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Greetings!
We continue to rush into spring here at Oakcliff. AYC Spring Regatta saw 4 of our boats hit the race course last weekend. The conditions couldn't have been more different with sun and light wind on Saturday and wild and woolly sailing on Sunday. This weekend it looks to be much more civilized temperature and we are looking forward to another successful weekend.
Virtually as soon as the IRC boats are put back on their moorings we will be jumping into the Advanced Match Race Clinic and the following week the classics will start arriving.
It is incredible to me how quickly spring has sprung here in Oyster Bay and the energy surrounding Oakcliff is awesome.
I hope you read through this newsletter as there are many many opportunities to participate.
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Two Spots Left This Weekend
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There will be a separate email to those who have already signed up for the this weekend's racing at American Yacht Club but we do have two spots open so if anyone is interested please send a message to: race@oakcliffsailing.org
The boats we are racing are the Ker 11.3, the Ker 11.5 and the Ker 50 as well as the Farr 40. With all of these boats and 43 sailors representing the Oakcliff Sailing Team, we are a dominant force in Division One.
Thank you to everyone who sailed in the sun and in the rain who learned new positions helped with everything from packing spinnakers to cleaning up around the base. It was so nice to see everyone working together and making new friends.
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Swedish Match Boats are Back & So is Dave!
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The Match 40s are in the water and will be pressed into service next week. Dave Perry is back to run an intensive Advanced Match Racing Clinic. This session is designed for experienced match racers from the area and around the country. We do have some of crew spots open.
Sailors will be put through their paces from Wednesday May 5th through Saturday May 8th. Sailors like Sally Barkow from Wisconsin and Colin Rathburn from the British Virgin Islands are coming to Oyster Bay to join our local talent. We have set this clinic up so you can come solo as a crew and we will assign you to a team. If you are interested go to: Advanced MR Clinic to sign
up.
It's going to be a good week!
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The Classics are Coming
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Have you ever wanted to sail off into the beautiful blue sea and hold a warm cup of coffee as the sun sinks low and the stars begin to twinkle? Well classics sailing is for you and better yet you can get a taste of this by signing on as delivery crew to bring the boats down from Greenport, NY. If you are interested send an email to race@oakcliffsailing.org
Also check out the Calendar to sign up for Classic sailing. The Classics will be sailing on Thursdays and most weekends in the Spring and Fall.
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