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Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association

Miami, Florida

P.O. Box 331492 * Miami, FL 33233-1492 * (305) 667-SAIL

BBYRA provides a schedule of area regattas
and a uniform NOR/SI for use by its member clubs .

BBYRA Member Clubs

Biscayne Bay Yacht Club - Coconut Grove Sailing Club
Coral Reef Yacht Club
Key Biscayne Yacht Club - Miami Yacht Club

Next BBYRA Board Meeting

The next BBYRA BOARD meeting will be Wednesday, JULY 8th, 2020. If you have something you wish to submit for this meeting please prepare it in writing and mail to BBYRA P. O. Box 331492, Miami, Florida 33233-1492. OR you can email your document to info@bbyra.net . It must be received the Friday before.
Thank you for your input.

It has been brought to our attention that the BBYRA name is being used in an email scam. The scam is requesting that members of BBYRA purchase either gift certificates or send a check to a vendor. BBYRA will never solicit payments of this nature at any time. Posted 10/01/2019

Interested in volunteering for Race Committee on Biscayne Bay? It is a great way to meet people and build your experience. We are starting a contact lists. Please email me if you are availalble at info@bbyra.net

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association, we invite you to join our new sailing season starting September 1, 2019 through
August 31, 2020.

BBYRA Notices:

2019-2020 Race Documents

Decisions of the BBYRA Board of Directors. November 13, 2019

BISCAYNE BAY YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES NOR/SI.

BBYRA NOR/SI H2.1 is changed:

Class 3 ARC – Green or Green and White

Club VHF radio channels for BBYRA races:

MYC/KBYC 69

CRYC 71

BBYC 72

CGSC 78

DELETE - Delete prior BBYRA VHF channel assignments.

Entry Forms

We do not accept credit card payments on-line. Select the form you need (Handicap or One Design), save it to you computer, fill in the blanks, print it, and mail to BBYRA with credit card info or a check.

One Design Classes
Handicap ORC Classes
Its important to have certificates and ratings within the current calendar year, so US Sailing will renew certificates in the new year when they are available, on or about January 10, 2020. The CGSC BBYRA ORC race #4 on January 4th will thus be scored with 2019 certificate ratings, while the remainder of the series will be scored with 2020 certificate ratings.

The renewal fee for 2020 is $100 payable to US Sailing, and current certificate holders will be contacted with instructions on renewal. Those who need a new certificate can apply at this link: https://form.jotform.com/72144318847157.

2020 ORC certificates will be valid for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season and the start of the 2020-2021 season in the Fall.

ORC makes adjustments to their database on an annual basis and those adjustments are across the board for all boats. If you are racing with an older certificate, then your numbers are not current with everyone else. ORC is a great rating system but needs to be current to be fair to all.

CHANGES ARE OCCURING TO THE CALENDAR DAILY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS

Please check the calendar page for the latest updates

The 2020-2021 calendar has been posted

Social Distance with SORC Flyer and NOR

REVISED DATE IS JUNE 27th

Recent News:

June 6, 2020

Rescheduled June 27th

When ocean racing is in your blood, little things like a global pandemic can't slow you down for long! On June 27, the SORC is proud to host its first post-corona race, circumnavigating Miami's Key Biscayne in a novel format that promises fun and safety to sailors of all types. It's a pursuit-race style, where faster boats start later and chase the earlier starters to the finish line, and awards are announced on the spot. Initially scheduled for May 24, the storm that became Tropical Storm Arthur caused a postponement to the week after Father's Day. This impromptu event will preview fun to be had in the 2020-21 season, where the venerable Miami-Nassau Race, Lauderdale to Key West Race, and the new Eleuthera Race all expect recent-record years as travel and meeting restrictions continue to ease and more and more people go sailing!

THE SOCIAL DISTANCE (20nm) RACE!!!

Notice of Race

CONTACT: Carol Ewing, SORC Chair
chair@sorcsailing.org

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ORC PRODUCES MEASUREMENT VIDEO

As part of its ongoing commitment to support offshore sailing in the US and around the world, ORC has worked with T2P Productions to produce the first in a series of instructional videos on measurement of boats, sails and spars.

These videos provide step-by-step guidance on the techniques of collecting the measurement data outlined in the International Measurement System rules that are needed by rule authorities to produce certificates for ORC and other rating systems as well.

As such these videos provide practical reinforcement of the Universal Measurement System concept that is supported by US Sailing.

“Accurate measurement data provides the fundamental backbone of any science-based handicap rating system,” says Bruno Finzi, Chairman of ORC. “We feel these videos are an important step forward in making the racing public more aware of how this data is collected so they may then have a better understanding of how its use affects their rating, and in turn their racing.”

The first in this series of ORC measurement videos focuses on Sails, and can be found at the following links:

Spinnaker: https://youtu.be/GL6UHyQHW0M
Mainsail: https://youtu.be/zGJVHeG5Fy0
Headsail: https://youtu.be/_KaIj7MAjag

ORC thanks North Sails, Quantum Sails, and UK Sails for their assistance and support in the assembly of this video.

More on Measurement, the ORC rating system, ORC certificates, and events can be found at www.orc.org.

The 2017-2018 Awards Ceremony was held at CRYC September 8th. Click here for Thumbnails of Pictures and let me know if you want a copy.

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association Miami, Florida