Greater New York
Greater New York
The Greater New York District encompasses fleets in Connecticut, New Jersey, some of Pennsylvania and fleets in New York that are on the Atlantic Coast.
Our active Connecticut fleets are Riverton Yacht Club in Riverton, NJ, Riverside in Long Island Sound , Candlewood Lake in Fairfield, Cedar Point in Westport and Sprite Island in Norwalk. In New York we have Moriches Bay in Center Moriches, Hampstead Bay in Island Park, Southside Scots in Blue Point and Westhampton Yacht Squadron in Remsenberg, In New Jersey we have Avalon Yacht Club in Avalon, Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank, Toms River Fleet in Toms River. Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club in Ocean Port, Hunterdon Sailing Club in Clinton, Lavallette Yacht Club in Lavallette and Stone Harbor Yacht Club in Stone Harbor In Pennsylvania we have Lake Nockamixon in Quakertown.
The District Governor is Mark Riefenhauser from the Candlewood Fleet.
Two races today in 4-8 winds. a bunch of general recalls then the U flag for the Championship fleet. The challenger fleet was well behaved. We hoped to get in a third race but the wind died.
Results here
What a great day on the water! Nice weather in the 80's with a 10-12 breeze. Three great races with one big wind shift for race 3. Results here
2024 NAC at Cedar Point Yacht Club - Day 1 racing - Regatta Chair John Cooke goes over the logistics and Brian Hayes from North Sails gives us the scoop on the weather and tactics. Dick Thackerberry holds the skippers meeting. Getting ready to sail! But… the wind is up, waiting to see if it is above guidelines. Postponed to 11:30, then postponed to 12:30.
12:45 Races abandoned for today above our guidelines - early start tomortow.
The boats are coming, 51 of them, to Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport,CT, for the 2024 NAC. Measurement continues tomorrow. The welcome party with the pizza truck is tomorrow night, then we get to sail on Monday. Monday night is the Annual Meeting, Tuesday is Lobster night (if you are so inclined), Wednesday is a free night, and Thursday are the awards. Good luck everyone.
North American Championship Housing notice
There are still 3 bedroom apartments available for the FS NACs at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield CT. The units have 5 beds (2/2/1), one bath, a kitchenette and a shared living area.
Renters would need to bring their own linens for standard twin beds, towels, pillows, toiletries, etc. Think of everything you might bring if you went camping but instead of a tent it's a campus dorm apartment with a roof, walls and running water, shower... Read More