ESSA Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, November 18, 2023

ESSA Sailors, Mark your calendars, Call your crew.

RSVP's will be emailed shortly. You are encouraged to pay on-line.

Place: Jo Jo’s Family Restaurant.

Saturday November 18, 2023/5-6 PM cocktails/dinner at 6PM

401 E. Naylor Mill Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804

www.jojosfamily.com

$50 Per person. Gratuities included.

Cocktails: cash bar.

Agenda:

5:00 Reception check-in, Social gathering- bar open

6:00 Welcome and Dinner

7:00 Awards   

8:00 Meeting, Nominations, Elections

9:30 Adjourn 

Hor d’Oeuvres

·         Fruit & Veggie Tray

·         Meat & Cheese Deli Tray

Entrée-Buffet

·         Roasted Rotisserie Chicken over rainbow potatoes

·         Summer Grilled Salmon over peppers and onions

·         Sides: Green Beans; Sweet Potatoes

·         Garden salad

·         Bread

Beverages

            Iced tea, coffee, and water

Cash Bar (set up in main room)

            Beer, wine, and liquor

Call for 2024 Bridge Nominations

Bridge Officer Nominations Now Open 

The ESSA Bridge invites its members to recommend members to serve as

• Bridge Officers for 2024 
• Commodore
• Vice Commodore
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Choptank Fleet Captain
• Tangier Fleet Captain
•  Nominations for Special Awards
•  Great Shoals Lighthouse Award Awarded to the ESSA member who has demonstrated the most outstanding sailing accomplishment or performed the highest level of meritorious service in the promotion of sailboat racing, or a combination thereof.
• Bluewater Cup Awarded to an ESSA boat captained by its owner sailing the most offshore miles during a calendar year, but not less than 300 miles.
• ESSA Promotional Award - Awarded to the person who has done the most to promote sailing on the Eastern Shore.
• ESSA Spirit of Sailing Award -Awarded to a member or volunteer who best exemplifies spirited and sportsmanlike sailing.

ESSA members are asked to recommend candidates or volunteer themselves. 

Please submit nominations to Commodore Paul West at essasailing1@gmail.com as soon as possible.

ESSA Skippers on the Chesapeake 2023

Several ESSA skippers and their crews have been racing in other events on the Chesapeake.

Where have they been sailing? Here is a short summary.

Rocket J. Squirrel – J-105

• Steve Adams and Dotty Holoubek with crew, Branden, Anastasia & Rob
• Helly Hansen - NOOD Annapolis
• EWE Spirit Cup Annapolis
• Annapolis to St. Michaels
• Eastport Yacht Club One design
• Leukemia Cup
• Annapolis Yacht Club Annual
• Annapolis Labor Day
• Annapolis Fall Series
• Three series of the AYC Summer Series
•  All J105 One Design Races

 

Blur J-105

• Trevor Carouge & Crew
• Spring Race to Oxford
• Annapolis Race to Miles River
• TAYC race to Oxford
• Annapolis Race to Cambridge
• Naval Academy Sailing Race to Oxford. 

 

Touché  Comet -34

• Bob Dickey and Crew
• Governor’s Cup
• Annapolis Race to Cambridge
• Naval Academy Sailing Race to Oxford. 

3-6-9  Capri 30

• Liz Principe & Crew
• HHSA Women's Regatta
• The Race to Oxford 
• Naval Academy Sailing Race to Oxford 

Rocket J Squirrel on right at Annapolis

Dotty and Anastasia trimming the sails

 

 

Choptank Cup Results, October 14, 2023

Starting with light wind on a downwind start, it was uncertain that the fleet could reach Sharp's Island Light in time. As the wind increased, the rain became more intense saturating all crews. Strong but manageable gusts faced the boats on the approach and return from the Lighthouse. All boats made the turn. As the wind shifted to the east, it became necessary to tack back to Cambridge.  A wet and windy day.

Congratulations to the. Branden Spear and the crew of Gabrielle, the winners of the 2023 Choptank Cup.

ESSA Choptank Choptank Cup 2023

Results are final as of 10:33 on October 15, 2023

The Choptank Cup is a long-standing event that tests the endurance of Skippers and Crews.

The race is a non-spinnaker race from Cambridge Creek to the Sharps Island Lighthouse and back to Cambridge Creek. The traditional and full course length is approximately 33.2 Nautical Miles.

PHRF non-spinnaker CR ratings will be used to score all boats using PHRF TOT.

The starting horn sequence will begin at approximately 9:24 AM on Saturday, October 14th, 2023.

The race will begin at 9:30 AM (unless changed by the Race committee.)

Choptank Cup 2023 - N-S CC Class - October 14, 2023

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Finish time, Time: 09:30:15, Distance: 33.2 NM, Course: A- C-Sharps Light-C-A, Wind dir: SE-- -E, Ave wind: 8-20 Knts

Boat	Boat Type	HelmName	Class	SailNo	PHRFTOT	Rank	Start	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected	BCR	Ave speed	Points
Gabrielle	J-29	Branden Spear	N-S CC	21613	126	1	09:30:15	15:57:30	6:27:15	5:43:43	126	5.144 kn	1.0
Paprika	Pearson Flyer 30	Curt Weist	N-S CC	30972	138	2	09:30:15	16:04:36	6:34:21	5:43:55	138.394	5.051 kn	2.0
Blur	J-105	Trevor Carouge	N-S CC	51682	87	3	09:30:15	15:50:57	6:20:42	5:58:35	114.566	5.232 kn	3.0
Rosina	Landing School 26	Peter Barclay	N-S CC	3	237	4	09:30:15	17:39:00	8:08:45	6:12:37	303.183	4.076 kn	4.0
Jitterbug	Catalina 270	George Breig	N-S CC	319	225	5	09:30:15	18:14:17	8:44:02	6:45:42	364.775	3.801 kn	5.0

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Tangier Fleet Race Results, Gosling Cup

 Congratulations to Pete Genero and his crew of Marcat.

Winner of the Gosling Cup.

Choptank Race, Saturday, October 14, 2023

 Who is racing in the Choptank Cup?

As of 10/6,

1. Aura
2. Blur
3. Gabrielle 
4. Jitterbug
5. Paprika
6. Rosina
7. Touché 

Reminder, Choptank Cup, October 14, 2023

 The granddaddy of races, 30 plus Nautical Miles, rounding Sharp's Island light. This is a classic Non-Spin PHRF race.

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NOTICE OF RACE

Choptank Cup, Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Choptank Cup is a long-standing event that tests the endurance of Skippers and Crews.

The race is a non-spinnaker race from Cambridge Creek (G1-G3 "A") to the Sharps Island Lighthouse and back to Cambridge Creek. The traditional and full course length is approximately 33.2 Nautical Miles. PHRF non-spinnaker CR ratings will be used to score all boats using PHRF TOT. The starting horn sequence will begin at approximately 9:24 AM on Saturday, October 14th, 2023. The race will begin at 9:30 AM (unless changed by the Race Committee.)

(Bad weather date, Sunday, Oct 15)

PARTICIPATION

Any ESSA member who has paid their annual racing fee and is sailing a boat that has received a rating from ESSA or a valid PHRF Certificate of the Chesapeake may enter the race. All Skippers must register to race on or before Thursday, October 12, 2023. A minimum of two boats must cross the starting line with at least one boat completing the prescribed course as declared by the race committee.

To register, Send an email to essasailing38@gmail.com