Why not kick off the Memorial Day weekend with the RC Laser fleet by coming out to sail in the 3rd Annual Squaw Island Offshore Race this weekend?
This 2-mile race requires skippers to sail their radio controlled sailboat up the lake to a mark at Squaw Island and then back to a finish line at the club. It was one of the more fun but challenging sailing events we have held the past two years.
Registration can be done online or can be handled Saturday starting at 1pm at the concrete dock on the CYC waterfront. Skippers will need to figure out their mode of transportation on the water to follow their boats up the course and back. We are getting close to the event, so if you need a ride and don’t have one, please let us know asap and we’ll do our best to find you a chauffeur.
If you have a powerboat and would be willing to take spectators or skippers for a ride on Saturday afternoon, please show up at 1:30 to be paired with a sailor.
Our Race Director, Keith Calkins (who thought we were crazy last year but has learned we are actually crazy every year) will hold a skipper’s meeting at 1:45 pm.
Racing will begin shortly thereafter with an on-the-water start this year with a line set somewhere in the vicinity of the south end of the mooring field. We’ll attempt to have a start line set so that we have a windward start and so that onlookers from shore will get a good view. The finish line will again be at the concrete dock area.
We will have a cookout following the race. The fleet will provide meat and rolls but you can bring beverages, sides, salads or deserts to share. We should be finished in plenty of time to allow CYC members wishing to attend the wine tasting at the clubhouse later in the evening to make it there on time.
Prizes for this year’s race will be:
First Place:
Your Own Roses
Plus
Second Place:
Third Place:
Big bucks are at stake So don’t miss it
