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Frostbite Race # 2

WCSC Frostbite Race #2

Welcome to the WCSC Frostbite Series for 2023! 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: If you are ahead of a boat on the racecourse, you are beating that boat. The first boat to the finish wins, simple as that.

After the race, we will warm up at the fireplace, likely have an adult beverage (BYOB), and enjoy the usual post-race trash talk. Tony Bolan will provide hot soup or chili for the race participants.

Skippers' meeting is at 11:00. At that time, we will decide which course to sail and will explain the pursuit start process. 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
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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 2023 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 2023

Questions or comments, contact Rick 334-332-2025 cowardlylion@charter.net

When:

Saturday, January 7, 2023, 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Event Contact(s):

John Barnard

704-421-3067 (p)

Rick Fontenot

334 332 2025 (c)

Category:

Distance Races

Registration is not Required

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