CRCA Fun Race

Anchor Bay Yacht Racing Association
Clinton River Catalina Association (CRCA)
CRCA Fun Race

Hello Fellow Sailors,

It's time to kick off the 2011 cruise season with the annual Fun Race on Saturday, June 4th. As always, we, the race committee members, make up the scoring as the day evolves (don't forget . . . getting the most laughs increases your chances of winning). New this year, if you sail any leg of the race with a sail or sails in an unconventional position, you'll receive extra credit from the judges.

The course will be counter-clockwise from 1CR, 30 degrees to mark "B," then 270 degrees to mark "A," return to 1CR on a course of 150 degrees - all marks to port.

The single-start sequence will begin at 12 noon at 1CR with a warning horn followed by:

12:05 p.m. - Green flag up/short horn
12:06 p.m. - "P" flag up (blue flag with white square) / short horn
12:09 p.m. - "P" flag down/long horn
12:10 p.m. - Green flag down/Gun or long horn - RACE BEGINS

Sail with one sail, all sails, spinnakers, sail backwards, whatever . . . just make sure you have FUN!

After the race at around 3 or 3:30 p.m., there will be a picnic followed by the CRCA general membership meeting and race awards. This takes place at the gazebo at Markley Marine near the river cut. Since, we're going to be busy out on the race course and won't have time to cook, we'll be keeping it simple by having pizza, subs, salads, chips, and dessert for a low price of $6.00 per person. PLEASE RESPOND TO jmpost6290@comcast.net AND LET US KNOW:

If you're racing your boat.
If you're attending the picnic AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY so that we can be sure to have enough food for everyone.

Don't forget to bring your own beverage and you may also want to bring a lawn chair.

Hope you'll be joining us for this fun-filled afternoon -- THINK SUMMER!!

Your Cruise Leaders,

Doug & Jean Post