Screwpile regatta. We didnt do very good again this year, but we got better and better each race. Always lots of fun.
Racing Team: Steven Birchfield
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
AYC's Fall race to Solomons or as we called it...." AYC Fall attrition race to Solomons!"
55 boats started and we were one of the 11 to finish!
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Events:
Volunteer Day, Race Committee Day, Multi-day regatta
Bucc Nationals are held this year at SMSA. I have chosen to volinteer att 4 days of this event. I will be assisting on RC, at the club house, and all aspects between!
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Events:
Multi-day regatta
RAcing with my son is becoming my favorit hobby... need I say more!
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite)
We had some feirce compatition in this series! another boat in our fleet called Elan was jsut squeeking out wins on us each week! The last two races we finaly got them! but not enough to correct over them on points... but we closed the gap!
Friday, July 30, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
GOV CUP... This was a race I had been looking forward to for over 3 years of owning my boat. I had done the race befor on a friends boat, but never on my own. We ended up taking third place in our class for our first time completing the course. We finished at 3:24am! It was also the fasted id ever finished the race...lol.
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
With no AP spinaker, we were left with only our reacing kite... not great, however... a new spinaker was in the works. We still managed to have a clean finish and took advantage of our staysail!
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race, Single-day regatta
The Smith point race was...well... interesting and costly. We ended up having a realy bad broch and tore a spinnaker in half, but then ended up hitting our current top speed ever at 10.4kts sailing wing on wing. It was a crazy day! oh and the storms... high seas, and rum?? LOL
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite), Race Committee Day, Take a new sailor racing
SMSA Zanhizers series is the second series of racing for the club. I made half the races and the other half we ran the RC boat for the fleet. WE picked up 2 new sailers during this time and they have stayed abard for the season!
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Events:
Single-day regatta
Had a great time racing the Broken Rudder event at our Club. We still had the old sails from the boat so our performance was not a good as it could have been. Regardless, it was fun to see how we compair agaist other types of boats!
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
Double handed race for 12.38nm. With the winds out of the north and clocking east, we were able to sail the rumb line on the whole course, only falling off for a short time heading to the 3rd leg of the course.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Events:
Single-day regatta
SMSA invintational Race. We took 4th agains a fleet of A boats. New crew, ment it was a good training day esp. with wind between 4 and 10kts.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race, Take a new sailor racing
38nm race right to a first place finish!
Took a new sailor racing and he is planning to stay on as full crew! YES!
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite)
Wednesday night races SMSA series A
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite)
Racing on my sons Muttineer 15 with SMSA.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite), Take a new sailor racing, Attend a SpinSheet Facebook live event and pose a question
Spring Frost bites; Took a new crew member on, hopfully for the whoel season; Ive attended almost every Friday afternoon facebook live event this year. Chattad and asked questions more then once!
Monday, January 4, 2021
Events:
Attend a virtual rules or sail trim seminar
Attended The Dave's webinar this evening.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Events:
Single-day regatta
Entered in the Free Your Buccs off race with my Sons Mutineer 15. We took 4th place, and had a awesome day on the water!
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite), Take a new sailor racing
Fall frostbites series. Just pure fun!
Monday, November 9, 2020
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite), Multi-day regatta, Distance or point-to-point race, Single-day regatta, Take a new sailor racing
Logging the races for:
AYC race to Solomons - Single day regatta / Placed 2nd in B/C fleet
Screwpile Light house regatta - 2 day / Placed 4th
Highpoint race - Hoopers light/ pt-no-pt lighthouse race - Distance race Placed 2nd overall
Fall series - SMSA
Took 2 new people sailing on Nov.1st
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Events:
Multi-day regatta
Raced on Cheetah for the Stingray Point Regatta @ Fishing Bay Yatch Club. 2 day event.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Events:
Race Committee Day
Birthday RC. Wind was not favorable....
Friday, August 7, 2020
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
Racing the distance
A middle distance race from PR3 to 57R on the Choptank river. We took Second place after an almost 8 hr race.
Friday, August 7, 2020
Events:
Attend a racing or rules seminar or class, Take a new sailor racing, Like and follow SpinSheet’s Facebook page and share the read SpinSheet online link, Attend the SpinSheet Crew Party
Fishing Bay Yatch Club Crew training online webinar on May 5th.
Took 2 new friends sailing on a few Wednesday evening races.
I am a "Top Fan" on Spinsheets FB page! :)
I also attended the online virtual crew party for Spinsheet in March.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite), Take a new sailor racing
We (SMSA) just stared our Fall series of Wednesday evening races. We are currently sitting in second place after 2 races.
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Events:
Distance or point-to-point race
Distance race to Sharps island lighthouse and back to PR3. It was a super long race with a 4+hour span with NO wind!
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite)
Heading out to race
We ended up in Second place... by 1 second!!! This was a great race series with SMSA. We took second in our class.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Events:
Series (fall, weeknight, frostbite)
Our only Frostbite race this year so far due to COVID19...