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Looking for more entries for Cruising club, Single non spin and single spin. Don't wait, LAte fees apply after tomorrow.

Offshore racers and cruisers
GBCA is partnering with TMCA to run an offshore race from the Galveston Jetties to Sabine Pass on May 22nd.
The NOR is available here

The cost to enter the regatta is free, but we ask that you register for the TMCA spring fling at Pleasure Island Marina in Port Arthur, Texas.

The passage across Lake Sabine should be deep enough boats with draft of 6' and less. For those with a draft greater than 6', there is the Sabine Pass Port Authority Marina on the Sabine ship channel. TMCA is arranging for transport to and from Pleasure Island, and you can arrange for docking there through TMCA.
More information on the Spring Fling is at the TMCA Spring Fling website.

A basic information flyer and point of contact for questions and docking at Sabine Pass Port Authority marina can be found here
Waypoints for crossing Sabine Lake are here

Hope you'll come out to the Spring Fling!

Nonsense. I get plenty of thanks!

The Registration is now up!
Hope to see the GBCA women all come out!

NOR

Registration

Who's racing

Thanks for the correction, Scott. I was waylaid by cut and paste.

I'm catching up with things. I'll get the the women's regatta posted tonight.

The Conundrum, to be held Saturday April 18th, 2015, will be one day of long distance bay racing - with a TWIST!  You get to choose how you will go about the course!  AND - at the request of the GBCA Cruising Club, we've added a class for you!  This is a single hand or double hand competition.  Three boats required to form a class.

NOR: click here

Registration: click here

See who is racing: click here
 

Racing to be followed by the usual festivities at the GBCA lounge and deck, replete with the customary rum, mixers and nourishment.

The Race Committee assignments are coming together, but I'm short one person for one day.
I need someone to drive the weather mark set boat, a Ranger on Sunday 3/22.  You should be off the water by 2 or 3 at the latest. You'll have one other person on board to help pull and set marks; you need to be able to position the weather mark and offset at a given bearing and distance to the signal boat using GPS and compass.
Please contact me if you can help!

Thanks,
Bob Hunkins
Fleet Captain, 2015

I'm in need of 4 people who can sail on Leopard, an S2 10.3. for the Bay Cup I (March 7th) and hopefully for future races, too.

No experience required, just a willingness to learn, and the ability to pull on the lines.

Contact me at rdhunkins(at)verizon(dot)net.

Thanks,
Bob Hunkins

On review of the results, we realized that Dennis Kokkinis sailed Magnum for all the races, but was erroneously reported as sailing Tipsea in Race 3. This puts Dennis with 7 points for third place. The correction has been posted.

The results have been up for a few days, but in case you didn't see them, they are here:
http://gbca.memberlodge.org/resources/Documents/2015%20Cruzan%20Rum%20Icicle%20Series%20Results.pdf

The new club handicaps are now available.
http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

Results are now posted in the usual place.

If you have not already sent me your club handicap finish clock time (to the second, please), please do so. (rdhunkins(at)Verizon(dot)net)
Don't be shy if you were one of the later finishers. This might give you a bigger handicap next race. 

For next Saturday, Don't forget! You and your crew: wear your white duck trousers, college ascots, blue blazers, and Captain's hats with Scrambled Eggs fore and aft for the Judge Elihu Smails Memorial Regatta! (Brown furry rodents are optional).
Best dressed and/or most creative boat to be inducted into that elite hall of fame! You too can come out of nowhere, a former grounds keeper, and become Masters champion.... Wait, that's golf.

Never mind. But you too, can do that. You don't even need a reason.

Based on some additional times we received, there is one more revision to the club handicaps as of 5:00pm 1/21/15.

The club handicap times are updated for this Saturday, Icicle #4.
See you then!

The Icicle series results through race #3 are posted.
http://www.gbca.org/resources/Documents/2015%20Cruzan%20Rum%20Icicle%20Series%20Results.pdf

The club handicap class times reported so far are:      
See Ya           M004        14:17:41
Tri-ed                   14:30:25
Escape Hatch   444        14:30:32 
No Name           291        14:33:47
Other Woman   1        14:34:51
Lil Bit a Sol   713        14:37:42
Second Wind   None        14:40:45
Stellar Of Course 206        14:42:35
Chloe            792        14:48:02
Lazz                   20991    14:48:02
Wandering Star   38109    14:48:05
Royal Crescent   655        14:50:14
Ananda           C40LRC  14:50:30
OxBow           52        14:52:06

If you were in the Club handicap fleet and have not submitted your finishing time, please do so As soon as possible.
Thanks for sailing yesterday!