Events, News, Series Racing

Spring Meeting Update

If you missed the fleet meeting on Saturday April 27th – here’s what you missed:

  • Spring Series:  May 7th – June 25th  One portsmouth fleet (one start) unless there is sufficient B-Fleet attendance the first three weeks that are sailed
  • Summer Series:  July 9th – July 10th Two portsmouth fleets (one start)
  • Gather at Brewster’s after racing or sooner if racing is cancelled
  • Committee boat sign ups will be on Google Docs as well as hard copy each Tuesday night after racing.  A link will be provided in the near future.  We are set for the first 6 weeks for pontoon boats and for people at least the first 2 weeks (May 7th and May 14th).  Thank you in advance to Keith Mortlock and Dixie Stiemsma for their help on committee boat!  If there is a week without a pontoon to use for committee boat, racing will be cancelled.  
  • Saturday May 4th is the rescheduled date for the Tuning seminar.  10 am at the Austin Lake Public Access. 
  • A Hobie Worlds (Captiva Island, FLA) update was given by Lori Mohney – looks like an awesome event is taking shape, however the Youth Division may not happen due to lack of registrants. 
  • We discussed the possibility of designing rashguards (UV shirts) commemorating our 35th year of Fleet 519.  Stay tuned.  
  • CRAM update:  Michigan City (3 day regatta, June 21st, 22nd, 23rd) is also a Hobie Pts Regatta (Fleet 126)
  • Hobie Fleet 126 also plans to host a series of 1 day sailing events:  July 20th, August 17th, Sept 1st.  at the same venue as MIchigan CIty regatta, stay tuned for further details.  the following days after each have been saved as rain/weather dates.  

With all this fun stuff going on and socializing, we did not get a change to hold our auction!  We have lots of great prizes, so stay tuned for the officers plans – either a 35th Anniversary party or maybe a weekly drawing after racing.  

Lastly, after the meeting was adjourned, we had a volunteer to fill the vacant Vice Commodore spot.   In order to make this official (by-laws), we have to gather for a short meeting to agree as a fleet (or vote this person in, in the event there are others who are interested).  This will occur Tuesday May 7th at Brewsters, either after racing or instead of racing if we are cancelled.  
The Dunlap/Rubino pontoon will be our RC boat for the first two weeks, launching from Jeff Daane’s.  Stay tuned to e-mails and Facebook in the event of an uncooperative Mother Nature.