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Spots are filling quickly for the Commodore's Ball...

Have never been? No problem.

If you have attended any of GBCA's Rum Race or Icicle parties; just like that except everyone is showered and smells better.

What to expect ~
Dress Code: Men typically wear a sport jacket to suit to tuxedo (I'll be in a tux). Women will wear evening gowns to cocktail dresses. (Most bring a change of shoes to dance in)

Activity: We start the evening with everyone's "glamor shots" as they enter. Social conversations will commence until dinner is served. Annual awards will be recognized with a slide show. The band usually plays during the social time and after the awards. After the awards is when everyone begins to dance and congratulate each other for their awards.

Last year we had a waiting list for registrations. Be sure to register and save your spot.

Quote from: shawn on December 23, 2018, 02:28:47 PM
That puts us back in with the J boats and we had that discussion last year.  Displacement hull vs planing hull how is that fair?  We never finish anywhere close to them which tells me something about the numbers.

PHRF-GB has a fleet review and has a process for reviewing ratings in question.  If someone is going to dispute a rating, please be sure all the boats you are comparing against are equal in preparation and are in race condition.

One can also race ORC where each boat can be measured and rated accordingly.

The GBCA Spring Series Regatta NOR is posted: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/18144/2019SpringSeriesNOR.pdf

We are taking handicap racing back old-school for Galveston Bay's only 2-day regatta with triangle windward/leeward courses. One-design classes will be offered windward/leeward courses with moveable marks while the handicap classes will be going around fixed and/or moveable marks. These will not be the hardcore races we did in the 80s and 90s, but they will be long enough that one can rest and take a breather after a maneuver. I am looking to reintroduce reach-to-reach jybes, barberhaulers and possibly reef points....

The Notice of Race for Texas Race Week is posted.

Three days of daily racing in the Gulf of Mexico with evenings GBCA style in Galveston.

NOR: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/18049/2019TRWNOR_v2_1.8.19.pdf

Please be sure to double check your 2019 PHRF-GB ratings - there are some changes.

Especially if you have an asymmetrical spinnaker on a aftermarket prod/sprit or tacked to the bow.

Please find 2019 Icicle Sailing Instructions Amendment #1

We will see if this works...

https://gbca.org/resources/Documents/Icicle%202019/2019%20Icicle%20Series%20Sailing%20Instructions%20%20Amend%201.pdf

The sprit/non-sprit has been changed to fit the course at hand. There will be Spinnaker Asymmetrical and Spinnaker Symmetrical.

The asymmetrical matrix PHRF-GB implemented was designed for a windward/leeward course for boats that were sailing shorthanded. We brought this forward to help get more boats on the course that may be short on crew to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. Boat's with an asymmetrical tacked to the bow receive a 9 second advantage around the course, but never having to sail the downwind angle the matrix was set-up for. With the Icicle and Rum Race courses, grouping the asyms together is a more fair way to group boats.

Sailing Instructions have been posted.

Please read through them. There are a couple of changes, but mainly clarified some verbiage.

SI's: https://gbca.org/resources/Documents/Icicle%202019/2019%20Icicle%20Series%20Sailing%20Instructions.pdf

CLRA will be hosting their free sailboat racing seminars starting February 2019.

The schedule is:
- February 13: Seminar #1
- February 27: Seminar #2
- March 13: Seminar #3

The host will be Villa Capri at 7pm each session.

Visit www.ClearLakeRacing.com for more details.

Commodore's Ball is scheduled for February 2nd at Nassau Bay Hilton.

REGISTRATION: https://www.gbca.org/event-3135050/Registration

Last year we had a full house with a waiting list, so we expanded the space. But, there is a limited number of registrations, so make sure to register early to guarantee your spot.

Commodore's Ball is scheduled for February 2nd at Nassau Bay Hilton.

REGISTRATION: https://www.gbca.org/event-3135050/Registration

Last year we had a full house with a waiting list, so we expanded the space. But, there is a limited number of registrations, so make sure to register early to guarantee your spot.

GBCA's Chili Chase Regatta is a 2 part event. The first part (sailing), will be a 19.68nm Star Course or a 14.27nm Bowtie Course. The second part is the the chili competition at the clubhouse after the racing. Chili will be judged as Best Overall Chili and Best Chili submitted by a competitor who sailed the regatta.

Competitor's Briefing: Friday, 11/30/18 at 1900 hours.
Warning Signal: Saturday, 12/1/18 at 1100 hours
Awards: Saturday, 12/1/18 at approximately 1800 hours.
Registration: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=17802

Quote from: jmiller59 on November 26, 2018, 01:43:52 PM
Where are all the non-spin folks in Chili Chase?  Sign up!

Time to make phone calls....

I'm looking to relocate the red buoy for Rum Races.

Anyone who has coordinates of objects they have hit, or seen (the pvc oyster plots don't count), please send them to me. I will plot these and work on placing the mark to avoid these obstructions. More than likely, it will make the course shorter.

R/C is finalizing details now.