GBCA Discussion Forum

Sailing Instructions are here:

https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_documents/9577/2019%20J%20Fest%20SIs.pdf

Reminder that there are still a lot of folks who don't have their waivers in. Some haven't listed their crew yet! That means that they haven't sent the request for waivers to their crew!

You must get your crew to sign their waivers through listing them as crew in Yachtscoring! You can NOT get this done during registration on site! Your registration will not be complete and you cannot get your package! Please save yourself a big headache and complete this process now!! It's really easy! For help, download the 'helpful hints' in the start of this string!

If you have questions, post them here or contact the race committee!

Looking at the list it appears you worked it out! Right?

Please note that for the crew waivers the skipper has to go to the 'my crew' page and enter the name and email addresses of their crew. They can then click on 'send reminder' to prompt the crew memeber to complete their info and sign the waiver. The waivers must be completed in this fashion. Please make sure that y'all do this early, since it's a new process and may require just a bit of getting used to! The skipper can check on the completion status by checking the 'my crew' page. There'll be a green check mark under 'waiver' for each crew member when it's done. Otherwise there a red 'X'.

You don't.

TD,

the sign-up is actually more involved only during the very first time you register. After that, I have found it to actually be easier and faster. We appreciate your patience, though!!

Thanks!!

Registration for J/Fest Southwest 10/26-27 is open! Early Registrants will get crew t-shirts and the boat name on the t-shirt! Early registration ends Saturday 9/7. Note that we are using Yachtscoring software for registration and event management this year. I'm including a - hopefully - helpful link on how to use Yachtscoring for those who have not used it before.

Here are some helpful links:

Yachtscoring helpful hints: https://lakewoodyachtclub.com/_filelib/FileCabinet/Yacht_Scoring_-_Getting_Started_.pdf
Yachtscoring Event Homepage: https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=9577. You can actually get to everything else from there!
Notice of Race: https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_documents/9577/2019%20J%20Fest%20Regatta%20NOR.pdf
Event Registration: https://www.yachtscoring.com/event_registration_email.cfm
Current Registrants: https://www.yachtscoring.com/current_event_entries.cfm?eID=9577
Crew Waivers: The attached pamphlet explains how Yachtscoring handles crew waivers. It's very easy!!

For the J/70's this is a qualifying event for the 2020 World Championship. A minimum of 15 J/70's must be signed up to make it count!

Signing up early doesn't just help you make your crew happy - they're getting shirts - but also helps the organizers plan the best event for you! So: You know you'll do it! Sign up, please!

HYC's Offshore Regatta has been rescheduled for 8/24-25. That coincides with RR7. Any plans to move that?

Also: the calendar shows another round of Singles/Mixed Doubles August 17-18. Are we doing it again???

I had the same question: is this still going down? Attendance seems to be less than meager!

I'd like to see the series standings somewhere, not just the individual races. Can we make that happen? Thanks!

We still don't seem to have results tables for RR1 for the new spin classes around the 19 SA/D. Am I missing something?

How about moving the mark WEST instead of up? That could keep us out of the area where there used to be a bunch of structures, with who knows what's still there!

Ok, but that's all the old glasses from last year. Where's the breakdown along the SA/D=19 criterion?

Y'all note the earlier entry in this forum about ORC Measurement. We're up to eleven boats being measured! Bring on more!!

Dobbs Davis from ORC will be in town to measure a number of local boats. This is an opportunity for anybody with racing inclination to piggyback on the event and get their boat measured. This is NOT just for the hot-rod racers! The ORC formula provides a much more sophisticated rating taking boat and weather characteristics into account to generate a handicap that is much more fair than PHRF can be. For these reasons all local clubs are interested in offering races using ORC. Of course, it only works if there is a quorum of boats that have an ORC Certificate!

It is actually not strictly necessary to have any measurements done to get an ORC Club Certificate. If no measured data are provided, the formula will use the manufacturer's standard data. Hoever, since the boat weight is frequently under-reported, it is advantageous to have the boat 'weighed' by way of measuring the boat waterline. That's what Dobbs will do.

The cost for this most important measurement is $100/boat. This is a one-time expense. The annual cost for the Certificate - administered in the US by US Sailing - is $100.

For those interested in a 'full' measurement of the boat, which would include things like inclination/stability testing and rig measurements Dobbs' cost is $15/ft, which we might be able to knock down a bit with enough boats signed up.

The current plan is that Dobbs will be here from 3/7 to 3/11. If there's enough additional interest, we may get him to extend that. We currently have six boats on the list. Note that the waterline measurements require that the boat is empty!

If you are interested please contact either me or Dobbs directly at Dobbs at orc dot org.

Those of who have sailed under ORC have found it to be much more competitive and fun, even sailing against very different boats. I highly recommend using this opportunity to get into this system, irrespective of what kind of sailboat you have!