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There have been some questions about how the winner of the Texas Navy Trophy is determined. Hopefully this should clear it up.

• In order to qualify for the Texas Navy Trophy consideration, the yacht must participate in the LYC Heald Bank race PHRF Spinnaker class, the HYC Offshore race PHRF Spinnaker class, AND GBCA Texas Race Week PHRF Spinnaker class.
• Only one of either the LYC race or the HYC race will be counted. However the yacht MUST participate in both races.
• Only two of the races in GBCA Texas Race Week will be counted.
• A yacht?s finish in each race will be determined by how she finished relative to the other qualified yachts in that race.  Therefore a yacht?s finish number in the LYC and HYC races cannot be determined until GBCA Texas Race Week because it will be unknown if a yacht is qualified until then.
• If a yacht does not finish a race, her score will be number of qualified yachts plus one.
• The number of qualified yachts will be the number of yachts that participate in GBCA Texas Race Week PHRF spinnaker class that also participated in both the LYC Heald Bank spinnaker class and the HYC Offshore race spinnaker class.  This number cannot be determined until the last event, GBCA Texas Race Week. 

From Gary Anderson:
The governor of the state of Veracruz has made contact with GBCA and LYC to ask them to see about reactivating the Veracruz Regatta in 2014.   He is offering all support with government entities, a new marina that is now built (much more secure), hosting of the awards banquet, setting up tours to locations in the state of Veracruz.  The governor sent a group of 6 officials including the director of tourism for the state, the director of ports, his finance minister and others to visit with us and see what sailors would like to see in order to get the regatta going again.   We need input from those who might be interested in sailing this regatta again.

The GBCA Board met with Gary to discuss resurrecting the Regata de Amigos in 2014.  I understand that LYC is surveying their members regarding this as well. We would like GBCA members' input, as well as anyone who would be interested in racing to Veracruz.

GBCA has acquired two gently used trophy cases to house our abundance of silver. They could use some touching up on the wood trim on the front of them.
If any of you have a knack for this, take a look at them in the clubhouse this Saturday, and let me know if you'd like to volunteer your talent!
-Walter

I'm considering organizing a "Triathalon" for September 8th. This team sporting event will consist of:
1. Golf tournament
2. Regatta
3. Poker tournament
... all in one day.

The teams will consist of four people. We'll play golf in the morning, have lunch at the Classic, sail in the rum race, and play poker after the rum race.  The cost will cover the golf, lunch, and maybe some prize money.  Winner take all.  The "regatta" portion will coincide with the rum race, so you will still be competing in the rum race.  Only caveat would be you need to have all the golfers on the boat.
I'll need to get this rolling very soon if we're going to do it, so...
Who's interested?

Thought I would start this thread for topics of interest for the Cruising Class.
(Bee, please stay out. Thanks.  )

Good news: Apparently Galveston is recovering from Ike.
Not so good news: Due to the recovery, Galveston Yacht Basin has leased almost all their sailboat slips.

GYB has a handful of slips on E dock that are already spoken for.

The breakwater we used to raft up to is NOT available due to hurricane damage.

There are slips available with power along West Rd (across the fairway from the boat ramp).  Depth is 6'.  $1.50/ft.

There are slips without power next to the boat ramp. Depth 6'. $1/ft. (this would be convenient to the party/pool area).
Call Rita at 409-762-9689 or 800-866-BUOY to arrange a slip lease.

If you draw over 6', have signed up for the regatta, and are waiting til the last minute to figure out where to put your boat, send me a message or email wcaldwell001 at earthlink.net.

All yachtsmen and yachtswomen of high character and yachting ethics are hereby invited to participate in the Judge Elihu Smails Memorial Regatta to be held concurrently with the Feb 12, 2011 Icicle race.  To enter the Flying Wasp class, simply participate in the Icicle race in a manner becoming of the late Judge Smails.  Ascots are required.  Participating in the Flying Wasp class does not preclude the yacht from racing in the other Icicle classes.

Participants will be judged on style.  The winner will be determined from a panel of Judging Judges.  A prize will be awarded at the after-race party.  All decisions of the Judging Judges are final.  If you have any questions regarding what you should do or not do,  ask yourself, ?What would Judge Smails do??  Then do that.

Any of you club handicappers coming out to play this weekend?
Figaro? Little B? Tropicale? Makani? Skalawag? Wandering Star? Katana?  Envie? Amore? er, Curmudgeon?

We could probably talk the PRO into giving us longer courses around fixed marks.

I won't fly a spinnaker; well, maybe give it a try on Sunday - that should be a show!
-Walter

Here's a couple of links to track their progress.

SPOT:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0KIPLggzg0tXS8lPOgQ1PkXPsLJfP9iXp

iBoat:
http://charthorizon.com/m/cz/map?vessels=Hot_Ticket&history=2009&v_scope=recent