2023-24 Norwalk YC Frostbite Kickoff Sun, 10/22

Welcome back old salts, and welcome to the interested new folks. It's time to talk frostbite sailing 2023-24.

Our kickoff event is Sunday Oct 22: 2:30-3:30 Try a Dyer Day for the new folks (please try to get there early and not at 3:20) and 4-6 kickoff party at the Club. We'll likely be grilling burgers and dogs or buying a few pizzas. Bring your buddies; we're always trying to grow the fleet.

I'm still working on getting the website fully updated, but the dates should be good. In the meantime, I've attached the waiver, NOR, and SIs. We now need to pay for post-race beverages, so we're raising the fee a flat $30 across the board to cover wage and expense inflation plus this new added expense. $415 NYC Club Members, $490 non-Members, and $475 if you want to charter a Club boat. Speaking of which, I'd like to sell some of the now-8 Club boats.

New sail info (thanks to Alex Johnson for getting the info). The design is the same as last year, the SLM-3 (John Fallon has one). Retail price this season is $625. John Savage will offer a fleet discount of $562.50 if Norwalk orders 5 or more sails at a time. A vision window adds $45. Reach out to John directly with your name and contact info, sail number and color, whether you want a window (not sure if any of us have one), and whether you have an aluminum or wood mast so he can get the bolt rope correct. Once John knows how many orders there are, delivery will be approx 4 to 5 weeks. jsavagesails@gmail.com

We've noticed that some boats are starting to stray from the OEM Dyer Dhow. While we all know that the boat that wins the start and gets the first shift will probably win, please grab a tape measure and check your boats' forward and center seats and shroud oarlock placement using the attached measurements. As an example, one boat in our fleet has a center seat 3" farther forward than it should be. Mamaroneck FBA uses the front of the mast 21" from the inside of the bow and the max traveler distance is 14" +/- 1/2".

More to follow, but this gets some dates on your calendar.

Sun, 10/22/23 Try a Dyer Day 2:30-3:30 & Kickoff Party 4-6 at Norwalk YC

11/05/23 - 01/14/24 Fall Season

Sun, 11/05/23 Rigging Clinic 12 on the dock followed by rigging assistance

Sat, 11/18/23 Roger's Run - Distance Race to Five Mile River

Sun, 11/19/23 Tuning & Tips Seminar 12:15 rigged & ready on the dock

12/24/23 No Racing

01/21/24 - 03/31/24 Spring Season

Sun, 02/04/23 Larry Goodwin Trophy

03/xx/24 Tavern Island Race - 1st attempt, HT @ ?

03/xx/24 Tavern Island Race - 2nd attempt, HT @ ?

04/21/24 Closing Party & Awards 3:00-5:00 pm at Norwalk YC

Will & Mike

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