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Looking for volunteers.... The race is in Galveston - will be fun to help out... Please contact Floyd if you can help..  Leigh Ann


Hobie nationals next month 21-25. It's a Monday thru Friday event any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Floyd Adcock
Connect Realty
832.788.9216
www.floydadcock.com

Really cool archived pictures on this site

http://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/36090

Check out the GBCA cruising program for 1969.....

For your information.....


This is to let everyone know that Earl Gerloff, a founding member of Seabrook Sailing Club in 1934, passed away today, April 17, 2012 at age 96. Earl and his wife Mary Anne were key fixtures at the Seabrook Sailing Club over the many years following the founding of SSC.
Earl was predeceased by his wife, Mary Anne Gerloff, who passed away May 22, 2009. Please keep a look out in the Houston Chronicle for his obituary and announcement of burial services.

If you are interested in being a nominee for the Galveston Bay PHRF board and you are a current member of GBCA, please email me at lahsailing@gmail.com

To find out what Galveston Bay PHRF is - visit www.phrfgb.com

Thanks!

The Notice of Registration is posted at

https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_club_events.php?CLUB_ID=162

Our regatta chair person and PROs will appreciate if you enter early, rather than later, it gives us much more time to plan.

Thank You in Advance!!!!

The notice of registration for the Great Predicted Log Challenge can be found here:

http://www.houstonyachtclub.com/documents/2011_log_race.pdf

The rum race results/summary can be found at this link:

https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/4201/rumracesummary2011.pdf

There are a couple of boats racing Non-Spin, that I need the names for. Please email me at lahsailing@gmail.com if you know these names or for any other corrections that need to be made.

Thanks! Leigh Ann

Save the Date

The Notice of Event will be published in the near future...

THE GREAT PREDICTED LOG CHALLENGE
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Galveston Bay Texas

Organized by
Houston Yacht Club, Galveston Bay Cruising Association
Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas Corinthian Yacht Club

THE CHALLENGE:  The Great Predicted Log Challenge (GPLC) is a contest wherein each skipper attempts to accurately predict his/her elapsed time to navigate a specified course located within Galveston Bay.

Notice of Event:

INTRODUCTION TO J/22 CREWING  - SATURDAY APRIL 23

The Bay Area J/22 Fleet is hosting an introduction to J/22 crewing at Houston Yacht Club.   The clinic will be specific to the J/22 boat, and will cover boat handling skills involved in rigging, maneuvering and efficiently sailing these boats.  The goal is to have fun whilst improving skills & competence on the water!
Details/Schedule:
?   Event to be held at Houston Yacht Club,  3620 Miramar Drive, La Porte, TX.
?   9:00 a.m. -  Boats splashed & rigged at HYC dock
?   10:00 a.m. - Essential meeting for skippers & coaches
?   11:00 a.m. -  Crew meet at HYC Beachcomber for Dock Intro to J/22
?   12:00 p.m. - Lunch.  Bring a packed lunch.
?   12:30/1:00 ? Sailing, approx. 2hrs. followed by discussion & light refreshments, beer
?   Crew will be expected to stay to help load boats on trailers etc.
?   Deadline to participate is Friday, April 15
Contact Anne Lee, annlan@comcast, 832 250 3387 to register as crew.

The NOR and the entry form link is:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

Please note - that the Single Handed and the Mixed Doubles are 2 separate events and if you attend to sail in both, you need to register for both events. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at lahsailing@gmail.com

Hi all!

Results are posted:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

To view the detail of a race just click on the Race #. Also PHRF spin is going to show up twice, just disregard - the results in both sections along with the detail are the same.

See you at the Women's Regatta!

The Elissa Regatta will be held at HYC next weekend, April  2-3.  Skippers meeting Friday at 7:00PM. Party and dinner Saturday night with silent auction, door prizes, and $1.00 raffle (winner gets cash!).  Drink tickets available Saturday with credit card or cash.  Enter through www.regattanetwork.com . Spectator boat available with donation. More info at www.houstonyachtclub.com on race and regatta tab. 

The women's regatta is less than a month away - Time to start planning. The NOR can be found at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

Okay  - yes I did turn a year older today and I am already forgetting stuff!!!

First - I did not thank my Race Committee at the awards, so here it is: Thank You John Lacy, Scott Lacy, Kevin Box, Kelly Dees, Lori Lacy, Gary Lacy, Tom Dilas on the Signal Boat and the mark set boat - Dwight Bengston and Brian Hawboldt. I congratulate you all for a great weekend.

Second - I did not have the Sunday daily prizes calculated for the awards ceremony, so they are below and if you see your boat name, I owe you a glass.

J105
1. Radiance
2. Infinity

PHRF Spin
1. Tres Hombres
2. Millennium Express

PHRF Non-Spin
1. Be Easy
2. Further
3. Sabani

GBCA Club Handicap
1. Chiron
2. Wandering Star

And the last thing... I did not enter the course distance correctly for the 4th race for the PHRF Non-Spin. The course distance was 6.08, not 5.33. This did not change the final results. Thank you Keith Gray for pointing out this error.

I believe that is all I have. Thank you everyone who particpated and I will see you at the Conundrum, March 19th and the Spring Regatta, March 26th. Why don't you go ahead and sign up!

Frostbite results are posted at
http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

Leigh Ann

The NOR and registration are now available at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

The following coordinates/descriptions of these marks may be used during the Frostbite Regatta:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/3551/FixedMarkDescription.pdf

Follow the link and the NOR is posted, while you are there you might as well register.

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html

Please note  - we will be scoring for each day of the Regatta and giving trophies - Saturday and Sunday and then overall Frostbite trophies which include both days together. That way if you can't race on Saturday (i.e. HLR Cook-off), but can race on Sunday - you can still be scored for Sunday. It will be advisable if you are attending the cook-off to bring the race committee BBQ on Sunday!

Let me know if you have any questions! Leigh Ann Hawboldt - Fleet Captain, lahsailing@gmail.com

Summary is below.

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/3443/2011iciclesummary.pdf

Go to: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubs/gbca.html and you will find the 2011 Icicle Series Race Instructions under the Notice of Race link.

Start planning now and put on your "Dear Santa I have been good list" cold weather gear for sailing!!!

Please note the following...

1. You do not have to register for the Icicle Series and there is no entry fee (but if you haven't done so yet, this would be a great time to join GBCA... http://www.gbca.org/memberappfm.html )

2. There has been a change to the race instructions from the previous years. Under section VIII. Special Instructions the following paragraph has been deleted -

In the event the Race Chairman determines that the weather is too severe to race, the Race Chairman may cancel the race by announcing on the VHF, Channel 68 that the race is officially canceled. This announcement will be made at approximately 11:15 am.

the following paragraph has been added -

Attention is called to RRS 4: Decision to Race, "The responsibility for a boat's decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone."

Everyone have a great holiday season and I will see you in January!

Texas Challenge Cup is on Saturday, November 6th out of TCYC. Come out an watch sailors from GBCA, TCYC, HYC and LYC compete against each other. The format is:

• 4 Race Series
• Each club is providing and racing in one J-22 and one J-80
• Each crew member for each club can only race in 2 of the 4 races including the helms person
• # of crew on each boat is helmsman + 2 crew on the J-22 and helmsman + 3 crew on the J-80
• 2 races will be in the morning with first gun at 0930 and 2 races will be in the afternoon after lunch
• The race course will be out of TCYC

Hope to see you out there supporting GBCA and Galveston Bay sailing.