RC Update Meeting

October 30, 2013

Agenda

IntroductionsUpdatesDiscussion – 2013, 2014Educational Session

• Shortening legs• Shortening course

Appreciation Dinner Details

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Introductions

State your name• When was the last time you went

sailing? (not race committee)

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Volunteer Changes

Bob Johnson, Club Race Officer renewal

Passed the Safe Powerboat Handling coarse:

• Christopher Collins• Jeffery Cross• Joanne Guennewig• Karen Kinsey• Jason Smith• Jennifer Steffler

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On the Water

Completed• RYF• Inter-Committee Challenge• Talbot (Laser, Radial, V-15)• Autumn Classic (20 HS teams, 2 divisions)

Still Going• Frostbite

Up Next• High School Great Lakes (Monroe)• Angsten (Monroe)

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Inter-Committee Challenge

Race Committee Wins!

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Race Documents for 2014

• Agreement on the 2014 process• Details being documented• Will start with the 2013 documents• Primary drafter to be assigned for

each event

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Days of Service

Sean is keeping this report up to date

Contact him with questions

We will TRY to order enough awards• You can help by signing up for events

now and keeping that commitment

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CYC-Passion-RC Sign Ups-

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Busy 2013- Lots of People will Qualify

14 Days of Service• Appreciation Dinner (free)• Shirts for first year, and milestones• Appreciation gift

19 Days of Service for non CYC members:• Charging Privileges for 2014

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Sign Ups

People Still Needed!• Frostbite- Sundays at Belmont• HS Great Lakes -November 16 & 17• Timme Angsten –November 23 & 24

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Assignments

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Advanced Race Management Clinic

Milwaukee Yacht ClubNovember 9 and 10$85Instructor Hank StuartSign Up on US Sailing website

Let us know if you are going, maybe we can organize rides, accommodation, etc.

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Advanced Race Management Clinic

Chicago Yacht ClubWorking on dates-January or February

2 full days of work and learning

Do the Study Questions!

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DISCUSSION

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2013

What worked well?What did you enjoy?Why will you come back?

What can we do better?What made it difficult?What was not fun?

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2014

What would you like to see the same?What should be eliminated?What can be different?

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EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

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Shortening a Leg

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Shortening a Leg

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When would you shorten a leg?

Race is taking too long.

How do you know it’s taking too long?

Time the legs – write it down for each fleet.

Who Signals What?

If the beat is going to be shorter

Leeward Markset showswith intermittent sounds

Windward Markset moves to the correct place(s) and deploys yellow marks.

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Who Signals What?

If the run is going to be shorter

Windward Markset showswith intermittent sounds

Leeward Markset moves to the correct place and deploys yellow mark(s) or Finish Line moves to correct place.

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Original Course

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Shorter Leg

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Shortening the Course

Two sound signals

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1204 Legs

Who signals What?

The RC boat that will finish the race displays Sierra with two sound signals.

Sierra becomes the finish flag at a rounding mark. No blue is displayed

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Original Course

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1204 Legs

Shortened Course at a Rounding Mark

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1203 Legs

The finish boat must be positioned so that the sailors will go around the course in the usual way, as if they did not know it was shortened.

Shortening Course at a Gate

The RC boat that will finish the race displays Sierra with two sound signals.

The finish line shall be between the gate marks. (32.2 c)

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Original Course

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1204 Legs

Shortened Course at the Gate

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1202 Legs

The finish boat should be positioned to sight between the gate marks, but close enough so that no sailors think they should cross between the boat and a mark.

Be careful to keep both marks visible to the sailors. Especially the right gate facing upwind

Shorten a Leg or Shorten Course?

2 soundsRepetitive SoundsCharlie MinusSierraYellow MarksMarks do Not MoveChanges Course Length

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1204 Legs

Questions?

Appreciation Dinner, Saturday Nov. 23

Monroe StationRed Carpet opens at 6:00Dinner 7:00Awards 8:00After party immediately following

Black Tie optionalParking – until the lot is full

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Awards

Service awards

Oscars

Special gifts and Awards

RC related Trophies will be on display, including the Fido Cup

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Oscars- audience participation is required!

Nominations- announced next week

Volunteers of the Race Committee will vote online

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. will tally the results

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And the Categories are

• Best Picture, 2013• Best Quote• Race Committee Volunteer in a Leading

Role• Race Committee Volunteer in a

Supporting Role• Most Dramatic Recovery• Production Design• Best Blog Entry• Costume Design• Best Cuisine• October 30, 2013

Potential Nominees

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Icebreaker, March 23, 2013 Skippers' Meeting at 9:00 followed by postponement for Ice Breaking.  After trial and error, the most effective method proved to be doing donuts in the open water, making waves to break and move the ice out of the way.

“Never drink until after you have scored”

• Afternoon-Sonar and 420• Conditions on the lake were not friendly

so the sonars sailed in the harbor with the 420s. This led to some interesting starts, roundings and finishes.  We also found that there are some shallow objects in the harbor near the docks on the southwest side of the harbor.  One of the sonars hit this and had to go back in, luckily for them, there was an extra boat to swap out with.  Overall the sonars got 5 races and the 420s got 3 races in.  It was a fun day on the water!

Icebreaker, March 23, 2013 Skippers' Meeting at 9:00 followed by postponement for Ice Breaking.  After trial and error, the most effective method proved to be doing donuts in the open water, making waves to break and move the ice out of the way.

Suggestions for Nominations are welcome

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Submit in person or by phone, fax, email or text to:

Janet B orSean orLynn

Specifics are helpfulWritten description of the incident

or photos

Who’s Invited

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Invitations have been mailed to people with two days or more at the time of mailing.

All RC Members and supporters are welcome to attend the dinner and presentations. $25 or 14 days

Anyone who appreciates the RC should attend the After Party. Tell sailors.

Next Meeting

Wednesday, December 11

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