third race of the Spring 2015 Wednesday Night Race Series. Winds were 8-12 knots out of the southeast. The mark is R”24″ on the York River, Virginia and the big smokestack in … Continue reading "Wednesday Night Race Video"
Read MoreSpring Squall Disrupts Wednesday Night Races
After a first week with so little wind no one finished in time to make it official, the racers out for the Wednesday night York River sailboat races were hoping for a bit more wind. But it seems too much energy was going into that thought. What they ended up with was a squall which, … Continue reading "Spring Squall Disrupts Wednesday Night Races"
Read MoreYRYC Racing to Use New Scoring Method
It wasn’t an April Fool’s, although we were introduced to it on that date. YRYC Sailboat Racing will begin using a different method of scoring starting this year. Strongly advocated by U.S. Sailing, popular in Europe, and now used by a number of clubs within the Chesapeake Bay, the purpose is to make racing more … Continue reading "YRYC Racing to Use New Scoring Method"
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