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York River Yacht Club

Fun on the water

From Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use

Posted: September 29, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

RUMBLE takes YORK RIVER CUP. Ben Weeks and crew on Rumble (J29) are winners of the 26th York River Cup. Conditions on the river were better than expected, with only light rain on the course Saturday afternoon. Results: PHRF A/B/C (4 boats), 1. Ben Weeks, Rumble (2-1), 2. Mike Austin, Movin' On (1-2); PHRF Non-spin (3 boats) 1. George Jones, Poco Loco (1-1), 2. Joran Gendell, Elixir (2-2). Event Chairman - Steve Bowen.

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New Mailing Lists

Posted: September 12, 2011 Under: Information By No Comments

Three mailing lists have been created for the club:

  • one for all members
  • one for racers
  • one for board members
The last one is by invitation only. If you would like to be added to one of the other two, go to: http://yryc.org/cgi/dada/mail.cgi Pick the mailing list you want to be added to, enter your email address and click Submit Your Information. You will receive a confirmation message that you have been added.

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Admiral’s Cup 2011

Posted: September 07, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

The 15th annual Admiral’s Cup was held on Saturday, August 6th, once again hosted by our good friends at Seaford Yacht Club. Conditions in Poquoson Bay were challenging, with 15-25kt winds around the 11.7 nm, two-lap triangle course. For the first time, we had a cruising-class fleet along with spin and non-spin. The spinnaker fleet was an all-YRYC event, with Steve Bowen’s Dream On holding off Jim Bordeaux’ Solstice and John Haracivet’s Midnight Rider.

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From #553 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Posted: August 09, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

On Saturday, Steve Bowen’s Dream On won the Admiral’s Cup. Nine boats raced in three classes in the 15th annual running the Admiral’s Cup held off Seaford. Competitors had winds around 12 knots at the 1pm start. And, those winds built to over 20 by the race finish. And, even though predicted rain storms held off until most of the boats had finished, there was some great heavy weather sailing! Results: PHRF A/B/C (3 boats): 1st Steve Bowen, Dream On. PHRF Non-spin (3 boats): 1st Chuck Eldred, Gail Force. Cruising: (3 boats):1st Bill Small, Cleo.

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