Hi Guys and Gals,

On June 19th, 20th & 21st Rock Hall Yacht Club will host three days of racing on the picturesque Chester River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. On Friday June 19th the "Down the River" Race will be run. This is a distance race/run starting in Chestertown at the Chestertown CC & YC and finishes at RHYC approximently 12miles downriver.

On Sat/Sun June 20th/21st RHYC will host "Buoy" racing on several courses. This event attracts approximently 80-90 boats with approximently 30 boats being Beach Cats.

The multi's which includes a A-Cat Class start, a H14 class start, and a "Open" Class start will be again racing under (locally favorite) PRO Mr John Macielag directions.

Monohulled dingies such as Lasers, Windmills, Albacores, Comets, and Lightnings will be racing on their own seperate course

RHYC is located in Rock Hall Maryland. RHYC facilities include a clubhouse w/ a Bar/Resturant, bathhouse w/ outdoor showers and a POOL!!! (for the support crew!!!), a LARGE field for boat set-up, a protected sandy launch beach (and two hoists for launching mono dingies), free camping on-site is allowed and incouraged, dogs are also welcome.

For additional information, pic's, directions, NOR, and Pre-Registration please visit our website: www.rockhallyachtclub.org

Hope to see you on June 19th or 20th

Sail Flat, Sail Fast, Sail Safe
Harry Murphey
H18Mag/#9458, Fleet 54/Div11
P19MX/#86, CRAC/"Open" Class

Update ... Update ... Update ....

Rock Hall Yacht Club's "Annual One-Design Regatta on June 20-21st is shaping up nicely.

The Diner will be "Pit Beef" w/ Corn on the Cob, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad, ColeSlaw, and a desert. A non-Red Meat Substitute will be availible (Roast Turkey Breast????)

The A-Cat fleet are starting to Pre-Register w/ notables like Mr Tracy Oliver from Va Beach, the "Candyman" from Bristol (something about Lollypops was mentioned, and I do like Lollypops!!!!), Mr Tony Arrends of WRSC and several others are already committed to attending ....

The H14 class will be in attendence according to Mr Ron (Rondo)Laporta, Chairperson of Div11. Notable Div11 racers like Randy Payne, Chris Begrow and the Chesapeake's own Mr Danny Flanigan and others will be competing.

Pre-Registrations for the "Open Cat" Class are starting to be recieved, Mr "Jimmy" Glanden, Mr Chris Bolton and several others have committed to attend .... (BUT THIS NEWS IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU WOUTER!!!!) ... the F16's are COMING!!!! Mr Kris Hathaway, Mr John (Hollywood) McLaughlin, Mr (Special) Ed Mills , "Contantine" and others have said they will be attending

I'll post more details as we get closer to the event ... for information and pre-registration please go to our website at, www.rockhallyachtclub.org

Hope to see you there ...
Harry

PS: There will be a "Portsmouth" Dingy Handicap Class so if any of you know of some dingy sailors looking to race but don't "meet class" send them our way ... we'll have racing for them also

Harry,
I was looking forward to doing this race ,but had a golden opportunity open up to do the Great Texas 300 so, I'll have to miss it this year.
Todd

Todd,

I mostlikely would have made the same decision. It's highly likely that the RHYC event will be on Father's Day weekend next year. If the Duck Cup and RHYC can be scheduled not to conflict w/ each other I would like to come down to the OBX. I have fond memories of sailing at OBX including one sail w/ John McLaughlin single handing our boats from Avon-bayside, out Hattaress Inlet, through Diamond Shoals in the dark, and back up to Avon-oceanside. What a trip!!!!!

Have a Great Weekend of sailing/racing and TOAST the sunset!!!! They are always so pretty down there

Harry Murphey

Well the RHYC Annual event is closing in on 40 boats pre-registered ..... I quess I should do mine!!!!! ... but I remind everyone that as of 12:00:01AM on Tuesday June 16 the registration fee will be increased by $10.00 .... we are hoping to encourage people to register in a timely manor so the Club Manager can order the proper amount of food .... and BEER!!!!

So let's pre-register soon ....

Or ($10.00)/($1.50/16oz Beer)= 6.6 beers or 106.66 oz of cold delicious "Draft" Yuengling Lager

Harry Murphey

Hey Todd,
Great news re Great Texas—you're on a roll, buddy! I'm envious, but will enjoy a sail to Rock Hall for the weekend. Best of luck down there—keep the pointy end up!
John McL
F16 Blade

Nice !

Wouter

Hi Guys,

The latest "skinnie" on the RHYC Annual Points regatta

1) The Hobie 14's will make class!!!!!

