Colorado Sail and Yacht Club

2021 CYSC Commodore’s Ball is November 6th, 2021 – RSVP Now

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The Commodore’s Ball on Saturday, Nov. 6th is our biggest social event of the year with great food, drinks, and awards recognition – guaranteed to be a wonderful evening!

Please RSVP by paying online at https://csyc.org/csyc-commodores-ball.  The deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 29th.  The cost is $50 per person.

The Farmhouse at Raccoon Creek is the two-story white building at the end of the road.  Parking to the right before the circle in front of the Farmhouse.

The Farmhouse at Raccoon Creek, 7301 West Bowles Avenue, Littleton CO 80123

Cash bar (liquor, wine, draft beer all $6/serving)

Appetizers (Jalapeno poppers and pretzel bites with queso)

Surf and Turf Buffet (Grilled NY strip steak, seared salmon filet, rolls, steamed vegetables, tossed green salad, roasted potatoes, brownies for dessert)   (Members are asked to bring their own dessert creations to complement the brownies).

Agenda:

6:00 – 7:00PM    Cash bar and appetizers

7:00 – 8:00PM    Dinner

8:00 – 8:15PM    Commodore’s Remarks, election of 2022 Officers

8:15 – 8:45PM    Awards

8:45 – 9:00PM    More drinks and close

Please RSVP by paying online at https://csyc.org/csyc-commodores-ball.  The deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 29th

You can also RSVP by mailing a check for $50 per person to

Brooke Moreland

24 Mountain Pine Drive

Littleton, CO  80127

 

 

2021 Fugawe – After Action Report

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Fugawe starts with boats anchored and sails down

Continuing a long-running club tradition, CSYC’s annual Fugawe race was held on August 21st.  The Fugawe (a portmanteau of “where the f?ck are we”) is a night race starting at sunset and ending at midnight.  The boat that sails the farthest around marks 2, 5, and 7 during that four-plus-hour time period, and therefore has the highest handicap-adjusted average speed, wins the race.  The Fugawe is preceded by a social raft-up in the south no-wake zone before the race, at which members share appetizers and camaraderie.

In this year’s event, the raft-up was ruined by an afternoon/evening rainstorm.  But that didn’t stop Betsy Gutknecht, and Robert and Marsha Kline, from taking the club’s pontoon boat out on the water to watch the race and snap some photos (thanks Betsy!).

Five of the club’s largest keelboats came out to the start line to contest the race: defending three-time champion Grenadine, and challengers Jabulani, Moku, Night Hawk, and ZZZulu.  The start went off at 7:47 p.m. between a pair of no-wake zone buoys, to finish at midnight at the marina channel markers.  The clouds parted about 90 minutes into the race, revealing a beautiful night with a full moon reflecting on the water.  Winds were light this year, generally from the w

Sails are up and on to the first mark

est with occasional shifts of 45 to 135 degrees, challenging the racers to select the best strategy for covering the most distance around pairs of marks.

Racing at dusk

When the race was over and the results were in, Night Hawk upset Grenadine to take victory, sailing 3/4 mile farther in the time period for an average speed of 1.89 knots to Grenadine’s 1.77 knots.  Night Hawk won by looping the most far-apart marks 2 and 5 more than Grenadine, which looped more marks in total, but marks that were closer together.  Congratulations to Night Hawk, and heartfelt thanks to all boats that came out and competed!

 

 

The Fugawe is always a fun event, and the club encourages all boats to participate.  Grenadine’s crew makes a weekend of it, by camping in the park, and would love to have other crews join in that fun tradition!  Now, as the winner of the 2021 Fugawe, Night Hawk has earned the honor of running the 2022 Fugawe.  See you next year!

Randy Stafford

Grenadine

How to Get a Chatfield Marina Slip for 2022

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You will need to get up early on Friday October 1st and stand in line in front of the marina office.  The 2022 slip wait list opens on October 1st.  You must come down IN PERSON to get on the wait list.  Your position on the wait list is based on your place in the line.  You also must have a check for $700 for your deposit.  Last year when Jackie arrived at the marina at 8:30 am, there were already over 40 people in line.

CSYC member Cindi Sandlin stood in line for her slip last year.  Her experience was : “It’s like camping out for concert tickets in the 70’s. We got there at 6:15 and it was super cold. We were 5th in line and got one of 20 slips. There were about 100 people by the time the registration began. ”

More details can be found at the Chatfield Marina Website: http://www.chatfieldmarina.com/sliprentals.html

 

Pursuit Race and Chili Cook-Off is Sunday September 19th

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The Pursuit Race will be held on Sunday September 19, 2021. A skippers’ meeting will be at noon at the Marina docks near the B Dock BBQ. The rules and start time for each class of boat will be covered.

