Yesterday, Thursday October 5th, Brooke Mastrorio and the URSA crew made a run at the challenge for 2017 — our first of the season.  Great job guys.  Please note that removal of the old Sakonnet bridge will potentially impact transits through that area Monday through Saturdays for a part of October and November.  Do check that against your planned circumnavigation.  Updated results are here:  http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Around-Aquidneck-Island-Challenge_Results_asof_100617.pdf

Fall Race competitors: Please note today’s start is delayed two hours.  The first warning will occur at 1200.

The final scratch sheet for the Fall Race is now posted here:

http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fall_Race_Final_Scratch_2017.pdf

Also, please note that the previously mentioned QDNYC post-race dinner is this year a closed function.

See you Saturday!

The preliminary 2017 Twenty Hundred Club Fall Race Around Prudence scratch sheet is now posted.  See it here: http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fall_Race_Prelim_Scratch_2017.pdf

A final will be posted Thursday!

As mentioned in yesterday’s email, members of the board and other interested parties met last night to resolve concerns regarding mark rounding continuity in the Prince Henry race.  After some consideration, we are rolling back to the original Prince Henry SI language (so traditional roundings as in previous years) for tomorrow’s race.  The revised SI is posted here: http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Prince_Henry_SI-2017_Amended_25AUG17.pdf

Nonetheless, there is good interest in refining the wording of this paragraph to better accommodate the various concerns of some of our racers.  To achieve this we’ll look to establish a small working group that will review the SI, consider the issues and suggest changes by our annual business meeting (not yet scheduled but near the end of the year).  If you are interested in participating in this process please shoot me an email.

There are other changes that are new for 2017.  Please ensure you are using the 25 August 2017 version of the SI and look for the yellow highlighting.  Some of these changes include a new mark D (USCG decommissioned the original mark D), clarification on the use of RaceQs (not using it will not cause a DSQ, but you are at a disadvantage should your log be called into question), and various refinements to leg distances.

It is likely we will not have a race committee on station for the finish off of Allen Harbor; refer to the SI for instructions.

An updated scratch sheet is also posted here: http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PH_Scratch_2017.pdf

We are on track for our largest Prince Henry race of recent years and reasonable weather, albeit light winds.  Should be fun!  If any of the preceding requires clarification please feel free to call me directly!

The scratch sheet for the 2017 Prince Henry race is now posted here: http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PH_Scratch_2017.pdf

Moreover, it is likely that there will be a second amendment to the SI.  First, several of the leg distances appear to be off by tenths of a mile and while this may have very negligible consequences to the race scoring, these consequences would not be evenly distributed across all of the participants; an inequity we would want to resolve.  Second, our effort to ease some of the mark rounding continuity concerns (“pulling the string”) by adding a 200′ arrival circle on each mark has stimulated some great discussion that merits a more significant look and input from the broader membership, perhaps during the Annual Business Meeting slated for the end of the year.  We have a regular board meeting tonight at the Pink Pig in Jamestown at 1900 and will discuss it there, but my request is that you keep an eye out for a change to the SI tomorrow, Friday.  If you can make it to the Pink Pig tonight you are, of course, welcome to join us.

An amended SI was posted for this year’s Prince Henry race.  It may be viewed/downloaded here: http://twentyhundredclub.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Prince_Henry_SI-2017_Amended_19AUG17.pdf

Changes from last year are highlighted in yellow.  The most significant among those is the creation of 200 foot “arrival circle” around each mark.  You may of course round your selected mark as in a typical race, but new this year is the option to pass the mark without regard to the next leg so long as you are within 200′ of the mark.  Members had noted that several of our marks are adjacent to shoal water and thought it prudent to provide a safe option and as well we had noted that some Prince Henry mark-pair roundings are ambiguous when one considers the traditional “pull the string” concept in a traditional race.  Creating a 200′ circle around each mark which constitutes “arrival” eliminated those issues.  Should you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me or any member of the board.

Lastly, it isn’t too late to register for this unique race.  We will close entries on Wednesday at the end of the day.  A scratch sheet will be provided Thursday.