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| The Cannon - TEXAS RACE WEEK SPECIAL EDITION
Galveston Bay Cruising Association |
July 2010 |
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GBCA's TEXAS RACE WEEK RETURNS TO GALVESTON
Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 22rd as GBCA returns to Galveston Island for Texas Race Week 2010. This year's event will again see three days of challenging offshore yacht racing designed to put boat preparation, crew work and tactical skills to Texas' ultimate test.
Texas Race Week encompasses three days of offshore sailboat racing on a variety of courses. The starting sequence for each day's racing begins at 11:00AM. The races will start and finish inside the jetties at East Beach near Houston Ship Channel marker 11. The course will take the fleet on a 15-30 mile offshore route around RC dropped marks and fixed marks such as oil and gas platforms that generally lasts 4-5 hours.
Class and Fleet trophies will be awarded at the Saturday evening banquet, with the Spinnaker Fleet winner receiving the Larry Kevan Memorial Trophy.
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RESERVE YOUR SLIP TODAY FOR TEXAS RACE WEEK AT GALVESTON
Call Rita at Galveston Yacht Basin 409-762-9689 and get your slip, limited availability..
The marina rate is $1.50/foot/night (regular rate: $2.00). They will begin to take reservations two weeks before the event. Boats will have to fill out a temporary lease agreement, which is standard for all transients now. You can call Rita at 409-762-1253 or 800-866-2869 to make slip arrangements. A copy of the temporary lease agreement is available on the regatta network official notice board.
Note - this year, the transient pier is not available because of structural damage.
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THE TEXAS NAVY CUP
This year, The Texas Navy Cup will be awarded to the PHRF Spinnaker yacht with the lowest PHRF fleet score combining all races of the GBCA Texas Race Week and the LYC Heald Bank race (PHRF Fleet). Yachts that did not participate in the LYC race shall have the score of 7 (LYC PHRF Fleet+1) added for purposes of Texas Navy Cup scoring. The highest score of the combined series shall be excluded."
 Current Texas Navy Cup Champion, Jim Hightower and crew aboard Hot Ticket |
TEXAS RACE WEEK - POST RACE PARTY INFORMATION
by Kathy Rodgers
7/22, Thursday- Galveston Yacht Basin Poolside Party
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
New York Pizzeria
Rum Bar and Beer
7/23, Friday - Galveston Yacht Basin Poolside Party
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sausage and Dogs
Rum Bar and Beer
7/24, Saturday - Galveston Yacht Basin Poolside Awards
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Benno's Seafood
Rum Bar and Beer
To be eligible to receive the food, rum and beer you must present your TRW Event Ticket as you enter the poolside area. Tickets are $25.00 per person and this covers ALL THREE EVENINGS! The event tickets will go on sale at the Skipper's meeting. Each Skipper will receive 2 event tickets in their packets. We would like for everyone to try and purchase their tickets early (at the Skipper's meeting) in order for us to have a good headcount for food and beverages. Tickets will be available on Thursday at the first Post Race Party, so buy early because they do not go down in price! You can't beat the price for what you are getting! Remember, we can only take cash or checks when purchasing your event tickets.
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ATTENTION TEXAS RACE WEEK PARTICIPANTS! HOTEL INFORMATION!
Unfortunately, The Comfort Inn will not be giving us Group Rates for Texas Race Week dates of July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. You can make individual reservations with Comfort Inn at Stewart Beach (this is the RC location and very close to Galveston Yacht Club) by calling them at 409-766-7070 or 800.4CHOICE.
The rates they have is $104.99 for Thursday night (7/22) and then $144.00 for Friday and Saturday night. If you plan on reserving rooms down in Galveston, call now to make sure you get a reservation.
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