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2018 A30 Association Schedule


Racing   Cruising
  APRIL  
  Sat 14 Early Bird, Ridout Creek (Meinhold)
  MAY  
Sailing World NOOD Regatta (AYC) Fri 4  
Sailing World NOOD Regatta (AYC) Sat 5 Spring Rendezvous, Lake Ogleton (Maliszewski)
Sailing World NOOD Regatta (AYC) Sun 6 Follow the Wind cruise (Leigh)
Sat 19 Maintenance Weekend, Mill Creek, Magothy R. (Lehman)
Tues 22
(til June 9)
South of Annapolis Cruise (Peek)
MRYC Annapolis to Miles River Sat 26 Memorial Day Cruise, Leeds Creek, Miles R. (Adams)
Sun 27 Memorial Day Cruise, Dividing Creek, Wye R. (Adams)
  JUNE  
  Sat 2 Kids Cruise, Rhode R. (Pleisse)
Moonlight Race (PSA) Sat 9  
Syronelle Regatta, Toronto Sat 23  
Syronelle Regatta, Toronto
Ted Osius Memorial Race (SCC)
Sun 24  
  JULY  
  Sat 7 start Block Island cruise (Cooper)
Boomerang Race (EYC) Sat 14  
  AUGUST  
  Sat 4 Summer Rendezvous & Champagne Cruise, Beard Creek, South R. (Palmer)
  SEPTEMBER  
  Sat 1 Labor Day Cruise, Reed Creek, Chester R. (Lodge)
  Sun 2 Labor Day Cruise, Reed Creek, Chester R. (Lodge)
Race to Oxford (NASS) Sat 8 S'mores Cruise, Eagles Nest, Magothy R. (Foote)
Hammond Memorial Race (TAYC) Sun 9  
Bruce Rankin Memorial Regatta Fri 21  
Bruce Rankin Memorial Regatta Sat 22 Fall Rendezvous, PSA, Blackhole Creek, Magothy R. (Morris)
Bruce Rankin Memorial Regatta Sun 23  
  OCTOBER  
Race to Rock Hall (PSA) Sat 6 Fall Cruise starts
  Sat 20 Football Cruise, Weems Creek (Gamber)
  Sat 27 Downrigging Weekend, Chestertown (Carter)
  NOVEMBER  
  Sat 3 Diehard Cruise, Broad Creek, Magothy R. (Leigh)
  DECEMBER  
  Sat 1 Picture Night (Helms)
  JANUARY 2019  
  Sat 12 Annual Dinner

Offshore Sailing book cover Offshore Sailing by Bill Seifert with Daniel Spurr

We went to a Windjammers lecture to hear Bill Seifert and I was impressed enough to buy the book on the spot. I've heard a lot of people talk about ways to improve a boat, but I've never heard one person suggest so many good ideas that I hadn't considered. Part of the charm is the specificity of the suggestions. Everyone says you should secure your floorboards, hatchboards and batteries. Bill shows good suggestions on how to do so.

The suggestions are very practical for the do-it-yourselfer, too. Many show how to make or adapt inexpensive solutions. Tip #12 on closing the deck blower vents is one that will pay off for me without ever going offshore. I'll implement that one to stop the wintertime storms from finding their way belowdecks.

Besides modifications, the book also includes advice for operating offshore, cooking, boat selection, dealing with bureaucracy, and more.

Bill Seifert has worked at Tartan, TPI, and Alden Yachts. He's a veteran of many Marion-Bermuda races and now runs his own yacht management company. His tips are born of experience--not of book-learning--and it shows. He obviously knows his stuff.

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