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| Youth Sailing Camp |
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Posted: Saturday, 15th of May 2010, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| Halifax River Yacht’s Inshore Fishing Tournament |
Voyagers first fishing tourney gets major news media recognition by Floirda Sportsman. Click here to read the story... |
Posted: Tuesday, 6th of October 2009, by Scott Gutauckis |
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Posted: Friday, 19th of December 2008, by Pamela Gutauckis |
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| Boaters Alert!!! |
As many of you know, unless legislation is passed at the federal level, everyone will need an EPA permit to operate a boat after September 2008. Previous bills have been introduced to exempt recreational boats however none have succeeded. Now a new bill has been introduced by Senate Environmental and Public Works Chairwoman, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). S-2766, The Clean Boating Act of 2008, fully restores the longstanding exemption for recreational boats to have a permit for water discharges incidental to the normal operation of the boat. Additionally, the bill establishes a three¬ year framework for the EP A to determine if any Best Management Practices (BMP's) are needed for incidental discharges. If the EP A determines any "reasonable and practicable" best management practices are needed, the Coast Guard would take over as the lead agency and write regulations. The Coast Guard would be required to determine the impact on the operational capability and safety of the vessel, and the economic cost of any BMP’s that might be recommended. Even if BMP's were determined necessary, it would be difficult for the Coast Guard to administer any such regulations. Boaters are asked to contact Senators Nelson and Martinez and asked them to co-sponsor S-2766. Additional details are available at www.boatblue.org. |
Posted: Wednesday, 21st of May 2008, by Pamela Gutauckis |
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| St. Augustine Dash |
To all Regatta participants and anyone who wants to party at the new St. Augustine Yacht Club: The race applications and race rules are on the HRYC web site or available at the club. Start: will be August 31st at 18:30 hrs. from the Ponce Inlet bell buoy. Finish: will be the St. Augustine bell buoy taken to port within 100 feet of the buoy (subject to change ) If you have any concerns let me know, my understanding is this was the traditional finish of the race. Awards Dinner: will be held at the St. Augustine YC at 19:00 hrs. (in conjunction with the Mayport to St. Augustine race) The dinner menu is Chicken BuenaVista, Baked Ziti, Garlic Bread, House Salad, catered by Gypsy Cab restaurant for $15.00/head. David Huff needs to know approximate numbers for the dinner about 5 days in advance and needs payment for the approximate number of meals. You can add or subtract dinners that night but since the meal is catered in we must be sure that SAYC isn't stuck for food. Hotel Accommodations: There is a fairly new Sleep Inn 1 block from the Conch House. Phone number is 904-825-4535, address is 601 Anastasia Blvd. OR The Conch House (I believe they have a 3 night minimum) Dockage: There is dockage available at the Conch House (I believe no minimum stay) and also they will allow rafting of boats. Dennis Gorden advised that they has reserved 5 slips for HRYC. The St. Augustine YC has plenty of anchorage available and they have a dingy dock if you prefer. You may also consider the city docks but transportation is a bit more difficult. Transportation: David Huff indicated that a limited shuttle service could be arranged by SAYC for those folks who require it. Please contact him for further arrangements. Directions to SAYC: After you finish the race take the marked channel past the Conch House (Salt Run Channel) to the lighthouse and the club and the anchorage is on your right. Street address directions contact Dave Huff. I think this covers the basics. If you have further questions just reply to my email or give me a call. Our primary contact and resource for the race is David Huff who is also a member of SAYC His phone is 904-806-2389 and email is sailatlantic@conch-house.comThe dockmaster at Conch House Marina is Mark. Phone number: 904/823-9454. When the machine answers, punch "3" for the marina. |
Posted: Tuesday, 7th of August 2007, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| Daytona Triangle Race Photos |
Our sponsor, Howard's Custom Photo has made available for purchase photographs he took of the event. Visit his website by clicking Here! |
Posted: Tuesday, 29th of May 2007, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| Mac wins the Regatta del Sol al Sol!!! |
ISLA MUJERES, Mex. -- A handsome 44-foot sailing yacht skippered by Mac Smith long time member of The Halifax River Yacht Club, with a crew largely from the Daytona Beach area won the 39th annual ¨Regatta del Sol al Sol,¨ a 500-nautical mile race from St. Petersburg to this tiny island jewel just a few miles from Cancun.
The race started shortly after noon on Friday, April 27. Smith sailed across the finish line 83 hours later, near midnight local time on Monday, 4/30. He bested a fleet of 28 boats aboard his 25-year-old cruising sailboat, ¨Twilight.¨
This is the same vessel that was beached and badly damaged in hurricane Frances in 2003 and sat at the south end of Beach Street for many months before being salvaged. Like Phoenix rising from the ashes, ¨Twilight¨ was lovingly rehabilitated and Smith began again to campaign her in regional sailboat races.
