Month: July 2018

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This Saturday, 7/28: 60th Anniversary Celebration!

ALL WELCOME this coming Saturday, July 28th, to celebrate Great Bay Yacht Club’s 60th Anniversary! 

10:00 Registration for Ned McIntosh’s Merry Mac Regatta at Hilton Park (Welcoming all ages; open to all Merry Macs, Oyster River Cats, and other small boats/dinghies!)

11:00 Skippers Meeting at Hilton Park (note time change from brochure notice)

11:30 Racer’s Launch

12:00 First Gun – Races Start

The 60th Anniversary Celebration Social will begin at approximately 3 pm; formal remarks and awards presentation at approximately 4:30 pm.

  • Cook-out provided by GBYC; bring a dish to share and BYOB (water and soda will be provided).
  • We will have music: bring an instrument and play along! 
  • Commemorative T-shirts will be on sale and a Silent Auction/Raffle will be held to help GBYC thrive for the next 60 years.

 

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60th Anniversary NOR: Calling all Merry Macs, Oyster River Cats, Small Boats and Dinghies!

Great Bay Yacht Club Notice of Race
Special GBYC 60th Anniversary Ned McIntosh’s Merry Mac Regatta
July 28, 2018
Great Bay Yacht Club / Hilton Sate Park / Dover Point, NH 10:00 am Registration, Races to follow

1. RULES: (Loosely followed by popular recommendation) – Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
2. CLASS: Traditional Merry Mac, Oyster River Cat, and other small Sailing Boats/Dinghies. No measurements will be taken. All boats may or may not sail in one fleet, pending registrants. All dinghy sailors are welcome!
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all ages, all Merry Macs & Oyster River Cats & Other dinghy sailors.
4. SCHEDULE:
Skipper’s Meeting: 11:00 am (HIGH tide is at 2:10 pm) First Race Warning Signal: 12:00 Noon
More races will follow.
Last race warning 2:00 pm, no later than 2:15 pm, BBQ /awards 3:00 pm at GBYC, Wentworth Terrace
5. ENTRY: GBYC is located on Wentworth Terrace, Dover Point, NH, a very short walk from Hilton Park. Registration officials will be at Hilton Park by 9:00 am and the 10:00 am Skippers Meeting will be held there as well.
Barbecue and awards will be held at the Club on Wentworth Terrace.
The entry fee of $35 can be paid in cash or by check. ($20 if all racers are 17 or younger.) Please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers meeting.
Entry includes the well-earned Great Bay Yacht Club tradition of great Race Committee, support boats, apres racing cookout with beverages appropriate for the spirit of the day, and Awards for top boats in all classes.
6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Provided at Skipper’s Meeting.
7. SCORING: Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A, Appendix A4
8. RACING AREA: Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and sail upstream in the designated area. There may be some room at the GBYC dock, please check with GBYC in advance.
9. COURSES: To be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.
10. INFORMATION: Contact Great Bay Yacht Club Commodore Keith Pratt kpratt@underwoodengineers.com or Race Committee Principal Race Officer Tom Brown tacheson.brown@gmail.com
12. LOCATION: Hilton Park is located off Exit 5 off the Spaulding Turnpike /NH Route 4/16 North on the Dover side of the Piscataqua River where it meets Great Bay. Follow road to the south to the Parking area and grass lawns.

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