Showing posts with label instruction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instruction. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

A note to subscribers: how to review individual race results

This is a response to an email.


To see the results of any one race, just click on the word "Race #".

They are links to the race results which include all of recorded details., such as elapsed time, corrected time, order of finish, and place after correction aka points.

                                     Click On the word "Race 2" below

SPIN (10 boats)

Sail #BoatRace 2Race 3Race 4PointsPos
267Nothing Artificial (J-29)11131

Thursday, July 8, 2021

"mayday," "pan-pan" and "sécurité

 Q. What are the differences between and when should I use "mayday," "pan-pan" and "sécurité" on my VHF radio?

A. In order of priority, mayday is the internationally recognized distress call that is used as preface in VHF radio transmissions only in situations in which there is an immediate danger of loss of life or the vessel itself. This includes when a boat is sinking, there's a fire in the engine room, or someone on board is unconscious or experiencing a serious injury or illness.

Pan-pan is the international urgency signal that is used as a preface to a VHF transmission when the safety of a person or the boat is in serious jeopardy but no immediate danger exists, but it could escalate into a mayday situation. For example, pan-pan is used in situations in which the boat has a slow leak or the engines are disabled and the boat is drifting toward a rocky shore.

Sécurité is a safety signal used as a preface to announce a navigation safety message. This may be an approaching storm, a navigation light failure, a submerged log in a harbor entrance or military gunnery practice in the area.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Getting ready to sail?


In a few weeks, we hope to be sailing. 

Here is a list of things to get ready.

Choptank Fleet

Tangier Fleet

Questions? Contact your Fleet Captain 


It's a race!



Friday, April 17, 2020

Friday, January 25, 2019

ESSA Upcoming Events, SAVE THE DATE!

The season approaches. 
Mark your calendars.
Call your crew. Are they ESSA members?
Printable Membership Form

Upcoming events:

2019 Upcoming
    February 16, 2019: General Meeting, Rules Meeting 
    La Tolteca, Salisbury, noon

    Speaker: Jonathan Bartlett, North Sails
      • Racing Strategy & Tactics



    Read more about Jon..........
    ...........Allsopp, who is now marketing director for North Sails, believes Bartlett's strength is that "he's a great listener, has remarkable recall and is a decent, honest person." .......
    Bartlett moved into the more technical Star class in 1988 and won numerous major regattas, usually with close friend Shane Zwingelberg aboard as crew. Work as a North Sails professional required sailing with customers and Bartlett has always enjoyed that aspect of the job. Among the first skippers, he worked with were Al Graf (Fast Forward, J/27) and Butch Michel (Hot Ticket, Farr 37).
    "We won the Governor's Cup in 1986 without Bruce aboard and that was really a breakthrough moment for me personally," Bartlett said.

    That was just the beginning for Bartlett, who has now won every notable distance race on the Chesapeake Bay as tactician for various skippers. That success has extended to major regattas up and down the East Coast with owners such as Tom Ballard, Jim Sagerholm, John White, David Askew and others.

    "I'm not just a customer to Jonathan. I know that he really appreciates and enjoys sailing with our team," said Freitag, whose current boat is a Summit 40 named DownTime. "Jonathan is always calm and never loses focus."

    Bartlett believes his success with amateur, family-oriented programs stems from understanding the importance of boat preparation, practice and team-building. Some big-name pros hop aboard and bark orders, believing their knowledge is key to victory. Bartlett has always put the focus and responsibility on the owner and his crew. "My job is to help people enjoy sailboat racing and hopefully have some success along the way," he said.

    Robin Team has captured class honors at the Key West and Charleston race weeks twice each with Bartlett calling tactics. The North Carolina skipper couldn't imagine campaigning his J/120 Teamwork without Bartlett aboard. "Jonathan takes the whole program to another level. He brings a lot of expertise in terms of tactics and trim, but is also very good at helping the crew step up to 'A' game," Team said. "Jonathan is way more than a North Sails rep to me; he's a close friend who comes to Carolina for a visit when sailing wasn't on the agenda.

    "Jonathan loves sailing and the relationships with customers are very important to him."
    In 2011, Bartlett received the Charles R. "Sonny" Smith Skipjack Award from Annapolis Yacht Club for contributions to sailing. Some of his fondest memories involve racing Penguin dinghies with daughters Emily, 26, and Annie, 24.



    Wednesday, January 9, 2019

    North Sails Video on Sail Trim



    This link takes you to a North Sails video on sail trim
    Lots of expert commentary from a highly credentialed crew,
    sail designers with international racing experience.
    The video quality could be better; but, the content is superior.
    Worth watching twice; now and during the racing season.


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    Monday, March 26, 2018

    Power Squadron offers Sailing Courses at The CYC

    The Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron will be teaching a 6-week Sailing course from April 8th to May 13th. The classes will be from 1-4pm at the Cambridge Yacht Club.  The course will cover everything from basic parts of the boat to heavy weather sailing.  The class will mostly be classroom instruction, but there will be an on the water session at the end of the course. The cost of the course is $60 for Power Squadron members and $120 for non-members.  
    If you are interested in this class, please contact Wayne Rigby at 302-629-4658 or email werigby@yahoo.com
    The textbook is over 200 pages, covering the following chapters:
    1. Sailboat Rigs
    2. Sail Plans
    3. Boat Design and Hull Types
    4. Standing Rigging
    5. Sails
    6. Running Rigging
    7. Stability
    8. Balance
    9. Wind
    10. Sail Shape
    11. Preparing to Sail
    12. Tuning the Rig
    13. Steering and Helmsmanship
    14. Sailing Upwind
    15. Sailing Downwind
    16. Spinnaker Handling
    17. Heavy Weather Sailing
    18. Storm Conditions
    19. Docking and Anchoring
    20. Marlinespike Seamanship
    21. Sailing Safety
    22. Navigation rules
    Appendix A - Sailboat racing
    Appendix B - Race Management
    Appendix C -Glossary
    Appendix D - Canadian Rules and Regulations
    Appendix E - U.S. Rules and Regulations