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Race Schedule 2008

January '08
26 Frostbite Race (1 day)
10:00 am skipper/crew meeting, Hodge’s Corner Restaurant in E Butte
1:00 pm race start
Distance race around the buoys
No entry fee!

February '08
16/17  Mid-Winters/Chute out ( 2 days )
10:00 am skipper/crew meeting, Saturday, Hodge’s Corner
1 pm race start, Saturday
10:30 am race start, Sunday
Buoy racing
$5 members / $10 non-members

20, Wednesday, Northern Fleet Social, JB's Restaurant on Hotel Circle in Albuquerque, s.e. of Eubank and Lomas, behind Owl Restaurant and adjacent to Howard Johnson's

March '08

8/9       Spring Series # 1 ( 2 days )
Saturday, 10:30 am skipper/crew meeting, Casa Taco
1 pm race start, Saturday
11 am race start, Sunday (daylight savings time)
Buoy racing
$5 members / $10 non-members
RGSC club and board meeting Saturday night
(begin daylight savings time Sunday morning, March 9)

22 Pickle Race ( 1 day )
Meeting time/place to be arranged
Special race format
Bring Easter eggs, picnic items
Fund-raiser for NM Boys and Girls Ranches
Sponsors needed for NM Boys and Girls Ranches

April '08

5/6 Spring Series # 2 (2 day)10:30 am skipper/crew meeting, Casa Taco
2 pm race start, Saturday
11 am race start, Sunday
Buoy racing
$5 members / $10 non-members

April 19, Saturday Spring Raft-up (full moon on Sunday)
Race committee practice, for anyone available

April 26/27 Spring Series # 3 ( 2 day )
Etchells Spring Champs
10:30 am skipper/crew meeting, Casa Taco
2 pm race start, Saturday
11 am race start, Sunday
Buoy racing
$5 members / $10 non-members
(race committee Vicky Zink)

May '08

2-4 Mallory Cup quarterfinals, men’s keelboat racing for
S.A.I.L.
Volunteers needed
Skipper/crew meeting 12:00 noon Friday,
Friday 12:00 pm boats available for practice
Friday 4:00 pm practice race competitor meeting/reception
Strasia's on Mallard Lane
Saturday 9:00 am first race
Saturday steak/bbq dinner, Braxton's cabin at Hot Springs Landing racing Continues 9:00 am Sunday as needed (r.c. P. Byrnes/SAIL/Area F)

10 Singlehand Championships ( 1 day )

11 Jack and Jill Race ( 1 day )
10:30 am skipper/crew meeting, Casa Taco
2 pm race start, Saturday
11:30 am race start, Sunday
Buoy racing
$5 members / $10 non-members
(r.c. Marty Stevenson? else Brent Meins, else ...?)

May 17, Saturday Cruiser’s raft-up, beach party
5:00 pm at cove to be named (near Kettletop?)

May 31 Anniversary Cup ( Distance ) ( 1 day )
Distance race
11:30 am skipper/crew meeting, Casa Taco
2 pm race start, Saturday only
(one-design fleets may elect buoy racing if enough interest)
$5 members / $10 non-members
Final RGSC meeting of the spring, club and board meeting (r.c. P. Byrnes)

June '08

beer can races, June 14, 28

July '08

18 Friday (trailer cruise to Heron if no California cruise)

September '08

12-14  Sunrise Regatta Fri.-Sun., Sunrise Regatta
10 mile, 25 mile non-spinnaker, 25 mile spin, 50 mile spin races (Sat. moon 97% full, 6:22 pm moonrise) 10:00 a.m. skipper/crew meeting, 12:00 noon start Saturday

October '08

4-5, Fall Series 1/Desert Classic Regatta 11:00 a.m. skipper/crew meeting, 2:00 p.m. start Sunday 11:00 a.m. start
(RGSC club and board meeting) (1st weekend of Balloon Fiesta in Abq.)

25-26, Fall Series 2 /Bristol/Governor’s Cup Saturday 11:00 a.m. skipper/crew meeting, 2:00 p.m. start Sunday 11:00 a.m. start
(moon 88% full, 4:49pm moonrise) (Harvest Moon Raftup)

November '08

15 (1 day), Fall Series 3/Commodore’s Cup Saturday, 10:00 a.m. skipper/crew meeting, 1:00 p.m. start, 1 day only
(RGSC club and board meeting) (mountain standard time)

December '08

6 (1 day) Kris Kringle, Christmas Holiday Party & White Elephant

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