Aerial photograph of Carey Lake
The 2012 RC Laser racing season is underway and our first week of frostbiting saw boats sailing in a mixture of rain, sun, wind, no wind, 180 degree shifts, holes, lifts, headers and gusts as winds were generally out of the southwest making for difficult sailing from the docks at CYC. We managed to get 6 races on the result sheets.
As planned, for the next two weeks we’ll be sailing at Carey Lake in Macedon, NY. Arrive any time after 1 p.m. and we’ll start the first race promptly at 2 p.m.
Carey Lake is located at 959 Walworth Penfield Road, Macedon, NY 14502. To get there from Canandaigua:
- Turn from Main St. onto Gibson St. (NY-21) and head 13.4 miles north to Palmyra.
- Turn left on NY-31 (Main St. in Palmyra) and drive for 3.5 miles.
- Turn right onto New York 31F W/NY-350 N/Ontario Center Rd for 1.7 miles
- Turn right onto NY-350 N/Ontario Center Rd and drive 3.4 miles
- Turn left onto NY-441 W/Walworth Penfield Rd.
- Carey Lake will be on the right in 2 miles
There is parking close to the sailing area. There are bathroom facilities as well. There is shelter under a pavilion by the water if needed and a well maintained sailing area on the shore overlooking the lake.
The new Carey Lake Bar and Grill is open with Sunday football games on all of the TV’s, so after sailing it would be nice for as many of us as possible to go in and have a drink or eat dinner and support the business that is letting us use the property.
Our Frostbite Series runs through November 27 and our races are scored using the Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix A Low Point Scoring method. We also throw out the worst 40% of each boat’s scores. If we have more than 12 boats in a start, we’ll split the group into two fleets and sail an Odd/Even format for the day. These races in the Frostbite series contribute to the 2012 Overall High Point Award that will be given out at Sailor’s night in Oct. 2012.
So, let’s take advantage of our invitation to sail at Carey Lake and try to get as many of our boats on the water as we can and we’ll see if we can get 8 races in the books!