The pursuit race is a two-hour race where the start time for each boat is adjusted for their PHRF handicap. The start time is based on a boat with a PHRF rating of 272 leaving at 1:00 pm and all other boats delayed by a time calculated using PHRF TOT for a two-hour race.

The race will start at 1:00 pm near the no-wake buoys in Roxborough Cove. Two no-wake buoys will be designated by the race committee boat as the start line. Each boat will start according to their adjusted start time.  The Race Committee Boat will assist racers with any questions about their start time.

The race course will be to marks 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4 … etc. Racers will continue around the race course.  The object of the race is to finish the race at the red-green buoys marking the entrance to the marina at 3 pm.  The race committee will monitor the race and make the decision when to stop the race track course and head to the finish line.

The Chili Cook-off will be from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm in the Marina Restaurant.  All CSYC members, crew and family are invited.  Submit your own Chili for competition because of course will have “outstanding” prizes again.  You can leave your chili in the Marina restaurant while racing.  There is no charge but you can bring bring sides for eating (i.e. cornbread, chips, salsa, desserts, etc.).

Here are the  SI’s and adjusted start times:

CSYC 2021 Pursuit Race Sailing Instructions

Women On Water – Zonie Regatta – NOVEMBER 5-7, 2021 LAKE PLEASANT, AZ

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Tumbleweed Sailing at Lake Pleasant, AZ (Phoenix) is presenting a women’s learning and regatta event on November 5 – 7, 2021. They have assembled a spectacular group of women coaches from across the nation. Registration is limited to 50 participants and includes meals, a t-shirt, seminars, and more. All abilities and ages are welcome!

More information and registration can be found here.

CSYC ladies who are interested in attending can contact Megan Roberto for more information at Meganroberto303@gmail.com or (208) 521-1941.

Congratulations to Our New Flying Scot Fleet Number 212

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The Flying Scot Sailing Association has officially recognized  our CSYC Flying Scots as the Flying Scot Fleet #212

When Ken Ross came to the CSYC Board two years with the proposal to recruit and organize a new Flying Scot, no one could have imagine the success he would have in such a short time.  – Three Flying Scots racing on Wednesdays with more in the pipeline and now a charter with the Flying Scot Sailing Association

Flying Scott at Full Speed.

 

Congratulations to Captain Ken Ross of the Flying Scot Fleet #212 for a job well done!

Dinghy Racing Off to a Great Start

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CSYC Dinghy Racers Kick Off the 2021 Spring Series

Eight dinghies turned-out Tuesday, May 25th for their first evening of races of the season. The fleet included five 14’ Topaz dinghies (rented from Colorado Watersports), one 14’ Laser, one 12’ Holder, and one 14.5’ Weta Trimaran.  By winning 3 out of 4 races for the evening, the corrected time winner for the evening was Robyn Kline on a Topaz.  Volunteer Race Committee for the evening was Dean Lenz and Robert Kline.

Dinghy races will continue Tuesday evenings in Roxborough Cove for the Spring Season through June 29th, with the Summer Season running July 13th through August 31st. Evening races begin at 6:00PM and conclude by 7:30PM, allowing racers to derig and socialize before nightfall.

Racers may bring their own boat, park, and launch from the Plum Creek Parking Lot, or secure a Topaz rental, in advance, from Colorado Watersports at the waterfront.  12’ Butterfly scows may also be borrowed from the storage lot through Robert Kline. Contact Betsy Gutknecht, Dinghy Chairperson at 303-748-0708 or at dinghysailing@csyc.org  for more information.

 

 

 

Topaz Dinghy Availability for CSYC Dinghy Racing

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The only way to guarantee the availability of a Topaz to race in our CSYC Dinghy Race Series is to prepay for the Spring and/or Summer CSYC Dinghy Series.  Colorado Watersports (CWS) provides their Topaz dinghies to our racers at the discounted rate of only $25 a race.  You can pick up your dinghy starting at 5 pm for our 6 pm start of racing on Tuesday afternoon.  If you don’t prepay for a Topaz, a Topaz might be available for racing but is not guarantee.

As a service to our members, CSYC will be collecting the money to reserve your Topaz and will forward it to Colorado Watersports.  Only seven Topaz dinghies will be available to reserve and the interest to reserve is high.

