***New for 2024! MBYC’s Docktoberfest Pig Roast will be the evening following the regatta! $25pp available at the bar. Tickets are going fast so if you want to stay for dinner get your tickets asap!***
NOTICE OF RACE
Macassa Bay Open Regatta
Saturday Sept 21, 2024
MBYC – Hamilton Harbour
RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. If you are not familiar with these rules, they basically say play nice.
The #1 Rule is that this is just for fun, don’t take it too seriously, just come on out for a sail with your friends.
ELIGIBILITY
The regatta is open to all boats that are powered by wind and are affiliated with MBYC or HBSC. This is meant to be a fun race. All sailboats are encouraged to enter regardless of size and/or experience. A PHRF handicap system will be used to even out the playing field.
COST
It’s FREEEEEE!
SCHEDULE
Skippers meeting will be between noon and1pm on race day near the outdoor patio at MBYC. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but every effort will be made to accommodate late entries. First gun is planned for 2pm. Come down to the club for 11:30 for the BBQ lunch.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The race will be pursuit format. Full sailing instructions will be announced during the skippers meeting.
THE COURSE
The course may change, but most likely to the East end of the bay and back. Approximately 7-10 nautical miles.
SCORING
This is a pursuit race, the first boat across the line gets to claim victory!
PRIZES
The prizes will consist of beverages of your choice, you get to supply this.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
This is the serious part: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS rule #3, Decision to Race. The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury, or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the race.
If you are interested in participating please complete the information below. Start times will be posted the morning of the race. For more information email mbycterry@gmail.com
Recap from 2024 – So that’s a wrap for the 4th annual Macassa Bay Open Regatta. The course was a windward leeward, single lap of the bay. The wind was pretty steady 14 kts with the occasional gust to 20+. 21 participants took part in this epic day of sailing and 20 completed the course. A big thanks goes to everyone who participated and helped make this a great day. Also thanks to the breakfast and dinner crews as well as our local musicians who helped round out the day by keeping everyone fed and entertained.
Let’s do it again next year!
Results below are final as of 6pm September 23
The mark positions below are current for 2023. The actual course may include an offset, be at the participants meeting to find out!
Image below is the Golf Course Radar mark. This mark is toward the east side of the lawn of the golf course.
A google map of the marks from 2021 can be found here. Note that the S/F will be different this year.
Pics from the 2021 Regatta are below. Photo credit goes to John Greene, Kathleen Fox, and Terry Wagg.