2) The F16's will make class ( the fifth boat will reqister tonight ... and he wants to race w/ a RHYC JUNIOR!!!!!) I am "stoked" for my friends in the F16 class!!!!!!

3) The A-Cat fleet as usual has all kinds of talent in it with many competitors of national level attending

4) And now for the Open" class, that will have just which smiggen of talent in it .... (3) H18s from Div11 (the best div on the east coast for TheMightyHobie18 compitition), and as for H16s' (1) HCA-NA Youth Champion, (1) HCA-NA Womans Champion, (1) Canadian H16 Champion, (1) MULTIPLE HCA-NA H16 Mens Champion .... You will need your "A" game for these guys .... and I'm looking forward to trying to beat these guys/gals but most-likely I'll get my butt kicked ....

Keep the registrations coming ....

Hope to see you this weekend

Harry Murphey

John ????

I noticed the use of the verb "to" vs "at" in your post to Todd .... does that mean you are arriving by water like in those good ol' Cambridge days. Should I meet you w/ a set of beach wheels and a Diet Coke .... since I know where ... when are you "pushing off"??? Will my TheMightyHobie18/P19 wheels work???

Harry

Good luck Harry. I've got a gig that Saturday, so I can't make it - maybe next year. I'm still looking for a Hobie 14 starboard hull if you can please mention it to the 14 crowd there, maybe I could bring mine next year if I come up with one. thanks.

Dave,

Call Danny immediately !!!!!!! He pulled "Burt Shoemakers" H14 out of it's storage place in his garage to bring to RHYC ... then a storm blew through last week and dropped some of those large pine trees in his back yard onto .... you quessed it the H14 (and the kid's Lasers) .... I don't know what is salvagable .... but I would check it out.

Danny has a second H14 luckly ....

Harry

That would be great, Harry. Anything with 8.5' wide cradles should work. Only God knows when!
Thanks

John,

I can do ....

Take my cell #, and call me when you "push off" ... I want to know when you are on the water for safety and so I can check "Thomas Light" and check the "sea conditions" and estimate your progress and approximent arrival time.

I'm assuming this will be Friday sometime or are you going to sail over on Thurs???

RHYC's Location: 39Degrees, 6Min, 40secs North Latitude
and 76Degrees, 10Mins, 58Secs West Longitude.

Now that maybe the cooridinates of the "ClubHouse" which is +100yds inland, if I remember I'll stand on the launch beach and "ping" it for you.

As you come up the entrance of "Langford Creek" at the "Green" Channel marker (GC"5") sail straight for the Brick Cape Cod (w/ additions) style house just slightly to port ahead of you. You will see RHYC further to port, its a white house w/ enclosed porches, do not turn for it until it is approximenly 90* abeam of you. There is the submerged remments of "Long Point" spit and it can be a board killer at low tide. Sail (carefully) through the "Mooring" field and the launch beach is straight ahead. The bottom is sandy w/ a shallow incline.

Oh, if you get to "Leo's" you should have already turned to Starboard and started up the Chester River ......

Poole's Island Light is most likely the nearest big light w/ a FOG Horn .... Haaaaaaaaaa ..... (Private Joke)

Harry Murphey

Harry,the Canadian Hobie 16 champion?Curious who that would be I believe 1991 was the last Canadian Hobie Championship.

Hi Mike,

Yep, time goes by ..... here are some hints ....

The gentleman in question is a true gentleman, a long time Hobie Catter, an origonal member of Fleet54 and Div11, still competing and still fast .... if I were looking at the registration list I might be inclined to be looking for a low sail number .... a REALLY REALLY REALLY LOW sail number .... maybe even a three digit sail number ......

Now who could it be ???????

And no its not Wally, (at least that particular hint isn't.)

(Alex, cue the "Jeopardy Theme Music")


Harry

Jim Gladden?Am I right,what do I win?
I see where Windmills are racing,that was my first boat I owned

You are correct.

How about the woman's champ?

Sheesh... What is it about Windmills?

George and Susan are racing their Windmill this go and not the TheMightyHobie18 or H20...

Last I heard... george was applying cat principles to Windmill sailing in prep for the NA's later this summer at Rock Hall..

I just don't get it!
Who ever leaves the Dark side!

Mike,

You are correct ... Mr Jimmie Glandon will be kicking my butt.

Now I never ask any questions of a woman that can lead to any "age" questions .... but I'll give you this hint; her husband is a "fairly" well known Hobie sailor, you may even say he is a "Guest Expert" and her son is a recent Youth Champion .....

Cue the music Alex ......


Harry Murphey

Canadian Hobie 16?

I believe they call that "16A"...

Mike