Race Committee Members
Ethel Scully, Tony Olmer, Theo Olmer and, joining us in 2024, veteran BI skipper Bill Malloy…
We are extremely grateful to these tireless volunteers. They go out there every Tuesday wanting to call and officiate the best possible race for all of us.
We need additional volunteers on the Race Committee. Experience is a plus, but the combination of commitment and willingness to learn is a good alternative.
The tradition of racing crews taking turns serving on the signal boat, to assist a core group of volunteers, was suspended in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic. It is being reinstated in 2024.
Boats in our fleet take turns assisting the permanent race committee members in officiating races aboard On The Line. This tradition dates back to the days when each racing boat took a turn serving as the signal boat. In recent years, we’ve been fortunate to have permanent race committee volunteers and, thanks to a cooperative arrangement with Stamford Yacht Club, a fully equipped signal boat.
To fulfill your Race Committee duty, your boat must assign a minimum two (2) qualified* people to the Race Committee and provide dinner for all aboard (typically 3 permanent RC members, plus a certified driver, plus your 2 crew members). Bring food, plates, utensils and cups. The signal boat will have water, soft drinks and ice. You may bring beer and wine. This 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.
*IMPORTANT: The volunteers we send must be regular members of our crews. One reason we do this is to inform our regular race participants about race selection and officiating. That purpose is thwarted if my boat sends two non-racing volunteers.
Your boat is eligible to race on the same night as your Race Committee duty. If you choose NOT to race, you will receive a credit for the race, based on the average of your counted scores in the series. It’s your choice.
“On the Line” will be at the Stamford Yacht Club dock. Please have your crew ready to board no later than 6:00 PM.
To add your boat to the schedule, please contact Steve Campana at rcduty@breakwaters.org.
2024 Assignments:
SPRING SERIES
5/14 UNPLUGGED
5/21 NAVIS BONA
5/28
6/04 BORDERLINE
6/11
6/18
6/25
7/02
SUMMER SERIES
7/09
7/16
7/23
7/30
8/06
8/13
8/20
8/27
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.
*Steve will try to ascertain and tell you the number attending so that you can bring just the right amount of dinner.