SAVE THE DATE! Wild Goose Chase, 9:00AM, Saturday, September 9, 2023

This year the WGC will be a Non-Spinnaker Pursuit Race.

Slower boats go first. All boats ahead must be passed to win. 

Round trip from "Z" to the Choptank Light.

Handicaps are modified PHRF ratings.

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Starting Times 

Length of Race - NM	16	Shorter Course	Length of Race- NM	6.54	Modified N-S PHRF CR
Start Time	Boat Name	Z-C-E-C-A-Z	Start Time	Boat Name
9:00 AM	Rosina	S-P-P-S-S-S	9:00 AM	Rosina	297
9:04 AM	Jitterbug		9:01 AM	Jitterbug	280
9:09 AM	Lazy Ethel		9:03 AM	Lazy Ethel	263
9:20 AM	Tamarind		9:08 AM	Tamarind	196
9:21 AM	Crazy Brit		9:08 AM	Crazy Brit	221
9:27 AM	Chupacabra		9:10 AM	Chupacabra	217
9:28 AM	Sawdust		9:11 AM	Sawdust	192
9:30 AM	Dudley Do Right		9:12 AM	Dudley Do Right	184
9:30 AM	Callinectes 2.0		9:12 AM	Callinectes 2.0	184
9:37 AM	Paprika		9:15 AM	Paprika	158
9:40 AM	Touché		9:16 AM	Touché	146
9:41 AM	Gabrielle		9:16 AM	Gabrielle	142
9:47 AM	No Mas		9:19 AM	No Mas	121
9:47 AM	Epicure		9:19 AM	Epicure	121
9:47 AM	Nothing Artificial		9:19 AM	Nothing Artificial	121
9:47 AM	"3-6-9		9:19 AM	"3-6-9	121
9:52 AM	Aura		9:21 AM	Aura	104
9:54 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel		9:21 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel	96
9:56 AM	Blur		9:22 AM	Blur	87

Notice of Race

The Wild Goose Chase Race will be conducted on September 9, 2023.  This is a Non-Spinnaker pursuit style race in which slower boats start first.  The race will begin near the Cambridge Yacht Club, continue towards the Choptank Light, and return to Cambridge.  The spirit of this race is to give those boats that never win a chance to be competitive.

Boats with higher handicaps will start first.  This year modified PHRF ratings will be used to determine the appropriate delays. The PHRF ratings will be tempered with actual performance records from the regular ESSA season. No boat will be delayed more than 60 minutes. The winner must pass all boats ahead.  The first boat across the finish line is the winner.

Starting times will be posted on http://essasailing.blogspot.com/ no later than September 7, 2023, at 1200.

Since 1992