Fall Rhodes-19 Racing at Edgewood

Reminder that the new Rhodes19 one-design racing continues Sunday afternoons 3pm during September-October.

GETTING ON THE ROSTER FOR SEPTEMBER RACING . .

Sign up by each individual afternoon, or sign up for the whole September series (with discount).
all four Sundays (4 days, $20 discount) [odr.90]
Sunday Sep11 (1 day) - 3pm [odr.91]
Sunday Sep 18 (1 day) - 3pm [odr.92]
Sunday Sep 25 (1 day) - 3pm [ord.93]
Sunday Oct 02 (1 day) - 3pm [odr.94]

WHAT'S ONE-DESIGN EDGEWOOD RHODES RACING?

Nine Rhodes-19s are moored within 500 feet of the Edgewood Yacht Club. This summer, organized in mid-June, these boats are get together during the Fall on Sunday afternoons for recreation and individual accomplishment ("racing"). Three or four races, so far with five or six of the Rhodes fleet; and each week expanding the action, and importing new and different sailors. On the first sailing Sunday in September (Sep11), a new 4 week series opens. Because it's a Sailing School activity, all sailors are welcome, membership is not required. Scores are individually assigned, for all in the boat. One of the five non-Sailing School boats is regularly turning up to challenge. Crews have new-racers and long-time racers. The mix is terrific. The trophy is being polished up (real; rescued and kept from the 2011 Fire). The game is on!

LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON . . . .

This summer' and Fall's nearly-informal racing has settled to a routine: Wednesday evenings through August, and now Sunday afternoons after Labor Day:
3:00 - at the Sailing School - sorting out boats for the afternoon.
3:30 - at the moorings, rig for spinnaker (late-comers can be added)
4:00 - first race getting started - continues until wind/sun is down
6:00 - back to moorings & ashore

WHO SAILS WITH WHOM IN WHICH BOAT?

The Sailors sort themselves out on the dock into crews for the evening each week. Some people sail together, everyone's encouraged to move about. In the boat (whether private or School), the person at the helm changes usually for each race. Some sailors have raced lots. Most are one way or another, "just picking it up." All sailing skill levels welcome. The boat works on team-effort.

SCORES - HOW TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE TROPHY . . .

Because everyone in the boat earns the same "score" (1 point for the race, 1 point for each boat you beat across the finish line), the evening's racing has "team-work" all the time. Twenty-five folks have scores going. And the lead flutters according to the day.

WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR ?

A couple of changes have given this a new look: course is longer, about 2.5 nm; often windward-leeward or triangle with usually advantage for the well-flown spinnakers. Three/four races in the afternoon still allow tight tactical sailing with various starting set-ups. Neighbor (non-ESS) boats are in the mix, testing the ESS fleet for condition and boat speed.