Pentagon Sailing Club - Racing Squadron

PSC Racing Squadron Practice Schedule:

EVERY SUNDAY AT 3:00 P.M. STARTING APRIL 6th;

April: 6, 13, 20, 27

May: 4, 11, 18, 25

June: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

July: 6, 13, 20 (BVI Trip), 27

August: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

September: 7, 14, 21, 28

And here is the full 2008 DISC racing schedule:

April
Saturday 4/5 DISC Cherry Blossom Regatta
Tuesday 4/22 DISC Spring Skipper’s Meeting
Tuesday 4/29 KISS Spring Series, Race 1

May
Tuesday 5/6 KISS Spring Series, Race 2
Saturday 5/10 DISC Spring Ahead Race 1
Tuesday 5/13 KISS Spring Series, Race 3
Tuesday 5/20 KISS Spring Series, Race 4
Saturday 5/24 DISC Spring Ahead, Race 2
Tuesday 5/27 KISS Spring Series, Race 5

June
Tuesday 6/3 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 6
Saturday 6/7 Mt. Vernon Spring Fling (Mt. Vernon YC)
Tuesday 6/10 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 1
Saturday 6/14 - Sunday 6/15 Mayors Cup
Tuesday 6/17 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 2
Saturday 6/21 - Sunday 6/22 DISC Summer Sailstice Cruise
Tuesday 6/24 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 3

July
Tuesday 7/1 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 4
Tuesday 7/8 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 5
Tuesday 7/15 KISS Summer Series 1, Race 6
Sunday 7/20 - Tuesday 7/22 SCREWPILE 2008
Tuesday 7/22 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 1
Tuesday 7/29 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 2

August
Friday 8/1 - Sunday 8/3 DISC August Cruise
Tuesday 8/5 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 3
Tuesday 8/12 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 4
Tuesday 8/19 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 5
Tuesday 8/26 KISS Summer Series 2, Race 6
Saturday 8/30-Monday 9/1 Annapolis Race Week

September
Tuesday 9/2 KISS Fall Series, Race 1
Saturday 9/5 - Sunday 9/6 WSM Leukemia Cup
Tuesday 9/9 KISS Fall Series, Race 2
Saturday 9/13 Masters of the Potomac (Quantico YC)
Tuesday 9/16 KISS Fall Series, Race 3
Saturday 9/20 Fall Fling (MVYC Fall Fling)
Tuesday 9/23 KISS Fall Series, Race 4
Tuesday 9/30 KISS Fall Series, Race 5

October
Saturday 10/4 DISC Fall Classic, Race 1
Tuesday 10/7 KISS Fall Series, Race 6
Saturday 10/11 October 12 QYC Frostbite
Saturday 10/18 DISC Fall Classic, Race 2
Saturday 10/25 DISC Fall Classic, Race 3 (Frostbite Regatta)

December
Tuesday 12/2 Winter Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony

*Black =Tuesday Races

*Red = Weekend Races

*Purple = DISC Activities

Election of the Race Committee,

Good Morning, Sailors;

As you likely know, our Racing Squadron (RS) is led by a three person panel called the Race Committee (RC). It is time to elect a new RC and the out-going RC has chosen our already-planned RS membership meeting April 1st at the Slip Inn (Bolling Marina) as the time and place for voting. I have been appointed as Nominating Committee to round up some able and eager candidates.

As for the '07 Leadership: I am standing down from the RC to make a little more time to work on the boats. Darrell will not be running this year either; as he has stepped up to be PSC River Commodore and RC Rep. on the PSC Bridge. Charlie and Stephanie have graciously accepted their renomination by me for '08.

As Charlie and Stephanie have pointed out in recent e-mails; each of us has to take an active part in making this RS operate. Running for the Race Committee isn't the only opportunity for service - but it is a big, important one. And it's the one I'm asking you to step up for today.

Bill Hallam

Welcome to the Racing Squadron,

I know it's been slow getting the 2008 racing season into gear, but the time has arrived to get everyone motivated to race. The RS is an all volunteer organization, as many of you know from being in the Racing Squadron last year, it's up all of us to pitch in help RS run in 2008.

To start the Racing Committee is made up of:

-Charlie Peck

-Bill Hallam

-Stephanie Vavonses

-Darrell Harris (Sponsoring BPS Bridge Member, River Commodore)

If you have questions or want to start helping, please contact anyone on the Racing Committee.

As you may or may not know there have been a lot of work going on since the end of the 2007 season to get the 2008 racing season underway. The biggest task that faces the RS is getting the PSC boats ready to race. Please, please, lend a hand to help with this effort. Contact Darrell Harris and let him know how you can help. We all need to pitch in help, if we expect to race 2008.

We are missing email addresses for Francesca, Mark, Christian, and John. If anyone knows how to contact these members, please do so and update the Racing Committee.

The first race will be April 5th, Cherry Blossom.

The first Tuesday practices will start April 1 at 3:30pm.

These dates will be coming up fast!

More news to come!!!

Let's all help to get ready to race.

--Charlie Peck

(Race Committee Member)

Welcome to the PSC Racing Squadron. Now you are on your way to getting Racing Crew qualified. Once you obtain your Racing Crew qualification, you will be an able to race as a racing crew member for a Racing SOR (Skipper Of Record). You will be joining your fellow Racing Squadron members in all the excitement of PSC Racing on the Potomac River in Tuesday races and weekend races. The PSC Racing Committee will keep a list of all Racing Squadron members who are Racing Crew qualified and Racing SOR qualified.

Having knowledge of racing and the ISAF rule book is critical to safety and enjoyment for you and your fellow crew members. Every member of a race crew is the eyes and ears of the boat. The whole boat crew functions together as a team in support of each other while racing. The more knowledge and experienced the crew members have, the more enjoyable and competitive the race crew will be. Every crew member can put in valuable information regarding on the water race conditions such as an unforeseen boat barging a mark.

Getting your Racing Crew qualification is easy, and here are the steps you need to follow:

There is a lot more to learn about sailboat racing and the ISAF rule book. Now the next best step is to attend Race Squadron practices and getting you feet wet by racing. If you do want to learn more details, a great recommended step is to read Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2008 by Dave Perry.

Contact Stephanie Vavonese for more information and to join the Racing Squadron