[Capri25] Capri 25 Harvest Moon Cup - Night Race 2012

[Bert Foster]

Hi All,
 
Some additional things we talked about.  As it is a Fleet event, the
following WYC RC policies apply:

1.	

	The WYC Race Committee will at the request of the fleet supply both
the RC boats and profissional Race Officers to run the event under sailing
instructions supplied by the fleet and reviewed by the RC chair.  The fleet
will be billed for the Race officers and fuel.  This plan could be as little
as one WYC PRO and two volunteers supplied by the fleet.
2.	

	The Fleet could run the event with all volunteers and no paid staff
provided they have a qualified boat driver approved by the RC.
3.	

	The Fleet could run the event with their own volunteer committee
boat and could use the WYC buoys and flags

Note:

1.	

	I don't think the WYC committee boats have night operating lights,
but I'm not sure.  They are hard to maintain.
2.	

	We talked about lighted race marks.  I think the clever people in
the Fleet could figure this out.  It would be nice to use Government
Navigation marks, but they might be in water too shallow for the Capri 25 to
round.
3.	

	In running a professional night race, like they run in Lake
Superior, you want to have RC boats at each buoy with very bright spot
lights to record all boats rounding the mark as it is easy for a race boat
to miss a mark at night and not be seen.

The WYC RC has not run "professional night races".  We have only done some
casual, "not hard core" races.
 
The RC is hewre to serve the Fleets.
 
Regards,
 
Bert Foster 
Chair
WYC RC 
 
 
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From: capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org]
On Behalf Of gary valentini
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 11:08 AM
To: johnspeltz at comcast.net; capri25 at lists.wyc.org;
emanuel.ruedenberg at bsci.com; danwengenroth at gmail.com; darinbusch at gmail.com;
Mark Keiffer
Subject: [Capri25] Capri 25 Harvest Moon Cup - Night Race 2012


Hi John, Following up on the confirmation of having this race from the vote
at the Capri 25 meeting. I spoke with Bert Foster last night at WYC Happy
Hour and he fully supports the race as a regular scored, scheduled,
competetive non-social one off race similar to the Burton Cup. He said he
will help make available all official race resources for our use. Proposed
Saturday Sept 1, 2012, or following Saturday Sept 8, 2012. It will be before
the Star of the North Regatta. Line set in Wayzata Bay or by Spirit Is, race
to lighted buoy in Excelsior Bay and back. He thinks this could be a
tradition and other fleets could grab on to it. Also thinks we should get a
trophy lined up for it for Awards Banquet. Contact him as soon as possible
so it can get on the schedule.  Thanks John! Gary

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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:11:52 -0600
Subject: Re: [Capri25] Capri Night Cup 2012
From: worldiceracingcircuit at gmail.com
To: gvalen57 at hotmail.com
CC: Emanuel.Ruedenberg at bsci.com; danwengenroth at gmail.com;
darinbusch at gmail.com

What an idea, I wholeheartedly endorse this, BRILLIANT GARY!  It must
happen.

"The IceMaker"     _/)_
The 38 Boat, DN 4695


On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:50 AM, gary valentini <gvalen57 at hotmail.com>
wrote:


One item for the agenda for tomorrow's Capri fleet meeting I would like to
add is the Capri Night Cup. This was enthusiastically and unanimously given
a thumbs up last year but was accidentally not put on WYC official schedule
so did not happen. Would like to have this re-addressed and added. Looking
at a Sat evening in Sept, 9:30 start, start by Spirit Island, race to
Excelsior, round lighted mark, back to Spirit Is to finish. We sail at night
all the time up on Superior, why not here...:) This race would be something
out of the box and unique in terms of a real scored race at night on Lake
Minnetonka. Distintincitive in using skills in a new and challenging way.
Gary Valentini "Rampage"




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