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We're going back to Galveston for the 2013 edition of Texas Race Week!

Thursday July 25 - Saturday July 27

NOR: Linky

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Pleasure Pier Day at Texas Race Week:
The race on Thursday, July 25th will take the boats close to the Historic Galveston Pleasure Pier. Discounted admission to the Pleasure Pier will be available to all GBCA members on Thursday. A reserved area at the end of the pier will provide an exceptional place to watch the race.

This regatta is for all skippers less than 18 years old at the time of the event, which will be skippering keel boats of various sizes with any crew.

Here is your chance to take the controls of the boat and bark orders at the adults or your friends.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

NOR: Linky
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The infamous GBCA Rum Races start up again May 25th and run through September 7th.

Race Date
1     May 25
2     June 8
3     June 29
4     July 6
5     July 20
6     August 10
7     August 24
8     September 7

New this year, separation of the Sprit from the Non-Sprit boats in the Spinnaker class.

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The GBCA Basic Sailboat Racing Seminar is open to all boat owners and crew that would like to learn the basics of yacht racing. The seminar begins at 1130 at the GBCA office. There will be presentations covering the Racing Rules of Sailing, Race Committee actions and Basic Racing Tactics and Strategy. Lunch will be served.

The classroom session will adjourn in time for crews and skippers to head out on the water to race in the first of GBCA's 2013 Rum Race Series.  We will match up skippers and crew with experienced volunteers to enhance the learning experience.  New boats will be given provisional ratings for the race. 

After the racing, we will return to the GBCA office for the Rum Race after-party with refreshments, stories and awards.

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March 23, 2013

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March 16 & 17, 2013

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Looking for bowperson with big boat experience and conversant with dip pole jibes. Preferably feather weight with arachnid ancestry.  Contact 713.823.1577

(from PHRFGB)


?   The PHRF of Galveston Bay ?Boat of the Year? Trophy will be awarded to the boat with the most points in PHRF races over the course of the year.
?   The PHRF committee each year will select the races that count toward the championship.  For 2013, we have selected 11 races; 3 GBCA, 4 HYC, and 4 LYC.
?   We will score the best 7 races.  If a competitor doesn?t sail 7, he, of course, receives no points for that race but could still win.
?   The scoring system will be a high point system based on the attached grid.
?   We will award a champion in the PHRF Spinnaker Division, and the PHRF Non-Spinnaker Division.
?   Each winner will have their boat name inscribed on our Annual Perpetual Trophy and will receive a keeper trophy.


2013 RACES FOR PHRF BOAT OF THE YEAR

HYC Mid-Winter
LYC Bay Cup I
GBCA Spring
HYC Elissa Regatta
LYC Shoe
HYC Leukemia Cup
Rum Race Overall
GBCA Texas Race Week
LYC Bay Cup II
GBVCA Performance Cup
LYC Harvest Moon
HYC Turkey Day

Score Best 7 Races  


SCORING GRID FOR 2013

             Boats in Class (Starting)
PLACE   2   3   4   5+
1.          2   3   4   5
2.          0   2   3   4
3.          0   0   2   3

This is our signature regatta and one heck of a lot of fun! 

Registration: Linky

NOR: Linky

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Thanks to our sponsors:
- KO Sailing
- UK Sailmakers

Racing Rules for 2013-2016 have been posted on ISAF

http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/ISAFRRS20132016Final-%5B13376%5D.pdf

Women at the helm yacht racing - commonly referred to as the "Chick-on-a-Stick" Regatta.

Windward-leeward buoys, fixed marks or a combination of both; located in Galveston Bay bounded by the Bayport Ship Channel, the Houston Ship Channel and the shoreline between Red Bluff and San Leon. For each race in the Regatta, each boat competing shall be helmed by a female from the warning signal for her class until she has finished.

Ladies, here's your chance to order the crew about on your way to victory!

Awards and Party at the GBCA club house following racing.


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Looking for crew for this weekend.
Need 2 for Saturday and 3 for Sunday

Chris
713 dash 823 dash 1577

Texas Race Week returns to Freeport!

July 19-21, 2012

NOR available at: http://www.gbca.org/resources/Documents/2012%20TRW%20NOR.pdf

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

Sailing Instructions are available:

http://www.gbca.org/resources/Documents/2012%20Rum%20Race%20SI.pdf

Schedule:

Race Date       Course
#1     June 2     Standard
#2     June 9     Reverse
#3     June 16   Standard
#4     July 7      Reverse
#5     July 14    Standard
#6     Aug 4      Reverse
#7     Aug 18    Standard
#8     Sept 8     Reverse

Club Handicap (Orange) Fleet
Registration: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_club_events.php?CLUB_ID=162
Ratings: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

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April 28th.


NOR: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/5111/2012ConundrumVNOR.pdf

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

Registration is available here:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_club_events.php?CLUB_ID=162

NOR is available here:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/5138/2012SinglesMixedDoublesNOR.pdf

Sign-up early!  There could be another early bird award drawing!

Saturday March 17th.

NOR & Registration at: Regatta Network

Registration & NOR available at: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_club_events.php?CLUB_ID=162

Looking for a ride for J/Fest.  Can bring a 2nd crewmember as well.

713.823.1577

There are a number of good sailors at Ft Worth Boat Club wanting to come down and sail offshore.  More than the capacity we can take on our boat.  If anyone is needing additional crew, let me know, I can probably hook you up.

Christopher 713.823.1577