2009 schedule
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UPDATED 12 Oct 2009, damn I think we're done for the season. find rides for NAs, KWRW, or race Lasers
News
- Schedule has been updated with latest available information - get psyched for lots of racing!!
- Wednesday night racing begins 20 May
- PHRF update: We will sail one design config in ECSA events. Online cert is here. On Weds we will sail in PHRF configuration (155% genoa and 110 sq meter asym)
The 2009 schedule is split into 4 sections 1. Mudhead Wednesday nights, 2. ECSA PHRF, 3. other PHRF events, and 4. J/105 One-Design events:
1. Mystic River Mudheads:
- Wednesday Night Racing begins on May 20, 2009 with the first gun at 1755. We will race 15 straight Wednesdays with the final race of the season on August 26th. Plan is to race 7 races in the Spring Series and 8 races in the Summer Series with the best 10 races counting toward the overall class championships. The WNRS Awards Dinner is scheduled for September 9th.
2. ECSA PHRF regatta schedule:
- Mystic River Distance Challenge*, 30 May, Saturday, 50-100nm, (double handed with Leszek)
- OffSounding Spring Series, 12-13 June, Fri -Sun. (We will have a huge penalty after winning Fall Series - so starting praying for lots of wind!! Need to firm up crew/rooms asap!!)
- Mudnight Madness Overnight*, 3 July
- Mudhead Benefit Cup, 18 July, Saturday
- Mason's Island Regatta, 22 Aug , Saturday
- Leukemia Cup * 29 Aug, Saturday, Westbrook CT
- Ram Island Invitational, 30 Aug, Sunday
- Annual Round Fishers Island Race, 5 Sep, Saturday
- Off Soundings Fall Series, 11-12 Sep, Fri-Sun.
- Mystic River YC Fall Regatta, 19 Sep, Saturday
- Rock2Rock*, 26 Sept, (need to defend 2008 victory)
- Thundermug, 17 Oct (UPDATE: WE WILL NOT DO THIS RACE AFTER ALL)
* ECSA bonus point distance races
3. Other PHRF regattas schedule
- Storm Trysail Block Island Race, 22-23 May, 186nm, (doing nav on J/44 "DeLong Shadow")
- 2009 New England Solo/Twin Championships, Newport, RI
- Mudhead Race to Nowhere (hosted by Dark 'n Stormy), Wed, 2 Sept
- Brooklyn Ocean Challenge Cup, October 2-3
4. J/105 One Design Racing
- Storm Trysail Block Island Race Week XXIII, June 21-26
- Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Regatta, Oct 11-12 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will crew)
- J/105 North Americans (Dark 'n Stormy won't participate instead: Mike crewing on "Creative Destruction", Eric on "Stratos", Chatham on??)