Spud Cup Idaho Labor Day Weekend

Information about the Spud Cup race in Sandpoint has been finalized and posted to the Sandpoint Sailing Association web site: http://www.sandpointsailing.com/

The basics are:

Registration: $65 per boat, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Friday night (Sept. 4th) Late Registration $75 Saturday morning 7:00 - 8:00

Food & Drink: $25 per person meal ticket gets you two continental breakfasts Sat. & Sun. morning, dinner Saturday night, and a portion of a keg of beer each night (Friday & Saturday). Additional donations for the beer are encouraged. There may (or may not) be a lunch break ashore on Sat. & Sun.

Racing: Skippers Meeting Sat. 8:30 AM, first flag 9:30 AM, no starts after 4:00 PM

Skippers Meeting: Sun. 8:30 AM, first flag 9:30 AM, no starts after 3:00 PM

J24s will race one-design, probably first start with a longer windward-leeward course than the fleet handicap folks

Accommodations: There will NOT be a crane available for lifting boats. If there were only one boat that needed to be lifted, it would be possible for that boat to switch to my ramp-launch trailer at my house. Per the race instructions, contact Chris Chambers for moorage at the Seasons dock (Seasons is an upscale private dock adjacent to the City of Sandpoint’s Windbag Marina. I think they allowed Spud Cup use for no charge last year.) I still have two bedrooms with queen beds and a third room with lots of sleeping bag space at my house, 10 miles south of Sandpoint. There are several motels available in Sandpoint with the Edgewater being closest to the Marina.

Additional Questions? Please see the web site. http://www.sandpointsailing.com/


Sandpoint Sailing Association located on Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint, Idaho will be hosting the Spud Cup Races Labor Day. Lots (10+) J24s already signed up. They will attempt a minimum of 3 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday.

How about we send some Portland boats!?!?

Location

Sadnpoint Idaho. (map). Google tells me that it is 424 miles away (7 hours).

The crew can take the train! Leave Portland at 4:45PM Friday and get to Sandpoint 2AM (urgh) but the return trip is a little ugly with a 11:30PM departure. But it would be a workable and fun outbound journey if the crew want to catch up with the boat. $56. More information at Amtrack.

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Race Schedule

Takes place on Labor Day 2009. September 5th and 6th, 2009

Friday September 4th

• 5:30 - 8:00 PM Pre-registration at the Beachhouse Tent

Saturday September 5th

• 7:00-8:00 Late Registration at the Beachhouse Tent
• 8:30 Skippers Meeting
• 9:30 First Flag
• Noonish Lunch Break - Weather Permitting
• No Starts after 4:00 p.m.
• Dinner at 6:00 at the Beachhouse Tent

Sunday September 6th

• 7:00-8:00 Breakfast at the Beachhouse Tent
• 8:30 Skipper’s Meeting
• 9:30 First Flag
• No Starts after 3:00 p.m.
• Afternoon Award Ceremony at the Beachhouse Tent

Racing Information

We will attempt a minimum of 3 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday. No starts after 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. If 5 or more races are completed, 1 throw out will be awarded.

Scoring will be in accordance with the Low Point system. One race will constitute a regatta. In the event that a minimum of 5 races is held, 1 throw out will be allowed.

Spud Cup awarded to Best Overall Performance.

Social

There will be food and bottomless beers on Saturday night and a breakfast on Sunday morning. Both for a modest cost.

Accommodation

A few of the local sailors have offered accommodation at their homes. Bruce has free camping in his garden. Hotel Edgewater/Best Western is standing by on 208-263-3194 Ask for Renee Reuter or email edgwater@netw.com. For the hotel you'd better Book Ahead!! This is the best spot to stay...

Facilities

For lifting crane availability and cost, please contact Rob Berube (see notice of race). Two launch ramps are located at Sandpoint’s City Beach. Boats may be docked at the Windbag Marina at the discretion of the harbor master. Moorage may be available at the Seasons to the north of the Windbag, please contact Chris Chambers (see notice of race).

Fleet Championship 2009 - Thursday July 22

Download table here.

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Points
1st	En D' Nile	4557	14
2nd	Free Bowl of Soup	3837	24
3rd	8-Ball	2153	28
4th	Dead Beat	4124	29
5th	Strange Brew	2197	32
6th	Bite Me	2952	36
7th	Home Skool'd		39
8th	No Worries	2363	47
9th	Kamikrazi	1772	47
10th	Raincloud	1842	50

Gold Rush

Drag race to St Helens this weekend.

Great weather, great race. Any chance of adding a couple more in?

1. Home Skool’d
2. Cloud 9
3. No Worries
4. Snot Hot
5. Soup
6. Strange Brew
7. En D’Nile – probably not.
8. BiteMe -still out of the country?
9. Deadbeat?
10. Kamikaze?
11. Straight Shot?
12. Ghost?

Registration is up for Districts/CGOD: www.cgra.org. How many can we get to roll-up the river?!

