Fleet Captain's Welcome
As your new Fleet Captain I would like
to thank Bill Copley for his year of service to the club and the fine job that
he did. I would also like to thank the board for asking me to serve in this
upcoming season of 2008. We have a great thing here, as the only big boat fleet
in Boston Harbor and I am honored to contribute to its continuity.
There are a few things that I will be focusing on this coming year and they are as follows:
Courses sailed during the Wednesday evening series will be as close to upwind /downwind courses as the harbor will allow, in an effort to maintain the validity of the PHRF ratings. I would like to encourage our racers to abide by Racing Rules 14 and 44.1 regarding racer to racer collisions. I am sure that we all appreciate the competitive edge of this sport, and this can be maintained, but it must be coupled with sportsmanship and respect for our fellow racers. As everyone is aware we share Boston Harbor with quite a bit of traffic, some of which are other recreational boaters. Skippers should be forward thinking tactically and take into consideration that these pleasure boaters are not racers and should be treated with respect as members of the greater boating community. As a club, I would like to encourage the fleet to be proactive in discussing more weekend race participation. As a team, CYC has shown that it can be competitive with neighboring yacht clubs. With a greater CYC presence in weekend races we can help to promote greater attendance in our Spring and Fall Regattas from those same neighbors.
I look forward to seeing you all during the summer of 2008 and I hope you have a fun and rewarding racing season.
Regards,
Gregory E. Graham
Fleet
Captain