The Halifax River Yacht Club yachtsman, now 76, has made sailing headlines since the mid-1970s, competing in a succession of grueling, long-distance races criss-crossing the Atlantic Ocean, around the world, and in the Pacific Ocean. He often sailed alone or with a single crew-member, logging more than 100,000 sea miles since taking up the sport of amateur ocean sailing in his mid-40s.
Smith´s crew, most of whom have sailed together for several years, have a motto that suggests how they campaigned the boat: ¨Pain is temporary, pride is forever.¨ His crew for the race were: Scott Schamay, 41, Ken Petschauer, 37, Chris Braden, 40, Dax Misner, 39 and Russ Hoadley, 62.
¨I had a great crew,¨ Smith said, when accepting the awards at a gala trophy presentation dinner on Friday, May 4, when the official results were announced before several hundred racers, family members as well as business, civil and military leaders on the island
The regatta is one of the oldest long-distance races in Florida, originated in 1968, and run every year since then, creating a significant commercial and cultural exchange between the city of St. Petersburg and the island. They completed the 500-mile race in exactly 83 hours, 26 minutes and 55 seconds, averaging about six knots (about eight miles-per-hour) despite some windless periods. Besides winner first place over the 28-boat fleet, ¨Twilight¨ also won first place in the non-spinnaker cruising class.
. Mac will sail ¨Twilight¨ back to HRYC starting Saturday, May 5, with crewmember Schamay.¨ As the awards were carefully stowed aboard the sleek white vessel, Schamay, a bachelor, smiled as he had the final word: "Chicks dig big trophies." |
Posted: Monday, 7th of May 2007, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| Sundays Race Postponed |
As of 09:45 hrs. Sunday April 15th
More to follow this AM
Rich Schaufert
Sail Fleet Captain HRYC 2007 |
Posted: Saturday, 14th of April 2007, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| NOTICE OF RACE POSTPONEMENT |
Effective 1253 hrs., 30 March, 2007 The Gary Gorden Memorial Race scheduled for 1200 hrs. Saturday, March 31st is officially postponed due to sea conditions that pose danger to both boats and crews.
Based on consultation with racers, signal boat, and race officials it has been decided that due to predicted sea conditions of waves 5 to 7 feet with conflicting wind conditions, it would be prudent to postpone the race to avoid injury to participants, race committee and damage to equipment. The race will be rescheduled later in the season and the date will be posted on the HRYC web site as well as notification by email. Rich Schaufert, Sail Fleet Captain HRYC 2007 |
Posted: Friday, 30th of March 2007, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006 |
BOATERS MUST NOT OPERATE 121.5/243 MHZ EPIRBs AFTER 31 DECEMBER 2006
WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard reminds all boaters that beginning January 1, 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are prohibited from use in both commercial and recreational watercraft. Boaters wishing to have an emergency rescue beacon aboard their vessel must have a digital 406 MHz model.
The January 1, 2007, date to stop using 121.5 MHz EPIRBs is in preparation for February 1, 2009, when satellite processing of distress signals from all 121.5/243 MHz beacons will terminate. Following this termination date, only the 406 MHz beacons will be detected by the International Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System which provides distress alert and location data for search and rescue operations around the world.
The regulation applies to all Class A, B, and S 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs. It does not affect 121.5/243 MHz man overboard devices which are designed to work directly with a base alerting unit only and not with the satellite system.
This change, in large part, was brought about by the unreliability of the 121.5/243 MHz beacons in an emergency situation. Data reveals that with a 121.5 MHz beacon, only one alert out of every 50 is a genuine distress situation. This has a significant effect on expending the limited resources of search and rescue personnel and platforms. With 406 MHz beacons, false alerts have been reduced significantly, and, when properly registered, can usually be resolved with a telephone call to the beacon owner. Consequently, real alerts can receive the attention they deserve.
When a 406 MHz beacon signal is received, search and rescue personnel can retrieve information from a registration database. This includes the beacon owner's contact information, emergency contact information, and vessel/aircraft identifying characteristics. Having this information allows the Coast Guard, or other rescue personnel, to respond appropriately.
In the U.S., users are required by law to directly register their beacon in the U.S. 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database at: http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/ or by calling 1-888-212-SAVE. Other users can register their beacon in their country's national beacon registration database or, if no national database is available, in the International Beacon Registration Database at https://www.406registration.com/.
The United States Coast Guard is the lead agency for coordinating national maritime search and rescue policy and is responsible for providing search and rescue services on, under and over assigned international waters and waters subject to United States jurisdiction.
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Posted: Saturday, 23rd of December 2006, by Scott Gutauckis |
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| The Story behind the lights... |
Maybe you have noticed the authentic looking lights that adorn the front entrance of the new clubhouse. What you do know is that they look like stern lights from an old ship. What you may not know is just how old those lights really are and from what ship they come from. Click here for the whole story. |
Posted: Saturday, 14th of October 2006, by Scott Gutauckis |
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