Race Week EXTRA #3

CBYRA EXTRA
The Latest on Annapolis Race Week

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Volunteers Needed

Scratch Sheet

Weather Routing

Drink Tickets

Safe Travel

Clean Regatta

Event Schedule

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Annapolis Race Week

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ARW Partners

Change Solutions, Inc.

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August 31, 2011

Greetings!

Registration for Annapolis Race Week is due no later than 1500 on Thursday 1 September. Let other skippers in your fleet know time is running out to enter and there are more chances this year to win Daily and Overall awards than ever before.

Forward this email to crew and friends so they know what's going on too. Remind them to click the Join Our Mailing List! button at the bottom of the left column to add their email address and preferences.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Get Your Shore Crew Involved Too There are still spots open to help out before and during the regatta. Check out the list at cbyra.org/arw for ideas on where you can lend assistance, then email Leanne at leannelstewart@yahoo.com to sign up. All volunteers get an exclusive red hat provided by Gosling's and a one day party pass as tokens of our appreciation.

SCRATCH SHEET

Class Levels

Last year a storm tore through the Annapolis area and left racers with excellent sailing conditions. This year is shaping up to have beautiful weather again so remind those in your class to register for a holiday weekend full of fun.

A class needs a minimum of 5 boats entered and the following are a little short:

~ Farr 40 still need 1 boat to qualify as a class

~ PHRF A0 still need 3 boats to qualify as a class

~ PHRF C/D still need 2 boats to qualify as a class

~ PHRF Sport still need 3 boats to qualify as a class

The following need 2 boats to get more overall awards

~ PHRF A1

~ PHRF B

The following only need 1 boat to get more overall awards

~ Cal 25

~ Catalina 27

~ J 24

~ J 35

~ PHRF N

WEATHER ROUTING, INC.
Official Regatta Weather Provider Look for a Preliminary Outlook to be posted at cbyra.org/arw sometime on Wednesday. Then you can find Daily Forecasts each day prior to racing online too. More information will be sent as this service is up an running. Participants can also create their own SeaWeather account by going to www.seaweather.net/raceregister.php?r=annapolis.

DRINK TICKETS

21 and Older ONLY

Party Passes are available at the CBYRA office between 10:00 and 17:00 on Thursday and Friday. A Three Day Party Pass ($50) covers alcoholic beverages for each day of the event and a One Day Party Pass ($20) covers beer and rum only on a single day.

You can also choose to buy a single drink ticket for $5 at the office or tent party.

You must be 21 years old and show proof of age at the entrance to receive a legal age wrist band.

Go to cbyra.org/arw for more Annapolis Race Week details.

SAFE TRAVEL OPTIONS

Leave Your Car

Water Taxi: Get Watermark Water Taxi coupon books (twenty $1 tickets) at a discount at the CBYRA office. The tickets are good for tours too. All stops, except City Dock, are serviced only on demand as there is not a set route. Rates are for one-way transit, based from City Dock.

ANNAPOLIS HARBOR & NAVAL ACADEMY ANCHORAGE is

$2.00 to $3.00 per person.

SPA CREEK is

$2.50 to $4.50 per person, but a 3 person minimum may apply.

BACK CREEK is

$3.50 to $6.00 per person, but a 3 person minimum may apply.

Service to Back Creek is hourly, if requested in advance, and departs City Dock on the hour. Pickups for Back Creek are 15 to 25 minutes past the hour.

Fri.: 9:30am-1:00am

Sat.: 9:00am-1:00am

Sun.: 9:00am-11:00pm

Mon.-Thur.: 9:30am-11:00pm

Phone: 410-263-0033 VHF: Channel 68

See published fare list that includes over 50 stops and zone map at www.watermarkcruses.com for more details.

Electric Car: eCruisers, LLC offers a special pick up/drop off at the Boatyard Bar & Grill. Call 443-481-2422 if you don't see a shuttle.

Circulator Bus: Annapolis' shuttle service from Park Place and Knighton garages ($5/day) or Gott's ($12/day) garagee through downtown. The ticket-stub is a free pass for unlimitied rides, other's can can jump on for 50-cents a ride.

CLEAN REGATTA

Sailors for the Sea