The Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May

Offshore Racing

Registration Forms

Dead Crab NOR

Laser District 10 NOR

Dead Crab Regatta-Aug. 21-22-NOR

August 13, 2010 Written by Mark Penny Section: Sailing - Offshore Racing

August 21-22, 2010 is sponsored by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May.

Rules: The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS); the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association; the rules of the J-24 class, except as any of these are altered by the sailing instructions., and by the sailing instructions.

Radios: All yachts must have a VHF radio.

Eligibility & Entry: Competitors must have a valid weight certificate and a current class membership card. An extra fee of $10. will be charged for those Skippers not a member of USSA

Registration Races

Day and Date From To Saturday, August 21. First warning signal 11:00 AM.

Up to three races may follow.

Saturday, August 21 0800 0930 Sunday, August 22.. First warning signal 11:00 AM.

Skippers Meeting: 9:30 a.m. August 21 Up to two races may follow.

Launching Date High Tide

Launching is available at CYCCM. However, Fri. Aug. 20 5:12 PM

because of the depth restriction, launching is Sat. Aug 21. 6.05 PM

possible only within 1½ hours of high tide. Sun. Aug 22 6:32 PM

Once launched, yachts must remain in the water until the conclusion of the regatta except with the permission of the Race Committee which will be granted only in emergencies. Dock space with rafting will be available, some moorings are available.

Regatta Site & Course(s): The regatta site and racing area will be the ocean waters off of Cape May Inlet or lower Delaware Bay. The course(s) will be windward-leeward.

Scoring & Alternative Penalties: The Low-Point Scoring System; Appendix A2 of the racing rules will apply. There will be no throw-out race. The Scoring Penalty, RRS 44.3; will apply.

Social: There will be complimentary beer Saturday evening on the dock. There will be dinner served at the yacht club Friday evening for those interested in eating there. Dinner around town Saturday evening.

Places to Stay: Cape May has a lot of bed and breakfasts, inns and motels. The following are close to CYCCM:

Blue Fish Inn 609-884-4838 or 1-888-4CM-BFIN This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cape Harbor Motor Inn (609)884-0018

Please let us know if you need assistance with housing accommodations.

Make Checks Payable to CYCCM. Send to CYCCM P.O. Box 260 Cape May N.J. 08204

Basic Fee $60, Non-member USSA add $10.

Person to Contact: Mark Penny, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (609) 519-1484

Offshore 1020

June 12, 2010 Written by Administrator Section: Sailing - Offshore Racing

MERRYHEART Wins Cape to Cape Challenge Cup

August 02, 2009 Written by Administrator Section: Sailing - Offshore Racing

The Inaugural Cape to Cape Challenge Cup was held on Saturday, August 1st. The 13 mile race from Cape May to Lewes included 14 boats from Lewes Yacht Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May. The conditions were perfect for MERRYHEART, skippered by CYCCM's John Henderson and crew Nancy Henderson, to win the first race coordinated between the two clubs.

Pictured below: John and Nancy Henderson are presented with the "Cape to Cape Challenge Cup". Presenting the award were Commodore Richard Martin of LYC, Rear Commodore Tom Lord of CYCCM, and the Mayor fo the City of Lewes James Ford III.

Offshore LOR 1

July 04, 2009 Written by T. Lord Section: Sailing - Offshore Racing

Offshore Results 2008

September 19, 2008 Written by Administrator Section: Sailing - Offshore Racing

Six of the fleet's J24s and two of the PHRF racers competed in the final two races of the season. The course was set off the beaches of Cape May. Winds were out of the Northwest and light (four to eight knots). As with the more recent racing weekends, the winds were shifty and the current was strong, making the racing challenging (particularly downwind).

In the J24 fleet, Arnold Goes to Hollywood (Jack Van Dalen with regular crew Past Commodores Dick O'Keefe and Louis Joyce and a guest appearance by fellow J24 competitor John Wilsey) won both races. Cinderella (Al Schulze with regular crew son and daughter-in-law Gerrit and Patti Schulze, Dave Breder and Jay Corcoran) took second in the first race with Bobsled (Bob Herzog and Bob Foulke with regular crew father and son Rob and Tyler Flynn and John Henderson) in third. In the second race, White Lie (Chip Rapp with regular crew Carol Flynn, Gordon Sayre and Sara Stuard, and a guest appearance by Fred Siegert) finished second, with Turkeys (helmed by Mark Penny with crew of co-owner Jay Kopp, and regulars Laurie Rapp and Debbie Townsend) in third. (Chris McShane of Turkeys took the day off from racing to assist the race committee.)

In the PHRF fleet, the Colgate 26 Hot Toddy won both races. Hot Toddy was skippered by Steve Todd, with regular crew Fred Beyer and Kevin Maloney.

After racing was done, the fleet convened for their annual awards party upstairs at the yacht club. The fleet recognized their dedicated volunteer race committee (Past Commodores Herb Anger, Jack Lord, Wally Stuard and Sandy Thomson). Before getting to the sailing awards, the audience was entertained with a series of presentations of the nominations for the fun "Anchor Award", which is given to the participant who does the most outrageous thing. The audience overwhelmingly and enthusiastically voted to give the award to White Lie owner and skipper Chip Rapp for his creation of a step-by-step photographic guide to how to launch his J24.

Overall sailing awards for the series were presented to the following:

PHRF:

1) Hot Toddy

J24:

1) Turkeys
2) Cinderella
3) Bobsled
4) Arnold Goes to Hollywood
5) White Lie

In two surprises after the official award segment of the program, Turkeys presented Cinderella with a turkey breast (since the latter boat was not able to enjoy turkey during the racing season), and the fleet recognized the outgoing offshore fleet captain (the author) and presented her with a lovely gift, which was greatly appreciated.

The fleet also recognized Jennifer Kopp and the Star and Wave for publishing these write-ups over the course of the season.

On a related note, on the weekend of September 6-7, with the threat of the remnants of Hurricane Hanna in the area, the CYCCM-based J24 Red Dawn won the Parkway Regatta in Toms River, thereby securing its overall victory in the Parkway Series, the District Championship for the J24 class, and an automatic qualification for the 2009 J24 Worlds in Annapolis, Maryland. Red Dawn is an all-CYCCM boat, owned by John Wilsey, with regular crew Owen Miller, Commodore Rick Coale, and brother and sister Eric and Rachel Bennung. The team will spend the next year training for the Worlds (though Commodore Coale will need to heal the foot which he broke while the team was racing in Toms River).

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