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The NIHSA Racing Program offers Club
members a chance to participate in sailboat racing at several levels as
skipper, crew, or race committee. Besides the excitement of competition,
racing provides added experience in new sailing techniques, encourages
better sailing and fosters an awareness of the attention required to
maintain a boat in top racing form.
Club Regattas
The club sponsors monthly intramural regattas using the club's five Flying Scots for
club members with a variety of racing experiences. The skipper should have some racing
experience, at least as crew, and he/she may choose one crew member. The third member
of the crew is chosen by lot, and should be at least a restricted helmsman or
equivalent. So every club member has a chance to participate. The aim is to give
both racers and committee experience in racing techniques and procedures,
and to this end we run more races on shorter courses. The season
culminates in the Intramural Championship (Hot Shot Regatta) started by
Sue Hauser in 1979. The year's monthly regatta winners compete for the
revolving Intramural Championship Trophy (as well as keeper trophies for
each event).
Other Racing Opportunities Our
area offers a wide variety of opportunities to race at various levels:
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Casual or informal racing
gives members a chance to learn about racing in a relaxed atmosphere
prior to racing in the regular Club regattas.
- NIHSA has paid for four boats to
race in the Fleet 42. Races are held Wednesday
evenings and some Saturday afternoons.
- Advanced racers are encouraged to
take the Club boats to the West River Sailing Club and other
CBYRA-sanctioned
regattas. A charter rate of half the regular rate applies to these
events.
- There are also many opportunities
on the Bay to gain wider experience by crewing on other boats, from
one-design dinghies to cruising classes. Checkout
Spinsheet for local racing
information.
- Further racing training and
education are provided by NIHSA and
other sailing association clinics, seminars and symposia throughout the
year.
For questions about the NIHSA
racing program, please e-mail Racing Chair John Stout
john.stout@nasa.gov
2008 NIHSA Regatta Schedule
| DATE |
RACE OFFICER |
COMMITTEE BOAT |
CRASH/COURSE BOAT |
WINNER |
| Sun. Apr 27 |
Stout |
Skeel |
Hays/Barski |
Rebelo |
| Sat. May 17 |
Mullen |
Skeel |
N & K Tountas |
Lawrence |
| Sun. Jun 15 |
Rebelo |
Skeel |
N & K Tountas |
Lee |
| Sat. Jul 12 |
Preusch |
Skeel |
Mullen |
Nelson |
| Sun. Aug 17 |
T.Hall |
Skeel |
Mullin/Neale |
Preusch |
| Sun. Sept 14* |
TBA |
Skeel |
TBA |
TBA |
| Sat. Oct 4 |
TBA |
Skeel |
TBA |
TBA |
*
Make-up regatta. To be held only if an earlier regatta is cancelled.
| 1979 spring |
Joan Beerweiler |
1990 |
John Stout |
2002 |
Milt
Axley |
| 1979 fall |
Joan Beerweiler
(won '79 spring & fall) |
1991 |
Dennis Cain |
2003 |
Ryszard Pluta |
| 1980 |
Werner Falk |
1992 |
John Stout |
2004 |
Ryszard Pluta |
| 1981 |
J.A. Bluestone |
1993 |
Deborah Parshall |
2005 |
Harry Brodie |
| 1982 |
Rick Newell, Jr. |
1994 |
Dennis Cain
(won '91, '94) |
2006 |
John Stout |
| 1983 |
Rick Newell, Jr.
(won '82, '83) |
1995 |
Huber Warner
(won '85, '95) |
2007 |
Nick Tountas |
| 1984 |
Peter Alterman |
1996 |
John Stout
(won '90, '92, '96) |
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| 1985 |
Huber Warner |
1997 |
Bob Strang |
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| 1986 |
Jerry Edge |
1998 |
Steve Lord |
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| 1987 |
Bob Lechner |
1999 |
Peter Preusch |
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| 1988 |
Anne Bastian |
2000 |
Marika Kullberg |
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| 1989 |
Anne Bastian
(won '88, '89) |
2001 |
Rainald Zeuner |
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