Winter Season Returns!

We will be racing the winter series formats Starting November 13th! We will continue Sundy November 13, 20 and 27 (yes, we'll give you an excuse to cure cabin fever). Then December 11th and 18th (CORRECTED TO SUNDAY).

The format will be pursuit, unless somebody steps up to be PRO. We will not limit ourselves to only one course option. All the distance courses will be possible. Pursuit times for the courses will be posted at HCM and on the web shortly.

We will race if:

• Forcast temperature from Wunderground for Sunday is 40 degrees or over, and
  
• Chance of rain is 40% or less
  

How we'll do it:

• Informal skippers meeting at 1:30 where we will agree to the course we'll sail.
• Start at the no wake buoys at 2:00.
  
• Race one of the distance courses as determined at the skippers' meeting.
  
• Portsmith time-on-time scoring
  
• Experienced racers will exhibit a Corinthian attitude that will always encourage participation by new racers never putting their own finishing position before the goal of sharing the joy of racing with new folks.
  
• We will use the Racing Rules of Sailing.
  
• There will be no arguing on the course over the rules - fly a protest flag and we'll have an open protest hearing after the race to promote understanding of the rules by all PPYC participants.
  
• You will advance your finishing position by one spot for every newbie, spouse, or significant other on your boat (no limit!).
  
  

We solicit anyone who wishes to help to post a response to this blog entry.

Your comments are encouraged, as we want to increase participation and will modify these basic rules, should the group has ideas how to do that.