The Racing Committee have now established the racing schedule for 2007. We will follow the same basic pattern as last year, with an overall club championship of 18 races, broken into 3 series of 6 races each. New this year, we are planning an additional weekday series that will not count as part of the club championship, to be run on 6 consecutive Thursday evenings in the summer. We are also planning the annual Mayor's Cup Race, and the LSIS Georgina Cup race.

We will start the racing season with our well received on-water clinic, on Saturday May 19th.

The first series will consist of 6 races, with two races held each day: Monday May 21, Saturday May 26, and Saturday June 2nd.

The second series will be 6 Saturday races, with two races held each day: June 23, July 7, and July 21. The June 23rd races will be held as part of our day long Summer Sailstice celebration; we also plan a club BBQ, and the annual sailpast on the same day.

The third and final series that's part of the club championship will be 6 Saturday races (two races per day) held in the fall: September 22, September 29, and October 6th.

The new "Midsummer's Night Dream" series will be held on Thursday nights, starting at 6:30pm, on July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16 & 23. These races will not count towards the club championship, but a separate set of flags will be awarded for them.

Finally, the two annual cup racing events are the Mayor's Cup, to be held June 16th, and the LSIS Georgina Cup, to be held September 15th.

Racing in the club events will cost $75 for the season, and that price includes the (required) PHRF certificate. Alternatively, members can order a PHRF certificate for $25, and then pay $10 for each race they wish to compete in.

We would like to encourage as many people as possible to compete in the club racing this year, come on out and enjoy the fun. All the details of the racing, along with the complete calendar of events, can be found on our web site, at www.sailgeorgina.ca

Tim Francis,
Commodore