Master's Sailing 2006

 As we enter our 5th summer of the Kettles Senior Sailing races, we continue to see interest by sailors (experienced and new) to come out and race. We have decided this year that instead of collecting separately for Senior Sailing Annual Dues, that membership would be included for all members of the Kettles Association. This provides access to all the other benefits of the Kettles Membership (i.e. BBQ event, Auction, Regatta, etc). We also plan to get new starting flags that will help with the starting of the race. With the larger markers that we are now using (thanks to John Beare) we might even be able to see the windward mark! We would like to encourage more cottagers who are interested in sailing to come out to our races. If you know someone who is new in the area, ask him or her to join us. Notably, we have changed the race start times to 3:00 p.m. as we hope the winds will be better at that time of day. For those of you who have not yet hosted a post sailing race social “and would like to”, please contact me.

Doug Clark, Commodore

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2066 Schedule Coming Soom
        Date               Race Name                                Default Race Location          Post Race Gathering

• Sunday July 3                         Kettles Early Bird                         East Bay                                           Doug Clarks East Bay

• Saturday July 23                    Kettles/Horseshoe Race                Breezy Point                                     John Bearer

• Sunday July 31                        MLA Sailing Regatta                    Beaumaris Yacht Club                 n/a

• Sunday August 7                  Muskoka Laser Championships  South Muskoka Sailing Club       n/a

• Saturday August 13               Kettles Race                                     North Bay                                Nixon;s (Shaw Island)

• Saturday August 27               Final  Kettles Race                         East Breezy Point                  Doug Clark’s (East Bay)        

Race Start Time:   3:00 p.m.

Skippers Meeting:     Usually at starting line.

Annual Fees: included with Kettles Membership

Starting Procedure:  5 minute horn (Kettles Flag Up), 4 minute horn (blue flag up), 1 minute horn (blue flag down), and start horn (Kettles flag down)

Location Notes: East Bay location race may be in North Bay (and visa versa) depending on winds

Rain Date: (if no wind, or poor weather on race day, then race will be on Sunday)

Yellow Triangle – possible race locations, Yellow Stars – Nixon and Clark Social location Red Star - Kettles

SOME RACE RULES TO CONSIDER 360 RULE a 360 (one tack and one jibe) is required if you hit a mark   720 RULE a 720 is required (two tacks and two jibes) if you foul another boat. Typical causes of fouls is the obvious port-starboard infractions. The other main case is buoy room. A boat that has an inside overlap is entitled to buoy room. This boat is between a buoy and another boat and with its bow ahead of the stern of the other boat, when they are within two boat lengths of the buoy