2012 Race, Cruising and Entertainment Schedule
Social Events Accompany Most Races

January

Sundays - Sunday Sail at 1:00 PM
01 - New Year's Day Sail -- 1:00 PM

February

Sundays - Sunday Sail at 1:00 PM
25 - Change Of Watch Dinner, 6:00 PM

March

Sundays - Sunday Sail at 1:00 PM
11 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
24 - Season Kickoff Dinner - Kelly's
31 - Racing 101 Series, Starts

April

01 - Last Sunday Sail, 1:00 PM
04 - Wednesday Night Sails Begin, 6:00 PM in the Harbor
21 - Racing 101 Series, Starts
21 - Raft-Up in the Harbour, 2:00 PM
28 - Pancake Breakfast -- Begins at 8:00 AM
28 - Canal Clean Up - Meet in the Harbor - 10:00 AM
29 - Racing 101 Series, Windward Leg

May

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
05 - Racing 101 Series, Downwind Leg
06 - Wine Tasting at Trio - 4-6 PM - Don't forget to register!!
12 - Work Day for the Youth Sailing boats 10 AM
19 - Club Race Series, Races #1 and #2
19 - Annual Picnic in the Park - 2:00 PM - All members are encouraged to attend
26 - Blessing of the Fleet, Harbour - 11:30 AM
26 - Colington Harbour Pig Pickin' Sponsored by CYC, CHR&YC, CHA, 
        Fire Dept, CGAux & Boy Scouts - 1:00 PM

June

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
02 - Club Race Series, races #3 and #4
08-09 - Pasquotank River Challenge ASSA Regatta - Elizabeth City
12 - Youth Program Begins - Tue 5:00 PM, Thu 5:00 PM
20 - The George Kendall Summer Solstice Regatta 6 PM (with special activity)
22 - JUL 01 - Albemarle, Pamlico, Roanoke Circle Cruise
22-23 - Osprey Challenge ASSA Regatta - Albemarle Plantation

July

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
Youth Sailing - TUE & THU 5:00 PM
07 - Club Race Series, races #5 and #6
07 - Raft-Up in the Harbour - 2:00 PM
11 - Parrot Bay Regatta - Wed 6:00 PM
14 - CYC Female Skipper's Race - Sat 9:00 AM
14 - Picnic in the Park - 2:00 PM
18 - Wednesday Youth Sailing Night
28-29 - Albemarle 50/50, 7:00 AM

August

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
02 - Last Youth Sailing Session - 5:00 PM
04 - Youth Sailing Regatta - 9:00 AM
04 - ASSA Albemarle Hospice Regatta - Elizabeth City
11-12 - Cruise to Manteo (overnight)
18 - Bob Buchanan Cup Race - 9 AM, Picnic in Manteo - 4:00 PM

September

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
07 - Meet, Greet, Register & Picnic - 5:00 PM Colington Park
08 - Albemarle Challenge Cup ASSA Regatta - CYC, 9:00 AM. Dinner 5:00 PM
15-16 - Cruise to Broad Creek (overnight)
22 - Club Race Series, races #7 and #8

October

Wednesday Sails - 6:00 PM, Harbour
06 - Peanut Festival ASSA Regatta - Edenton
13 - Club Race Series, Races #9 and #10
31 - Last Wednesday Night Sail

November

Sundays - Sunday Sail at 1:00 PM
03 - Kelly's Kup Regatta, 9:00 AM Skipper's Meeting
04 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
04 - First Sunday Afternoon Sail -- 1:00 PM Start
04 - Kelly's Kup Award Party, Kelly's Restaurant, 5:00 PM
17 - Turkey Race

December

Sundays - Sunday Sail at 1:00 PM
07 - CYC Potluck Dinner & Annual Meeting -- Friday, 6:00 PM
15 - Christmas Boat Parade -- 5:00 PM in the Harbour

January 2013

01 - New Year's Day Sail -- 1:00 PM

Special Notes:

1. Sailboat Racing 101 series – a three “race” series that will teach and review strategy and techniques for starts, upwind leg, downwind leg, provide instruction and advice from mentors and practice on the water. Skippers meeting at 9:00, strategy discussion 9:15-10:00, race practice at 11:00, bring your boat to the skippers meeting
   
   
2. Club Race Series will consist of 10 races (5 days, two races each day).  The best 8 races for each boat will be scored for points for the Club Championship, Skippers meetings at 9:00 with first race starting at 11:00
   
   
3. The Albemarle, Pamlico, Roanoke Circle Cruise will be a ten day cruise leaving Colington Harbour on June 22 with a tentative itinerary of Albemarle Plantation for the ASSA Osprey Challenge, Alligator River anchorage, Belhaven, Ocracoke, Engelhard, Wanchese/Manteo, and back to Colington Harbour on July 1.  Excluding the Colington to Wanchese leg, the average leg will be about 33 miles with the longest being Belhaven to Ocracoke at about 47 miles.

Check the CYC Web Site - www.colingtonyachtclub.com
again for Updates to this Schedule.