District Championship Race at Cascade Locks 1-2 August

Fleet 27, in partnership with the Columbia Gorge Racing Association will be hosting the District 19 Championship in Cascade Locks on 1-2 of August 2009.


We did not raise a fleet for this event - J24s will not have an individual start nd this is no longer the district championship race.

The race will be held in the Columbia Gorge Cascade Locks.

Get Involved!

the logistics are keeping some of you from attending. But with teamwork we can make this simple. There are a number of ways to get involved.

1. Take the boat up there - travel up sail with your regular crew. Cloud 9, Free Bowl, Snot Hog are doing this. Requires that you deliver Friday and Monday though.
   
2. Deliver a boat up or back- the delivery is a highlight. Volenteer to take up a boat to and enable greater attendance. Drop me a note if you want your boat delivered or can take a boat.
   
3. Crew on a boat - Crew on another boat. Its a spectacular and windy venue. Drop me a line if interested.
   

Notice of Race

Notice of Race is available here.

Travel by Water from Portland

This is one of the highlights of the weekend. See photos of last year's trip for reasons why.

Depart Thursday after racing or Friday moning. We intend to depart from Portland at 6:15AM and from Government Island dock by 7:30AM. We intend to make the 3:30PM locks and to be on the Cascade Docks by 5:00PM. On the return trip we will leave after the last race and camp and Beacon Rock Sunday night. We expect to be in Portland by 3:00PM Monday.

Locations

See map for locations.

Schedule of Events

If time allows there will be a practice race Friday at about 6:30PM. After that we suggest docking in Stevenshon for a great Mexican Dinner.

Racing is as per NOR Saturday and Sunday.

Singlehanded Race this Saturday

If you intend to enter the CYC Singlehand Race THIS SATURDAY, please notify Sue Burns by email on or before July 15! After today, if necessary, call Race Captain Blain Goold. If you'd like to participate on the CYC Race Committee for any upcoming races, contact Blain.

Following is an amendment to the Race Notice:

SUPPLEMENTAL RACE INSTRUCTIONS

CYC Single Handed Race

The race instructions are supplemented to provide that a minimum of three (3) boats of the same design will constitute a fleet. We have 3 Cal 20's, 1 Merit 25 and 1 Ranger 20 registered so far

Oregon Food Bank Event this Friday

Apologies (somewhat) if I’m over-communicating, but hope to see people out this Friday for the Oregon Food Bank event. Some fun/cool changes this year that should make it great for your sponsors (and family/friends) to join you at the shore party, and up your tally… J Top donating J24 gets an autographed book about J-boats signed by Rod Johnston himself!

-Doug

Race Event: Friday July 10th, 2009. First (only) starting signal at 6:30pm. Look for the J24 “Free Bowl of Soup” flying a big red J-Flag as the committee boat near the tip of Tomahawk Island. See the OCSA race book for additional details, and course. Contact Doug at (503) 645-8398 or dougschenk3837@hotmail.com if questions.

Scoring: Each yacht’s finishing order will be determined by the amount of $ and/or food items donated (each $1 counts for 5 cans of food). $/food can be dropped off to the Soup on the water, or better yet at the Social Event. “Scoring” will continue until ~9:30-10pm at the social event. This is a low-key race, no protests or collisions allowed!

Trophies: The top 5 scoring yachts shall trophy (thanks to Chuck’s Trophies!), with the highest scoring yacht being declared the 6th annual Oregon Food Bank Free Bowl of Soup Night winner, with appropriate prize packages and accolades bestowed up on them.

Social Event: Should be more fun than ever thanks to Columbia Crossings, as a “pre-kickoff” to their summer concert series. Food from Norma’s Kitchen and refreshments from Bridgeport Brewing and Crater Lake Soda to be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to Oregon Food Bank. Racers, family, friends, and kids will enjoy a fun mix of live music from Sounds Like Chicken. Open to anyone/everyone sailing or not, RSVPs appreciated for planning, but not required. Working out the math, but the more people and $ spent from your boat, the better chance of placing! May auction some donated items, but most likely they will go to the top donations. Gates open at 6:00pm, racers should show about 8:00pm (target for band to start), no outside food/beverages, overnight guest moorage can be arranged.

Note from Doug after the Event:
Wanted to thank all the J24 folks that made it out Friday night for the Oregon Food Bank Free Bowl of Soup Night! Putting the official count at 33 boats (a good percentage of the J24s), with a great collection of J24s. Formal race report forthcoming, but wanted to congratulate Ken Roush and Straight shot picking up 5th place (Ken – have a box of goods including the trophy for you, we’ll have to figure out a time for a handoff) and to the Home Skool’d White Trash gang for coming in 1st place for their 3rd time (I believe). Also thanks again to Columbia Crossings for support, and the amazing on-shore setup (leveraged from their summer concert series).

Sean Trew (PacificFog.net) managed to make it down, will forward on the link to his pics when they are available.

So, who’s in for Goldrush on the 25th, not to mention the Gorge/Districts the weekend after? Soup is planning to head up by river again this year, but the CGRA guys are curious when/how the hoist will be needed.