JOIN OR RENEW FOR 2020

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1000 of anything is a lot, but when it comes to print media, 1000 editions is an even bigger number. While most of us on Monday morning will be reflecting on the passing of another weekend, the start of a new work week, or another day closer to the end of sailing for the year; Hampton Yacht Club’s Lin McCarthy (along with her secret side kick – Murphy the Sailing Beagle) and her Southern Bay News You Can Use (SBRNYCU) will be celebrating her 1000th edition.

If you are one of the lucky ones to receive her weekly epistle on all things sailing in the Southern Bay (and beyond), then please send her a note (email address: mcbear@earthlink.net) and tell her how much you enjoy it and appreciate her efforts. If you do not receive this edition, and you are in the Southern Chesapeake Bay, then you should enroll to receive it. If you are reading this and are not lucky enough to call the Southern Chesapeake Bay home, then in her honor, and on her behalf, send an email to your favorite sailing volunteer(s) and let them know you appreciate their efforts.

To SUBSCRIBE directly, send an email to mcbear@earthlink.net , put SBRNYCU on the subject line, give your name, and say, "Sign me up!" SBRNYCU is free.
Thanks;
John Blais
Fleet Captain
Hampton Yacht Club
Hampton Virginia

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18 STARS MADE IT OUT FOR THE TAYC OXFORD REGATTA (results here)

(Photo: Courtesy of Richard Bodorff)

THE HOSPICE CUP results

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One thing for certain: SCREWPILE this year will be like no other!

1) It's in late September, not mid-July

2) the feeder race is back &

3) Cruising boats will get TWO distance/pursuit races! (1 each on Sun & Mon)

Here's the lowdown from the SPLC folks:

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Some news with regard to races in late September and early October from Shearwater Sailing Club:

SEPTEMBER 27 - Cove Point Classic Regatta. For those of you sailing in the AYC Race to Solomons Sept. 26, we are again offering a race back up the Bay on Sunday, Sept. 27. The race again will start South of Cove Point and end outside the West River but will be a couple miles shorter this year to get you back to the dock earlier.

OCTOBER 10 - Our Good Old Boat Regatta and Party have been cancelled due to social distancing concerns regarding the Party. However, we have received interest in and will be replacing the event with a Double Handed race, with no Party. Similar to the GOB, this will be a Gov Marks course about 3-4 hours in length. Currently, boats can enter the J105 and Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker handicap classes. However, we will offer more classes upon request. If your class is interested in participating, please respond to this email by Oct. 3 at the very latest.

Links to the NOR's and entry are at shearwatersc.net/. We hope you consider joining us this Fall. As you know its a great time to be out on the water.

Fishing Bay YC One Design results are here!

CRAB CUP RESULTS

AYC Annual Regatta RESULTS

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2020 Green Book

We’ve made significant changes with this year’s Green Book. As an electronic document, it contains general information that pertains to everyone, and then on-line links to documents that will pertain to specific interests, like NORs, Fleet Schedules, Region Racing Marks, Distance Charts, and so forth.

CHECK REVISION DATES OFTEN AND DOWNLOAD AGAIN! Because of COVID-19, schedules are changing and events are canceled. Make sure you have the most up-to-date version of the Green Book.

(You should probably download the 2020 Green Book document locally, to your computer, and open it in Adobe Acrobat in order for the links to function properly, although some web browsers may display and provide functionality to all the links.

Links function by clicking on items that appear in blue [i.e. Calendar items, Fleet schedules, Mark location charts, etc.]. These items will be accessed [via internet connection] and appear in a new window for viewing and printing. As additional NORs or Fleet Schedules are received from event organizers, we will post revised versions of the Green Book)

Download 2020 Green Book, version 1.7 (08/23/2020):

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Here are the 2019 High Point Perpetual Trophy winners. If you won a

High Point Award and want a copy of your photo, please

feel free to contact CBYRA at outreach@cbyra.org and we'll send you your photo!

2019 HIGH POINT WINNERS

the 2020 CBYRA One Design Calendar is ready!

Have a fantastic and fast 2020 from CBYRA!

NEWS: The CBYRA office has moved from Eastport to West Annapolis at:

703 Giddings Avenue

Suite U2-G

Annapolis, MD 21401

CBYRA COMMUNITY SERVER

CBYRA announces the public availability of the CBYRA Community Server, where volunteers can work together to serve the CBYRA membership and the racing community.

In a volunteer-run organization like CBYRA, more volunteers are always needed. The challenge is matching available resources to the requirements.

CBYRA is comprised of hundreds of members with a wide range of experience outside of sailing. There are many among us with ideas that are not being shared and just as many with skills that are not being utilized. And there are likely many among us willing to learn a new skill if only someone would provide some guidance.

In an effort to connect the groups of people like these and many others, CBYRA has set up a server to host an online community. The goal is to provide a destination where groups of volunteers can meet online to collaborate on a given topic.

The CBYRA Community Server is using GitLab Community Edition, a free and open-source project management platform with a wide range of tools to allow individuals to collaborate with others on projects in specific areas of interest. Related projects are collected together in groups. The groups currently include:

Outreach: Focused on managing the tools that provide community news and information. This includes the CBYRA website, our Facebook page, the Wet Notes newsletter and any other activity the group decides to embrace.
Scoring: The current system to calculate High Point needs a technology refresh. If you have some database skills to offer, this group is the place to be.
Sysadmin: This is the group tasked with managing and maintaining the systems and software behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly.

Don't think you have the "technical skills" to help out here? If you have an idea about "what" to do but aren't clear about "how" to do it, this site is where your idea gets presented, discussed, refined and possibly brought to life.

In addition to all of the tools to write, build, test and deploy software, there is a live chat server, issue tracking, project management tools, and wiki pages for online documentation.

You don't need to be a CBYRA member to participate. A valid email address and appropriate behavior are the only requirements.

So whether you have an idea to share, a question to ask, some expertise to share when you have the time, or you are just looking to help when you can, head over to the CBYRA Community Server(https://community.cbyra.org) and join the discussion.