Payment will soon be available on the CSYC website.  The CSYC homepage (www.csyc.org) will have a link to make payments starting May 17,2021 at 6 pm.  Only seven Topaz dinghies will be available to reserve and the interest is high.  First come, first served.

Update 6 pm May 17th – Here is the link to prepay – https://csyc.org/prepay-topaz-for-csyc-dinghy-racing/

 

More Details:

  • Spring season will cost $150 (6 nights).
  • Summer season will cost $200 (8 nights).
  • Sailors who won’t be able to sail must contact Erica (720-998-4224) a minimum of 24 hours in advance to cancel and receive a refund.
  • Sailors should let Erica know by 4:45 pm if someone else will be using their boat.
  • If a sailor has not picked up their boat or contacted Erica by 5:45 pm they forfeit the boat for that night and will not receive a refund. ​CWS will rent the boat out on a first come first served basis.
  • Sailors may pick up their boats starting at 4:00 for an extra $10, paid to CWS.
  • Refund policy for weather is set by CWS and additional question should be directed to Erica.
  • Refunds will be credit towards future CWS rentals.
  • Racers need to sign a CWS waiver for each race.

Scoring decision for April 28th race

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Hello Sailors,

It was great to see all the boats on the water last week and get the season started.

As we all know, the wind wasn’t very strong or consistent on Wednesday evening and then it faded almost completely.  This prompted the Race Committee to shorten the course in an effort to get the race finished before dark.  Although a good strategy considering the situation, the shortening of the course was not done in a way that is consistent with the Racing Rules of Sailing or the CSYC Sailing Instructions. In addition, a Protest was filed along with a few other boats questioning this action, therefore the race will not be scored and included in the spring series.

In this instance, RC decided to shorten the course at the Start/Finish line.  The issue here is that the start finish line was not a Rounding mark or Gate on the course and actually became a “Change of course” not just a shortening of course.  The proper method of shortening the course would have been to shorten at the next mark on the course which would have been Mark 7 for the first start, and either Mark 4 if no boats had yet rounded or Mark 7.

As most of us only help with RC once a year, we can all continue to learn and be prepared to make calls like this that will certainly come up again.

I look forward to seeing all of you on the water this week.

Best,

Michael Kline

CSYC Race Director

New Update to CSYC COVID Procedures

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Summary of Changes-

  • The wearing of face masks on the marina’s  docks are not required if you are able to maintain a six foot separation from others except for brief intervals.
  • Fully COVID vaccinated sailors are not required to mask onboard (with skipper’s approval)

CSYC COVID Procedures

For CSYC, it is our primary responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our members and guests during these times of the COVID-19 pandemic.  These procedures are based on the directives and guidelines from the state of Colorado.  See https://covid19.colorado.gov/safer-at-home

Number one rule is DO NOT COME to any CSYC event if you or any members of your household are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include, but are NOT limited to: Cough, Shortness of Breath or difficulty breathing, Fever (100.4°F+), Chills, Muscle pain, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell. This list is not all possible symptoms. Other less common symptoms have been reported including gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. See the Center for Disease Control for current updates and further information.

If any participants develop COVID-19 symptoms after a CSYC event, they shall notify their skipper and the club, isolate themselves from other household members and call their medical provider.

For CSYC participants, the wearing of face masks on the marina’s  docks are not required if you are able to maintain a six foot separation from others except for brief intervals.

CSYC recommended guidance for sailing is if all sailors are fully COVID vaccinated, then no face mask are required aboard.  Otherwise, those who are not fully vaccinated must wear a face mask.

Skippers/boat owners have the final decision on the requirement for mask wearing when at their slip or on their boat.

Each skipper/boat owner is required to perform a self-screening for all crew members for COVID-19 symptoms before participating in any CSYC events.

Spring Racing Starts April 28th

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This is Colorado Mountain Lake Sailing, so our first week was snowed out.  But we are ready to start racing on April 28th with 10 weeks of our Spring Series.

The latest Spring NORs and SIs can be found in the SERIES RACING pull down menu.

For CSYC, it is our primary responsibility to ensure the health and safety of our members and guests during these times of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have CSYC COVID-19 Procedures.

These procedures can be found in the SERIES RACING pull down menu.  Here is the direct link: https://csyc.org/csyc-covid-19-procedure-acknowledgement/

We require all skippers/ boat owners to use this form to acknowledge and follow these procedures.

Stay safe and have fun

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