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Commodore's Cup Frostbite Race #1

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Frostbite Race #1
Commodore's Cup

     Welcome to the WCSC Frostbite Series for 2025! The Frostbite is a pursuit start race series open to all sailors and boats and is a great way to enjoy your club and your boat over the winter months without the formality of windward-leeward buoy racing.
     If you haven’t tried a pursuit race before, government navigation buoys are used for course marks, and boats receive staggered start times based on their PHRF ratings, so the slower boats start first, followed by faster boats. This eliminates all those crowds at the start. It also adds a “fun factor” to the race because you can see exactly how you’re doing against the competition: the first boat to the finish wins, simple as that.



     Races are scheduled for 1 Jan, 4 Jan, 11 Jan, 25 Jan, 8 Feb, and 22 Feb. The 1 Jan. race winner will have his (her?) name added to the prepetual trophy. Allison will provide soup or chili and cornbread for the racers and race committee after the race, a great opportunity to warm up at the fireplace and talk trash about the day’s racing. We are soliciting volunteers to provide soup or chili for the remaining 5 Frostbite events. If you are willing to do this, please contact Rick (contact info below).

     Check-in and registration begin at 10:30. Please check in with Rick (the guy with the computer) as you enter the main room of the Clubhouse. He will need to enter your boat into the delay-time spreadsheet before the skippers’ meeting gets started. Skippers' meeting is at 11:00. At that time, we will decide which course to sail and will explain the pursuit start process.  You are advised to download and print the Sailing Instructions, Lake Map, and the Buoy and Course List, as these will not be provided at the skippers’ meeting. For those who are new to sailboat racing, the Sailing Instructions contain race details that a skipper must know in order to sail the race. If you are new to the Club’s pursuit start races, you may wish to read A Beginner’s Guide to the Frostbite Series. These documents can be found in the Frostbite Series 2025 folder on the Club website:


Home > Membership (you must be logged in) > Club Documentation > Race/Regatta Documentation (click on folder icon, not text) > Frostbite Series (again, folder icon) > Frostbite Series 2025 (you may have to scroll to the top of the page to access the documents)

Race Committee
PRO BOLAN, Tony, Ron Sanga, John Ray, Anthony Archino


Questions or comments, contact Rick   334-332-2025   cowardlyliontri@gmail.com



Date and Time

Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 10:30 AM until 4:00 PM

Location

Western Carolina Sailing Club
www.wcsc-sailing.org
5200 Westwind Drive
Anderson, SC  29626
USA

Event Contact(s)

Rick Fontenot
334 332 2025 (c)


John Barnard

Category

Distance Races

Registration Info

Registration is required

Number of People Who Will Attend

anyone
(No Fee)
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