154th ANNUAL CRUISE

 

August 7-14, 2010

 

New York Yacht Club

Harbour Court, Newport, RI

 

GENERAL FORMAT
The 154th NYYC Annual Cruise in Penobscot Bay, Jericho Bay and Blue Hill Bay, Maine, will start and finish in Camden. Family activities will be planned and the lay day, Wednesday, August 11, in Southwest - Northeast Harbors will feature cocktails and informal dinner in the Morris Yachts’ shed in Northeast Harbor. General Order #3, to be posted in Spring, will list information for each port.
 
Predicted log events will be offered, as they were on last year’s Cruise, and there will be the usual racing for CRF (Classics), NYYC CR (non-spinnaker), IRC non-spinnaker and IRC spinnaker. The Queen's Cup is open to all IRC spinnaker class yachts with an endorsed IRC rating of 1.07 or higher.  Other classes will compete for different trophies on Queen’s Cup day, the details to be described in the Notice of Race.
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (see General Order #3 for details):
Day/Date
Anchorage
Activity
Notes
Social Event
Sat. Aug. 7
Camden,
Wayfarer Mar.
Captains' Meeting 
Fleet assembles
Fleet Assembles: Flag Officers' Cocktail Party; Welcoming Barbecue at Wayfarer Marine
Sun. Aug. 8
Seal Cove
Queen's Cup 
Penobscot Bay
New Members raft up/pot-luck cocktails 
Mon. Aug. 9
Swan's Island
Squadron Run  
Seal Cove to Swan's Island
None planned
Tue. Aug. 10
NE/SW Harbors
Squadron Run or Astor Cup,
Predicted Log   
Swan's Island to NE Harbor
None planned
Wed. Aug. 11
NE/SW Harbors
Lay day   
lay day
Informal Supper,  Morris Yachts’ shed,
Northeast  Harbor
Thu. Aug. 12
Merchant Row
Squadron Run, 
Predicted Log
NE Harbor to Merchant Row
None planned
Fri. Aug. 13
Gilkey Harbor,
Islesboro
Squadron Run,
Predicted Log
Merchant Row to Gilkey Harbor
Clambake, Ferry Landing,
Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro
Sat. Aug. 14
Camden
Squadron Run or Astor Cup  
Gilkey Harbor to Camden
Cruise disbands 

 

PREDICTED LOG 

Power boats and any yacht not racing can join in on one or more of the Predicted Log on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  A challenging and fun way to make the transit!  Detailed information will be linked here and will be in each yacht's Cruise Packet:

     - Predicted Log Contest Directions 

 

PAST RESULTS 

2009 - Squadron Runs Overall  |  Queen's Cup  |  Astor Cup (no race)  | Predicted Log

2008 - Squadron Runs Overall  |  Queen's Cup  |  Astor Cup 

2007 - Squadron Runs Overall  |  Queen's Cup  |  Astor Cup

 
NOTICE BOARD

The ROCKEFELLER GARDEN TOUR is SOLD OUT. 

       

ENTRY INFORMATION
Entry Form
Social Reservations ADDITIONS
Guest List form (due Friday, July 30)
Entries to date

DRAFT Scratch Sheet

  

RACE DOCUMENTS
DRAFT Sailing Instructions (comments)
Notice of Race

General Order #3

  

RATING INFORMATION

NYYC CR (non-spinnaker)

     2010 Application 

     2010 Directions 

     2010 Description/Rule/Restrictions

 

IRC (spinnaker & non-spinnaker)

     US SAILING IRC Rating Rule

     US-IRC web page

 

CRF (non-spinnaker Classics)

     2010 CRF Rating Form