Sailors, Just a heads up that Laser racing for the Commodore's Cup will be held this Saturday July 4th!!! There will be no Laser racing this Friday July 3rd. I apologize to all those who came out last Saturday for Laser racing and were not able to race. Please see the schedule below for the days that Laser racing will be held on Saturday, which is not every week. Here are the dates that we are scheduled to sail for the remainder of the summer: Friday Series: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 9/4, 9/11 Saturday Series: 7/4 (Saturday), 7/11, 7/25, 8/1, 8/15, 8/29, Rear-Commodore Cup – 9/5 (Sunday), 9/19 The schedule is also listed in the NOR, which is in the "Racing" tab of the Club's website and not the Laser page.  Here is the link... https://www.cedarpointyc.org/files/2020_Aero_and_Laser_NOR_Final.pdf Sincerely,  Phil Hood Fleet Captain

Hi All, after a delayed start, it is time to get the Laser out and race on Thursday Nights at Duck Island Yacht Club. Get registered on YachtScoring at https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=13032. Hope to see you out there!

ROUND POND REGATTA: SUNDAY JUNE 21

As promised more info about the Round Pond Regatta

I can load TWO MORE LASERS on a trailer, anyone need a ride ?

Schedule:

1.  Rig at noonish,

2.  Competitor's meet at 1

3.  Launch directly thereafter.  

4.  Six (6) Races attempted, possible throughout ?

5.  No races started after 4:20.

6.  Rig and parking at Anchor Restaurant parking lot in Round Pond.  We have two launch ramps and can get all boats underway quickly.  There will be help for dollies.     

We will have some drinks, but no food.  

When you can, please let us know if you are planning on coming.

email Charles at  cpabarclay@gmail.com

Sailors, Cedar Point Singlehanded Summer Series Kicks off Tonight, Yes you read that correctly, REAL sailing! :) First signal at 6:30pm today! (Friday June 12th), hope to see everyone down at CPYC. Let's have more boats than the RS Aeros! If you plan on sailing please fill out this poll, https://doodle.com/poll/wr8pyu2gusxgrzge. This will make it easier for our RC, make it easier to predict how many boats we will get and build participation. Also to remind everyone to follow safe social distancing and possibly wear some sort of a mask in the drystall. You can review CPYC's status at www.cedarpointyc.org/covid19. Please be sure to follow all the rules for the sake of everyone. Sailing on Saturday too, 1st signal is at 1pm but there will be a few starts before the Laser start. Summer 2020 is here! We also have some fleet news to announce, Long time laser fleet member Phil Hood is our new Fleet Captain!

Dear Sailors,

After a lot of research and careful consideration, the BBR OA decided to cancel BBR 2020. Looking at state guidelines, best practices, health screening, contact tracing and all that would be required to keep our members, volunteers, staff and competitors safe, we unanimously arrived at this decision. 

The committee and I look forward to BBR 2021 when we can all sail without masks, travel without self quarantines, safely run race committee and support boats and enjoy each other’s company ashore at the parties.

In the meantime, I hope you get out sailing as much as possible this summer while staying healthy and safe.

Blair Tracy
BBR Chair

ILCA Introduces New Assistant Technical Officers

ILCA is pleased to welcome two new staff members to our technical team. Kevin “KC” Haffey and Santiago Sampaio have joined ILCA as Assistant Technical Officers to assist in bringing new builders and suppliers online and to provide ongoing technical support for the class.

Kevin ("KC") Haffey has a 20-year background in the marine industry and, notably, worked with Ian Bruce at Performance Sailcraft International, the original Laser manufacturer, where he started as a summer intern. As Director of Manufacturing, KC was responsible for setting up Laser manufacturing facilities in the UK, Ireland and Brazil and provided technical inspections and oversight for the other PSI factories in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Japan. During his time with PSI, over 100,000 Lasers were produced. After his career in the marine industry, Haffey enjoyed a successful career in the optical industry where he oversaw production for EssilorLuxottica. ILCA is excited to bring KC’s technical skills and extensive marine industry experience to our team.

Santiago Sampaio is currently the top-ranked Laser sailor from Portugal and is active on the Olympic campaigning circuit. Santiago is a graduate of Southampton Solent University where he obtained an engineering degree in Yacht and Powercraft Design, graduating with first class honors. While sailing full time, Santiago also completed course work in business from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Along with his strong educational background, Santiago brings a wealth of sailing experience and detailed knowledge of the performance characteristics of the boat. We are excited to have Santiago on board and we are confident that he will integrate quickly to become a valuable member of the ILCA team.

In ongoing compliance with World Sailing’s Olympic Equipment Policy, ILCA is actively engaged in approving several new builders and equipment suppliers worldwide. The Assistant Technical Officers have been brought onboard to help handle the anticipated technical compliance workload related to this process. Both KC and Santiago have begun working with the ILCA Technical Officer, Clive Humphris, and are already involved in the various builder certification meetings. The Assistant Technical Officers can be reached via their ILCA email addresses: kchaffey@laserinternational.org and santiago@laserinternational.org.