Race Committee Members

Tony Olmer, Theo Olmer, Valerie Muller and Past Commodore Marty Weiss are our full-time race committee volunteers.  Our full-time driver aboard the signal boat is veteran BI skipper Bill Malloy.  “Full-time” is subject to exceptions, of course, so their absences are covered by other dedicated voumteers.  (Note that drivers of On The Line must be certified by the SYC Dockmaster.)

We are extremely grateful to these tireless volunteers (and their predecessors).  They go out there every Tuesday wanting to officiate the best possible race for all of us. 

Our permanent volunteers are supplemented each week by two (2) active sailors from one of our racing boats.  They are responsible for bringing dinner for seven (7) AND selecting the evening’s courses.  They may be asked to assume additional responsibilities.

Skippers and experienced partners who are ready to volunteer should contact Steve Campana at rcduty@breakwaters.org to get on the schedule (below).

Attrition is a fact of life, so we always want to have volunteers in training.  If you are interested in becoming a full-time member of the RC, please contact us at the address above.

The tradition of having racing crews take turns assisting the permanent RC dates back to the days when each racing boat took a turn serving as the signal boat.  In recent years, our RC has had a core of permanent volunteers and, thanks to a cooperative arrangement with Stamford Yacht Club, a stable and well equipped signal boat.

To fulfill your Race Committee duty, your boat must assign two (2) active crew members to the Race Committee.  The tradition includes your bringing dinner, plates, and utensils for seven (7) people.  The signal boat will have water, soft drinks and ice.  Dinner does NOT have to be a big deal, although those that go above and beyond will be in the running for the annual Gourmet Award.  Steve Campana, a member of the Management Committee, coordinates the schedule and can answer any questions.  Contact him at rcduty@breakwaters.org. 

In setting the course(s), the visiting volunteers should try to include windward/leeward (or L/W) legs, to the extent this is feasible with government marks and the evening’s conditions.  Consideration should also be given to setting a course for Class 5 that is likely to be finished by non-spinnaker boats with ratings between 177 and 282.  We usually start the non-spinnaker boats first, but the order in which the classes start and how they are combined, if applicable, is also at the discretion of our visiting crew.

If your boat sends two crew members to serve on the signal boat, your boat is still eligible to race.  If you choose NOT to race, you will receive redress for the race as if you did race.  This will be a score equal to the average of your counted scores in the series and it will count toward qualification.  It will not be calculated and posted until the series is over.

“On the Line” will be at the Stamford Yacht Club dock.  It will be driven by a driver trained and certified by SYC.  Please have your crew on board no later than 6:00 PM.

To add your boat to the schedule, please contact Steve Campana at rcduty@breakwaters.org.  

2025 Assignments:

SPRING SERIES
5/13     Rhiannon
5/20     Chris Kniffen of M Squared
5/27     Neva
6/03     Past Commodore Marty Weiss
6/10     Tenacity
6/17     Celeritas
6/24     Xanadu
7/01     Borderline                  

SUMMER SERIES 
7/08     Roo
7/15     Kekoa, with Brook West as PRO
7/22     Gadzooks
7/29     Navis Bona
8/05     Scorpios
8/12     Red Lion
8/19*   M Squared and Unplugged will each take one of these last two Tuesdays
8/26*  M Squared and Unplugged will each take one of these last two Tuesdays

*Bill Malloy unavailable to driver on these night.  Drivers must be SYC-certified.

Thanks to these boats and friends that volunteered in 2025:  Rhiannon, Chris Kniffen of M Squared, Neva, Past Commodore Marty Weiss et ux., Xanadu, Tenacity, Celeritas, Scorpios, Borderline, Gadzooks, Brook West, Ron Weiss, Red Lion, Roo, Kekoa and Navis Bona.

Thanks to these boats that volunteered in 2024: Unplugged, Navis Bona, Borderline (twice!), Celeritas, Xanadu, Growth Spurt, Veronica, Rhiannon, M Squared, Scorpios, and Roo.  Thanks, also, to Past Commodore Marty Weiss and her husband, Ron, who volunteered one week when we did not have a boat crew.

Practice suspended for Covid 2020-2023.

Thanks to these boats that volunteered in 2019: Unplugged, Conundrum, Joyride, Xanadu, Nine Kids, Borderline, Kekoa, Eclipse, M Squared, Soup Bone IV, Paul’s Hardware, Mischief, Tenacity, Evil Money, Roo, and Navis Bona. 

Thanks to these boats that volunteered in 2018: Elan, Borderline, Black Sheep, Nine Kids, Joysea, Tenacity, Evil Monkey, Chicken Wing, Flo III, Summertime, Belles Filles, Pegasus, Chasseur, Navis Bona, Bouree, and Miller’s Crossing.

Thanks to these boats that volunteered in 2017: Skylark, Unplugged, Conundrum, Rhiannon, Borderline, Growth Spurt, Neva, Kekoa, Elan, Gringo, Paul’s Hardware, Mischief, Pegasus, Navis Bona, Joyride, and Roo.  Gourmet Award to Borderline.

Thanks to these boats that volunteered for RC duty in 2016: Skylark, Elan, Sea Song, Evil Monkey, Raven, Borderline, Rhiannon, Growth Spurt, Kekoa, Chasseur, Carbonado, Chicken Wing, Bouree, M Squared, Arion, Belles Filles, and Miller’s Crossing.  Gourmet Award to Chasseur.

Thanks to these boats that volunteered for RC duty in 2015: Windrush, Pegasus, Elan, Pterodactyl, Roo, Veronica, Navis Bona, Borderline, Moxy, Mischief, Chicken Wing, Evil Monkey, Rhiannon, M Squared, Joyride and Skylark.