JOIN OR RENEW FOR 2020

June 2, 2020

LEGAL STUFF (or, fear of it):

A conversation that is being heard frequently among racing sailors these days is about what happens when

someone on board for an event comes down with COVID-19. Is there an assumed liability if you invite someone

on board and they (or you) come down with a serious case of the disease? Nothing will get you through a complete

lapse in safety standards to the point where a litigant and their attorneys can prove "negligence."

But maybe these WAIVERS can help. From U.S.Sailing Assoc. CLICK for WAIVERS

ALSO: here are some guidelines that Gowrie Insurance is suggesting, in other states, for getting back on the water:

Connecticut link.

Rhode Island link.

May 20, 2020

CBYRA MEMBER BENEFITS!

Check out the FREE package, for 2020 CBYRA members, of WEBINARS from

one of sailboat racing's rockstars, Dave Dellenbaugh

CBYRA members: CLICK HERE to register for free webinars

Don't want to join CBYRA and would rather pay for the webinars? CLICK HERE

CLICK TO JOIN or RENEW CBYRA MEMBERSHP

May 18th 2020:

AND WE (finally) HAVE RACING!!!

Looks like the NERYC Invitational will be the 1st CBYRA-sanctioned race of 2020!

Let's celebrate with a adult beverage tonight at 5pm....er.....make it two.

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Things are, obviously, in a very dynamic state. Clubs are struggling to make decisions about which races to postpone or just go ahead and flat-out cancel.

CBYRA strongly encourages all racing Organizing Authorities to adhere rigorously to what our public health officials and our Governor have mandated to protect ALL of our citizen's health and safety.

Thanks and stay safe!

It gives us absolutely NO PLEASURE to have to inform the community as to the ever-growing list of events that will have to be postponed or just plain cancelled. This will be an evolving list as you can well imagine and as always, it's best to check with whatever organizing authority is involved for the most recent update(s). Stay safe and stay home. With profound regrets:

APRIL - SMSA - everything in MAY is CANCELLED - proposed startdate = June 5th

APRIl 22 - AYC - Wednesday NIght Racing is CANCELLED - Return date is TBA later

APRIL 21 - BCYA - Tuesday Night Racing is CANCELLED until no sooner than MAY 12th

MAY 2 - SCC - Spring Invitational CANCELLED (JUNE 21 Osius Memorial status TBA later)

MAY 8 - EYC - Friday Night Beercans CANCELLED until further notice

MAY 15-17 AYC HELLY HANSEN NOOD REGATTA is POSTPONED until August 28-30

MAY 22 - HYC Down The Bay Race is CANCELLED

MAY 23 - EYC/MRYC Annapolis to Miles River Race is CANCELLED

MAY 28-31 - SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK is CANCELLED

MAY 30 - EYC - Leukemia Cup is moved to SAT SEPT 5th

JUNE 5 - EYC/RHADC - Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race is CANCELLED

JUNE 6 - CHESSS - Poplar Island Short-handed race is CANCELLED

JUNE 25th - MRSA proposed date for 1st race of the 2020 season

JULY 31 - SMCM - Governor's Cup is CANCELLED (bummer!)

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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 1.4 (05/10/2020):

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OVER 120 people attended our AWARDS CEREMONY Saturday, March 7th.

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!

RESULTS - 2019 Tab on Top Menu Bar

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.

CBYRA MEMBER CLUBS

CBYRA JR SAILING

RACE RESULTS FOR 2017

CBYRA OFFICERS

CBYRA ONE-DESIGN

Member Partner with US SAILING: this link will take you to US SAILING. By joining/renewing US SAILING using the member partner program, you save $10 on your US SAILING membership - another benefit of joining CBYRA.

And for clubs that want to use Regatta Network as a management tool for their races, go to their login page and sign up. Regatta Network will walk you through the process of getting your next race on-line and ready for registrants!