WOW! What a great day of racing on Buckeye Lake

The morning of the 2021 Snowball Regatta – the 81st Annual – started out with rain, light wind and some real trepidation among both sailors and race committee alike on what conditions the day would bring.  As seems typical for central Ohio this year, the forecast wasn’t lining up with reality.  Over 15 boats entered, the race committee got on the water and got things set up as the winds began to build and settle in.  4 GREAT races in building winds and sea state throughout the afternoon.  A good time was had by all.

Thank you to all of the regatta volunteers!

Registration
Governor Rickie Sue Grunden
Nancy Snow
Governor Stephanie Dolan

Race Committee Signal Boat
P/C Steve Harris, PRO
P/C Dave Lawrence
George O’Donnell
Robert Badgeley

Mark/Safety Boats
Chuck Gleich
Tom Campbell
Governor Vic Schroeder
Tami Schroder

RESULTS

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BLYC SNOWBALL REGATTA

SAILING INSTRUCTION

AMENDMENT #1

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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

for the 2021 Snowball Regatta have been posted

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REMINDER

There will be no Sail on Sunday racing this weekend due to the Annual BLYC Elections.

Please come out to BLYC on Sunday between 9:00 and 1:00 for the Candidates’ Porch Picnic and to cast your vote for the 2021 Board of Governors.  Stay for the Annual Meeting at 2:00 at which, we will award the George Fisher Sportsmanship Trophy in addition to other Club recognitions for 2021.

Commodore Dwight R. Haggard
Long Distance Race
Labor Day – September 6, 2021

Winds: W 8-12 with 15+ Gusts
Temperature: 81 degrees F.
Course: S-1-2-F (Long Distance – Windward/Leeward)

The Race: At the skippers meeting, our (VRO) Volunteer Race Officer announced a change to NOR’s that all boats are required to go through the Start/Finish on the downward leg, this is to be able to shorten the course if necessary. With today’s winds we knew this would not be a problem. Pink tetrahedrons course markers were set at Sellers Point and at no wake boundary by the Cranberry bog. With 10 boats entered, RC gave us a great start/finish line and the race was started right on time.

Post-Race Commentary:  All of the teams were celebrating on the YC porch. The word is spreading about our Sail-On-Sunday and Long-Distance races and we feel great that more new skippers & crew have joined in on the sailing and racing FUN this year.

Congratulations: Go to Barb Hein on her Laser with winning the Commodore Dwight R. Haggard Labor Day Long Distance Race and Trophy.