ESSA Fleet,
The Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron will be hosting a Flare and Fire extinguisher demo on Saturday, May 13th at 1pm at the Cambridge Yacht Club.
This is a great way to learn how to use this equipment, or to use up some expired flares that you might have in excess. If you have any questions, please email us at
CambridgeSailAndPowerSquadron@gmail.com.
STARBOARD !!!
Now that I have your attention 😁 we will be having a General Meeting on March 18th at 12:30 at La Tolteca on Rt. 50 in Salisbury where John Womack will be giving a talk on boat safety.
After the loss of Roy Barker we thought it would be a good idea to review safety procedures and equipment so hopefully, if there is another accident, there will be safety equipment on board so crewmembers can react quickly and appropriately.
Please respond to this email if you plan on attending so I can let the restaurant know how many to expect.
Thank you and hope to see
everyone there!
Paul West
Commodore
US Sailing Coastal Safety Requirements (SER)
Sections 2.3 and 2.4 have been updated to conform with US Sailing Rules. These changes will not affect any race results to date.
Choptank NORSI July, 2022 updated
2.3 Safety Equipment - For all classes, the “Nearshore” category of the US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirements (available at
https://cdn.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Monohull-SER-2022.0-Nearshore.pdf) will apply.
Previously, the PHRF of the Chesapeake specified racing safety requirements. They have discontinued that service.
~~~/)~~~~ ~ /)~~ ~~ ~~~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~~~ ~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~~~ ~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~
2.4 Penalty Turns - Rule 44.1 (taking a penalty) is modified to allow a boat to take a one turn penalty versus a two-turn penalty when she has broken one or more rules of Part 2. A penalty for breaking a rule of RRS Part 2 will be one complete one turn penalty. Specifically, after getting well clear of other boats and as soon after the incident as possible, a boat will make one turn in the same direction consisting of one tack and one gybe. The penalty turn will be completed within the current course leg.
The term "360" (degrees) has been removed as one jibe and tack can be completed in less than 360 degrees. E.g., from a beam reach she can fall-off into a jibe and then tack back to close-hauled in the original direction: almost 360.
~~~/)~~~~ ~ /)~~ ~~ ~~~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~~~ ~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~~~ ~/)~~~~~ /)~~ ~~
The big change is that fire extinguishers older than 12 years from the manufacture date are no longer considered good and serviceable and should be replaced with a newer fire extinguisher.
This includes both disposable (non-rechargeable) and rechargeable fire extinguishers. And while you are checking your fire extinguishers, make sure they are properly pressurized, labeled for Marine use “Marine Type U.S.C.G.” and are of the specific type required for your vessel length.
