With the MOHOSA results posted the standings for the NBYA Boat of the year have been turned upside down. Mark Rotsky in his J/30 NEMISIS won for the third time in four qualifying events. He moves in front of Chip Hawkins in CANEEL who has two first and two seconds in GMT events.
David Schwartz in MISCHIEF slipped to a close third. All three yachts have plenty of time to get in six races and thus earn a throw-out. Meanwhile Steve Thurston in MIGHTY PUFFIN has a perfect record of two wins still has plenty of time to qualify. He needs just two more races.
This regatta brings together the best of Narragansett Bay’s sailors. If you are one of the top 5 in your class in a regularly scheduled Narragansett Bay Series you are eligible to participate in the 2010 Narragansett Bay Champion of Champions regatta.
Eligibility is based on your standings as of August 15th. We will be sending out invitations to last years winners and to eligible Top Gun and Governors Cup skippers. If you are eligible from your series register on line any time after the 15th.
Top Gun Results are now posted
A picture of the storm that came through just after racing ended
Some strong winds for the NBYA Governors cup provided exciting race conditions. Check out the results at this link.
The standings for the GMT Composites Boat of the Year are posted after the Twenty Hundred Race to Cuttyhunk – the fourth qualifying event. The first three places are held by Mischief (David Schwartz), Caneel (Chip Hawkins), and Nemesis (Mark Rotsky). This is only a preliminary indicator since there are 5 events needed to qualify and a comparison of boats completing from 1 to 3 races is shown. Stay tuned for updates as the race season progresses.
Narragansett Bay Sailors – There is no excuse for missing these premiere events on Narragansett Bay. Opportunities are included for One-Design, PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF Cruising Class, and Double Handed entries. The Notice of Race and online registration are now available for the following regattas organized by NBYA:
2010 NBYA Big Boat Regattas
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New for 2010 – All NBYA Skippers are automatically registered for the GMT Composites Boats of the Year. See the Series NOR for details.
These NBYA regattas are just a small sampling of other opportunities available for racing on Narragansett Bay. You can see a more comprehensive listing on the NBYA Race Schedule page that includes events organized by others.
NBYA has upgraded its website over the past 12 months. The first upgrade was in December 2008 with the introduction of the NBYA Forum followed with the integrated Calendar add-on in January 2009. The calendar includes easy to find information for all the NBYA events – Regattas, Meetings, Social Events and Training.
In February 2009 we installed software to enable online transactions for payment of NBYA and US Sailing dues, regatta registration and purchasing tickets for NBYA social events. The online system allows payment by credit card, or for those who prefer a check can still be mailed to NBYA. This NBYA Online Shop proved to be a great success for Junior Race Week. Advanced registrations went from 30% the previous year to 80% in 2009. This significantly reduced the burden for our volunteers at the registration table.
Finally, in November 2009 we completely reorganized the NBYA website and incorporated new technology that enables news feeds from both ISAF and US Sailing. There is now search capability on the NBYA site to help you find things. We anticipate as the 2010 regatta schedule is firmed up, information will be posted with links for registration, sailing documents and regatta results, building on what we started in 2009.
Please feel free to provide your comments and suggestions as we work to improve our service to the sailing community!
Donald S (Skip) Kern, President
Narragansett Bay Yachting Association
Learn more about NBYA Online Membership Registration at the NBYA Registration help page.
NBYA members are able to participate in all NBYA events during the course of the membership season (1 January – 31 December), as well as many other sailing events that require a membership in a local yacht racing association. Members receive periodic mailings about upcoming events and opportunities through NBYA.
NBYA members are eligible for discounted US Sailing membership – take advantage of our US Sailing Golden Anchor Plan for big savings! US Sailing Golden Anchor memberships are available in the NBYA Online Registration system.
Visit the NBYA Online Registration web page and use your email address to sign in. You can register online and become a member of NBYA today! If you are already a member, you can also renew your annual membership online.
